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Ling X, Guo J, Li Y, Shen C, Wang Y, Zhang X, Zhao X, Wang H, Yuan X, Shi J, Li Y, Chen S, Yuan J, Deng Y. Chemical Bath Deposited Antimony Oxide Thin Films for Efficient Perovskite Solar Cells. NANO LETTERS 2024; 24:9065-9073. [PMID: 38985516 DOI: 10.1021/acs.nanolett.4c02286] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 07/12/2024]
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The metal oxide electron transport layers (ETLs) of n-i-p perovskite solar cells (PSCs) are dominated by TiO2 and SnO2, while the efficacy of the other metal oxide ETLs still lags far behind. Herein, an emerging, economical, and environmentally friendly metal oxide, antimony oxide (Sb2Ox, x = 2.17), prepared by chemical bath deposition is reported as an alternative ETL for PSCs. The deposited Sb2Ox film is amorphous and very thin (∼10 nm) but conformal on rough fluorine-doped tin oxide substrates, showing matched energy levels, efficient electron extraction, and then reduced nonradiative recombination in PSCs. The champion PSC based on the Sb2Ox ETL delivers an impressive power conversion efficiency of 24.7% under one sun illumination, which represents the state-of-the-art performance of all metal oxide ETL-based PSCs. Additionally, the Sb2Ox-based devices show improved operational and thermal stability compared to their SnO2-based counterparts. Armed with these findings, we believe this work offers an optional ETL for perovskites-based optoelectronic devices.
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- Xufeng Ling
- College of Physics, Chongqing University, Chongqing 401331, China
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- Institute of Functional Nano & Soft Materials (FUNSOM), Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Advanced Negative Carbon Technologies, Soochow University, Suzhou, Jiangsu 215123, China
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- College of Physics, Chongqing University, Chongqing 401331, China
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- College of Physics, Chongqing University, Chongqing 401331, China
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- Institute of Functional Nano & Soft Materials (FUNSOM), Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Advanced Negative Carbon Technologies, Soochow University, Suzhou, Jiangsu 215123, China
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- Institute of Functional Nano & Soft Materials (FUNSOM), Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Advanced Negative Carbon Technologies, Soochow University, Suzhou, Jiangsu 215123, China
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- Institute of Functional Nano & Soft Materials (FUNSOM), Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Advanced Negative Carbon Technologies, Soochow University, Suzhou, Jiangsu 215123, China
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- College of Physics, Chongqing University, Chongqing 401331, China
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- College of Physics, Chongqing University, Chongqing 401331, China
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- Institute of Functional Nano & Soft Materials (FUNSOM), Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Advanced Negative Carbon Technologies, Soochow University, Suzhou, Jiangsu 215123, China
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- Institute for Smart City of Chongqing University in Liyang, Changzhou, Jiangsu 213332, China
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- College of Physics, Chongqing University, Chongqing 401331, China
- Institute for Smart City of Chongqing University in Liyang, Changzhou, Jiangsu 213332, China
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- Institute of Functional Nano & Soft Materials (FUNSOM), Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Advanced Negative Carbon Technologies, Soochow University, Suzhou, Jiangsu 215123, China
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- College of Physics, Chongqing University, Chongqing 401331, China
- Institute for Smart City of Chongqing University in Liyang, Changzhou, Jiangsu 213332, China
- Center of Quantum Materials and Devices, Chongqing University, Chongqing 401331, China
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Chang X, Tang H, Xie Z, Li Z, Li D, Wang H, Zhu X, Zhu T. Imidazole-Based Ionic Liquid Engineering for Perovskite Solar Cells with High Efficiency and Excellent Stability. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2024; 16:33917-33927. [PMID: 38961575 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.4c05923] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 07/05/2024]
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Despite the remarkable progress of perovskite solar cells (PSCs), the substantial inherent defects within perovskites restrict the achievement of higher efficiency and better long-term stability. Herein, we introduced a novel multifunctional imidazole analogue, namely, 1-benzyl-3-methylimidazolium bromide (BzMIMBr), into perovskite precursors to reduce bulk defects and inhibit ion migration in inverted PSCs. The electron-rich environment of -N- in the BzMIMBr structure, which is attributed to the electron-rich adjacent benzene ring-conjugated structure, effectively passivates the uncoordinated Pb2+ cations. Moreover, the interaction between the BzMIMBr additive and perovskite can effectively hinder the deprotonation of formamidinium iodide/methylammonium iodide (FAI/MAI), extending the crystallization time and improving the quality of the perovskite precursors and films. This interaction also effectively inhibits ion migration to subsequent deposited films, leading to a noteworthy decrease in trap states. Various characterization studies show that the BzMIMBr-doped films exhibit superior film morphology and surface uniformity and reduced nonradiative carrier recombination, consequently enhancing crystallinity by reducing bulk/surface defects. The PSCs fabricated on the BzMIMBr-doped perovskite thin film exhibit a power conversion efficiency of 23.37%, surpassing that of the pristine perovskite device (20.71%). Additionally, the added BzMIMBr substantially increased the hydrophobicity of perovskite, as unencapsulated devices still retained 93% of the initial efficiency after 1800 h of exposure to air (45% relative humidity).
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- Xiong Chang
- Faculty of Metallurgical and Energy Engineering Kunming University of Science and Technology, Kunming 650093, P. R. China
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- Faculty of Metallurgical and Energy Engineering Kunming University of Science and Technology, Kunming 650093, P. R. China
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- Faculty of Metallurgical and Energy Engineering Kunming University of Science and Technology, Kunming 650093, P. R. China
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- Faculty of Metallurgical and Energy Engineering Kunming University of Science and Technology, Kunming 650093, P. R. China
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- Faculty of Metallurgical and Energy Engineering Kunming University of Science and Technology, Kunming 650093, P. R. China
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- Faculty of Metallurgical and Energy Engineering Kunming University of Science and Technology, Kunming 650093, P. R. China
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- Faculty of Metallurgical and Energy Engineering Kunming University of Science and Technology, Kunming 650093, P. R. China
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- Faculty of Metallurgical and Energy Engineering Kunming University of Science and Technology, Kunming 650093, P. R. China
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Liu J, Zhao Z, Qian J, Liang Z, Wu C, Wang K, Liu SF, Yang D. Thermal Radiation Annealing for Overcoming Processing Temperature Limitation of Flexible Perovskite Solar Cells. ADVANCED MATERIALS (DEERFIELD BEACH, FLA.) 2024; 36:e2401236. [PMID: 38599344 DOI: 10.1002/adma.202401236] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/24/2024] [Revised: 03/28/2024] [Indexed: 04/12/2024]
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Common polymeric conductive electrodes, such as polyethylene terephthalate (PET) coated with indium tin oxide, face a major challenge due to their low processing-temperature limits, attributed to PET's low glass transition temperature (Tg) of (70-80 °C). This limitation significantly narrows the scope of material selection, limits the processing techniques applicable to the low Tg, and hinders the ripened technology transfer from glass substrates to them. Addressing the temperature constraints of the flexible substrates is impactful yet underexplored, with broader implications for fields beyond photovoltaics. Here, a new thermal radiation annealing methodology is introduced to address this issue. By applying the above Tg radiation annealing in conjunction with thermoelectric cooling, highly ordered molecular packing on PET substrates is successfully created, which is exclusively unachievable due to PET's low thermal tolerance. As a result, in the context of perovskite solar cells, this approach enables the circumvention of high-temperature annealing limitations of PET substrates, leading to a remarkable flexible device efficiency of 22.61% and a record fill factor of 83.42%. This approach proves especially advantageous for advancing the field of flexible optoelectronic devices.
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- Jieqiong Liu
- Key Laboratory of Applied Surface and Colloid Chemistry, Ministry of Education, Shaanxi Key Laboratory for Advanced Energy Devices, Shaanxi Engineering Lab for Advanced Energy Technology, School of Materials Science & Engineering, Shaanxi Normal University, 620, West Chang'an Avenue, Xi'an, 710119, China
- Dalian National Laboratory for Clean Energy, iChEM, Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 457 Zhongshan Road, Dalian, 116023, China
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- Huanjiang Laboratory, Zhuji, 311800, China
- School of Aeronautics and Astronautics, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 310027, China
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- Huanjiang Laboratory, Zhuji, 311800, China
- School of Aeronautics and Astronautics, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 310027, China
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- National Local Joint Laboratory for Advanced Textile Processing and Clean Production, Wuhan Textile University, Wuhan, 430073, China
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- Key Laboratory for the Green Preparation and Application of Functional Materials, Hubei Key Laboratory of Polymer Materials, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Hubei University, Wuhan, 430062, China
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- Huanjiang Laboratory, Zhuji, 311800, China
- School of Aeronautics and Astronautics, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 310027, China
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- Key Laboratory of Applied Surface and Colloid Chemistry, Ministry of Education, Shaanxi Key Laboratory for Advanced Energy Devices, Shaanxi Engineering Lab for Advanced Energy Technology, School of Materials Science & Engineering, Shaanxi Normal University, 620, West Chang'an Avenue, Xi'an, 710119, China
- Dalian National Laboratory for Clean Energy, iChEM, Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 457 Zhongshan Road, Dalian, 116023, China
- Center of Materials Science and Optoelectronics Engineering, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, China
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- Dalian National Laboratory for Clean Energy, iChEM, Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 457 Zhongshan Road, Dalian, 116023, China
- Center of Materials Science and Optoelectronics Engineering, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, China
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Wu Y, Xu G, Shen Y, Wu X, Tang X, Han C, Chen Y, Yang F, Chen H, Li Y, Li Y. Stereoscopic Polymer Network for Developing Mechanically Robust Flexible Perovskite Solar Cells with an Efficiency Approaching 25. ADVANCED MATERIALS (DEERFIELD BEACH, FLA.) 2024; 36:e2403531. [PMID: 38733356 DOI: 10.1002/adma.202403531] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/08/2024] [Revised: 04/23/2024] [Indexed: 05/13/2024]
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Flexible perovskite solar cells (pero-SCs) have the potential to overturn the application scenario of silicon photovoltaic technology. However, their mechanical instability severely impedes their practical applicability, and the corresponding intrinsic degradation mechanism remains unclear. In this study, the degradation behavior of flexible pero-SCs is systematically analyzed under mechanical stress and it is observed that the structural failure first occurs in the polycrystal perovskite film, then extend to interfaces. To suppress the structural failure, pentaerythritol triacrylate, a crosslinked molecule with three stereoscopic crosslink sites, is employed to establish a 3D polymer network in both the interface and bulk perovskite. This network reduced the Young's modulus of the perovskite and simultaneously enhanced the interfacial toughness. As a result, the formation of cracks and delamination, which occur under a high mechanical stress, is significantly suppressed in the flexible pero-SC, which consequently retained 92% of its initial power conversion efficiency (PCE) after 20 000 bending cycles. Notably, the flexible device also shows a record PCE of 24.9% (certified 24.48%).
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- Yeyong Wu
- Laboratory of Advanced Optoelectronic Materials, Suzhou Key Laboratory of Novel Semiconductor-optoelectronics Materials and Devices, College of Chemistry, Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, Soochow University, Suzhou, 215123, China
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- Laboratory of Advanced Optoelectronic Materials, Suzhou Key Laboratory of Novel Semiconductor-optoelectronics Materials and Devices, College of Chemistry, Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, Soochow University, Suzhou, 215123, China
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- Laboratory of Advanced Optoelectronic Materials, Suzhou Key Laboratory of Novel Semiconductor-optoelectronics Materials and Devices, College of Chemistry, Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, Soochow University, Suzhou, 215123, China
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- Laboratory of Advanced Optoelectronic Materials, Suzhou Key Laboratory of Novel Semiconductor-optoelectronics Materials and Devices, College of Chemistry, Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, Soochow University, Suzhou, 215123, China
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- Laboratory of Advanced Optoelectronic Materials, Suzhou Key Laboratory of Novel Semiconductor-optoelectronics Materials and Devices, College of Chemistry, Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, Soochow University, Suzhou, 215123, China
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- Laboratory of Advanced Optoelectronic Materials, Suzhou Key Laboratory of Novel Semiconductor-optoelectronics Materials and Devices, College of Chemistry, Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, Soochow University, Suzhou, 215123, China
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- Suzhou Sunflex New Energy Company Limited, Suzhou, 215100, China
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- Laboratory of Advanced Optoelectronic Materials, Suzhou Key Laboratory of Novel Semiconductor-optoelectronics Materials and Devices, College of Chemistry, Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, Soochow University, Suzhou, 215123, China
- Suzhou Sunflex New Energy Company Limited, Suzhou, 215100, China
- Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Advanced Negative Carbon Technologies, Soochow University, Suzhou, 215123, China
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- Laboratory of Advanced Optoelectronic Materials, Suzhou Key Laboratory of Novel Semiconductor-optoelectronics Materials and Devices, College of Chemistry, Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, Soochow University, Suzhou, 215123, China
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- Laboratory of Advanced Optoelectronic Materials, Suzhou Key Laboratory of Novel Semiconductor-optoelectronics Materials and Devices, College of Chemistry, Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, Soochow University, Suzhou, 215123, China
- Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Advanced Negative Carbon Technologies, Soochow University, Suzhou, 215123, China
- State and Local Joint Engineering Laboratory for Novel Functional Polymeric Materials, Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Advanced Functional Polymer Design and Application, College of Chemistry, Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, Soochow University, Suzhou, 215123, China
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- Laboratory of Advanced Optoelectronic Materials, Suzhou Key Laboratory of Novel Semiconductor-optoelectronics Materials and Devices, College of Chemistry, Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, Soochow University, Suzhou, 215123, China
- Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Advanced Negative Carbon Technologies, Soochow University, Suzhou, 215123, China
- Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences, CAS Key Laboratory of Organic Solids, Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100190, China
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Gao Z, Zhou Y, Zhang J, Foroughi J, Peng S, Baughman RH, Wang ZL, Wang CH. Advanced Energy Harvesters and Energy Storage for Powering Wearable and Implantable Medical Devices. ADVANCED MATERIALS (DEERFIELD BEACH, FLA.) 2024:e2404492. [PMID: 38935237 DOI: 10.1002/adma.202404492] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/27/2024] [Revised: 06/21/2024] [Indexed: 06/28/2024]
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Wearable and implantable active medical devices (WIMDs) are transformative solutions for improving healthcare, offering continuous health monitoring, early disease detection, targeted treatments, personalized medicine, and connected health capabilities. Commercialized WIMDs use primary or rechargeable batteries to power their sensing, actuation, stimulation, and communication functions, and periodic battery replacements of implanted active medical devices pose major risks of surgical infections or inconvenience to users. Addressing the energy source challenge is critical for meeting the growing demand of the WIMD market that is reaching valuations in the tens of billions of dollars. This review critically assesses the recent advances in energy harvesting and storage technologies that can potentially eliminate the need for battery replacements. With a key focus on advanced materials that can enable energy harvesters to meet the energy needs of WIMDs, this review examines the crucial roles of advanced materials in improving the efficiencies of energy harvesters, wireless charging, and energy storage devices. This review concludes by highlighting the key challenges and opportunities in advanced materials necessary to achieve the vision of self-powered wearable and implantable active medical devices, eliminating the risks associated with surgical battery replacement and the inconvenience of frequent manual recharging.
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- Ziyan Gao
- School of Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering, University of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW, 2052, Australia
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- School of Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering, University of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW, 2052, Australia
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- School of Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering, University of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW, 2052, Australia
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- School of Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering, University of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW, 2052, Australia
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- School of Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering, University of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW, 2052, Australia
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- Alan G. MacDiarmid NanoTech Institute, The University of Texas at Dallas, Richardson, TX, 75080, USA
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- Beijing Institute of Nanoenergy and Nanosystems, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 101400, P. R. China
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- School of Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering, University of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW, 2052, Australia
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Kim K, Kim M, Lee H, Chung DW, Kim J. Multi-Functional PEDOT:PSS as the Efficient Perovskite Solar Cells. SMALL (WEINHEIM AN DER BERGSTRASSE, GERMANY) 2024:e2402341. [PMID: 38795003 DOI: 10.1002/smll.202402341] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/25/2024] [Revised: 05/04/2024] [Indexed: 05/27/2024]
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Poly(3,4-ethylenedioxythiophene) (PEDOT), particularly in its complex form with poly(styrene sulfonate) (PEDOT:PSS), stands out as a prominent example of an organic conductor. Renowned for its exceptional conductivity, substantial light transmissibility, water processability, and remarkable flexibility, PEDOT:PSS has earned its reputation as a leading conductive polymer. This study explores the unique effects of two additives, Bisphenol A diglycidyl ether (DGEBA) and Dimethyl sulfoxide (DMSO), on the PSS component of PEDOT:PSS films are shown. Both additives induce grain size growth, while DGEBA makes the PEDOT:PSS layer hydrophobic, which acts as a passivation to protect the perovskite layer, which is vulnerable to moisture. The other additive, DMSO, separates the PSS groups, resulting in increased conductivity through the free movement of holes. With these multi-modified p-type PEDOT:PSS, the ITO/M-PEDOT:PSS/Perovskite/PCBM/Ag structured reverse structure solar cell has improved the power conversion efficiency (PCE) from 15.28% to 17.80% compared to the control cell with conventional PEDOT:PSS. It also maintains 90% for 500 h at 60 °C and 300 h at 1 sun illuminating conditions.
