Mesoporous perovskite solar cells with Al- and Zn-based metal-organic frameworks

Abstract The improvement of lead halide perovskites solar cells (PSC) by hydrophobic metal-organic frameworks (MOF) is one of the promising tools for modern photovoltaic technology to achieve stable and efficient thin-film devices. To show the MOF applicability for PSC, we incorporate two types of MOF: NH2-MIL-53(Al) and basolite Z1200 in n-i-p mesoporous MAPbI3 based solar cells that can add 2.2% efficiency by increasing main photovoltaic parameters. The simplicity of the proposed MOF’s integration allows to use and adopt this approach to incorporate other frameworks for thin-film perovskite devices.

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Lead-Free Halide Double Perovskites: A Review of the Structural, Optical, and Stability Properties as Well as Their Viability to Replace Lead Halide Perovskites

Metals ◽

10.3390/met8090667 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 8 (9) ◽

pp. 667 ◽

Cited By ~ 24

Author(s):

Edson Meyer ◽

Dorcas Mutukwa ◽

Nyengerai Zingwe ◽

Raymond Taziwa

Keyword(s):

Solar Cells ◽

Perovskite Solar Cells ◽

Lead Free ◽

Double Perovskites ◽

Stability Properties ◽

Perovskite Materials ◽

Halide Perovskites ◽

Halide Perovskite ◽

Light Absorbers ◽

Lead Halide

Perovskite solar cells employ lead halide perovskite materials as light absorbers. These perovskite materials have shown exceptional optoelectronic properties, making perovskite solar cells a fast-growing solar technology. Perovskite solar cells have achieved a record efficiency of over 20%, which has superseded the efficiency of Gräztel dye-sensitized solar cell (DSSC) technology. Even with their exceptional optical and electric properties, lead halide perovskites suffer from poor stability. They degrade when exposed to moisture, heat, and UV radiation, which has hindered their commercialization. Moreover, halide perovskite materials consist of lead, which is toxic. Thus, exposure to these materials leads to detrimental effects on human health. Halide double perovskites with A2B′B″X6 (A = Cs, MA; B′ = Bi, Sb; B″ = Cu, Ag, and X = Cl, Br, I) have been investigated as potential replacements of lead halide perovskites. This work focuses on providing a detailed review of the structural, optical, and stability properties of these proposed perovskites as well as their viability to replace lead halide perovskites. The triumphs and challenges of the proposed lead-free A2B′B″X6 double perovskites are discussed here in detail.

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Formation and Encapsulation of All-Inorganic Lead Halide Perovskites at Room Temperature in Metal–Organic Frameworks

The Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters ◽

10.1021/acs.jpclett.9b00510 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 10 (9) ◽

pp. 2270-2277 ◽

Cited By ~ 17

Author(s):

Ji-Hyun Cha ◽

Kyungkyou Noh ◽

Wenping Yin ◽

Yongju Lee ◽

Yongmin Park ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Room Temperature ◽

Metal Organic Frameworks ◽

Inorganic Lead ◽

Metal Organic ◽

Halide Perovskites ◽

Lead Halide

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Multifunctional Anionic Metal-organic Frameworks Enhancing Stability of Perovskite Solar Cells

Chemical Engineering Journal ◽

10.1016/j.cej.2021.133587 ◽

2021 ◽

pp. 133587

Author(s):

Chi Li ◽

Junming Qiu ◽

Mengqi Zhu ◽

Zhibin Cheng ◽

Jindan Zhang ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Solar Cells ◽

Metal Organic Frameworks ◽

Perovskite Solar Cells ◽

Metal Organic

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Fabrication of lead iodide perovskite solar cells by incorporating zirconium, indium and zinc metal-organic frameworks

Solar Energy ◽

10.1016/j.solener.2020.12.001 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 214 ◽

pp. 138-148

Author(s):

Mahsa Seifpanah Sowmehesaraee ◽

Maryam Ranjbar ◽

Mohammad Abedi ◽

Seyed Ahmad Mozaffari

Keyword(s):

Solar Cells ◽

Metal Organic Frameworks ◽

Perovskite Solar Cells ◽

Lead Iodide ◽

Zinc Metal ◽

Metal Organic

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Mixed cation hybrid lead halide perovskites with enhanced performance and stability

Journal of Materials Chemistry A ◽

10.1039/c7ta00042a ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 5 (23) ◽

pp. 11450-11461 ◽

Cited By ~ 83

Author(s):

Feng Xu ◽

Taiyang Zhang ◽

Ge Li ◽

Yixin Zhao

Keyword(s):

Solar Cells ◽

Perovskite Solar Cells ◽

Mixed Cation ◽

Halide Perovskites ◽

Halide Perovskite ◽

Improved Performance ◽

Lead Halide

The mixed cation lead halide perovskite solar cells exhibited improved performance and enhanced stabilities.

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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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Comment on “Resolving spatial and energetic distributions of trap states in metal halide perovskite solar cells”

Science ◽

10.1126/science.abd8014 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 371 (6532) ◽

pp. eabd8014 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Sandheep Ravishankar ◽

Thomas Unold ◽

Thomas Kirchartz

Keyword(s):

Solar Cells ◽

Perovskite Solar Cells ◽

Drive Level ◽

Research Articles ◽

Trap States ◽

Perovskite Layer ◽

Metal Halide Perovskite ◽

Halide Perovskites ◽

Halide Perovskite ◽

Lead Halide

Ni et al. (Research Articles, 20 March 2020, p. 1352) report bulk trap densities of 1011 cm–3 and an increase in interfacial trap densities by one to four orders of magnitude from drive-level capacitance profiling of lead halide perovskites. From electrostatic arguments, we show that the results are not trap densities but are a consequence of the geometrical capacitance and charge injection into the perovskite layer.

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