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Noman M, Khan Z, Jan ST. A comprehensive review on the advancements and challenges in perovskite solar cell technology. RSC Adv 2024; 14:5085-5131. [PMID: 38332783 PMCID: PMC10851055 DOI: 10.1039/d3ra07518d] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/03/2023] [Accepted: 01/22/2024] [Indexed: 02/10/2024] Open
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Perovskite solar cells (PSCs) have emerged as revolutionary technology in the field of photovoltaics, offering a promising avenue for efficient and cost-effective solar energy conversion. This review provides a comprehensive overview of the progress and developments in PSCs, beginning with an introduction to their fundamental properties and significance. Herein, we discuss the various types of PSCs, including lead-based, tin-based, mixed Sn-Pb, germanium-based, and polymer-based PSCs, highlighting their unique attributes and performance metrics. Special emphasis is given to halide double PSCs and their potential in enhancing the stability of PSCs. Charge transport layers and their significance in influencing the overall efficiency of solar cells are discussed in detail. The review also explores the role of tandem solar cells as a solution to overcome the limitations of single-junction solar cells, offering an integrated approach to harness a broader spectrum of sunlight. This review concludes with challenges associated with PSCs and perspective on the future potential of PSCs, emphasizing their role in shaping a sustainable energy landscape. Through this review readers will gain a comprehensive insight into the current state-of-the-art in PSC technology and the avenues for future research and development.
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- Muhammad Noman
- U.S. - Pakistan Center for Advanced Studies in Energy, University of Engineering & Technology Peshawar Pakistan
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- U.S. - Pakistan Center for Advanced Studies in Energy, University of Engineering & Technology Peshawar Pakistan
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- U.S. - Pakistan Center for Advanced Studies in Energy, University of Engineering & Technology Peshawar Pakistan
- Department of Energy Engineering Technology, University of Technology Nowshera Pakistan
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Ros E, Tom T, Ortega P, Martin I, Maggi E, Asensi JM, López-Vidrier J, Saucedo E, Bertomeu J, Puigdollers J, Voz C. Elimination of Interface Energy Barriers Using Dendrimer Polyelectrolytes with Fractal Geometry. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2023; 15:28705-28715. [PMID: 37269290 PMCID: PMC10802975 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.3c01930] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/10/2023] [Accepted: 05/19/2023] [Indexed: 06/05/2023]
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In this work we study conjugated polyelectrolyte (CPE) films based on polyamidoamine (PAMAM) dendrimers of generations G1 and G3. These fractal macromolecules are compared to branched polyethylenimine (b-PEI) polymer using methanol as the solvent. All of these materials present a high density of amino groups, which protonated by methoxide counter-anions create strong dipolar interfaces. The vacuum level shift associated to these films on n-type silicon was 0.93 eV for b-PEI, 0.72 eV for PAMAM G1 and 1.07 eV for PAMAM G3. These surface potentials were enough to overcome Fermi level pinning, which is a typical limitation of aluminium contacts on n-type silicon. A specific contact resistance as low as 20 mΩ·cm2 was achieved with PAMAM G3, in agreement with the higher surface potential of this material. Good electron transport properties were also obtained for the other materials. Proof-of-concept silicon solar cells combining vanadium oxide as a hole-selective contact with these new electron transport layers have been fabricated and compared. The solar cell with PAMAM G3 surpassed 15% conversion efficiency with an overall increase of all the photovoltaic parameters. The performance of these devices correlates with compositional and nanostructural studies of the different CPE films. Particularly, a figure-of-merit (Vσ) for CPE films that considers the number of protonated amino groups per macromolecule has been introduced. The fractal geometry of dendrimers leads to a geometric increase in the number of amino groups per generation. Thus, investigation of dendrimer macromolecules seems a very good strategy to design CPE films with enhanced charge-carrier selectivity.