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- Kyoungtae Kim
- Department of Chemistry, Kwangwoon University, Seoul, 01897, South Korea
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- Department of Chemistry, Kwangwoon University, Seoul, 01897, South Korea
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- Department of Chemistry, Kwangwoon University, Seoul, 01897, South Korea
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- Department of Chemical and Materials Engineering, University of Suwon, Hwaseong, 18323, South Korea
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- Department of Chemistry, Kwangwoon University, Seoul, 01897, South Korea
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Qi D, Cao Y, Feng X, Ge J, Yan N, Yuan Y, Zhang J, Song F, Wang K, Liu SF, Feng J. Implementation of a Multi-Functional-Group Strategy for Enhanced Performance of Perovskite Solar Cells through the Incorporation of 3-Amino-4-Phenylbutyric Acid Hydrochloride. SMALL (WEINHEIM AN DER BERGSTRASSE, GERMANY) 2024:e2401487. [PMID: 38767498 DOI: 10.1002/smll.202401487] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/25/2024] [Revised: 04/02/2024] [Indexed: 05/22/2024]
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Reducing the defect density of perovskite films during the crystallization process is critical in preparing high-performance perovskite solar cells (PSCs). Here, a multi-functional molecule, 3-phenyl-4-aminobutyric acid hydrochloride (APH), with three functional groups including a benzene ring, ─NH3 + and ─COOH, is added into the perovskite precursor solution to improve perovskite crystallization and device performance. The benzene ring increases the hydrophobicity of perovskites, while ─NH3 + and ─COOH passivate defects related to I- and Pb2+, respectively. Consequently, the power conversion efficiency (PCE) of the optimal device increased to 24.65%. Additionally, an effective area of 1 cm2 with a PCE of 22.45% is also prepared using APH as an additive. Furthermore, PSCs prepared with APH exhibit excellent stability by 87% initial PCE without encapsulation after exposure at room temperature under 25% humidity for 5000 h and retaining 70% of initial PCE after aging at 85 °C in an N2 environment for 864 h.
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- Danyang Qi
- Laboratory of Applied Surface and Colloid Chemistry, Ministry of Education, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Shaanxi Key Laboratory for Advanced Energy Devices, Shaanxi Engineering Lab for Advanced Energy Technology, Institute for Advanced Energy Materials, Shaanxi Normal University, Xi'an, Shaanxi, 710119, China
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- Laboratory of Applied Surface and Colloid Chemistry, Ministry of Education, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Shaanxi Key Laboratory for Advanced Energy Devices, Shaanxi Engineering Lab for Advanced Energy Technology, Institute for Advanced Energy Materials, Shaanxi Normal University, Xi'an, Shaanxi, 710119, China
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- Laboratory of Applied Surface and Colloid Chemistry, Ministry of Education, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Shaanxi Key Laboratory for Advanced Energy Devices, Shaanxi Engineering Lab for Advanced Energy Technology, Institute for Advanced Energy Materials, Shaanxi Normal University, Xi'an, Shaanxi, 710119, China
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- Laboratory of Applied Surface and Colloid Chemistry, Ministry of Education, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Shaanxi Key Laboratory for Advanced Energy Devices, Shaanxi Engineering Lab for Advanced Energy Technology, Institute for Advanced Energy Materials, Shaanxi Normal University, Xi'an, Shaanxi, 710119, China
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- Laboratory of Applied Surface and Colloid Chemistry, Ministry of Education, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Shaanxi Key Laboratory for Advanced Energy Devices, Shaanxi Engineering Lab for Advanced Energy Technology, Institute for Advanced Energy Materials, Shaanxi Normal University, Xi'an, Shaanxi, 710119, China
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- Laboratory of Applied Surface and Colloid Chemistry, Ministry of Education, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Shaanxi Key Laboratory for Advanced Energy Devices, Shaanxi Engineering Lab for Advanced Energy Technology, Institute for Advanced Energy Materials, Shaanxi Normal University, Xi'an, Shaanxi, 710119, China
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- Laboratory of Applied Surface and Colloid Chemistry, Ministry of Education, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Shaanxi Key Laboratory for Advanced Energy Devices, Shaanxi Engineering Lab for Advanced Energy Technology, Institute for Advanced Energy Materials, Shaanxi Normal University, Xi'an, Shaanxi, 710119, China
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- Laboratory of Applied Surface and Colloid Chemistry, Ministry of Education, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Shaanxi Key Laboratory for Advanced Energy Devices, Shaanxi Engineering Lab for Advanced Energy Technology, Institute for Advanced Energy Materials, Shaanxi Normal University, Xi'an, Shaanxi, 710119, China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, North Minzu University, Yinchuan, 750021, China
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- Laboratory of Applied Surface and Colloid Chemistry, Ministry of Education, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Shaanxi Key Laboratory for Advanced Energy Devices, Shaanxi Engineering Lab for Advanced Energy Technology, Institute for Advanced Energy Materials, Shaanxi Normal University, Xi'an, Shaanxi, 710119, China
- Dalian National Laboratory for Clean Energy, iChEM, Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 457 Zhongshan Road, Dalian, 116023, China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, China
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- Laboratory of Applied Surface and Colloid Chemistry, Ministry of Education, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Shaanxi Key Laboratory for Advanced Energy Devices, Shaanxi Engineering Lab for Advanced Energy Technology, Institute for Advanced Energy Materials, Shaanxi Normal University, Xi'an, Shaanxi, 710119, China
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Song F, Zheng D, Feng J, Liu J, Ye T, Li Z, Wang K, Liu SF, Yang D. Mechanical Durability and Flexibility in Perovskite Photovoltaics: Advancements and Applications. ADVANCED MATERIALS (DEERFIELD BEACH, FLA.) 2024; 36:e2312041. [PMID: 38219020 DOI: 10.1002/adma.202312041] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/13/2023] [Revised: 12/18/2023] [Indexed: 01/15/2024]
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The remarkable progress in perovskite solar cell (PSC) technology has witnessed a remarkable leap in efficiency within the past decade. As this technology continues to mature, flexible PSCs (F-PSCs) are emerging as pivotal components for a wide array of applications, spanning from powering portable electronics and wearable devices to integrating seamlessly into electronic textiles and large-scale industrial roofing. F-PSCs characterized by their lightweight, mechanical flexibility, and adaptability for cost-effective roll-to-roll manufacturing, hold immense commercial potential. However, the persistent concerns regarding the overall stability and mechanical robustness of these devices loom large. This comprehensive review delves into recent strides made in enhancing the mechanical stability of F-PSCs. It covers a spectrum of crucial aspects, encompassing perovskite material optimization, precise crystal grain regulation, film quality enhancement, strategic interface engineering, innovational developed flexible transparent electrodes, judicious substrate selection, and the integration of various functional layers. By collating and analyzing these dedicated research endeavors, this review illuminates the current landscape of progress in addressing the challenges surrounding mechanical stability. Furthermore, it provides valuable insights into the persistent obstacles and bottlenecks that demand attention and innovative solutions in the field of F-PSCs.
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- Fei Song
- Key Laboratory of Applied Surface and Colloid Chemistry, Ministry of Education, Shaanxi Engineering Lab for Advanced Energy Technology, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Shaanxi Normal University, Xi'an, 710119, China
- Dalian National Laboratory for Clean Energy, Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Dalian, 116023, China
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- China National Nuclear Power Co., Ltd., Beijing, 100097, China
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- Key Laboratory of Applied Surface and Colloid Chemistry, Ministry of Education, Shaanxi Engineering Lab for Advanced Energy Technology, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Shaanxi Normal University, Xi'an, 710119, China
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- China National Nuclear Power Co., Ltd., Beijing, 100097, China
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- Ministry of Education Key Laboratory of Micro/Nano Systems for Aerospace, Northwestern Polytechnical University, Xi'an, 710072, China
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- China National Nuclear Power Co., Ltd., Beijing, 100097, China
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- Huanjiang Laboratory, School of Aeronautics and Astronautics, Zhejiang University, Zhuji, 311800, China
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- Key Laboratory of Applied Surface and Colloid Chemistry, Ministry of Education, Shaanxi Engineering Lab for Advanced Energy Technology, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Shaanxi Normal University, Xi'an, 710119, China
- Dalian National Laboratory for Clean Energy, Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Dalian, 116023, China
- Center of Materials Science and Optoelectronics Engineering, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, China
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- Dalian National Laboratory for Clean Energy, Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Dalian, 116023, China
- Center of Materials Science and Optoelectronics Engineering, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, China
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Duan S, Peng Y, Guan H, Chen W. SiW 9Co 3 @rGO composite-doping improved the crystallization and stability of a perovskite film for efficient photodetection. Dalton Trans 2024; 53:5407-5415. [PMID: 38440944 DOI: 10.1039/d3dt04214f] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 03/06/2024]
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The crystalline quality of perovskite films is a key factor that affects the performance of perovskite photovoltaic devices. Polyoxometalates can better match the energy levels of each layer in the devices through their own suitable energy level and band gap, and the good light absorption of POMs can also increase the mobility of photogenerated carriers in the devices. Moreover, POMs with Keggin-type structures can also improve the crystalline quality of perovskite films by eliminating defect sites, which can lead to better crystallization of perovskites with larger grains. In this study, we optimized the crystalline quality of a perovskite layer using the SiW9Co3@rGO composite prepared using POMs and graphene derivatives. XRD and SEM tests show that the crystallization degree of the perovskite layer was improved, the average grain size of which can reach up to 1222.92 nm, which is nearly four times higher than that of a blank perovskite. The photoresponse current of a SiW9Co3@rGO-doped photodetector can reach to 43.94 μA, which is about 226% higher than that of an undoped device. At the same time, the addition of the composite can improve the stability of photodetectors because of the special network structure of graphene. Photodetectors doped with SiW9Co3@rGO can still maintain more than 90% of their high performance for a month. This study proves that POM-based composites have good application prospects in the field of photovoltaic devices.
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- Sijie Duan
- Key Laboratory of Polyoxometalate and Reticular Material Chemistry of Ministry of Education, Department of Chemistry, Northeast Normal University, Ren Min Street No. 5268, Changchun, Jilin, 130024, P. R. China.
- Experimental High School Affiliated to Shenzhen Institute of Advanced Technology, Guangzhou, Shenzhen, 518000, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Polyoxometalate and Reticular Material Chemistry of Ministry of Education, Department of Chemistry, Northeast Normal University, Ren Min Street No. 5268, Changchun, Jilin, 130024, P. R. China.
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- Center for Advanced Analytical Science, c/o School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Guangzhou University, Guangzhou, Guangdong 510006, P. R. China.
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- Key Laboratory of Polyoxometalate and Reticular Material Chemistry of Ministry of Education, Department of Chemistry, Northeast Normal University, Ren Min Street No. 5268, Changchun, Jilin, 130024, P. R. China.
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Wu B, Wan Q, Wang Y, Wu X, Zhu Z, Gao D. Sulfonate-Containing Polyelectrolytes for Perovskite Modification: Chemical Configuration, Property, and Performance. Macromol Rapid Commun 2024; 45:e2300629. [PMID: 38134957 DOI: 10.1002/marc.202300629] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/31/2023] [Revised: 12/11/2023] [Indexed: 12/24/2023]
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Three sulfonate-containing polyelectrolytes are elaborately designed and used to passivate perovskite film with the anti-solvent method. Under the influence of the secondary monomer, three copolymers present various chemical configurations and deliver different modification effects. Fluorene-thiophene copolymer STF has linear and highly-conjugated chain. STF-perovskite film presents large crystal grains. Fluorene-carbazole copolymer SCF has flexible chain and easily enters into grain boundary areas. SCF-perovskite film is homogenous and continuous. Fluorene-fluorene copolymer SPF agglomerates on the surface and is not applicable to the anti-solvent method. The full investigation demonstrates that STF and SCF not only conduct surface defect passivation, but also improve the film quality by being involved in the perovskite's crystallization process. Compared with the control device, the devices with STF and SCF deliver high efficiency and excellent stability. The unencapsulated devices with STF and SCT maintain ≈80% of the initial power conversion efficiency (PCE) after 40 days of storage under 30-40% relative humidity. SCF performs better and the device maintains 60% of the initial PCE after 20 days of storage under 60-80% relative humidity.
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- Bo Wu
- Jiangsu National Synergistic Innovation Centre for Advanced Materials (SICAM), Key Laboratory of Flexible Electronics (KLOFE) & Institute of Advanced Materials (IAM), Nanjing Tech University (NanjingTech), Nanjing, 211816, P. R. China
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- Jiangsu National Synergistic Innovation Centre for Advanced Materials (SICAM), Key Laboratory of Flexible Electronics (KLOFE) & Institute of Advanced Materials (IAM), Nanjing Tech University (NanjingTech), Nanjing, 211816, P. R. China
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- Jiangsu National Synergistic Innovation Centre for Advanced Materials (SICAM), Key Laboratory of Flexible Electronics (KLOFE) & Institute of Advanced Materials (IAM), Nanjing Tech University (NanjingTech), Nanjing, 211816, P. R. China
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- Jiangsu National Synergistic Innovation Centre for Advanced Materials (SICAM), Key Laboratory of Flexible Electronics (KLOFE) & Institute of Advanced Materials (IAM), Nanjing Tech University (NanjingTech), Nanjing, 211816, P. R. China
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- Jiangsu National Synergistic Innovation Centre for Advanced Materials (SICAM), Key Laboratory of Flexible Electronics (KLOFE) & Institute of Advanced Materials (IAM), Nanjing Tech University (NanjingTech), Nanjing, 211816, P. R. China
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- Jiangsu National Synergistic Innovation Centre for Advanced Materials (SICAM), Key Laboratory of Flexible Electronics (KLOFE) & Institute of Advanced Materials (IAM), Nanjing Tech University (NanjingTech), Nanjing, 211816, P. R. China
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Cheng M, Jiang J, Yan C, Lin Y, Mortazavi M, Kaul AB, Jiang Q. Progress and Application of Halide Perovskite Materials for Solar Cells and Light Emitting Devices. NANOMATERIALS (BASEL, SWITZERLAND) 2024; 14:391. [PMID: 38470722 PMCID: PMC10933891 DOI: 10.3390/nano14050391] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/11/2024] [Revised: 02/14/2024] [Accepted: 02/16/2024] [Indexed: 03/14/2024]
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Halide perovskite materials have attracted worldwide attention in the photovoltaic area due to the rapid improvement in efficiency, from less than 4% in 2009 to 26.1% in 2023 with only a nanometer lever photo-active layer. Meanwhile, this nova star found applications in many other areas, such as light emitting, sensor, etc. This review started with the fundamentals of physics and chemistry behind the excellent performance of halide perovskite materials for photovoltaic/light emitting and the methods for preparing them. Then, it described the basic principles for solar cells and light emitting devices. It summarized the strategies including nanotechnology to improve the performance and the application of halide perovskite materials in these two areas: from structure-property relation to how each component in the devices affects the overall performance. Moreover, this review listed the challenges for the future applications of halide perovskite materials.
