Perovskite solar cell

About: Perovskite solar cell is a research topic. Over the lifetime, 4701 publications have been published within this topic receiving 216807 citations. The topic is also known as: PSC.

Dependence of Acetate-Based Antisolvents for High Humidity Fabrication of CH3NH3PbI3 Perovskite Devices in Ambient Atmosphere.

Abstract: High-efficiency perovskite solar cells (PSCs) need to be fabricated in the nitrogen-filled glovebox by the atmosphere-controlled crystallization process. However, the use of the glovebox process is of great concern for mass level production of PSCs. In this work, notable efficient CH3NH3PbI3 solar cells can be obtained in high humidity ambient atmosphere (60-70% relative humidity) by using acetate as the antisolvent, in which dependence of methyl, ethyl, propyl, and butyl acetate on the crystal growth mechanism is discussed. It is explored that acetate screens the sensitive perovskite intermediate phases from water molecules during perovskite film formation and annealing. It is revealed that relatively high vapor pressure and high water solubility of methyl acetate (MA) leads to the formation of highly dense and pinhole free perovskite films guiding to the best power conversion efficiency (PCE) of 16.3% with a reduced hysteresis. The devices prepared using MA showed remarkable shelf life stability of more than 80% for 360 h in ambient air condition, when compared to the devices fabricated using other antisolvents with low vapor pressure and low water solubility. Moreover, the PCE was still kept at 15.6% even though 2 vol % deionized water was added in the MA for preparing the perovskite layer.

New Hybrid Hole Extraction Layer of Perovskite Solar Cells with a Planar p–i–n Geometry

Abstract: We report a highly efficient p–i–n type planar perovskite solar cell with a hybrid PEDOT/NiOx hole-extraction layer. It has been found that the perovskite solar cell with a NiOx thin film as a hole-extraction layer generally exhibits lower fill factor compared to the conventionally used PEDOT:PSS thin film, whereas it shows higher photocurrent and photovoltage. The fill factor of the NiOx-based perovskite solar cell can be significantly improved by treating the NiOx surface with a dilute PEDOT solution. The photoluminescence quenching study and impedance spectroscopic (IS) analysis have revealed that the hole injection at the perovskite/NiOx interface is significantly facilitated with the PEDOT treatment, which should lead to the increased fill factor. As a result, the p–i–n type planar perovskite solar cell with the new hybrid hole-extraction layer exhibits a high conversion efficiency of 15.1% without the hysteresis effect.

Radically grown obelisk-like ZnO arrays for perovskite solar cell fibers and fabrics through a mild solution process

Abstract: A general and effective strategy has been developed to fabricate both perovskite photovoltaic fibers and fabrics by synthesizing obelisk-like ZnO arrays to replace the TiO2 layer through a mild solution process. The obelisk-like ZnO aggregates were perpendicularly grown on substrates in an aligned format and with tunable sizes, offering many advantages, such as effective penetration of a second phase into the voids with a high stability. The perovskite photovoltaic fibers and fabrics can be twisted in three dimensions without obvious damage to the structure.