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- E. Ros
- Departament
d’Enginyeria Electrònica, Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya (UPC), Barcelona 08034, Spain
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- Departament
de Física Aplicada, Universitat de
Barcelona, Martí i Franquès 1, 08028 Barcelona, Spain
- Institute
of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology (IN2UB), Universitat de Barcelona, Barcelona 08028, Spain
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- Departament
d’Enginyeria Electrònica, Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya (UPC), Barcelona 08034, Spain
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- Departament
d’Enginyeria Electrònica, Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya (UPC), Barcelona 08034, Spain
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- Departament
d’Enginyeria Electrònica, Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya (UPC), Barcelona 08034, Spain
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- Departament
de Física Aplicada, Universitat de
Barcelona, Martí i Franquès 1, 08028 Barcelona, Spain
- Institute
of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology (IN2UB), Universitat de Barcelona, Barcelona 08028, Spain
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- Departament
de Física Aplicada, Universitat de
Barcelona, Martí i Franquès 1, 08028 Barcelona, Spain
- Institute
of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology (IN2UB), Universitat de Barcelona, Barcelona 08028, Spain
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- Departament
d’Enginyeria Electrònica, Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya (UPC), Barcelona 08034, Spain
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- Departament
de Física Aplicada, Universitat de
Barcelona, Martí i Franquès 1, 08028 Barcelona, Spain
- Institute
of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology (IN2UB), Universitat de Barcelona, Barcelona 08028, Spain
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- Departament
d’Enginyeria Electrònica, Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya (UPC), Barcelona 08034, Spain
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- Departament
d’Enginyeria Electrònica, Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya (UPC), Barcelona 08034, Spain
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Ma X, Zhou J, Liu Y, Xu S, Cao S. Supramolecular Framework Constructed by Dendritic Nanopolymer for Stable Flexible Perovskite Resistive Random-Access Memory. SMALL (WEINHEIM AN DER BERGSTRASSE, GERMANY) 2023; 19:e2206852. [PMID: 36526587 DOI: 10.1002/smll.202206852] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/06/2022] [Revised: 11/30/2022] [Indexed: 06/17/2023]
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The 3D supramolecular framework (3D-SF) is constructed in this work through the hydrogen bond assisted self-assembly of spherical dendritic nanopolymer to regulate the flexibility, stability, and resistive switching (RS) performance of perovskite resistive random-access memory (RRAM). Herein, the 3D-SF network acts as the perovskite crystallization template to regulate the perovskite crystallization process due to its coordination interaction of functional groups with the perovskite grains, presenting the uniform, pinhole-free, and compact perovskite morphology for stable flexible RRAM. The 3D-SF network in situ stays at the perovskite intergranular boundaries to crosslink the perovskite grains. The RS performance of 3D-SF-modified perovskite RRAM device is evidently improved to the ON/OFF ratio of 105 , the cycle number of 500 times, and the data retention time of 104 s. The 50-days exposure of unencapsulated RRAM device at ambient environment still makes the ON/OFF ratio to be kept at ≈104 , indicating the potential of long-term stable multilevel storage in the high-density data storage. The bending action under different radius also does not change the RS performance due to the excellent bending-resistant ability of 3D-SF-modified perovskite film. This work explores a novel polymer additive strategy to construct the 3D supramolecular framework for stable flexible perovskite optoelectronic devices.
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- Xueqing Ma
- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, 450001, P. R. China
- Henan Key Laboratory of Advanced Nylon Materials and Application, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, 450001, P. R. China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, 450001, P. R. China
- Henan Key Laboratory of Advanced Nylon Materials and Application, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, 450001, P. R. China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, 450001, P. R. China
- Henan Key Laboratory of Advanced Nylon Materials and Application, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, 450001, P. R. China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, 450001, P. R. China
- Henan Key Laboratory of Advanced Nylon Materials and Application, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, 450001, P. R. China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, 450001, P. R. China
- Henan Key Laboratory of Advanced Nylon Materials and Application, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, 450001, P. R. China
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Polymer Additive Assisted Fabrication of Compact and Ultra-Smooth Perovskite Thin Films with Fast Lamp Annealing. ENERGIES 2021. [DOI: 10.3390/en14092656] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Perovskite solar cells (PVSC) have drawn increasing attention due to their high photovoltaic performance and low-cost fabrication with solution processability. A variety of methods have been developed to make uniform and dense perovskite thin films, which play a critical role on device performance. Herein, we demonstrate a polymer additive assisted approach with Polyamidoamine (PAMAM) dendrimers to facilitate the growth of uniform, dense, and ultra-smooth perovskite thin films. Furthermore, a lamp annealing approach has been developed to rapidly anneal perovskite films using an incandescent lamp, resulting in comparable or even better device performance compared to the control hotplate annealing. The facile polymer additive assisted method and the rapid lamp annealing technique offer a clue for the large-scale fabrication of efficient PVSCs.
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