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- Maoding Cheng
- School of Material Science and Engineering, Jiangsu University of Science and Technology, Zhenjiang 212100, China
- Department of Chemistry and Physics, University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff, Pine Bluff, AR 71601, USA
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- School of Material Science and Engineering, Jiangsu University of Science and Technology, Zhenjiang 212100, China
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- School of Material Science and Engineering, Jiangsu University of Science and Technology, Zhenjiang 212100, China
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- Department of Physics, University of North Texas, Denton, TX 76203, USA
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- Department of Chemistry and Physics, University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff, Pine Bluff, AR 71601, USA
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- Department of Electrical Engineering, University of North Texas, Denton, TX 76207, USA
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- Department of Chemistry and Physics, University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff, Pine Bluff, AR 71601, USA
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He J, Liang B, Kong W, Dai J, Liu F, Pan S, Wang C, Sun P, Kang B, Wang Y, Lu G. Self-Healing, Laminated, and Low Resistance NH 3 Sensor Based on 6,6',6″-(Nitrilotris(benzene-4,1-diyl))tris(5-phenylpyrazine-2,3-dicarbonitrile) Sensing Material Operating at Room Temperature. ACS Sens 2024; 9:171-181. [PMID: 38159288 DOI: 10.1021/acssensors.3c01804] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/03/2024]
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With the rapid development of the concept of the Internet of Things (IoT), gas sensors with the function of simulating the human sense of smell became irreplaceable as a key element. Among them, ammonia (NH3) sensors played an important role in respiration tests, environmental monitoring, safety, and other fields. However, the fabrication of the high-performance device with high stability and resistance to mechanical damages was still a challenge. In this work, polyurethane (PU) with excellent self-healing ability was applied as the substrate, and the sensor was designed from new sensitive material design and device structure optimization, through applying the organic molecule with groups which could absorb NH3 and the laminated structure to shorten the electronic transmission path to achieve a low resistance state and favorable sensing properties. Accordingly, a room temperature flexible NH3 sensor based on 6,6',6″-(nitrilotris(benzene-4,1-diyl))tris(5-phenylpyrazine-2,3-dicarbonitrile) (TPA-3DCNPZ) was successfully developed. The device could self-heal by means of a thermal evaporation assisted method. It exhibited a detection limit of 1 ppm at 98% relative humidity (RH), as well as great stability, selectivity, bending flexibility, and self-healing properties. The improved NH3 sensing performance under high RH was further investigated by complex impedance plots (CIPs) and density functional theory (DFT), attributing to the enhanced adsorption of NH3. The TPA-3DCNPZ based NH3 sensors proved to have great potential for application on simulated exhaled breath to determine the severity of kidney diseases and the progress of treatment. This work also provided new ideas for the construction of high-performance room temperature NH3 sensors.
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- Junming He
- State Key Laboratory of Integrated Optoelectronics, Key Laboratory of Advanced Gas Sensors, Jilin Province, College of Electronic Science and Engineering, Jilin University, 2699 Qianjin Street, Changchun 130012, China
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- Jihua Laboratory, 28 Huandao South Road, Foshan 528200, Guangdong, China
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- College of Polymer Science and Engineering, State Key Laboratory of Polymer Materials Engineering, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610065, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Integrated Optoelectronics, Key Laboratory of Advanced Gas Sensors, Jilin Province, College of Electronic Science and Engineering, Jilin University, 2699 Qianjin Street, Changchun 130012, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Integrated Optoelectronics, Key Laboratory of Advanced Gas Sensors, Jilin Province, College of Electronic Science and Engineering, Jilin University, 2699 Qianjin Street, Changchun 130012, China
- International Center of Future Science, Jilin University, 2699 Qianjin Street, Changchun 130012, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Integrated Optoelectronics, Key Laboratory of Advanced Gas Sensors, Jilin Province, College of Electronic Science and Engineering, Jilin University, 2699 Qianjin Street, Changchun 130012, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Integrated Optoelectronics, Key Laboratory of Advanced Gas Sensors, Jilin Province, College of Electronic Science and Engineering, Jilin University, 2699 Qianjin Street, Changchun 130012, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Integrated Optoelectronics, Key Laboratory of Advanced Gas Sensors, Jilin Province, College of Electronic Science and Engineering, Jilin University, 2699 Qianjin Street, Changchun 130012, China
- International Center of Future Science, Jilin University, 2699 Qianjin Street, Changchun 130012, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Integrated Optoelectronics, Key Laboratory of Advanced Gas Sensors, Jilin Province, College of Electronic Science and Engineering, Jilin University, 2699 Qianjin Street, Changchun 130012, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Supramolecular Structure and Materials, College of Chemistry, Jilin University, 2699 Qianjin Street, Changchun 130012, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Integrated Optoelectronics, Key Laboratory of Advanced Gas Sensors, Jilin Province, College of Electronic Science and Engineering, Jilin University, 2699 Qianjin Street, Changchun 130012, China
- International Center of Future Science, Jilin University, 2699 Qianjin Street, Changchun 130012, China
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Zhang J, Li Z, Wang P, Wang M, Qi Z, Yin Y, Ma H, Liu J, Wang R, Tian W, Cai R, Jin S, Jiang X, Shi Y. Diffusion-Controlled Crystal Engineering with Diverse Antisolvent Intervention for the Preparation of High-Quality Hybrid Perovskite Films. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2024; 16:476-484. [PMID: 38155099 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.3c12101] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/30/2023]
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Antisolvent engineering is routinely used to modulate the crystallization of perovskite films as they can offer an additional driving force for nucleation. Actually, the intervention of antisolvent into nucleation is thought to involve some relatively fast and complex processes, which, however, are not fully understood so far. Here, the diffusion of the organic amine cation FA+ (one dominated precursor) and its distribution in a spin-coating process in different antisolvents is simulated by the computational fluid dynamics (CFD) model. It is suggested that a moderate diffusion rate (like that in the case of toluene as an antisolvent) not only enables to form a very uniform distribution of FA+ ions on the substrate, beneficial to the uniform nucleation of the intermediate phase, but also can balance the nucleation and growth rates of the intermediate phase, thereby suppressing undesired heterogeneous nucleation and growth. Results show that the perovskite film fabricated using toluene as an antisolvent has a high quality, based on which higher power conversion efficiencies of up to 24.32% are achieved for perovskite solar cells.
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- Jie Zhang
- State Key Laboratory of Fine Chemicals, Frontier Science Center for Smart Materials, School of Chemistry, Dalian University of Technology, Dalian 116024, Liaoning, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Fine Chemicals, Frontiers Science Center for Smart Materials, School of Chemical Engineering, Dalian University of Technology, Dalian 116024, Liaoning, China
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- Key Laboratory of Materials Modification by Laser, Ion, and Electron Beams (Ministry of Education), School of Physics, Dalian University of Technology, Dalian 116024, China
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- Key Laboratory of Materials Modification by Laser, Ion, and Electron Beams (Ministry of Education), School of Physics, Dalian University of Technology, Dalian 116024, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Fine Chemicals, Frontiers Science Center for Smart Materials, School of Chemical Engineering, Dalian University of Technology, Dalian 116024, Liaoning, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Molecular Reaction Dynamics, Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Dalian 116023, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Fine Chemicals, Frontier Science Center for Smart Materials, School of Chemistry, Dalian University of Technology, Dalian 116024, Liaoning, China
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- Key Laboratory of Materials Modification by Laser, Ion, and Electron Beams (Ministry of Education), School of Physics, Dalian University of Technology, Dalian 116024, China
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- Key Laboratory for Precision and Non-Traditional Machining Technology of Ministry of Education, Dalian University of Technology, Dalian 116024, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Molecular Reaction Dynamics, Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Dalian 116023, China
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- Instrumental Analysis Center of Dalian University of Technology, Dalian University of Technology, Dalian 116024, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Molecular Reaction Dynamics, Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Dalian 116023, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Fine Chemicals, Frontiers Science Center for Smart Materials, School of Chemical Engineering, Dalian University of Technology, Dalian 116024, Liaoning, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Fine Chemicals, Frontier Science Center for Smart Materials, School of Chemistry, Dalian University of Technology, Dalian 116024, Liaoning, China
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Li Y, Nie T, Ren X, Wu Y, Zhang J, Zhao P, Yao Y, Liu Y, Feng J, Zhao K, Zhang W, Liu S. In Situ Formation of 2D Perovskite Seeding for Record-Efficiency Indoor Perovskite Photovoltaic Devices. ADVANCED MATERIALS (DEERFIELD BEACH, FLA.) 2024; 36:e2306870. [PMID: 37770027 DOI: 10.1002/adma.202306870] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/12/2023] [Revised: 09/22/2023] [Indexed: 10/03/2023]
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With 40% efficiency under room light intensity, perovskite solar cells (PSCs) will be promising power supplies for low-light applications, particularly for Internet of Things (IoT) devices and indoor electronics, shall they become commercialized. Herein, β-alaninamide hydrochloride (AHC) is utilized to spontaneously form a layer of 2D perovskite nucleation seeds for improved film uniformity, crystallization quality, and solar cell performance. It is found that the AHC addition indeed improves film quality as demonstrated by better uniformity, lower trap density, smaller lattice stress, and, as a result, a 10-fold increase in charge carrier lifetime. Consequently, not only does the small-area (0.09 cm2 ) PSCs achieve a power conversion efficiency of 42.12%, the large-area cells (1.00 cm2 , and 2.56 cm2 ) attain efficiency as high as 40.93%, and 40.07% respectively. All of these are the highest efficiency values for indoor photovoltaic cells with similar sizes, and more importantly, they represent the smallest efficiency loss due to area scale-up. This work provides a new method to fabricate high-performance indoor PSCs (i-PSCs) for IoT devices with great potential in large-area printing technology.
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- Yong Li
- Yunnan Key Laboratory for Micro/Nano Materials & Technology, International Joint Research Center for Optoelectronic and Energy Materials, School of Materials and Energy, Yunnan University, Kunming, Yunnan, 650091, China
- Key Laboratory of Applied Surface and Colloid Chemistry, Ministry of Education, Shaanxi Key Laboratory for Advanced Energy Devices, Shaanxi Engineering Lab for Advanced Energy Technology, Institute for Advanced Energy Materials, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Shaanxi Normal University, Xi'an, 710119, China
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- Key Laboratory of Applied Surface and Colloid Chemistry, Ministry of Education, Shaanxi Key Laboratory for Advanced Energy Devices, Shaanxi Engineering Lab for Advanced Energy Technology, Institute for Advanced Energy Materials, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Shaanxi Normal University, Xi'an, 710119, China
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- Yunnan Key Laboratory for Micro/Nano Materials & Technology, International Joint Research Center for Optoelectronic and Energy Materials, School of Materials and Energy, Yunnan University, Kunming, Yunnan, 650091, China
- Key Laboratory of Applied Surface and Colloid Chemistry, Ministry of Education, Shaanxi Key Laboratory for Advanced Energy Devices, Shaanxi Engineering Lab for Advanced Energy Technology, Institute for Advanced Energy Materials, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Shaanxi Normal University, Xi'an, 710119, China
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- Key Laboratory of Applied Surface and Colloid Chemistry, Ministry of Education, Shaanxi Key Laboratory for Advanced Energy Devices, Shaanxi Engineering Lab for Advanced Energy Technology, Institute for Advanced Energy Materials, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Shaanxi Normal University, Xi'an, 710119, China
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- Key Laboratory of Applied Surface and Colloid Chemistry, Ministry of Education, Shaanxi Key Laboratory for Advanced Energy Devices, Shaanxi Engineering Lab for Advanced Energy Technology, Institute for Advanced Energy Materials, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Shaanxi Normal University, Xi'an, 710119, China
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- Xinjiang Technical Institute of Physics and Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Urumqi, Xinjiang, 830011, China
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- Key Laboratory of Applied Surface and Colloid Chemistry, Ministry of Education, Shaanxi Key Laboratory for Advanced Energy Devices, Shaanxi Engineering Lab for Advanced Energy Technology, Institute for Advanced Energy Materials, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Shaanxi Normal University, Xi'an, 710119, China
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- Key Laboratory of Applied Surface and Colloid Chemistry, Ministry of Education, Shaanxi Key Laboratory for Advanced Energy Devices, Shaanxi Engineering Lab for Advanced Energy Technology, Institute for Advanced Energy Materials, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Shaanxi Normal University, Xi'an, 710119, China
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- Key Laboratory of Applied Surface and Colloid Chemistry, Ministry of Education, Shaanxi Key Laboratory for Advanced Energy Devices, Shaanxi Engineering Lab for Advanced Energy Technology, Institute for Advanced Energy Materials, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Shaanxi Normal University, Xi'an, 710119, China
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- Key Laboratory of Applied Surface and Colloid Chemistry, Ministry of Education, Shaanxi Key Laboratory for Advanced Energy Devices, Shaanxi Engineering Lab for Advanced Energy Technology, Institute for Advanced Energy Materials, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Shaanxi Normal University, Xi'an, 710119, China
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- Yunnan Key Laboratory for Micro/Nano Materials & Technology, International Joint Research Center for Optoelectronic and Energy Materials, School of Materials and Energy, Yunnan University, Kunming, Yunnan, 650091, China
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- Key Laboratory of Applied Surface and Colloid Chemistry, Ministry of Education, Shaanxi Key Laboratory for Advanced Energy Devices, Shaanxi Engineering Lab for Advanced Energy Technology, Institute for Advanced Energy Materials, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Shaanxi Normal University, Xi'an, 710119, China
- Dalian National Laboratory for Clean Energy, iChEM, Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Dalian, Liaoning, 116023, China
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Chen L, Liu Z, Qiu L, Xiong J, Song L, Du P. Multifunctional Regulation of SnO 2 Nanocrystals by Snail Mucus for Preparation of Rigid or Flexible Perovskite Solar Cells in Air. ACS NANO 2023. [PMID: 38009679 DOI: 10.1021/acsnano.3c07784] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2023]
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Tin oxide (SnO2) is widely used as an inorganic electron transport layer (ETL) for rigid and flexible perovskite solar cells (PSCs). In this work, an extract of snail shell, the sodium salt of polyaspartic acid (S-PASP), a water-soluble polypeptide polymer, has been used to multifunctionally regulate SnO2 nanograins. S-PASP has a strong chelating and dispersing effect; thus, chemically adsorbed SnO2 can inhibit agglomeration. The S-PASP:SnO2 ETL also improved the extraction and transferability of carriers, reducing body defects and interfacial charge. Moreover, the S-PASP:SnO2 ETL promotes the vertical growth of the perovskite crystals due to its bottom-up morphology, wettability, and strain release, which is conducive to improving the photoelectric performance of the device. The optimized rigid device prepared under open-air conditions obtained a PCE of 20.92%. In addition, due to the stress compensation of the S-PASP long chain, which prevented the cracking and displacement of the ETL, the optimal PCE of the flexible device was 17.96%, and the initial efficiency was maintained at 82.8% after 100 bends. This work introduces a molecular doping mechanism for organic-inorganic hybrid electronics.
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- Liang Chen
- College of Textile Science and Engineering, Zhejiang Sci-Tech University, Hangzhou 310018, People's Republic of China
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- College of Textile Science and Engineering, Zhejiang Sci-Tech University, Hangzhou 310018, People's Republic of China
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- College of Textile and Garment, Quanzhou Normal University, Quanzhou 362000, People's Republic of China
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- College of Textile Science and Engineering, Zhejiang Sci-Tech University, Hangzhou 310018, People's Republic of China
- Key Laboratory of Intelligent Textile and Flexible Interconnection of Zhejiang Province, Zhejiang Sci-Tech University, Hangzhou 310018, People's Republic of China
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- College of Textile Science and Engineering, Zhejiang Sci-Tech University, Hangzhou 310018, People's Republic of China
- Key Laboratory of Intelligent Textile and Flexible Interconnection of Zhejiang Province, Zhejiang Sci-Tech University, Hangzhou 310018, People's Republic of China
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- College of Textile Science and Engineering, Zhejiang Sci-Tech University, Hangzhou 310018, People's Republic of China
- Key Laboratory of Intelligent Textile and Flexible Interconnection of Zhejiang Province, Zhejiang Sci-Tech University, Hangzhou 310018, People's Republic of China
- Key Laboratory of Advanced Textile Materials and Manufacturing Technology (Ministry of Education), Zhejiang Sci-Tech University, Hangzhou 310018, People's Republic of China
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Liu J, Ye T, Yu D, Liu SF, Yang D. Recoverable Flexible Perovskite Solar Cells for Next-Generation Portable Power Sources. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2023; 62:e202307225. [PMID: 37345965 DOI: 10.1002/anie.202307225] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/25/2023] [Revised: 06/21/2023] [Accepted: 06/22/2023] [Indexed: 06/23/2023]
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Flexible perovskite solar cells (FPSCs) with excellent recoverability show a wide range of potential applications in portable power sources. The recoverability of FPSCs requires outstanding bendability of each functional layer, including the flexible substrates, electrodes, perovskite light absorbers, and charge transport materials. This review highlights the recent progress and practical applications of high-recoverability FPSCs, and illustrates the routes toward improvement of the recoverability and environmental stability through the choice of flexible substrates and the preparation of high-quality perovskite films, as well as the optimization of charge-selective contacts. In addition, we explore the intrinsic properties of each functional layer from the physical perspective and analyze how to select suitable functional layers. Additionally, some effective strategies are summarized, including material modification engineering of selective contacts, additives and interface engineering of interlayers, which can release mechanical stress and increase the power-conversion efficiency (PCE) and recoverability of the FPSCs. The challenges of making high-performance FPSCs with long-term stability and high recoverability are discussed. Finally, future applications and perspectives for FPSCs are discussed, aiming to promote more extensive commercialization processes for lightweight and durable FPSCs.
