Defects and passivation in perovskite solar cells

2021 ◽  
pp. 1-18
Author(s):  
Yaobo Li ◽  
Zhaohan Li ◽  
Fangze Liu ◽  
Jing Wei
Keyword(s):  
Solar Cells ◽  
High Performance ◽  
Surface Passivation ◽  
Low Cost ◽  
Perovskite Solar Cells ◽  
Film Deposition ◽  
Transport Layer ◽  
Hybrid Perovskite ◽  
High Absorption Coefficient ◽  
Charge Transport Layer

This organic-inorganic hybrid perovskite materials have attracted great attention by virtue of their high absorption coefficient, low cost and simple film deposition technique. Based on these advantages, perovskite solar cells have reached an impressive power conversion efficiency over 25%. However, the low-temperature process inevitably leads to a large number of defects in the perovskite film. These defects would exacerbate the carrier recombination, induce crystal degradation, phase transformation and seriously affect the performance of devices. Studying the defects in perovskite film is of great significance for the development of high-performance perovskite solar cells. Herein, the authors summarise the causes, distribution and features of defects, as well as their effects on the performance of perovskite solar cells. Furthermore, some defect-passivation strategies on perovskite film or the device, including grain boundary passivation, surface passivation, capping layer modification and charge transport layer passivation, are discussed, respectively. Lastly, some remaining challenges in the commercialisation of perovskite solar cells are proposed.

scholarly journals Cadmium-doped flexible perovskite solar cells with a low-cost and low-temperature-processed CdS electron transport layer

RSC Advances ◽  
2017 ◽  
Vol 7 (32) ◽  
pp. 19457-19463 ◽  
Author(s):  
Guoqing Tong ◽  
Zihang Song ◽  
Chengdong Li ◽  
Yaolong Zhao ◽  
Linwei Yu ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Electron Transfer ◽  
Solar Cells ◽  
Low Temperature ◽  
High Performance ◽  
Low Cost ◽  
Perovskite Solar Cells ◽  
Transport Layer ◽  
Electron Transport Layer ◽  
Transfer Layer ◽  
Hybrid Perovskite

Hybrid perovskite solar cells (PSCs) are promising candidates in exploring high performance flexible photovoltaics, where a low-temperature-processed metal oxide electron transfer layer (ETL) is highly preferable.

scholarly journals Investigation of Various Commercial PEDOT:PSS (Poly(3,4-Ethylenedioxythiophene)Polystyrene Sulfonate) As A Hole Transport Layer in Lead Iodide Based Inverted Planar Perovskite Solar Cells

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hamed Moeini Alishah ◽  
Fatma Pinar Gokdemir Choi ◽  
Serap Gunes
Keyword(s):  
Solar Cells ◽  
High Performance ◽  
Low Cost ◽  
Perovskite Solar Cells ◽  
Vital Role ◽  
Hole Transport ◽  
Transport Layer ◽  
Hole Transport Layer ◽  
Lead Iodide ◽  
Very High

Abstract Inverted-type perovskite solar cells have drawn remarkable attention due to solution-processable, straightforward configuration, low-cost processing, and manufacturing at very high throughput, even on top of flexible materials. The hole transport material (HTM) plays a vital role to achieve high performance in inverted type of perovskite solar cells. Herein, we report on the effect of different commercial PEDOT: PSS such as PH 1000, PH 500, P VP AI, and P T2, on the performance of CH3NH3PbI3 based planar perovskite solar cells.

scholarly journals Beyond Fullerenes: Indacenodithiophene-Based Organic Charge-Transport Layer toward Upscaling of Low-Cost Perovskite Solar Cells

2018 ◽  
Vol 10 (26) ◽  
pp. 22143-22155 ◽  
Author(s):  
Dechan Angmo ◽  
Xiaojin Peng ◽  
Jinshu Cheng ◽  
Mei Gao ◽  
Nicholas Rolston ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Solar Cells ◽  
Charge Transport ◽  
Low Cost ◽  
Perovskite Solar Cells ◽  
Transport Layer ◽  
Charge Transport Layer

scholarly journals Room-Temperature Solution-Processed 0D/1D Bilayer Electrodes for Translucent CsPbBr3 Perovskite Photovoltaics

Nanomaterials ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (6) ◽  
pp. 1489
Author(s):  
Bhaskar Parida ◽  
Saemon Yoon ◽  
Dong-Won Kang
Keyword(s):  
Solar Cells ◽  
Indium Tin Oxide ◽  
High Performance ◽  
Room Temperature ◽  
Low Cost ◽  
Perovskite Solar Cells ◽  
Ambient Air ◽  
Plasma Damage ◽  
Temperature Solution ◽  
Ito Nanoparticles

