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Intrinsic Thermal Instability of Methylammonium Lead Trihalide Perovskite
Bert Conings,Jeroen Drijkoningen,Nicolas Gauquelin,Aslihan Babayigit,Jan D'Haen,Lien D'Olieslaeger,Anitha Ethirajan,Jo Verbeeck,Jean Manca,Edoardo Mosconi,Filippo De Angelis,Hans-Gerd Boyen +11 more
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In this paper, it was demonstrated that significant decomposition effects already occur during annealing of a methylammonium lead triiode perovskite at 85 °C even in inert atmosphere, thus violating international standards.Abstract:
Organolead halide perovskites currently are the new front-runners as light absorbers in hybrid solar cells, as they combine efficiencies passing already 20% with deposition temperatures below 100 °C and cheap solution-based fabrication routes. Long-term stability remains a major obstacle for application on an industrial scale. Here, it is demonstrated that significant decomposition effects already occur during annealing of a methylammonium lead triiode perovskite at 85 °C even in inert atmosphere thus violating international standards. The observed behavior supports the view of currently used perovskite materials as soft matter systems with low formation energies, thus representing a major bottleneck for their application, especially in countries with high average temperatures. This result can trigger a broader search for new perovskite families with improved thermal stability.read more
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Cesium-containing triple cation perovskite solar cells: improved stability, reproducibility and high efficiency
Michael Saliba,Taisuke Matsui,Ji-Youn Seo,Konrad Domanski,Juan-Pablo Correa-Baena,Mohammad Khaja Nazeeruddin,Shaik M. Zakeeruddin,Wolfgang Tress,Antonio Abate,Anders Hagfeldt,Michael Grätzel +10 more
TL;DR: In this paper, the triple cation perovskite photovoltaics with inorganic cesium were shown to be thermally more stable, contain less phase impurities and are less sensitive to processing conditions.
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A mixed-cation lead mixed-halide perovskite absorber for tandem solar cells
David P. McMeekin,Golnaz Sadoughi,Waqaas Rehman,Giles E. Eperon,Michael Saliba,Maximilian T. Hörantner,Amir A. Haghighirad,Nobuya Sakai,Lars Korte,Bernd Rech,Michael B. Johnston,Laura M. Herz,Henry J. Snaith +12 more
TL;DR: It is shown that using cesium ions along with formamidinium cations in lead bromide–iodide cells improved thermal and photostability and lead to high efficiency in single and tandem cells.
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Organic–Inorganic Perovskites: Structural Versatility for Functional Materials Design
TL;DR: This review will explore beyond the current focus on three-dimensional (3-D) lead(II) halide perovskites, to highlight the great chemical flexibility and outstanding potential of the broader class of 3-D and lower dimensional organic-based perovSKite family for electronic, optical, and energy-based applications as well as fundamental research.
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One-Year stable perovskite solar cells by 2D/3D interface engineering
Giulia Grancini,Cristina Roldán-Carmona,Iwan Zimmermann,Edoardo Mosconi,X. Lee,David Martineau,Stéphanie Narbey,Frédéric Oswald,F. De Angelis,Michael Graetzel,Mohammad Khaja Nazeeruddin +10 more
TL;DR: One-year stable perovskite devices are shown by engineering an ultra-stable 2D/3D (HOOC(CH2)4NH3)2PbI4/CH3NH3Pb mezzanine junction, which will enable the timely commercialization of perovSKite solar cells.
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Promises and challenges of perovskite solar cells
Juan-Pablo Correa-Baena,Juan-Pablo Correa-Baena,Michael Saliba,Tonio Buonassisi,Michael Grätzel,Antonio Abate,Wolfgang Tress,Anders Hagfeldt +7 more
TL;DR: Because photocurrents are near the theoretical maximum, the focus is on efforts to increase open-circuit voltage by means of improving charge-selective contacts and charge carrier lifetimes in perovskites via processes such as ion tailoring.
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