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- Jieqiong Liu
- Key Laboratory of Applied Surface and Colloid Chemistry, Ministry of Education, Shaanxi Engineering Lab for Advanced Energy Technology, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Shaanxi Normal University, Xi'an, 710119, China
- Dalian National Laboratory for Clean Energy, Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, Center of Materials Science and Optoelectronics Engineering, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Dalian, 116023, China
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- Ministry of Education Key Laboratory of Micro/Nano Systems for Aerospace, Northwestern Polytechnical University, Xi'an, 710072, China
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- Key Laboratory of Applied Surface and Colloid Chemistry, Ministry of Education, Shaanxi Engineering Lab for Advanced Energy Technology, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Shaanxi Normal University, Xi'an, 710119, China
- School of Physics and Electronic Technology, Liaoning Normal University, Dalian, 116029, China
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- Key Laboratory of Applied Surface and Colloid Chemistry, Ministry of Education, Shaanxi Engineering Lab for Advanced Energy Technology, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Shaanxi Normal University, Xi'an, 710119, China
- Dalian National Laboratory for Clean Energy, Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, Center of Materials Science and Optoelectronics Engineering, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Dalian, 116023, China
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- Dalian National Laboratory for Clean Energy, Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, Center of Materials Science and Optoelectronics Engineering, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Dalian, 116023, China
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Bai D, Zheng D, Yang S, Yu F, Zhu X, Peng L, Wang L, Liu J, Yang D, Liu SF. Surface modulation for highly efficient and stable perovskite solar cells. RSC Adv 2023; 13:28097-28103. [PMID: 37746342 PMCID: PMC10517147 DOI: 10.1039/d3ra00809f] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/07/2023] [Accepted: 03/16/2023] [Indexed: 09/26/2023] Open
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Defects formed by halide ion escape and wettability of the perovskite absorber are essential limiting factors in achieving high performance of perovskite solar cells (PSCs). Herein, a series of ionic organic modulators are designed to contain halide anions to prevent defect formation and improve the surface tension of the perovskite absorber. It was found that the surface modulator containing Br anions is the most effective one due to its capability in bonding with the undercoordinated Pb2+ ions to reduce charge recombination. Moreover, this surface modulator effectively creates a suitable energy level between the perovskite and hole transport layer to promote carrier transfer. In addition, the surface modulator forms a chemisorbed capping layer on the perovskite surface to improve its hydrophobicity. As a result, the efficiency of PSCs based on surface modulators containing Br anion enhances to 23.32% from 21.08% of the control device. The efficiency of unencapsulated PSCs with a surface modulator retains 75.42% of its initial value under about 35% humidity stored in the air for 28 days, while the control device only maintained 44.49% of its initial efficiency. The excellent stability originates from the hydrophobic perovskite surface after capping the surface modulator.
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- Dongliang Bai
- Key Laboratory of Applied Surface and Colloid Chemistry, Ministry of Education, Shaanxi Key Laboratory for Advanced Energy Devices, Shaanxi Engineering Lab for Advanced Energy Technology, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Shaanxi Normal University Xi'an 710119 China
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- China National Nuclear Power Co., Ltd. Beijing 100097 China
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- Dalian National Laboratory for Clean Energy, Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences Dalian 116023 China
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- Dalian National Laboratory for Clean Energy, Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences Dalian 116023 China
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- Key Laboratory of Applied Surface and Colloid Chemistry, Ministry of Education, Shaanxi Key Laboratory for Advanced Energy Devices, Shaanxi Engineering Lab for Advanced Energy Technology, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Shaanxi Normal University Xi'an 710119 China
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- China National Nuclear Power Co., Ltd. Beijing 100097 China
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- Dalian National Laboratory for Clean Energy, Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences Dalian 116023 China
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- China National Nuclear Power Co., Ltd. Beijing 100097 China
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- Dalian National Laboratory for Clean Energy, Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences Dalian 116023 China
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- Key Laboratory of Applied Surface and Colloid Chemistry, Ministry of Education, Shaanxi Key Laboratory for Advanced Energy Devices, Shaanxi Engineering Lab for Advanced Energy Technology, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Shaanxi Normal University Xi'an 710119 China
- Dalian National Laboratory for Clean Energy, Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences Dalian 116023 China
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Li X, Yu H, Liu Z, Huang J, Ma X, Liu Y, Sun Q, Dai L, Ahmad S, Shen Y, Wang M. Progress and Challenges Toward Effective Flexible Perovskite Solar Cells. NANO-MICRO LETTERS 2023; 15:206. [PMID: 37651002 PMCID: PMC10471566 DOI: 10.1007/s40820-023-01165-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/08/2023] [Accepted: 07/15/2023] [Indexed: 09/01/2023]
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The demand for building-integrated photovoltaics and portable energy systems based on flexible photovoltaic technology such as perovskite embedded with exceptional flexibility and a superior power-to-mass ratio is enormous. The photoactive layer, i.e., the perovskite thin film, as a critical component of flexible perovskite solar cells (F-PSCs), still faces long-term stability issues when deformation occurs due to encountering temperature changes that also affect intrinsic rigidity. This literature investigation summarizes the main factors responsible for the rapid destruction of F-PSCs. We focus on long-term mechanical stability of F-PSCs together with the recent research protocols for improving this performance. Furthermore, we specify the progress in F-PSCs concerning precise design strategies of the functional layer to enhance the flexural endurance of perovskite films, such as internal stress engineering, grain boundary modification, self-healing strategy, and crystallization regulation. The existing challenges of oxygen-moisture stability and advanced encapsulation technologies of F-PSCs are also discussed. As concluding remarks, we propose our viewpoints on the large-scale commercial application of F-PSCs.
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- Xiongjie Li
- Wuhan National Laboratory for Optoelectronics, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, 1037 Luoyu Road, Wuhan, 430074, Hubei, People's Republic of China
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- Wuhan National Laboratory for Optoelectronics, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, 1037 Luoyu Road, Wuhan, 430074, Hubei, People's Republic of China
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- Wuhan National Laboratory for Optoelectronics, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, 1037 Luoyu Road, Wuhan, 430074, Hubei, People's Republic of China
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- Wuhan National Laboratory for Optoelectronics, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, 1037 Luoyu Road, Wuhan, 430074, Hubei, People's Republic of China
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- Wuhan National Laboratory for Optoelectronics, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, 1037 Luoyu Road, Wuhan, 430074, Hubei, People's Republic of China
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- Wuhan National Laboratory for Optoelectronics, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, 1037 Luoyu Road, Wuhan, 430074, Hubei, People's Republic of China
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- Wuhan National Laboratory for Optoelectronics, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, 1037 Luoyu Road, Wuhan, 430074, Hubei, People's Republic of China
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- Wuhan National Laboratory for Optoelectronics, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, 1037 Luoyu Road, Wuhan, 430074, Hubei, People's Republic of China
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- BCMaterials, Basque Center for Materials, Applications and Nanostructures, University of Basque Country Science Park, 48940, Leioa, Spain
- Ikerbasque, Basque Foundation for Science, 48009, Bilbao, Spain
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- Wuhan National Laboratory for Optoelectronics, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, 1037 Luoyu Road, Wuhan, 430074, Hubei, People's Republic of China
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- Wuhan National Laboratory for Optoelectronics, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, 1037 Luoyu Road, Wuhan, 430074, Hubei, People's Republic of China.
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Yang D, Yang R, Zhang C, Ye T, Wang K, Hou Y, Zheng L, Priya S, Liu SF. Highest-Efficiency Flexible Perovskite Solar Module by Interface Engineering for Efficient Charge-Transfer. ADVANCED MATERIALS (DEERFIELD BEACH, FLA.) 2023; 35:e2302484. [PMID: 37120757 DOI: 10.1002/adma.202302484] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/17/2023] [Revised: 04/27/2023] [Indexed: 06/19/2023]
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The electron-transport layer (ETL) plays an important role in improving the performance of flexible perovskite solar cells (F-PSCs). Herein, a room-temperature-processed SnO2 :OH ETL is demonstrated, that exhibits reduced defect density, in particular lower oxygen vacancy concentration, with better energy band alignment and more wettable surface for quality perovskite deposition. More importantly, an efficient electron-transfer channel is produced between the ETL and the perovskite layer due to the formation of hydrogen bonds at the interface, resulting in enhanced electron extraction from the perovskite. As a result, the efficiency of a large-area (36.50 cm2 ) flexible perovskite solar module based on MAPbI3 is increased to as high as 18.71%; this is thought to be the highest reported PCE value for flexible perovskite solar modules to date. In addition, it exhibits high durability while maintaining over 83% of its initial PCE after flexing test cycles. Further, F-PSCs with SnO2 :OH show remarkably long-term stability, owing to a high quality of the perovskite film and a strong coupling between the SnO2 :OH and perovskite layer caused by hydrogen bonds, which successfully inhibits moisture permeation.
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- Dong Yang
- Dalian National Laboratory for Clean Energy, iChEM, Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 457 Zhongshan Road, Dalian, 116023, China
- Materials Science and Engineering, Pennsylvania State University, University Park, Pennsylvania, 16802, USA
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- Dalian National Laboratory for Clean Energy, iChEM, Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 457 Zhongshan Road, Dalian, 116023, China
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- Key Laboratory of Applied Surface and Colloid Chemistry, Ministry of Education, Shaanxi Key Laboratory for Advanced Energy Devices, Shaanxi Engineering Lab for Advanced Energy Technology, School of Materials Science & Engineering, Shaanxi Normal University, 620, West Chang'an Avenue, Xi'an, 710119, China
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- Materials Science and Engineering, Pennsylvania State University, University Park, Pennsylvania, 16802, USA
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- Materials Science and Engineering, Pennsylvania State University, University Park, Pennsylvania, 16802, USA
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- Materials Science and Engineering, Pennsylvania State University, University Park, Pennsylvania, 16802, USA
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- Materials Science and Engineering, Pennsylvania State University, University Park, Pennsylvania, 16802, USA
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- Materials Science and Engineering, Pennsylvania State University, University Park, Pennsylvania, 16802, USA
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- Dalian National Laboratory for Clean Energy, iChEM, Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 457 Zhongshan Road, Dalian, 116023, China
- Key Laboratory of Applied Surface and Colloid Chemistry, Ministry of Education, Shaanxi Key Laboratory for Advanced Energy Devices, Shaanxi Engineering Lab for Advanced Energy Technology, School of Materials Science & Engineering, Shaanxi Normal University, 620, West Chang'an Avenue, Xi'an, 710119, China
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Wu D, Cui Z, Xue T, Zhang R, Su M, Hu X, Sun G. Self-encapsulated wearable perovskite photovoltaics via lamination process and its biomedical application. iScience 2023; 26:107248. [PMID: 37485347 PMCID: PMC10362364 DOI: 10.1016/j.isci.2023.107248] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/19/2023] [Revised: 05/10/2023] [Accepted: 06/26/2023] [Indexed: 07/25/2023] Open
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Flexible perovskite solar cells (PSCs) are highly promising photovoltaic technologies due to the prospect of integration with wearable devices. However, conventional encapsulation strategies for flexible devices often cause secondary damage to the perovskite crystals, which affects device performance. Here, we present self-encapsulated flexible PSCs realized by lamination technology. The conversion of perovskite crystals is achieved by the diffusion of lead iodide and ammonium halide under the effect of temperature and pressure. In addition, the hydrogen bonding of the introduced polyacrylamide enhances the connections of the integral device while improving the crystal quality. The self-encapsulated flexible PSCs achieve an outstanding photovoltaic conversion efficiency of 22.33%, and comprehensive stability tests are conducted based on wearable device application scenarios to verify the feasibility. Finally, 25 cm2 wearable perovskite modules are successfully applied into the neuro-assisted wearable devices.
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- Dongdong Wu
- Department of Neurosurgery, The First Medical Centre, Chinese PLA General Hospital, Beijing 100853, China
- Medical School of Chinese PLA, Beijing 100853, China
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- Department of Neurosurgery, The First Medical Centre, Chinese PLA General Hospital, Beijing 100853, China
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- Key Laboratory of Green Printing, Institute of Chemistry Chinese Academy of Sciences (ICCAS), Beijing 100190, China
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- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering/Institute of Polymers and Energy Chemistry (IPEC), Nanchang University, 999 Xuefu Avenue, Nanchang 330031, China
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- Key Laboratory of Green Printing, Institute of Chemistry Chinese Academy of Sciences (ICCAS), Beijing 100190, China
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- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering/Institute of Polymers and Energy Chemistry (IPEC), Nanchang University, 999 Xuefu Avenue, Nanchang 330031, China
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- Department of Neurosurgery, The First Medical Centre, Chinese PLA General Hospital, Beijing 100853, China
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Cheng J, Choi I, Kim W, Li H, Koo B, Ko MJ. Wide-Band-Gap (2.0 eV) Perovskite Solar Cells with a VOC of 1.325 V Fabricated by a Green-Solvent Strategy. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2023; 15:23077-23084. [PMID: 37129516 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.3c00895] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/03/2023]
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Perovskite-based tandem solar cells are promising candidates for next-generation photovoltaic devices. However, the defects caused by ion migration cause a large deficit of open-circuit voltage (VOC) in conventional wide-band-gap perovskite films. Here, we present a new strategy that employs nontoxic acetic acid and isopropanol as solvents to deposit a perovskite film with a 2.0 eV band gap in an ambient atmosphere. The in situ formed acetate anions strongly stabilize the intrinsic defects in perovskite films. These features effectively improve the phase stability of 2.0 eV Cs0.2FA0.8PbI0.9Br2.1 perovskite, allowing the VOC to reach 1.325 V and the corresponding power conversion efficiency to reach 10.62%, which is close to the state-of-art performance of perovskite solar cells employing perovskite around a 2.0 eV band gap.
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- Jian Cheng
- Department of Chemical Engineering, Hanyang University, 222 Wangsimni-ro, Seongdong-gu, Seoul 04763, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, Hanyang University, 222 Wangsimni-ro, Seongdong-gu, Seoul 04763, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, Hanyang University, 222 Wangsimni-ro, Seongdong-gu, Seoul 04763, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, Hanyang University, 222 Wangsimni-ro, Seongdong-gu, Seoul 04763, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, Hanyang University, 222 Wangsimni-ro, Seongdong-gu, Seoul 04763, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, Hanyang University, 222 Wangsimni-ro, Seongdong-gu, Seoul 04763, Republic of Korea
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Hou Y, Li J, Yoon J, Knoepfel AM, Yang D, Zheng L, Ye T, Ghosh S, Priya S, Wang K. Retina-inspired narrowband perovskite sensor array for panchromatic imaging. SCIENCE ADVANCES 2023; 9:eade2338. [PMID: 37058567 PMCID: PMC10104461 DOI: 10.1126/sciadv.ade2338] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/02/2022] [Accepted: 03/13/2023] [Indexed: 06/19/2023]
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The retina is the essential part of the human visual system that receives light, converts it to neural signal, and transmits to brain for visual recognition. The red, green, and blue (R/G/B) cone retina cells are natural narrowband photodetectors (PDs) sensitive to R/G/B lights. Connecting with these cone cells, a multilayer neuro-network in the retina provides neuromorphic preprocessing before transmitting to brain. Inspired by this sophistication, we develop the narrowband (NB) imaging sensor combining R/G/B perovskite NB sensor array (mimicking the R/G/B photoreceptors) with a neuromorphic algorithm (mimicking the intermediate neural network) for high-fidelity panchromatic imaging. Compared to commercial sensors, we use perovskite "intrinsic" NB PD to exempt the complex optical filter array. In addition, we use an asymmetric device configuration to collect photocurrent without external bias, enabling a power-free photodetection feature. These results display a promising design for efficient and intelligent panchromatic imaging.
