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Tang Z, Yao D, Li Y, Li C, Xia T, Tian N, Wang J, Zheng G, Mo S, Long F, Zhou B. Efficient and Stable CuSCN-based Perovskite Solar Cells Achieved by Interfacial Engineering with Amidinothiourea. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2024. [PMID: 38657125 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.3c18974] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 04/26/2024]
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Cuprous thiocyanate (CuSCN) emerges as a prime candidate among inorganic hole-transport materials, particularly suitable for the fabrication of perovskite solar cells. Nonetheless, there is an Ohmic contact degradation between the perovskite and CuSCN layers. This is induced by polar solvents and undesired purities, which reduce device efficiency and operational stability. In this work, we introduce amidinothiourea (ASU) as an intermediate layer between perovskites and CuSCN to overcome the above obstacles. The characterization results confirm that ASU-modified perovskites have eliminated trap-induced defects by strong chemical bonding between -NH- and C═S from ASU and under-coordinated ions in perovskites. The interfacial engineering based on the ASU also reduces the potential barrier between the perovskite and CuSCN layers. The ASU-treated perovskite solar cells (PSC) with a gold electrode obtains an improved power conversion efficiency (PCE) from 16.36 to 18.03%. Furthermore, after being stored for 1800 h in ambient air (relative humidity (RH) = 45%), the related device without encapsulation maintains over 90% of its initial efficiency. The further combination of ASU and carbon-tape electrodes demonstrates its potential to fabricate low-cost but stable carbon-based PSCs. This work finds a universal approach for the fabrication of efficient and stable PSCs with different device structures.
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- Ziqi Tang
- Guangxi Key Laboratory of Optical and Electronic Materials and Devices, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Guilin University of Technology, Guilin 541004, People's Republic of China
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- Guangxi Key Laboratory of Optical and Electronic Materials and Devices, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Guilin University of Technology, Guilin 541004, People's Republic of China
- Collaborative Innovation Center for Exploration of Nonferrous Metal Deposits and Efficient Utilization of Resources, Guilin University of Technology, Guilin 541004, People's Republic of China
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- Guangxi Key Laboratory of Optical and Electronic Materials and Devices, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Guilin University of Technology, Guilin 541004, People's Republic of China
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- Guangxi Key Laboratory of Optical and Electronic Materials and Devices, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Guilin University of Technology, Guilin 541004, People's Republic of China
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- Kunshan GCL Optoelectronic Materials Co., Ltd., Pingqian International Hyundai Industrial Park Northern District Block A, Suzhou 215316, People's Republic of China
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- Guangxi Key Laboratory of Optical and Electronic Materials and Devices, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Guilin University of Technology, Guilin 541004, People's Republic of China
- Collaborative Innovation Center for Exploration of Nonferrous Metal Deposits and Efficient Utilization of Resources, Guilin University of Technology, Guilin 541004, People's Republic of China
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- Guangxi Key Laboratory of Optical and Electronic Materials and Devices, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Guilin University of Technology, Guilin 541004, People's Republic of China
- Collaborative Innovation Center for Exploration of Nonferrous Metal Deposits and Efficient Utilization of Resources, Guilin University of Technology, Guilin 541004, People's Republic of China
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- Guangxi Key Laboratory of Optical and Electronic Materials and Devices, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Guilin University of Technology, Guilin 541004, People's Republic of China
- Collaborative Innovation Center for Exploration of Nonferrous Metal Deposits and Efficient Utilization of Resources, Guilin University of Technology, Guilin 541004, People's Republic of China
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- Guangxi Key Laboratory of Optical and Electronic Materials and Devices, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Guilin University of Technology, Guilin 541004, People's Republic of China
- Collaborative Innovation Center for Exploration of Nonferrous Metal Deposits and Efficient Utilization of Resources, Guilin University of Technology, Guilin 541004, People's Republic of China
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- Guangxi Key Laboratory of Optical and Electronic Materials and Devices, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Guilin University of Technology, Guilin 541004, People's Republic of China
- Collaborative Innovation Center for Exploration of Nonferrous Metal Deposits and Efficient Utilization of Resources, Guilin University of Technology, Guilin 541004, People's Republic of China
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- Guangxi Key Laboratory of Optical and Electronic Materials and Devices, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Guilin University of Technology, Guilin 541004, People's Republic of China
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Nishiyama T, Kitoh-Nishioka H, Tanaka S, Maekawa M, Kuroda-Sowa T, Yoshida M, Kato M, Okubo T. A copper(I) thiocyanate-based photoresponsive semiconducting 2D coordination polymer. Dalton Trans 2024; 53:1445-1448. [PMID: 38197251 DOI: 10.1039/d3dt03125j] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/11/2024]
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A coordination polymer, [Cu(SCN)(iqi)]n (iqi = isoquinoline), containing copper(I) thiocyanate and a nitrogen-containing π-conjugated ligand, iqi, has been synthesized and its physical properties were evaluated. This coordination polymer has a two-dimensional (2D) sheet structure consisting of copper(I) thiocyanate and shows photoluminescence derived from 3MLCT and photoconductive properties.
