Many-body interactions in photo-excited lead iodide perovskite

Solar energy is a commonly used alternate source of energy and it can be utilized based on the principle of the photovoltaic effect. The photovoltaic effect converts sun energy into electrical energy using photovoltaic devices (solar cells). A solar cell device should have high efficiency and a long lifetime to be commercially beneficial. Presently, silicon and thin-film solar cells are widely employed. The crystalline solar cells are more efficient but they are also expensive. Thin-film solar cells are formed by placing one or more thin layers of photovoltaic materials on different substrates. Although these cells have a lower cost, they are also less efficient compared to Si-based solar cells. Organic-inorganic hybrid lead halide perovskite solar cells are one of the most promising low-cost power conversion efficiency technologies that could exceed the 26% threshold. However, the lack of environmental stability and of high lead toxicity are the main bottlenecks that impede the future industrialization and commercialization hybrid lead halide perovskite. Hence It is important to achieve high power conversion efficiency while also maintaining stability and non-toxicity in the development of new lead-free perovskite materials.

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Efficient hole-blocking layer-free planar halide perovskite thin-film solar cells

Nature Communications ◽

10.1038/ncomms7700 ◽

2015 ◽

Vol 6 (1) ◽

Cited By ~ 270

Author(s):

Weijun Ke ◽

Guojia Fang ◽

Jiawei Wan ◽

Hong Tao ◽

Qin Liu ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Thin Film ◽

Solar Cells ◽

Thin Film Solar Cells ◽

Blocking Layer ◽

Hole Blocking Layer ◽

Halide Perovskite

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Very high V OC and FF of CdTe thin‐film solar cells with the applications of organo‐metallic halide perovskite thin film as a hole transport layer

Progress in Photovoltaics Research and Applications ◽

10.1002/pip.3309 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 28 (10) ◽

pp. 1024-1033

Author(s):

Khagendra P. Bhandari ◽

Fadhil K. Alfadhili ◽

Ebin Bastola ◽

Suneth C. Watthage ◽

Zhaoning Song ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Thin Film ◽

Solar Cells ◽

Hole Transport ◽

Transport Layer ◽

Thin Film Solar Cells ◽

Hole Transport Layer ◽

Cdte Thin Film ◽

Halide Perovskite ◽

Very High

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A Fast Deposition-Crystallization Procedure for Highly Efficient Lead Iodide Perovskite Thin-Film Solar Cells

Angewandte Chemie International Edition ◽

10.1002/anie.201405334 ◽

2014 ◽

Vol 53 (37) ◽

pp. 9898-9903 ◽

Cited By ~ 862

Author(s):

Manda Xiao ◽

Fuzhi Huang ◽

Wenchao Huang ◽

Yasmina Dkhissi ◽

Ye Zhu ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Thin Film ◽

Solar Cells ◽

Thin Film Solar Cells ◽

Lead Iodide ◽

Highly Efficient ◽

Crystallization Procedure

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Facile and Scalable Fabrication of Highly Efficient Lead Iodide Perovskite Thin-Film Solar Cells in Air Using Gas Pump Method

ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces ◽

10.1021/acsami.6b05862 ◽

2016 ◽

Vol 8 (31) ◽

pp. 20067-20073 ◽

Cited By ~ 55

Author(s):

Bin Ding ◽

Lili Gao ◽

Lusheng Liang ◽

Qianqian Chu ◽

Xiaoxuan Song ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Thin Film ◽

Solar Cells ◽

Thin Film Solar Cells ◽

Lead Iodide ◽

Highly Efficient

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High-performance Wide Bandgap Perovskite Solar Cells Fabricated in Ambient High-Humidity Conditions

Materials Advances ◽

10.1039/d1ma00432h ◽

2021 ◽

Author(s):

Ugur Deneb Menda ◽

Guilherme Ribeiro ◽

Daniela Nunes ◽

Tomás Calmeiro ◽

Hugo Águas ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Thin Film ◽

Solar Cells ◽

High Performance ◽

State Of The Art ◽

Power Conversion ◽

Perovskite Solar Cells ◽

Wide Bandgap ◽

High Humidity ◽

Halide Perovskite ◽

Lead Halide

Lead-halide perovskite solar cells (PSCs) are currently the most promising emergent thin-film photovoltaic technology, having already reached power conversion efficiency (PCE) levels of state-of-the-art wafer-based silicon cells. The class of...

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Relationships between Lead Halide Perovskite Thin-Film Fabrication, Morphology, and Performance in Solar Cells

Journal of the American Chemical Society ◽

10.1021/jacs.5b10723 ◽

2015 ◽

Vol 138 (2) ◽

pp. 463-470 ◽

Cited By ~ 172

Author(s):

Alexander Sharenko ◽

Michael F. Toney

Keyword(s):

Thin Film ◽

Solar Cells ◽

Thin Film Fabrication ◽

Film Fabrication ◽

Halide Perovskite ◽

And Performance ◽

Lead Halide

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Effects of Solution-Based Fabrication Conditions on Morphology of Lead Halide Perovskite Thin Film Solar Cells

Advances in Materials Science and Engineering ◽

10.1155/2016/4126163 ◽

2016 ◽

Vol 2016 ◽

pp. 1-12 ◽

Cited By ~ 9

Author(s):

Jeremy L. Barnett ◽

Vivien L. Cherrette ◽

Connor J. Hutcherson ◽

Monica C. So

Keyword(s):

Solar Cells ◽

Film Formation ◽

Photovoltaic Performance ◽

Perovskite Solar Cells ◽

Thin Film Solar Cells ◽

Solution Temperature ◽

Processing Conditions ◽

Lead Iodide ◽

Methylammonium Lead Iodide ◽

Lead Halide

We present a critical review of the effects of processing conditions on the morphology of methylammonium lead iodide (CH3NH3PbI3) perovskite solar cells. Though difficult to decouple from synthetic and film formation effects, a single morphological feature, specifically grain size, has been evidently linked to the photovoltaic performance of this class of solar cells. Herein, we discuss experimental aspects of optimizing the (a) temperature and time of annealing, (b) spin-coating parameters, and (c) solution temperature of methylammonium iodide (MAI) solution.

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