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- Yuchen Hou
- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA 16802, USA
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- School of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA 16802 USA
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA 16802, USA
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA 16802, USA
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA 16802, USA
- Materials Research Institute, Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA 16802, USA
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA 16802, USA
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA 16802, USA
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- School of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA 16802 USA
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA 16802, USA
- Materials Research Institute, Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA 16802, USA
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA 16802, USA
- Materials Research Institute, Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA 16802, USA
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Zhuang J, Wang J, Yan F. Review on Chemical Stability of Lead Halide Perovskite Solar Cells. NANO-MICRO LETTERS 2023; 15:84. [PMID: 37002445 PMCID: PMC10066059 DOI: 10.1007/s40820-023-01046-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 17.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/19/2023] [Accepted: 02/23/2023] [Indexed: 05/30/2023]
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Lead halide perovskite solar cells (PSCs) have become a promising next-generation photovoltaic technology due to their skyrocketed power conversion efficiency. However, the device stability issues may restrict their commercial applications, which are dominated by various chemical reactions of perovskite layers. Hence, a comprehensive illustration on the stability of perovskite films in PSCs is urgently needed. In this review article, chemical reactions of perovskite films under different environmental conditions (e.g., moisture, oxygen, light) and with charge transfer materials and metal electrodes are systematically elucidated. Effective strategies for suppressing the degradation reactions of perovskites, such as buffer layer introduction and additives engineering, are specified. Finally, conclusions and outlooks for this field are proposed. The comprehensive review will provide a guideline on the material engineering and device design for PSCs.
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- Jing Zhuang
- Department of Applied Physics, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hung Hom, Kowloon, Hong Kong SAR, People's Republic of China
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- Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences, CAS Key Laboratory of Organic Solids, Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100190, People's Republic of China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Applied Physics, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hung Hom, Kowloon, Hong Kong SAR, People's Republic of China.
- Research Institute of Intelligent Wearable Systems, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hung Hom, Kowloon, Hong Kong SAR, 999077, People's Republic of China.
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Huang Z, Li L, Wu T, Xue T, Sun W, Pan Q, Wang H, Xie H, Chi J, Han T, Hu X, Su M, Chen Y, Song Y. Wearable perovskite solar cells by aligned liquid crystal elastomers. Nat Commun 2023; 14:1204. [PMID: 36864062 PMCID: PMC9981560 DOI: 10.1038/s41467-023-36938-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/03/2022] [Accepted: 02/23/2023] [Indexed: 03/04/2023] Open
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In a flexible perovskite solar cell, the bottom interface between perovskite and the electron-transporting layer is critical in determining its efficiency and reliability. High defect concentrations and crystalline film fracturing at the bottom interface substantially reduce the efficiency and operational stability. In this work, a liquid crystal elastomer interlayer is intercalated into a flexible device with the charge transfer channel toughened by the aligned mesogenic assembly. The molecular ordering is instantly locked upon photopolymerization of liquid crystalline diacrylate monomers and dithiol-terminated oligomers. The optimized charge collection and the minimized charge recombination at the interface boost the efficiency up to 23.26% and 22.10% for rigid and flexible devices, respectively. The liquid crystal elastomer-induced suppression of phase segregation endows the unencapsulated device maintaining >80% of the initial efficiency for 1570 h. Moreover, the aligned elastomer interlayer preserves the configuration integrity with remarkable repeatability and mechanical robustness, which enables the flexible device to retain 86% of its original efficiency after 5000 bending cycles. The flexible solar cell chips are further integrated into a wearable haptic device with microneedle-based arrays of sensors to demonstrate a pain sensation system in virtual reality.
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- Zengqi Huang
- grid.454727.7Key Laboratory of Green Printing, Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences (ICCAS), Beijing Engineering Research Center of Nanomaterials for Green Printing Technology, Beijing National Laboratory of Molecular Sciences (BNLMS), Beijing, 100190 P. R. China ,grid.411862.80000 0000 8732 9757Key Laboratory of Fluorine and Silicon for Energy Materials and Chemistry of Ministry of Education, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Jiangxi Normal University, 99 Ziyang Avenue, Nanchang, 330022 P. R. China
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- Research Center for Green Printing Nanophotonic Materials, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Suzhou University of Science and Technology, Suzhou, 215009, P. R. China.
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- grid.454727.7Key Laboratory of Green Printing, Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences (ICCAS), Beijing Engineering Research Center of Nanomaterials for Green Printing Technology, Beijing National Laboratory of Molecular Sciences (BNLMS), Beijing, 100190 P. R. China ,grid.410726.60000 0004 1797 8419University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100149 P. R. China
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- grid.207374.50000 0001 2189 3846School of Materials Science and Engineering, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, 450001 P. R. China
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- grid.9227.e0000000119573309Institute of Software, Chinese Academy of Sciences (ISCAS), Beijing, 100190 P. R. China
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- grid.454727.7Key Laboratory of Green Printing, Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences (ICCAS), Beijing Engineering Research Center of Nanomaterials for Green Printing Technology, Beijing National Laboratory of Molecular Sciences (BNLMS), Beijing, 100190 P. R. China ,grid.410726.60000 0004 1797 8419University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100149 P. R. China
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- grid.454727.7Key Laboratory of Green Printing, Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences (ICCAS), Beijing Engineering Research Center of Nanomaterials for Green Printing Technology, Beijing National Laboratory of Molecular Sciences (BNLMS), Beijing, 100190 P. R. China ,grid.410726.60000 0004 1797 8419University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100149 P. R. China
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- grid.454727.7Key Laboratory of Green Printing, Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences (ICCAS), Beijing Engineering Research Center of Nanomaterials for Green Printing Technology, Beijing National Laboratory of Molecular Sciences (BNLMS), Beijing, 100190 P. R. China ,grid.410726.60000 0004 1797 8419University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100149 P. R. China
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- grid.454727.7Key Laboratory of Green Printing, Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences (ICCAS), Beijing Engineering Research Center of Nanomaterials for Green Printing Technology, Beijing National Laboratory of Molecular Sciences (BNLMS), Beijing, 100190 P. R. China ,grid.410726.60000 0004 1797 8419University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100149 P. R. China
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- grid.9227.e0000000119573309Institute of Software, Chinese Academy of Sciences (ISCAS), Beijing, 100190 P. R. China
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- grid.260463.50000 0001 2182 8825College of Chemistry, Nanchang University, 999 Xuefu Avenue, Nanchang, 330031 P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Green Printing, Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences (ICCAS), Beijing Engineering Research Center of Nanomaterials for Green Printing Technology, Beijing National Laboratory of Molecular Sciences (BNLMS), Beijing, 100190, P. R. China. .,University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100149, P. R. China.
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- Key Laboratory of Fluorine and Silicon for Energy Materials and Chemistry of Ministry of Education, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Jiangxi Normal University, 99 Ziyang Avenue, Nanchang, 330022, P. R. China.
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- Key Laboratory of Green Printing, Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences (ICCAS), Beijing Engineering Research Center of Nanomaterials for Green Printing Technology, Beijing National Laboratory of Molecular Sciences (BNLMS), Beijing, 100190, P. R. China. .,University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100149, P. R. China.
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Chowdhury TA, Bin Zafar MA, Sajjad-Ul Islam M, Shahinuzzaman M, Islam MA, Khandaker MU. Stability of perovskite solar cells: issues and prospects. RSC Adv 2023; 13:1787-1810. [PMID: 36712629 PMCID: PMC9828105 DOI: 10.1039/d2ra05903g] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 20.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/19/2022] [Accepted: 12/15/2022] [Indexed: 01/11/2023] Open
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Even though power conversion efficiency has already reached 25.8%, poor stability is one of the major challenges hindering the commercialization of perovskite solar cells (PSCs). Several initiatives, such as structural modification and fabrication techniques by numerous ways, have been employed by researchers around the world to achieve the desired level of stability. The goal of this review is to address the recent improvements in PSCs in terms of structural modification and fabrication procedures. Perovskite films are used to provide a broad range of stability and to lose up to 20% of their initial performance. A thorough comprehension of the effect of the fabrication process on the device's stability is considered to be crucial in order to provide the foundation for future attempts. We summarize several commonly used fabrication techniques - spin coating, doctor blade, sequential deposition, hybrid chemical vapor, and alternating layer-by-layer. The evolution of device structure from regular to inverted, HTL free, and ETL including the changes in material utilization from organic to inorganic, as well as the perovskite material are presented in a systematic manner. We also aimed to gain insight into the functioning stability of PSCs, as well as practical information on how to increase their operational longevity through sensible device fabrication and materials processing, to promote PSC commercialization at the end.
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- Tanzi Ahmed Chowdhury
- Department of Electrical & Electronic Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, International Islamic University ChittagongKumiraBangladesh
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- Department of Electrical & Electronic Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, International Islamic University ChittagongKumiraBangladesh
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- Department of Electrical & Electronic Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, International Islamic University ChittagongKumiraBangladesh
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- Institute of Fuel Research and Development, Bangladesh Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (BCSIR)Dhaka 1205Bangladesh
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- Department of Electrical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Universiti Malaya50603 Kuala LumpurMalaysia
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- Centre for Applied Physics and Radiation Technologies, School of Engineering and Technology, Sunway University47500 Bandar SunwaySelangorMalaysia,Department of General Educational Development, Faculty of Science and Information Technology, Daffodil International UniversityDIU RdDhaka 1341Bangladesh
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Gao D, Li B, Li Z, Wu X, Zhang S, Zhao D, Jiang X, Zhang C, Wang Y, Li Z, Li N, Xiao S, Choy WCH, Jen AKY, Yang S, Zhu Z. Highly Efficient Flexible Perovskite Solar Cells through Pentylammonium Acetate Modification with Certified Efficiency of 23.35. ADVANCED MATERIALS (DEERFIELD BEACH, FLA.) 2023; 35:e2206387. [PMID: 36349808 DOI: 10.1002/adma.202206387] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 23.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/14/2022] [Revised: 11/02/2022] [Indexed: 06/16/2023]
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Among the emerging photovoltaic technologies, rigid perovskite solar cells (PSCs) have made tremendous development owing to their exceptional power conversion efficiency (PCE) of up to 25.7%. However, the record PCE of flexible PSCs (≈22.4%) still lags far behind their rigid counterparts and their mechanical stabilities are also not satisfactory. Herein, through modifying the interface between perovskite and hole transport layer via pentylammonium acetate (PenAAc) molecule a highly efficient and stable flexible inverted PSC is reported. Through synthetic manipulation of anion and cation, it is shown that the PenA+ and Ac- have strong chemical binding with both acceptor and donor defects of surface-terminating ends on perovskite films. The PenAAc-modified flexible PSCs achieve a record PCE of 23.68% (0.08 cm2 , certified: 23.35%) with a high open-circuit voltage (VOC ) of 1.17 V. Large-area devices (1.0 cm2 ) also realized an exceptional PCE of 21.52%. Moreover, the fabricated devices show excellent stability under mechanical bending, with PCE remaining above 91% of the original PCE even after 5000 bends.
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- Danpeng Gao
- Department of Chemistry, City University of Hong Kong, Kowloon, 999077, Hong Kong
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- Department of Chemistry, City University of Hong Kong, Kowloon, 999077, Hong Kong
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- Department of Chemistry, City University of Hong Kong, Kowloon, 999077, Hong Kong
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- Department of Chemistry, City University of Hong Kong, Kowloon, 999077, Hong Kong
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- Department of Chemistry, City University of Hong Kong, Kowloon, 999077, Hong Kong
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- Department of Chemistry, City University of Hong Kong, Kowloon, 999077, Hong Kong
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Materials for Energy Conversion, Anhui Laboratory of Advanced Photon Science and Technology, Department of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, 230026, China
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- Department of Chemistry, City University of Hong Kong, Kowloon, 999077, Hong Kong
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- Department of Chemistry, City University of Hong Kong, Kowloon, 999077, Hong Kong
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- Department of Computer Science, City University of Hong Kong, Kowloon, 999077, Hong Kong
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- Department of Electronic Engineering, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, New Territories, 999077, Hong Kong
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- Guangdong Provincial Key Lab of Nano-Micro Materials Research, School of Chemical Biology and Biotechnology, Shenzhen Graduate School, Peking University, Shenzhen, 518055, China
- Center for Advanced Material Diagnostic Technology and College of Engineering Physics, Shenzhen Technology University, Shenzhen, 518118, China
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- Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, University of Hong Kong, Pokfulam Road, Kowloon, 999077, Hong Kong
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- Department of Chemistry, City University of Hong Kong, Kowloon, 999077, Hong Kong
- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, City University of Hong Kong, Kowloon, 999077, Hong Kong
- Hong Kong Institute for Clean Energy, City University of Hong Kong, Kowloon, 999077, Hong Kong
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Materials for Energy Conversion, Anhui Laboratory of Advanced Photon Science and Technology, Department of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, 230026, China
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- Department of Chemistry, City University of Hong Kong, Kowloon, 999077, Hong Kong
- Hong Kong Institute for Clean Energy, City University of Hong Kong, Kowloon, 999077, Hong Kong
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Nazir G, Lee SY, Lee JH, Rehman A, Lee JK, Seok SI, Park SJ. Stabilization of Perovskite Solar Cells: Recent Developments and Future Perspectives. ADVANCED MATERIALS (DEERFIELD BEACH, FLA.) 2022; 34:e2204380. [PMID: 36103603 DOI: 10.1002/adma.202204380] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 13.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/15/2022] [Revised: 08/25/2022] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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Exceptional power conversion efficiency (PCE) of 25.7% in perovskite solar cells (PSCs) has been achieved, which is comparable with their traditional rivals (Si-based solar cells). However, commercialization-worthy efficiency and long-term stability remain a challenge. In this regard, there are increasing studies focusing on the interface engineering in PSC devices to overcome their poor technical readiness. Herein, the roles of electrode materials and interfaces in PSCs are discussed in terms of their PCEs and perovskite stability. All the current knowledge on the factors responsible for the rapid intrinsic and external degradation of PSCs is presented. Then, the roles of carbonaceous materials as substitutes for noble metals are focused on, along with the recent research progress in carbon-based PSCs. Furthermore, a sub-category of PSCs, that is, flexible PSCs, is considered as a type of exceptional power source due to their high power-to-weight ratios and figures of merit for next-generation wearable electronics. Last, the future perspectives and directions for research in PSCs are discussed, with an emphasis on their commercialization.
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- Ghazanfar Nazir
- Department of Nanotechnology and Advanced Materials Engineering, Sejong University, Seoul, 05006, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Chemistry, Inha University, Incheon, 22212, Republic of Korea
- Department of Mechanical Engineering and Institute for Critical Technology and Applied Science, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA, 24061, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, Inha University, Incheon, 22212, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Chemistry, Inha University, Incheon, 22212, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Mechanical Engineering and Materials Science, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, 15260, USA
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- Department of Energy and Chemical Engineering, Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology (UNIST), Ulsan, 44919, South Korea
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- Department of Chemistry, Inha University, Incheon, 22212, Republic of Korea
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Li M, Zhou J, Tan L, Li H, Liu Y, Jiang C, Ye Y, Ding L, Tress W, Yi C. Multifunctional succinate additive for flexible perovskite solar cells with more than 23% power-conversion efficiency. Innovation (N Y) 2022; 3:100310. [PMID: 36160942 PMCID: PMC9490203 DOI: 10.1016/j.xinn.2022.100310] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/09/2022] [Accepted: 08/31/2022] [Indexed: 11/29/2022] Open
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Flexible perovskite solar cells (FPSCs) have emerged as power sources in versatile applications owing to their high-efficiency characteristics, excellent flexibility, and relatively low cost. Nevertheless, undesired strain in perovskite films greatly impacts the power-conversion efficiency (PCE) and stability of PSCs, particularly in FPSCs. Herein, a novel multifunctional organic salt, methylammonium succinate, which can alleviate strain and reinforce grain boundaries, was incorporated into the perovskite film, leading to relaxed microstrain and a lower defect concentration. As a result, a PCE of 25.4% for rigid PSCs and a record PCE of 23.6% (certified 22.5%) for FPSCs have been achieved. In addition, the corresponding FPSCs exhibited excellent bending durability, maintaining ∼85% of their initial efficiency after bending at a 6 mm radius for 10 000 cycles.