Materials and processing of transparent electrodes (TEs) are key factors to creating high-performance translucent perovskite solar cells. To date, sputtered indium tin oxide (ITO) has been a general option for a rear TE of translucent solar cells. However, it requires a rather high cost due to vacuum process and also typically causes plasma damage to the underlying layer. Therefore, we introduced TE based on ITO nanoparticles (ITO-NPs) by solution processing in ambient air without any heat treatment. As it reveals insufficient conductivity, Ag nanowires (Ag-NWs) are additionally coated. The ITO-NPs/Ag-NW (0D/1D) bilayer TE exhibits a better figure of merit than sputtered ITO. After constructing CsPbBr3 perovskite solar cells, the device with 0D/1D TE offers similar average visible transmission with the cells with sputtered ITO. More interestingly, the power conversion efficiency of 0D/1D TE device was 5.64%, which outperforms the cell (4.14%) made with sputtered-ITO. These impressive findings could open up a new pathway for the development of low-cost, translucent solar cells with quick processing under ambient air at room temperature.

scholarly journals Low-temperature-processed metal oxide electron transport layers for efficient planar perovskite solar cells

Rare Metals ◽  
2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jia-Xing Song ◽  
Xin-Xing Yin ◽  
Zai-Fang Li ◽  
Yao-Wen Li
Keyword(s):  
Solar Cells ◽  
Electron Transport ◽  
Low Temperature ◽  
Metal Oxide ◽  
Low Cost ◽  
Perovskite Solar Cells ◽  
Transport Layer ◽  
Electron Transport Layer ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Low Temperature Preparation

Abstract As a promising photovoltaic technology, perovskite solar cells (pero-SCs) have developed rapidly over the past few years and the highest power conversion efficiency is beyond 25%. Nowadays, the planar structure is universally popular in pero-SCs due to the simple processing technology and low-temperature preparation. Electron transport layer (ETL) is verified to play a vital role in the device performance of planar pero-SCs. Particularly, the metal oxide (MO) ETL with low-cost, superb versatility, and excellent optoelectronic properties has been widely studied. This review mainly focuses on recent developments in the use of low-temperature-processed MO ETLs for planar pero-SCs. The optical and electronic properties of widely used MO materials of TiO2, ZnO, and SnO2, as well as the optimizations of these MO ETLs are briefly introduced. The commonly used methods for depositing MO ETLs are also discussed. Then, the applications of different MO ETLs on pero-SCs are reviewed. Finally, the challenge and future research of MO-based ETLs toward practical application of efficient planar pero-SCs are proposed. Graphical abstract

Construction and mechanistic understanding of high-performance all-air-processed perovskite solar cells via mixed-cation engineering

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Wenyuan Zhang ◽  
Lang He ◽  
Yuanchao Li ◽  
Dongyan Tang ◽  
Xin Li ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Solar Cells ◽  
High Performance ◽  
Low Cost ◽  
Perovskite Solar Cells ◽  
Manufacturing Processes ◽  
Mixed Cation ◽  
Mechanistic Understanding

All-air-processed perovskite solar cells (PSCs) have attracted increasing attention due to low cost and simplified manufacturing processes. At present, to fabricate efficient and stable PSCs in the air is expected....

scholarly journals Efficient wide-bandgap perovskite solar cells enabled by doping a bromine-rich molecule

Nanophotonics ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 0 (0) ◽  
Author(s):  
Rui He ◽  
Tingting Chen ◽  
Zhipeng Xuan ◽  
Tianzhen Guo ◽  
Jincheng Luo ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Solar Cells ◽  
High Performance ◽  
Open Circuit Voltage ◽  
Perovskite Solar Cells ◽  
Wide Bandgap ◽  
Open Circuit ◽  
Transport Layer ◽  
Electron Transport Layer ◽  
Tandem Solar Cells ◽  
Carrier Lifetimes

Abstract Wide-bandgap (wide-E g , ∼1.7 eV or higher) perovskite solar cells (PSCs) have attracted extensive attention due to the great potential of fabricating high-performance perovskite-based tandem solar cells via combining with low-bandgap absorbers, which is considered promising to exceed the Shockley–Queisser efficiency limit. However, inverted wide-E g PSCs with a minimized open-circuit voltage (V oc) loss, which are more suitable to prepare all-perovskite tandem devices, are still lacking study. Here, we report a strategy of adding 1,3,5-tris (bromomethyl) benzene (TBB) into wide-E g perovskite absorber to passivate the perovskite film, leading to an enhanced average V oc. Incorporation of TBB prolongs carrier lifetimes in wide-E g perovskite due to reduction of defects in perovskites and makes a better energy level matching between perovskite absorber and electron transport layer. As a result, we achieve the power conversion efficiency of 17.12% for our inverted TBB-doped PSC with an enhanced V oc of 1.19 V, compared with that (16.14%) for the control one (1.14 V).

A Novel AIE Molecule as Hole Transport Layer Enables Efficient and Stable Perovskite Solar Cells

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lie Chen ◽  
Bin Huang ◽  
Yujun Cheng ◽  
Hui Lei ◽  
Lin Hu ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Solar Cells ◽  
Low Cost ◽  
Perovskite Solar Cells ◽  
Hole Transport ◽  
Transport Layer ◽  
Hole Transport Layer ◽  
Aggregation Induced Emission

A low-cost and efficient hole transport layer (HTL) material (TPE-CZ) with aggregation-induced emission (AIE) effect has been synthesized. Due to the AIE effect, perovskite solar cells with TPE-CZ as HTL...

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