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.

Enhanced efficiency in lead-free bismuth iodide with post treatment based on a hole-conductor-free perovskite solar cell

Abstract: Despite the excellent merits of lead perovskite solar cells, their instability and toxicity still present a bottleneck for practical applications. Bismuth perovskite has emerged as a candidate for photovoltaic (PV) applications, because it not only has a low toxicity but is also stable in air. However, the power conversion efficiency (PCE) remains an unsolved problem. We performed band gap tuning experiments to improve the efficiency. The absorption of ABi3I10 structure films was extended within the visible region, and the optical band gap was decreased considerably compared to that for Cs3Bi2I9. Furthermore, we explained the correlation between the structure and the optical properties via a first-principles study. A device employing CsBi3I10 as a photoactive layer exhibits a PCE of 1.51% and an excellent ambient stability over 30 days.

α-CsPbI3 Bilayers via One-Step Deposition for Efficient and Stable All-Inorganic Perovskite Solar Cells.

Abstract: The emerging inorganic CsPbI3 perovskites are promising wide-bandgap materials for application in tandem solar cells, but they tend to transit from a black α phase to a yellow δ phase in ambient conditions. Herein, a gradient grain-sized (GGS) CsPbI3 bilayer is developed to stabilize the α phase via a single-step film deposition process. The spontaneously upward migration of (adamantan-1-yl)methanammonium (ADMA) based on the hot-casting technique causes self-assembly of the hierarchical morphology for the perovskite layers. Due to the strong steric effect of the surficial ADMA cation, a self-assembly tiny grain-sized CsPbI3 layer is in situ formed at the surface site, which exhibits notably enhanced phase stability by its high surface energy. Meanwhile, a large grain-sized CsPbI3 layer is obtained at the bottom site with high charge mobility and low trap density of states, which benefits from the regulated growth rates by the interaction between ADMA and perovskites. The perovskite solar cell (PSC) based on the GGS CsPbI3 bilayer shows an efficiency of 15.5% and operates stably for 1000 h under ambient conditions. This work confirms that redistributing the surface energy of perovskite films is a facile strategy to stabilize metastable PSCs without the cost of efficiency loss.

Opto-electronic properties of TiO2 nanohelices with embedded HC(NH2)2PbI3 perovskite solar cells

Abstract: A HC(NH2)2PbI3 solar cell of perovskite structure based on TiO2 nanohelices has been developed. Well-aligned helical TiO2 arrays of different pitch (p) and radius (r), helix-1 (p/2 = 118 nm, r = 42 nm), helix-2 (p/2 = 353 nm, r = 88 nm) and helix-3 (p/2 = 468 nm, r = 122 nm), were grown on fluorine-doped tin oxide (FTO) glass by oblique-angle electron beam evaporation. HC(NH2)2PbI3 perovskite was deposited on the TiO2 nanohelices by a two-step dipping method. Helix-1 showed higher short-circuit current density (JSC), whereas helix-3 exhibited slightly higher open-circuit voltage (VOC). HC(NH2)2PbI3 perovskite combined with helix-1 demonstrated an average power conversion efficiency of 12.03 ± 0.07% due to its higher JSC compared to helix-2 and helix-3. The higher JSC of helix-1 could be attributed to its greater light scattering efficiency and higher absorbed photon-to-current conversion efficiency. In addition, despite having the longest pathway structure, helix-1 showed rapid electron diffusion, attributed to its higher charge injection efficiency due to the larger contact area between perovskite and TiO2. We have established that fine tuning of the interface between perovskite and the electron-injecting oxide is a crucial factor in achieving a perovskite solar cell of high performance.