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- Minghao Li
- State Key Laboratory of Power System, Department of Electrical Engineering, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Power System, Department of Electrical Engineering, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Power System, Department of Electrical Engineering, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Power System, Department of Electrical Engineering, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Power System, Department of Electrical Engineering, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Power System, Department of Electrical Engineering, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Power System, Department of Electrical Engineering, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, China
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- Center for Excellence in Nanoscience (CAS), Key Laboratory of Nanosystem and Hierarchical Fabrication (CAS), National Center for Nanoscience and Technology, Beijing 100190, China
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- Institute of Computational Physics (ICP), ZHAW School of Engineering, Wildbachstr. 21, Winterthur 8400, Switzerland
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- State Key Laboratory of Power System, Department of Electrical Engineering, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, China
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Recent progress in perovskite solar cells: from device to commercialization. Sci China Chem 2022. [DOI: 10.1007/s11426-022-1426-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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Ghaithan HM, Qaid SMH, AlHarbi KK, Bin Ajaj AF, Al-Asbahi BA, Aldwayyan AS. Amplified Spontaneous Emission from Thermally Evaporated High-Quality Thin Films of CsPb(Br 1-xY x) 3 (Y = I, Cl) Perovskites. LANGMUIR : THE ACS JOURNAL OF SURFACES AND COLLOIDS 2022; 38:8607-8613. [PMID: 35777070 DOI: 10.1021/acs.langmuir.2c00861] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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As a wavelength-tunable lasing material, perovskites are now generating a lot of scientific attention. Conventional solution-processed CsPbX3 perovskite films sometimes suffer unavoidable pinhole defects and poor surface morphology, severely limiting their performance on amplified spontaneous emission (ASE) and lasing application. Herein, a thermal evaporation approach is explored in our work to achieve a uniform and high-coverage CsPb(Br1-xYx)3 (Y = I, Cl) perovskites polycrystalline thin film. The ASE of these films was studied using a picosecond laser system. The ASE profile increases rapidly over the narrow peak in relation to the laser pump intensity, confirming the development of stimulated emission. ASE began when the energy density threshold was reached and ranged between 25 and 170 μJ/cm2 per pulse for perovskite materials when replacing I with Br and then Cl. This work emphasizes the notable optical properties of high-quality perovskite thin films, leading to possible accessible uses in optoelectronic applications.
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- Hamid M Ghaithan
- Physics and Astronomy Department, College of Science, King Saud University, Riyadh 11451, Saudi Arabia
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- Physics and Astronomy Department, College of Science, King Saud University, Riyadh 11451, Saudi Arabia
- Department of Physics, Faculty of Science, Ibb University, Ibb 70270, Yemen
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- Physics and Astronomy Department, College of Science, King Saud University, Riyadh 11451, Saudi Arabia
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- Physics and Astronomy Department, College of Science, King Saud University, Riyadh 11451, Saudi Arabia
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- Physics and Astronomy Department, College of Science, King Saud University, Riyadh 11451, Saudi Arabia
- Department of Physics, Faculty of Science, Sana'a University, Sana'a 12544, Yemen
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- Physics and Astronomy Department, College of Science, King Saud University, Riyadh 11451, Saudi Arabia
- K. A. CARE Energy Research and Innovation Center, King Saud University, Riyadh 11451, Saudi Arabia
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Zhou Y, Najar A, Zhang J, Feng J, Cao Y, Li Z, Zhu X, Yang D, Liu SF. Effect of Solvent Residue in the Thin-Film Fabrication on Perovskite Solar Cell Performance. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2022; 14:28729-28737. [PMID: 35699996 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.2c02525] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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Organic-inorganic Pb-based halide perovskite photoelectrical materials, especially perovskite solar cells (PSCs), have attracted attention due to the significant efforts in improving the power conversion efficiency (PCE) to above 25%. However, the stability issue of the PSCs restricts their further development for commercialization. Strategies are designed to keep moisture and oxygen out of the perovskite films, such as additive, surface passivation, and solvent engineering; however, usually, the corrosion of active films by the residual solvent is mostly ignored. Solvent residue is the paramount factor influencing the stability of the perovskite film prepared by the solution method, and most solvents can be easily absorbed and accelerate the perovskite film decomposition. Here, we studied the residual solvent effect on two kinds of perovskite films obtained by different annealing processes: hot air annealing and hot bench annealing. Several detection techniques were used to study the performance of two different annealing methods, including time-of-flight secondary ion mass spectrometry (ToF-SIMS), thermogravimetric analysis (TGA), and field-emission scanning electron microscopy (FESEM). The perovskite film obtained by hot air annealing shows less residual solvent and better device performance than the hot bench annealing method. This method is expected to provide insight into reducing solvent residue to improve the stability of the PSCs, especially for future commercialization.
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- Yawei Zhou
- Laboratory of Applied Surface and Colloid Chemistry, Ministry of Education; School of Materials Science and Engineering; Shaanxi Key Laboratory for Advanced Energy Devices; Shaanxi Engineering Lab for Advanced Energy Technology; Institute for Advanced Energy Materials, Shaanxi Normal University, Xi'an 710119, Shaanxi, China
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- Department of Physics, College of Science, United Arab Emirates University, Ain 12345, United Arab Emirates
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- Laboratory of Applied Surface and Colloid Chemistry, Ministry of Education; School of Materials Science and Engineering; Shaanxi Key Laboratory for Advanced Energy Devices; Shaanxi Engineering Lab for Advanced Energy Technology; Institute for Advanced Energy Materials, Shaanxi Normal University, Xi'an 710119, Shaanxi, China
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- Laboratory of Applied Surface and Colloid Chemistry, Ministry of Education; School of Materials Science and Engineering; Shaanxi Key Laboratory for Advanced Energy Devices; Shaanxi Engineering Lab for Advanced Energy Technology; Institute for Advanced Energy Materials, Shaanxi Normal University, Xi'an 710119, Shaanxi, China
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- Laboratory of Applied Surface and Colloid Chemistry, Ministry of Education; School of Materials Science and Engineering; Shaanxi Key Laboratory for Advanced Energy Devices; Shaanxi Engineering Lab for Advanced Energy Technology; Institute for Advanced Energy Materials, Shaanxi Normal University, Xi'an 710119, Shaanxi, China
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- Laboratory of Applied Surface and Colloid Chemistry, Ministry of Education; School of Materials Science and Engineering; Shaanxi Key Laboratory for Advanced Energy Devices; Shaanxi Engineering Lab for Advanced Energy Technology; Institute for Advanced Energy Materials, Shaanxi Normal University, Xi'an 710119, Shaanxi, China
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- Laboratory of Applied Surface and Colloid Chemistry, Ministry of Education; School of Materials Science and Engineering; Shaanxi Key Laboratory for Advanced Energy Devices; Shaanxi Engineering Lab for Advanced Energy Technology; Institute for Advanced Energy Materials, Shaanxi Normal University, Xi'an 710119, Shaanxi, China
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- Materials Science and Engineering, Pennsylvania State University, University Park, Pennsylvania 16802, United States
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- Laboratory of Applied Surface and Colloid Chemistry, Ministry of Education; School of Materials Science and Engineering; Shaanxi Key Laboratory for Advanced Energy Devices; Shaanxi Engineering Lab for Advanced Energy Technology; Institute for Advanced Energy Materials, Shaanxi Normal University, Xi'an 710119, Shaanxi, China
- Dalian National Laboratory for Clean Energy, iChEM, Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 457 Zhongshan Road, Dalian 116023, China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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Yang L, Feng J, Liu Z, Duan Y, Zhan S, Yang S, He K, Li Y, Zhou Y, Yuan N, Ding J, Liu SF. Record-Efficiency Flexible Perovskite Solar Cells Enabled by Multifunctional Organic Ions Interface Passivation. ADVANCED MATERIALS (DEERFIELD BEACH, FLA.) 2022; 34:e2201681. [PMID: 35435279 DOI: 10.1002/adma.202201681] [Citation(s) in RCA: 75] [Impact Index Per Article: 37.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/21/2022] [Revised: 04/07/2022] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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Flexible perovskite solar cells (f-PSCs) have attracted great attention because of their unique advantages in lightweight and portable electronics applications. However, their efficiencies are far inferior to those of their rigid counterparts. Herein, a novel histamine diiodate (HADI) is designed based on theoretical study to modify the SnO2 /perovskite interface. Systematic experimental results reveal that the HADI serves effectively as a multifunctional agent mainly in three aspects: 1) surface modification to realign the SnO2 conduction band upward to improve interfacial charge extraction; 2) passivating the buried perovskite surface, and 3) bridging between the SnO2 and perovskite layers for effective charge transfer. Consequently, the rigid MA-free PSCs based on the HADI-SnO2 electron transport layer (ETL) display not only a high champion power conversion efficiency (PCE) of 24.79% and open-circuit voltage (VOC ) of 1.20 V but also outstanding stability as demonstrated by the PSCs preserving 91% of their initial efficiencies after being exposed to ambient atmosphere for 1200 h without any encapsulation. Furthermore, the solution-processed HADI-SnO2 ETL formed at low temperature (100 °C) is utilized in f-PSCs that achieve a PCE as high as 22.44%, the highest reported PCE for f-PSCs to date.
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- Lu Yang
- Key Laboratory of Applied Surface and Colloid Chemistry, Ministry of Education, Shaanxi Key Laboratory for Advanced Energy Devices, Shaanxi Engineering Lab for Advanced Energy Technology School of Materials Science and Engineering, Shaanxi Normal University, Xi'an, 710119, China
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- Key Laboratory of Applied Surface and Colloid Chemistry, Ministry of Education, Shaanxi Key Laboratory for Advanced Energy Devices, Shaanxi Engineering Lab for Advanced Energy Technology School of Materials Science and Engineering, Shaanxi Normal University, Xi'an, 710119, China
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- Key Laboratory of Applied Surface and Colloid Chemistry, Ministry of Education, Shaanxi Key Laboratory for Advanced Energy Devices, Shaanxi Engineering Lab for Advanced Energy Technology School of Materials Science and Engineering, Shaanxi Normal University, Xi'an, 710119, China
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- Key Laboratory of Applied Surface and Colloid Chemistry, Ministry of Education, Shaanxi Key Laboratory for Advanced Energy Devices, Shaanxi Engineering Lab for Advanced Energy Technology School of Materials Science and Engineering, Shaanxi Normal University, Xi'an, 710119, China
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- Key Laboratory of Applied Surface and Colloid Chemistry, Ministry of Education, Shaanxi Key Laboratory for Advanced Energy Devices, Shaanxi Engineering Lab for Advanced Energy Technology School of Materials Science and Engineering, Shaanxi Normal University, Xi'an, 710119, China
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- Key Laboratory of Applied Surface and Colloid Chemistry, Ministry of Education, Shaanxi Key Laboratory for Advanced Energy Devices, Shaanxi Engineering Lab for Advanced Energy Technology School of Materials Science and Engineering, Shaanxi Normal University, Xi'an, 710119, China
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- Key Laboratory of Applied Surface and Colloid Chemistry, Ministry of Education, Shaanxi Key Laboratory for Advanced Energy Devices, Shaanxi Engineering Lab for Advanced Energy Technology School of Materials Science and Engineering, Shaanxi Normal University, Xi'an, 710119, China
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- Key Laboratory of Applied Surface and Colloid Chemistry, Ministry of Education, Shaanxi Key Laboratory for Advanced Energy Devices, Shaanxi Engineering Lab for Advanced Energy Technology School of Materials Science and Engineering, Shaanxi Normal University, Xi'an, 710119, China
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- Key Laboratory of Applied Surface and Colloid Chemistry, Ministry of Education, Shaanxi Key Laboratory for Advanced Energy Devices, Shaanxi Engineering Lab for Advanced Energy Technology School of Materials Science and Engineering, Shaanxi Normal University, Xi'an, 710119, China
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- Jiangsu Collaborative Innovation Center of Photovoltaic Science and Engineering, Jiangsu Province Cultivation Base for State Key Laboratory of Photovoltaic Science and Technology School of Materials Science and Engineering, Changzhou University, Changzhou, 213164, China
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- Jiangsu Collaborative Innovation Center of Photovoltaic Science and Engineering, Jiangsu Province Cultivation Base for State Key Laboratory of Photovoltaic Science and Technology School of Materials Science and Engineering, Changzhou University, Changzhou, 213164, China
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- Key Laboratory of Applied Surface and Colloid Chemistry, Ministry of Education, Shaanxi Key Laboratory for Advanced Energy Devices, Shaanxi Engineering Lab for Advanced Energy Technology School of Materials Science and Engineering, Shaanxi Normal University, Xi'an, 710119, China
- Dalian National Laboratory for Clean Energy iChEM, Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics Chinese Academy of Sciences, Dalian, 116023, China
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Maafa IM. All-Inorganic Perovskite Solar Cells: Recent Advancements and Challenges. NANOMATERIALS 2022; 12:nano12101651. [PMID: 35630874 PMCID: PMC9147291 DOI: 10.3390/nano12101651] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/15/2022] [Revised: 05/07/2022] [Accepted: 05/09/2022] [Indexed: 01/27/2023]
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Organic–inorganic metal-halide-based hybrid perovskite solar cells (SCs) have attracted a great deal of attention from researchers around the globe with their certified power conversion efficiencies (PCEs) having now increased to 25.2%. Nevertheless, organic–inorganic hybrid halide perovskite SCs suffer the serious drawback of instability with respect to moisture and heat. However, all-inorganic perovskite SCs have emerged as promising candidates to tackle the thermal instability problem. Since the introduction of all-inorganic perovskite materials to the field of perovskite photovoltaics in 2014, a plethora of research articles has been published focusing on this research topic. The PCE of all-inorganic PSCs has climbed to a record 18.4% and research is underway to enhance this. In this review, I survey the gradual progress of all-inorganic perovskites, their material design, the fabrication of high-quality perovskite films, energetics, major challenges and schemes opening new horizons toward commercialization. Furthermore, techniques to stabilize cubically phased low-bandgap inorganic perovskites are highlighted, as this is an indispensable requirement for stable and highly efficient SCs. In addition, I explain the various energy loss mechanisms at the interface and in the bulk of perovskite and charge-selective layers, and recap previously published reports on the curtailment of charge-carrier recombination losses.
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- Ibrahim M Maafa
- Department of Chemical Engineering, College of Engineering, Jazan University, Jazan 45142, Saudi Arabia
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Polymers in High-Efficiency Solar Cells: The Latest Reports. Polymers (Basel) 2022; 14:polym14101946. [PMID: 35631829 PMCID: PMC9143377 DOI: 10.3390/polym14101946] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/28/2022] [Revised: 05/06/2022] [Accepted: 05/09/2022] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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Third-generation solar cells, including dye-sensitized solar cells, bulk-heterojunction solar cells, and perovskite solar cells, are being intensively researched to obtain high efficiencies in converting solar energy into electricity. However, it is also important to note their stability over time and the devices' thermal or operating temperature range. Today's widely used polymeric materials are also used at various stages of the preparation of the complete device-it is worth mentioning that in dye-sensitized solar cells, suitable polymers can be used as flexible substrates counter-electrodes, gel electrolytes, and even dyes. In the case of bulk-heterojunction solar cells, they are used primarily as donor materials; however, there are reports in the literature of their use as acceptors. In perovskite devices, they are used as additives to improve the morphology of the perovskite, mainly as hole transport materials and also as additives to electron transport layers. Polymers, thanks to their numerous advantages, such as the possibility of practically any modification of their chemical structure and thus their physical and chemical properties, are increasingly used in devices that convert solar radiation into electrical energy, which is presented in this paper.
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Zhang J, Li X, Zhong M, Zhang Z, Jia M, Li J, Gao X, Chen L, Li Q, Zhang W, Xu D. Near 90% Transparent ITO-Based Flexible Electrode with Double-Sided Antireflection Layers for Highly Efficient Flexible Optoelectronic Devices. SMALL (WEINHEIM AN DER BERGSTRASSE, GERMANY) 2022; 18:e2201716. [PMID: 35419940 DOI: 10.1002/smll.202201716] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/25/2022] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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As a widely used substrate for flexible electronics, indium-tin oxide-based polymer electrodes (polymer-ITO electrodes) exhibit poorly visible light transmittance of less than 80%. The inferior transmittance for polymer-ITO electrodes severely limits the performance improvement of polymer-ITO based electronics. Here, a conceptually different approach of the double-sided antireflection coatings (DARCs) strategy is proposed to modulate both the air-polymer substrate interface and ITO-air interface refractive index gradient, to synergistically improve the transmittance of polymer-ITO electrodes. On the basis of SiO2 nanoparticles antireflection layer on polymer substrate, a polymer-metal oxide composite antireflection film is fabricated on the ITO side. Resultantly, the transmittance of ITO-based flexible electrodes is successfully improved from 76.8% to 89.8%, which is the highest transmittance among the reported ITO-based flexible electrodes. Furthermore, the photoluminescence emission intensity of luminescent materials enveloped with the DARCs electrodes increases by 74% over that with reference electrodes, demonstrating the DARCs antireflection strategy can efficiently improve the performance of flexible optoelectronic devices. With DARCs electrode, the flexible perovskite solar cells exhibit an enhanced efficiency from 18.80% to 20.85%.
