scholarly journals Origin and Fundamentals of Perovskite Solar Cells

Author(s):  
Mohd Quasim Khan ◽  
Khursheed Ahmad

In the last few decades, the energy demand has been increased dramatically. Different forms of energy have utilized to fulfill the energy requirements. Solar energy has been proven an effective and highly efficient energy source which has the potential to fulfill the energy requirements in the future. Previously, various kind of solar cells have been developed. In 2013, organic–inorganic metal halide perovskite materials have emerged as a rising star in the field of photovoltaics. The methyl ammonium lead halide perovskite structures were employed as visible light sensitizer for the development of highly efficient perovskite solar cells (PSCs). In 2018, the highest power conversion efficiency of 23.7% was achieved for methyl ammonium lead halide based PSCs. This obtained highest power conversion efficiency makes them superior over other solar cells. The PSCs can be employed for practical uses, if their long term stability improved by utilizing some novel strategies. In this chapter, we have discussed the optoelectronic properties of the perovskite materials, construction of PSCs and recent advances in the electron transport layers for the fabrication of PSCs.

Nanoscale ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 11 (45) ◽  
pp. 21824-21833 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jyoti V. Patil ◽  
Sawanta S. Mali ◽  
Chang Kook Hong

Controlling the grain size of the organic–inorganic perovskite thin films using thiourea additives now crossing 2 μm size with >20% power conversion efficiency.


2020 ◽  
Vol 8 (34) ◽  
pp. 17756-17764
Author(s):  
Shuai You ◽  
Xiaoyan Xi ◽  
Xin Zhang ◽  
Hanying Wang ◽  
Pingqiang Gao ◽  
...  

Although the power conversion efficiency (PCE) of organometal halide perovskite solar cells (PSCs) has reached 25.2%, control of the crystallization process and its impact on film quality is still one of the main challenges.


2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Stav Rahmany ◽  
Lioz Etgar

Much effort has been made to push the power conversion efficiency of perovskite solar cells (PSCs) towards the theoretical limit. Recent studies have shown that post deposition treatment of barrier...


2019 ◽  
Vol 131 (36) ◽  
pp. 12826-12834 ◽  
Author(s):  
Néstor Guijarro ◽  
Liang Yao ◽  
Florian Le Formal ◽  
Rebekah A. Wells ◽  
Yongpeng Liu ◽  
...  

2018 ◽  
Vol 6 (28) ◽  
pp. 13725-13734 ◽  
Author(s):  
Muhammad Azam ◽  
Shizhong Yue ◽  
Rui Xu ◽  
Kong Liu ◽  
Kuankuan Ren ◽  
...  

Incorporation of appropriate amounts of Cs and Cl into the perovskite precursor could improve the stability of corresponding devices. A high power conversion efficiency of 20.31% without hysteresis is realized.


2014 ◽  
Vol 2 (32) ◽  
pp. 12754-12760 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sudam Chavhan ◽  
Oscar Miguel ◽  
Hans-Jurgen Grande ◽  
Victoria Gonzalez-Pedro ◽  
Rafael S. Sánchez ◽  
...  

The viability of using solution-processed CuSCN films as inorganic hole selective contacts in perovskite solar cells is demonstrated, by reaching a power conversion efficiency of 6.4% in planar heterojunction-based devices.


Nanomaterials ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 9 (5) ◽  
pp. 666 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hsuan-Ta Wu ◽  
Yu-Ting Cheng ◽  
Ching-Chich Leu ◽  
Shih-Hsiung Wu ◽  
Chuan-Feng Shih

Incorporating additives into organic halide perovskite solar cells is the typical approach to improve power conversion efficiency. In this paper, a methyl-ammonium lead iodide (CH3NH3PbI3, MAPbI3) organic perovskite film was fabricated using a two-step sequential process on top of the poly(3,4-ethylenedioxythiophene) polystyrene sulfonate (PEDOT:PSS) hole-transporting layer. Experimentally, water and potassium halides (KCl, KBr, and KI) were incorporated into the PbI2 precursor solution. With only 2 vol% water, the cell efficiency was effectively improved. Without water, the addition of all of the three potassium halides unanimously degraded the performance of the solar cells, although the crystallinity was improved. Co-doping with KI and water showed a pronounced improvement in crystallinity and the elimination of carrier traps, yielding a power conversion efficiency (PCE) of 13.9%, which was approximately 60% higher than the pristine reference cell. The effect of metal halide and water co-doping in the PbI2 layer on the performance of organic perovskite solar cells was studied. Raman and Fourier transform infrared spectroscopies indicated that a PbI2-dimethylformamide-water related adduct was formed upon co-doping. Photoluminescence enhancement was observed due to the co-doping of KI and water, indicating the defect density was reduced. Finally, the co-doping process was recommended for developing high-performance organic halide perovskite solar cells.


Author(s):  
Qing Yang ◽  
Xuan Liu ◽  
Shuwen Yu ◽  
Zhendong Feng ◽  
Lixin Liang ◽  
...  

Inverted perovskite solar cells (i-PSCs) manifest negligible hysteresis and potential to construct tandem solar cells attracting much attention, but their power conversion efficiency (PCE) still lags behind conventional ones due...


2015 ◽  
Vol 3 (38) ◽  
pp. 19288-19293 ◽  
Author(s):  
Xin Xu ◽  
Huiyin Zhang ◽  
Jiangjian Shi ◽  
Juan Dong ◽  
Yanhong Luo ◽  
...  

A TiO2/ZnO bilayer was applied in planar perovskite solar cells to achieve high power-conversion efficiency more than 17%.


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