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- Jinxia Zhang
- College of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, Peking University, Beijing, 100871, China
- Sichuan Research Center of New Materials, Institute of Chemical Materials, China Academy of Engineering Physics, Chengdu, 610200, China
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- Research Center for Analytical Sciences, College of Chemistry, Nankai University, Tianjin, 300071, China
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- College of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, Peking University, Beijing, 100871, China
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- College of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, Peking University, Beijing, 100871, China
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- Research Center for Analytical Sciences, College of Chemistry, Nankai University, Tianjin, 300071, China
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- College of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, Peking University, Beijing, 100871, China
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- College of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, Peking University, Beijing, 100871, China
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- Research Center for Analytical Sciences, College of Chemistry, Nankai University, Tianjin, 300071, China
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- College of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, Peking University, Beijing, 100871, China
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- Sichuan Research Center of New Materials, Institute of Chemical Materials, China Academy of Engineering Physics, Chengdu, 610200, China
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- College of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, Peking University, Beijing, 100871, China
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Mechanically and operationally stable flexible inverted perovskite solar cells with 20.32% efficiency by a simple oligomer cross-linking method. Sci Bull (Beijing) 2022; 67:794-802. [PMID: 36546232 DOI: 10.1016/j.scib.2022.02.010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/09/2021] [Revised: 01/22/2022] [Accepted: 02/14/2022] [Indexed: 01/06/2023]
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Due to their great potential in wearable and portable electronics, flexible perovskite solar cells (FPSCs) have been extensively studied. The major challenges in the practical applications of FPSCs are efficiency, operational stability, and mechanical stability. Herein, we developed a facile approach by incorporating a cross-linking oligomer of trimethylolpropane ethoxylate triacrylate (TET) into perovskite films to simultaneously enhance the power conversion efficiency (PCE) and stability of FPSCs. A PCE of 20.32% was achieved, which are among the best results for the inverted FPSCs. Both mechanical and environmental stabilities were improved for the TET-incorporated FPSCs. In particular, the PCE retained approximately 87% of its initial value after 20,000 bending cycles at a radius of 4 mm. The inverted FPSCs retained 85% of the initial PCE after 500 h storage at 85 °C and 90% after 900 h continuous one-sun illumination. A joint experiment-theory analysis ascribed the underlying mechanism to the reduced defect densities, improved crystallinity, and stability of the perovskite absorbers on flexible substrates caused by TET incorporation.
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Xu Y, Lin Z, Wei W, Hao Y, Liu S, Ouyang J, Chang J. Recent Progress of Electrode Materials for Flexible Perovskite Solar Cells. NANO-MICRO LETTERS 2022; 14:117. [PMID: 35488940 PMCID: PMC9056588 DOI: 10.1007/s40820-022-00859-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 13.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/15/2022] [Accepted: 03/30/2022] [Indexed: 05/21/2023]
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Flexible perovskite solar cells (FPSCs) have attracted enormous interest in wearable and portable electronics due to their high power-per-weight and low cost. Flexible and efficient perovskite solar cells require the development of flexible electrodes compatible with the optoelectronic properties of perovskite. In this review, the recent progress of flexible electrodes used in FPSCs is comprehensively reviewed. The major features of flexible transparent electrodes, including transparent conductive oxides, conductive polymer, carbon nanomaterials and nanostructured metallic materials are systematically compared. And the corresponding modification strategies and device performance are summarized. Moreover, flexible opaque electrodes including metal films, opaque carbon materials and metal foils are critically assessed. Finally, the development directions and difficulties of flexible electrodes are given.
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- Yumeng Xu
- State Key Discipline Laboratory of Wide Band Gap Semiconductor Technology, School of Microelectronics, Xidian University, 2 South Taibai Road, Xi'an, 710071, People's Republic of China
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- State Key Discipline Laboratory of Wide Band Gap Semiconductor Technology, School of Microelectronics, Xidian University, 2 South Taibai Road, Xi'an, 710071, People's Republic of China.
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- State Key Discipline Laboratory of Wide Band Gap Semiconductor Technology, School of Microelectronics, Xidian University, 2 South Taibai Road, Xi'an, 710071, People's Republic of China
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- State Key Discipline Laboratory of Wide Band Gap Semiconductor Technology, School of Microelectronics, Xidian University, 2 South Taibai Road, Xi'an, 710071, People's Republic of China
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- Key Laboratory of Applied Surface and Colloid Chemistry, Ministry of Education, Institute for Advanced Energy Materials, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Shaanxi Normal University, Xi'an, 710119, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, National University of Singapore, 7 Engineering Drive 1, Singapore, 117574, Singapore
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- State Key Discipline Laboratory of Wide Band Gap Semiconductor Technology, School of Microelectronics, Xidian University, 2 South Taibai Road, Xi'an, 710071, People's Republic of China.
- Advanced Interdisciplinary Research Center for Flexible Electronics, Xidian University, 2 South Taibai Road, Xi'an, 710071, People's Republic of China.
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The Final Step in the Application of Perovskite Solar Cells. MATERIALS 2022; 15:ma15072554. [PMID: 35407885 PMCID: PMC8999579 DOI: 10.3390/ma15072554] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/10/2022] [Revised: 03/28/2022] [Accepted: 03/28/2022] [Indexed: 02/01/2023]
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A Review of Recent Developments in Preparation Methods for Large-Area Perovskite Solar Cells. COATINGS 2022. [DOI: 10.3390/coatings12020252] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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The recent rapid development in perovskite solar cells (PSCs) has led to significant research interest due to their notable photovoltaic performance, currently exceeding 25% power conversion efficiency for small-area PSCs. The materials used to fabricate PSCs dominate the current photovoltaic market, especially with the rapid increase in efficiency and performance. The present work reviews recent developments in PSCs’ preparation and fabrication methods, the associated advantages and disadvantages, and methods for improving the efficiency of large-area perovskite films for commercial application. The work is structured in three parts. First is a brief overview of large-area PSCs, followed by a discussion of the preparation methods and methods to improve PSC efficiency, quality, and stability. Envisioned future perspectives on the synthesis and commercialization of large-area PSCs are discussed last. Most of the growth in commercial PSC applications is likely to be in building integrated photovoltaics and electric vehicle battery charging solutions. This review concludes that blade coating, slot-die coating, and ink-jet printing carry the highest potential for the scalable manufacture of large-area PSCs with moderate-to-high PCEs. More research and development are key to improving PSC stability and, in the long-term, closing the chasm in lifespan between PSCs and conventional photovoltaic cells.
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Hybrid two-color pink emission device of perovskite red quantum dot materials using organic blue emitter. APPLIED NANOSCIENCE 2022. [DOI: 10.1007/s13204-021-02128-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/02/2022]
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Gebremichael ZT, Ugokwe C, Alam S, Stumpf S, Diegel M, Schubert US, Hoppe H. How varying surface wettability of different PEDOT:PSS formulations and their mixtures affects perovskite crystallization and the efficiency of inverted perovskite solar cells. RSC Adv 2022; 12:25593-25604. [PMID: 36199329 PMCID: PMC9453573 DOI: 10.1039/d2ra03843a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/22/2022] [Accepted: 08/31/2022] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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The physico-chemical interaction, surface, and electrical properties of hole transport layers (HTLs) significantly affect the wettability and film crystallization of the deposited perovskite and the corresponding performance of inverted perovskite solar cells (PSCs). One of the most frequently used HTLs for inverted PSCs is poly(3,4-ethylenedioxythiophene):polystyrene sulfonate (PEDOT:PSS). Various commercial PEDOT:PSS formulations have already been tested as HTLs. Until now mixtures of these remained rather unexplored. In this study, three commercially available PEDOT:PSS formulations (PH, PH1000, and AI4083), as well as three mixtures (PH:PH1000, PH:AI4083, and PH:PH1000:AI4083; in a 1 : 1 and 1 : 1 : 1 ratios) were used as HTLs to investigate the crystallization of perovskite films and the performance of associated PSCs. Of the three formulations, PEDOT:PSS PH showed better perovskite crystallization, resulting in better solar cell performance followed by both PH:AI4083 and PH:PH1000:AI4083 layers. The pioneering work on mixing PEDOT:PSS resulted in new combinations of PEDOT:PSS, with new properties (work function, surface wettability, and roughness) which are very important parameters for perovskite crystallization and corresponding device efficiencies and stabilities. All PSCs that use the mixed PEDOT:PSS as HTLs revealed higher fill factor and open-circuit voltage values above 900 mV, which is not the same except for PEDOT:PSS PH. As a result, we believe that such a mixing strategy could aid in the creation of various PEDOT:PSS combinations with tuneable properties for certain applications. PEDOT:PSS (PH, PH1000, AI4083) and their mixtures (PH:PH1000, PH:AI4083, PH:PH1000:AI4083; in 1 : 1 ratios) were used as hole transport layers. Surface properties of these layers have impacted the crystal quality of MAPbI3−xClx and associated device efficiency differently.![]()
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- Zekarias Teklu Gebremichael
- Laboratory of Organic and Macromolecular Chemistry (IOMC), Friedrich Schiller University Jena, Humboldt Str. 10, 07743 Jena, Germany
- Center for Energy and Environmental Chemistry Jena (CEEC Jena), Friedrich Schiller University Jena, Philosophenweg 7a, 07743 Jena, Germany
- College of Natural and Computational Science, Aksum University, P.O. Box 1010, Aksum City, Tigray, Ethiopia
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- Laboratory of Organic and Macromolecular Chemistry (IOMC), Friedrich Schiller University Jena, Humboldt Str. 10, 07743 Jena, Germany
- Center for Energy and Environmental Chemistry Jena (CEEC Jena), Friedrich Schiller University Jena, Philosophenweg 7a, 07743 Jena, Germany
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- Laboratory of Organic and Macromolecular Chemistry (IOMC), Friedrich Schiller University Jena, Humboldt Str. 10, 07743 Jena, Germany
- Center for Energy and Environmental Chemistry Jena (CEEC Jena), Friedrich Schiller University Jena, Philosophenweg 7a, 07743 Jena, Germany
- King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST), KAUST Solar Center (KSC), Physical Sciences and Engineering Division (PSE), Thuwal 23955-6900, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
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- Laboratory of Organic and Macromolecular Chemistry (IOMC), Friedrich Schiller University Jena, Humboldt Str. 10, 07743 Jena, Germany
- Jena Center for Soft Matter (JCSM), Friedrich Schiller University Jena, Philosophenweg 7, 07743 Jena, Germany
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- Leibniz Institute of Photonics Technology, D-07745, Jena, Germany
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- Laboratory of Organic and Macromolecular Chemistry (IOMC), Friedrich Schiller University Jena, Humboldt Str. 10, 07743 Jena, Germany
- Center for Energy and Environmental Chemistry Jena (CEEC Jena), Friedrich Schiller University Jena, Philosophenweg 7a, 07743 Jena, Germany
- Jena Center for Soft Matter (JCSM), Friedrich Schiller University Jena, Philosophenweg 7, 07743 Jena, Germany
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- Laboratory of Organic and Macromolecular Chemistry (IOMC), Friedrich Schiller University Jena, Humboldt Str. 10, 07743 Jena, Germany
- Center for Energy and Environmental Chemistry Jena (CEEC Jena), Friedrich Schiller University Jena, Philosophenweg 7a, 07743 Jena, Germany
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Novel perovskite solar cell with Distributed Bragg Reflector. PLoS One 2021; 16:e0259778. [PMID: 34882697 PMCID: PMC8659653 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0259778] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/19/2021] [Accepted: 10/26/2021] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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This paper reports numerical modeling of perovskite solar cell which has been knotted with Distributed Bragg Reflector pairs to extract high energy efficiency. The geometry of the proposed cells is simulated with three different kinds of perovskite materials including CH3NH3PbI3, CH3NH3PbBr3, and CH3NH3SnI3. The toxic perovskite material based on Lead iodide and lead bromide appears to be more efficient as compared to non-toxic perovskite material. The executed simulated photovoltaic parameters with the highest efficient structure are open circuit voltage = 1.409 (V), short circuit current density = 24.09 mA/cm2, fill factor = 86.18%, and efficiency = 24.38%. Moreover, a comparison of the current study with different kinds of structures has been made and surprisingly our novel geometry holds enhanced performance parameters that are featured with back reflector pairs (Si/SiO2). The applied numerical approach and presented designing effort of geometry are beneficial to obtain results that have the potential to address problems with less efficient thin-film solar cells.
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Yoon J, Hou Y, Knoepfel AM, Yang D, Ye T, Zheng L, Yennawar N, Sanghadasa M, Priya S, Wang K. Bio-inspired strategies for next-generation perovskite solar mobile power sources. Chem Soc Rev 2021; 50:12915-12984. [PMID: 34622260 DOI: 10.1039/d0cs01493a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
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Smart electronic devices are becoming ubiquitous due to many appealing attributes including portability, long operational time, rechargeability and compatibility with the user-desired form factor. Integration of mobile power sources (MPS) based on photovoltaic technologies with smart electronics will continue to drive improved sustainability and independence. With high efficiency, low cost, flexibility and lightweight features, halide perovskite photovoltaics have become promising candidates for MPS. Realization of these photovoltaic MPS (PV-MPS) with unconventionally extraordinary attributes requires new 'out-of-box' designs. Natural materials have provided promising designing solutions to engineer properties under a broad range of boundary conditions, ranging from molecules, proteins, cells, tissues, apparatus to systems in animals, plants, and humans optimized through billions of years of evolution. Applying bio-inspired strategies in PV-MPS could be biomolecular modification on crystallization at the atomic/meso-scale, bio-structural duplication at the device/system level and bio-mimicking at the functional level to render efficient charge delivery, energy transport/utilization, as well as stronger resistance against environmental stimuli (e.g., self-healing and self-cleaning). In this review, we discuss the bio-inspired/-mimetic structures, experimental models, and working principles, with the goal of revealing physics and bio-microstructures relevant for PV-MPS. Here the emphasis is on identifying the strategies and material designs towards improvement of the performance of emerging halide perovskite PVs and strategizing their bridge to future MPS.
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- Jungjin Yoon
- Department of Materials Science & Engineering, Pennsylvania State University, University Park, 16802, PA, USA.
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- Department of Materials Science & Engineering, Pennsylvania State University, University Park, 16802, PA, USA.
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- Department of Materials Science & Engineering, Pennsylvania State University, University Park, 16802, PA, USA.
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- Department of Materials Science & Engineering, Pennsylvania State University, University Park, 16802, PA, USA.
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- Department of Materials Science & Engineering, Pennsylvania State University, University Park, 16802, PA, USA.
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- Department of Materials Science & Engineering, Pennsylvania State University, University Park, 16802, PA, USA.
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- Huck Institute of the Life Sciences, Pennsylvania State University, University Park, 16802, PA, USA
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- U.S. Army Combat Capabilities Development Command Aviation & Missile Center, Redstone Arsenal, Alabama, 35898, USA
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- Department of Materials Science & Engineering, Pennsylvania State University, University Park, 16802, PA, USA.
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- Department of Materials Science & Engineering, Pennsylvania State University, University Park, 16802, PA, USA.
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Han GS, Jung HS, Park NG. Recent cutting-edge strategies for flexible perovskite solar cells toward commercialization. Chem Commun (Camb) 2021; 57:11604-11612. [PMID: 34642707 DOI: 10.1039/d1cc03854k] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Flexible perovskite solar cells (f-PSCs) have attracted tremendous attention as a self-power supply for various electronic devices that require high power, various form-factors, and a light-weight power supply. In addition, many studies have investigated scalable and continuous roll-to-roll (R2R) processes, with the aim of mass production and commercialization of f-PSCs. In this review, we focus on the strategies developed in the last three years toward commercialization of high-efficiency, lightweight and ultra-flexible, and reliable perovskite solar modules (f-PSMs). Furthermore, the research perspectives of f-PSCs regarding their future development are addressed.
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- Gill Sang Han
- School of Advanced Materials Science and Engineering, Sungkyunkwan University, Suwon 16419, Republic of Korea.
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- School of Advanced Materials Science and Engineering, Sungkyunkwan University, Suwon 16419, Republic of Korea.
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- School of Chemical Engineering, Center for Antibonding Regulated Crystals, Sungkyunkwan University, Suwon 16419, Republic of Korea.
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Bellani S, Bartolotta A, Agresti A, Calogero G, Grancini G, Di Carlo A, Kymakis E, Bonaccorso F. Solution-processed two-dimensional materials for next-generation photovoltaics. Chem Soc Rev 2021; 50:11870-11965. [PMID: 34494631 PMCID: PMC8559907 DOI: 10.1039/d1cs00106j] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/29/2021] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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In the ever-increasing energy demand scenario, the development of novel photovoltaic (PV) technologies is considered to be one of the key solutions to fulfil the energy request. In this context, graphene and related two-dimensional (2D) materials (GRMs), including nonlayered 2D materials and 2D perovskites, as well as their hybrid systems, are emerging as promising candidates to drive innovation in PV technologies. The mechanical, thermal, and optoelectronic properties of GRMs can be exploited in different active components of solar cells to design next-generation devices. These components include front (transparent) and back conductive electrodes, charge transporting layers, and interconnecting/recombination layers, as well as photoactive layers. The production and processing of GRMs in the liquid phase, coupled with the ability to "on-demand" tune their optoelectronic properties exploiting wet-chemical functionalization, enable their effective integration in advanced PV devices through scalable, reliable, and inexpensive printing/coating processes. Herein, we review the progresses in the use of solution-processed 2D materials in organic solar cells, dye-sensitized solar cells, perovskite solar cells, quantum dot solar cells, and organic-inorganic hybrid solar cells, as well as in tandem systems. We first provide a brief introduction on the properties of 2D materials and their production methods by solution-processing routes. Then, we discuss the functionality of 2D materials for electrodes, photoactive layer components/additives, charge transporting layers, and interconnecting layers through figures of merit, which allow the performance of solar cells to be determined and compared with the state-of-the-art values. We finally outline the roadmap for the further exploitation of solution-processed 2D materials to boost the performance of PV devices.
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- Sebastiano Bellani
- BeDimensional S.p.A., Via Lungotorrente Secca 30R, 16163 Genova, Italy.
- Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia, Graphene Labs, via Moreogo 30, 16163 Genova, Italy
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- CNR-IPCF, Istituto per i Processi Chimico-Fisici, Via F. Stagno D'alcontres 37, 98158 Messina, Italy
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- CHOSE - Centre for Hybrid and Organic Solar Energy, University of Rome "Tor Vergata", via del Politecnico 1, 00133 Roma, Italy
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- CNR-IPCF, Istituto per i Processi Chimico-Fisici, Via F. Stagno D'alcontres 37, 98158 Messina, Italy
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- University of Pavia and INSTM, Via Taramelli 16, 27100 Pavia, Italy
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- CHOSE - Centre for Hybrid and Organic Solar Energy, University of Rome "Tor Vergata", via del Politecnico 1, 00133 Roma, Italy
- L.A.S.E. - Laboratory for Advanced Solar Energy, National University of Science and Technology "MISiS", 119049 Leninskiy Prosect 6, Moscow, Russia
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- Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering, Hellenic Mediterranean University, Estavromenos 71410 Heraklion, Crete, Greece
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- BeDimensional S.p.A., Via Lungotorrente Secca 30R, 16163 Genova, Italy.
- Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia, Graphene Labs, via Moreogo 30, 16163 Genova, Italy
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Ren X, Zhang B, Zhang L, Wen J, Che B, Bai D, You J, Chen T, Liu SF. Deep-Level Transient Spectroscopy for Effective Passivator Selection in Perovskite Solar Cells to Attain High Efficiency over 23. CHEMSUSCHEM 2021; 14:3182-3189. [PMID: 34124848 DOI: 10.1002/cssc.202100980] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/10/2021] [Revised: 06/11/2021] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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Most studies choose passivators essentially in a trial-and-error fashion in an attempt to attain high efficiency in perovskite solar cells (PSCs). Using deep-level transient spectroscopy (DLTS) measurements, the type of defects in perovskite films was determined to guide the passivator selection for PSCs. Three kinds of positively charged defects were found in the target PSC system. Fluorinated phenylethylamine hydroiodide (FPEAI) was chosen to passivate the surface defects due to the electronegativity and hydrophobicity of fluorine. Due to the decreased surface roughness, increased hydrophobicity, lowered defect density, and improved carrier dynamics as observed by ultrafast transient absorption spectroscopy (TAS), a PSC with meta-F-PEAI had the best efficiency over 23 % with open-circuit voltage of 1.155 V and fill factor of 80.15 %. In addition, the long-term stability of the PSC was significantly improved. The present work provides a new means to select the best passivator for different types of defects.
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- Xiaodong Ren
- Key Laboratory of Applied Surface and Colloid Chemistry, Ministry of Education, Shaanxi Key Laboratory for Advanced Energy Devices, Shaanxi Engineering Lab for Advanced Energy Technology, Institute for Advanced Energy Materials, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Shaanxi Normal University, Xi'an, 710119, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Applied Surface and Colloid Chemistry, Ministry of Education, Shaanxi Key Laboratory for Advanced Energy Devices, Shaanxi Engineering Lab for Advanced Energy Technology, Institute for Advanced Energy Materials, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Shaanxi Normal University, Xi'an, 710119, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Applied Surface and Colloid Chemistry, Ministry of Education, Shaanxi Key Laboratory for Advanced Energy Devices, Shaanxi Engineering Lab for Advanced Energy Technology, Institute for Advanced Energy Materials, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Shaanxi Normal University, Xi'an, 710119, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Applied Surface and Colloid Chemistry, Ministry of Education, Shaanxi Key Laboratory for Advanced Energy Devices, Shaanxi Engineering Lab for Advanced Energy Technology, Institute for Advanced Energy Materials, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Shaanxi Normal University, Xi'an, 710119, P. R. China
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- Hefei National Laboratory for Physical Sciences at the Microscale, Department of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, 230026, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Applied Surface and Colloid Chemistry, Ministry of Education, Shaanxi Key Laboratory for Advanced Energy Devices, Shaanxi Engineering Lab for Advanced Energy Technology, Institute for Advanced Energy Materials, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Shaanxi Normal University, Xi'an, 710119, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Applied Surface and Colloid Chemistry, Ministry of Education, Shaanxi Key Laboratory for Advanced Energy Devices, Shaanxi Engineering Lab for Advanced Energy Technology, Institute for Advanced Energy Materials, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Shaanxi Normal University, Xi'an, 710119, P. R. China
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- Hefei National Laboratory for Physical Sciences at the Microscale, Department of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, 230026, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Applied Surface and Colloid Chemistry, Ministry of Education, Shaanxi Key Laboratory for Advanced Energy Devices, Shaanxi Engineering Lab for Advanced Energy Technology, Institute for Advanced Energy Materials, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Shaanxi Normal University, Xi'an, 710119, P. R. China
- Dalian National Laboratory for Clean Energy, iChEM, Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Dalian, 116023, P. R. China
- University of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100039, P. R. China
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The Progress of Additive Engineering for CH3NH3PbI3 Photo-Active Layer in the Context of Perovskite Solar Cells. CRYSTALS 2021. [DOI: 10.3390/cryst11070814] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/11/2023]
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Methylammonium lead triiodide (CH3NH3PbI3/MAPbI3) is the most intensively explored perovskite light-absorbing material for hybrid organic–inorganic perovskite photovoltaics due to its unique optoelectronic properties and advantages. This includes tunable bandgap, a higher absorption coefficient than conventional materials used in photovoltaics, ease of manufacturing due to solution processability, and low fabrication costs. In addition, the MAPbI3 absorber layer provides one of the highest open-circuit voltages (Voc), low Voc loss/deficit, and low exciton binding energy, resulting in better charge transport with decent charge carrier mobilities and long diffusion lengths of charge carriers, making it a suitable candidate for photovoltaic applications. Unfortunately, MAPbI3 suffers from poor photochemical stability, which is the main problem to commercialize MAPbI3-based perovskite solar cells (PSCs). However, researchers frequently adopt additive engineering to overcome the issue of poor stability. Therefore, in this review, we have classified additives as organic and inorganic additives. Organic additives are subclassified based on functional groups associated with N/O/S donor atoms; whereas, inorganic additives are subcategorized as metals and non-metal halide salts. Further, we discussed their role and mechanism in terms of improving the performance and stability of MAPbI3-based PSCs. In addition, we scrutinized the additive influence on the morphology and optoelectronic properties to gain a deeper understanding of the crosslinking mechanism into the MAPbI3 framework. Our review aims to help the research community, by providing a glance of the advancement in additive engineering for the MAPbI3 light-absorbing layer, so that new additives can be designed and experimented with to overcome stability challenges. This, in turn, might pave the way for wide scale commercial use.
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Wang Z, Zhu X, Feng J, Wang C, Zhang C, Ren X, Priya S, Liu S(F, Yang D. Antisolvent- and Annealing-Free Deposition for Highly Stable Efficient Perovskite Solar Cells via Modified ZnO. ADVANCED SCIENCE (WEINHEIM, BADEN-WURTTEMBERG, GERMANY) 2021; 8:2002860. [PMID: 34258150 PMCID: PMC8261502 DOI: 10.1002/advs.202002860] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/28/2020] [Revised: 09/19/2020] [Indexed: 06/01/2023]
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Even though ZnO is commonly used as the ETL in the perovskite solar cell (PSC), the reactivity of perovskite deposited thereupon limits its performance. Herein, an ethylene diamine tetraacetic acid-complexed ZnO (E-ZnO) is successfully developed as a significantly improved electron selective layer (ESLs) in perovskite device. It is found that E-ZnO exhibits higher electron mobility and better matched energy level with perovskite compared to ZnO. In addition, in order to eliminate the proton transfer reaction at the ZnO/perovskite interface, a high quality perovskite film fabrication process that requires neither annealing nor antisolvent is developed. By taking advantages of both E-ZnO and the new process, the highest efficiency of 20.39% is obtained for PSCs based on E-ZnO. Moreover, the efficiency of unencapsulated PSCs with E-ZnO retains 95% of its initial value exposed in an ambient atmosphere after 3604 h. This work provides a feasible path toward high performance of PSCs, and it is believed that the present work will facilitate transition of perovskite photovoltaics in flexible and tandem devices since the annealing- and antisolvent-free technology.
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- Ziyu Wang
- Dalian National Laboratory for Clean EnergyiChEMDalian Institute of Chemical PhysicsChinese Academy of Sciences457 Zhongshan RoadDalian116023China
- University of Chinese Academy of SciencesBeijing100049China
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- Key Laboratory of Applied Surface and Colloid ChemistryMinistry of EducationShaanxi Engineering Lab for Advanced Energy TechnologySchool of Materials Science and EngineeringShaanxi Normal UniversityXi'an710119China
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- Key Laboratory of Applied Surface and Colloid ChemistryMinistry of EducationShaanxi Engineering Lab for Advanced Energy TechnologySchool of Materials Science and EngineeringShaanxi Normal UniversityXi'an710119China
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- Key Laboratory of Applied Surface and Colloid ChemistryMinistry of EducationShaanxi Engineering Lab for Advanced Energy TechnologySchool of Materials Science and EngineeringShaanxi Normal UniversityXi'an710119China
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- Key Laboratory of Applied Surface and Colloid ChemistryMinistry of EducationShaanxi Engineering Lab for Advanced Energy TechnologySchool of Materials Science and EngineeringShaanxi Normal UniversityXi'an710119China
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- Key Laboratory of Applied Surface and Colloid ChemistryMinistry of EducationShaanxi Engineering Lab for Advanced Energy TechnologySchool of Materials Science and EngineeringShaanxi Normal UniversityXi'an710119China
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- Materials Science and EngineeringPennsylvania State UniversityUniversity ParkPA16802USA
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- Dalian National Laboratory for Clean EnergyiChEMDalian Institute of Chemical PhysicsChinese Academy of Sciences457 Zhongshan RoadDalian116023China
- Key Laboratory of Applied Surface and Colloid ChemistryMinistry of EducationShaanxi Engineering Lab for Advanced Energy TechnologySchool of Materials Science and EngineeringShaanxi Normal UniversityXi'an710119China
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- Materials Science and EngineeringPennsylvania State UniversityUniversity ParkPA16802USA
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Santos J, Calbo J, Sandoval-Torrientes R, García-Benito I, Kanda H, Zimmermann I, Aragó J, Nazeeruddin MK, Ortí E, Martín N. Hole-Transporting Materials for Perovskite Solar Cells Employing an Anthradithiophene Core. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2021; 13:28214-28221. [PMID: 34105947 PMCID: PMC9205564 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.1c05890] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/30/2021] [Accepted: 06/01/2021] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
Abstract
A decade after the report of the first efficient perovskite-based solar cell, development of novel hole-transporting materials (HTMs) is still one of the main topics in this research field. Two of the main advance vectors of this topic lie in obtaining materials with enhanced hole-extracting capability and in easing their synthetic cost. The use of anthra[1,9-bc:5,10-b'c']dithiophene (ADT) as a flat π-conjugated frame for bearing arylamine electroactive moieties allows obtaining two novel highly efficient HTMs from very cheap precursors. The solar cells fabricated making use of the mixed composition (FAPbI3)0.85(MAPbBr3)0.15 perovskite and the novel ADT-based HTMs show power conversion efficiencies up to 17.6% under 1 sun illumination compared to the 18.1% observed when using the benchmark compound 2,2',7,7'-tetrakis(N,N-di-p-methoxyphenylamine)-9,9'-spirobifluorene (spiro-OMeTAD). Detailed density functional theory calculations allow rationalization of the observed opto-electrochemical properties and predict a flat molecular structure with a low reorganization energy that supports the high conductivity measured for the best-performing HTM.
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- José Santos
- Facultad
de Ciencias Químicas, Universidad
Complutense de Madrid, Madrid 28040, Spain
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- Instituto
de Ciencia Molecular, Universidad de Valencia, Paterna 46980, Spain
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- Facultad
de Ciencias Químicas, Universidad
Complutense de Madrid, Madrid 28040, Spain
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- Group
for Molecular Engineering of Functional Materials, EPFL VALAIS, Sion 1951, Switzerland
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- Group
for Molecular Engineering of Functional Materials, EPFL VALAIS, Sion 1951, Switzerland
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- Instituto
de Ciencia Molecular, Universidad de Valencia, Paterna 46980, Spain
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- Instituto
de Ciencia Molecular, Universidad de Valencia, Paterna 46980, Spain
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- Facultad
de Ciencias Químicas, Universidad
Complutense de Madrid, Madrid 28040, Spain
- IMDEA-Nanociencia, Ciudad Universitaria de Cantoblanco, Madrid 28049, Spain
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Xue T, Chen G, Hu X, Su M, Huang Z, Meng X, Jin Z, Ma J, Zhang Y, Song Y. Mechanically Robust and Flexible Perovskite Solar Cells via a Printable and Gelatinous Interface. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2021; 13:19959-19969. [PMID: 33884873 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.1c00813] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
Abstract
Dramatic development in perovskite solar cells (PSCs) and the widespread application of wearable electronics have attracted extensive research in the area of large-scale flexible solar power sources based on PSCs. Manufacturing of flexible PSCs by printing is considered to be one of the most potential methods. However, it is still a great challenge to print large-area uniform hole transport layers (HTLs) on a rough and soft plastic substrate to achieve flexible PSCs with high efficiency and good stability. Herein, we synthesized a viscous poly(3,4-ethylene dioxythiophene):graphene oxide (PEDOT:GO) gel and then blade-coated the gel by high-speed shearing to achieve high-quality HTLs with scalable size. The glued HTLs exhibit high viscosity, electrical conductivity, and mechanical flexibility, which enhance the adhesive ability and protect the brittle ITO electrode and perovskite crystals. Due to the gelatinous HTLs, we achieved an optimal efficiency of the flexible PSCs (1.01 cm2) of 19.7%, while that of the large-area flexible perovskite module (25 cm2) exceeded 10%. This is the highest efficiency for reported flexible MAPbI3 PSCs (1.01 cm2). Furthermore, the efficiency retention of the PSCs remains over 85% after 5000 bending cycles, which is of great significance for the practical application of PSCs in portable and wearable electronics.
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- Tangyue Xue
- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou 450001, P. R. China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou 450001, P. R. China
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- Institute of Polymers and Energy Chemistry, Nanchang University, Nanchang 330031, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Green Printing, Institute of Chemistry Chinese Academy of Sciences (ICCAS), Beijing 100190, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Green Printing, Institute of Chemistry Chinese Academy of Sciences (ICCAS), Beijing 100190, P. R. China
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- Institute of Polymers and Energy Chemistry, Nanchang University, Nanchang 330031, P. R. China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou 450001, P. R. China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou 450001, P. R. China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou 450001, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Green Printing, Institute of Chemistry Chinese Academy of Sciences (ICCAS), Beijing 100190, P. R. China
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