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- Tomoki Nishiyama
- Department of Chemistry, Kindai University, 3-4-1 Kowakae, Higashi-Osaka, Osaka 577-8502, Japan
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- Department of Energy and Materials, Kindai University, 3-4-1 Kowakae, Higashi-Osaka, Osaka 577-8502, Japan
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- Department of Energy and Materials, Kindai University, 3-4-1 Kowakae, Higashi-Osaka, Osaka 577-8502, Japan
- Research Institute for Science and Technology, Kindai University, 3-4-1 Kowakae, Higashi-Osaka, Osaka 577-8502, Japan
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- Department of Chemistry, Kindai University, 3-4-1 Kowakae, Higashi-Osaka, Osaka 577-8502, Japan
- Research Institute for Science and Technology, Kindai University, 3-4-1 Kowakae, Higashi-Osaka, Osaka 577-8502, Japan
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- Department of Chemistry, Kindai University, 3-4-1 Kowakae, Higashi-Osaka, Osaka 577-8502, Japan
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- Department of Applied Chemistry for Environment, School of Biological and Environmental Sciences, Kwansei Gakuin University, 1 Gakuen Uegahara, Sanda, Hyogo 669-1330, Japan
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- Department of Applied Chemistry for Environment, School of Biological and Environmental Sciences, Kwansei Gakuin University, 1 Gakuen Uegahara, Sanda, Hyogo 669-1330, Japan
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- Department of Energy and Materials, Kindai University, 3-4-1 Kowakae, Higashi-Osaka, Osaka 577-8502, Japan
- Research Institute for Science and Technology, Kindai University, 3-4-1 Kowakae, Higashi-Osaka, Osaka 577-8502, Japan
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Pourjafari D, García-Peña NG, Padrón-Hernández WY, Peralta-Domínguez D, Castro-Chong AM, Nabil M, Avilés-Betanzos RC, Oskam G. Functional Materials for Fabrication of Carbon-Based Perovskite Solar Cells: Ink Formulation and Its Effect on Solar Cell Performance. MATERIALS (BASEL, SWITZERLAND) 2023; 16:ma16113917. [PMID: 37297051 DOI: 10.3390/ma16113917] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/04/2023] [Revised: 05/04/2023] [Accepted: 05/16/2023] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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Perovskite solar cells (PSCs) have rapidly developed into one of the most attractive photovoltaic technologies, exceeding power conversion efficiencies of 25% and as the most promising technology to complement silicon-based solar cells. Among different types of PSCs, carbon-based, hole-conductor-free PSCs (C-PSCs), in particular, are seen as a viable candidate for commercialization due to the high stability, ease of fabrication, and low cost. This review examines strategies to increase charge separation, extraction, and transport properties in C-PSCs to improve the power conversion efficiency. These strategies include the use of new or modified electron transport materials, hole transport layers, and carbon electrodes. Additionally, the working principles of various printing techniques for the fabrication of C-PSCs are presented, as well as the most remarkable results obtained from each technique for small-scale devices. Finally, the manufacture of perovskite solar modules using scalable deposition techniques is discussed.
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- Dena Pourjafari
- Department of Applied Physics, CINVESTAV-IPN, Antigua Carretera a Progreso Km 6, Merida 97310, Yucatan, Mexico
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- Department of Applied Physics, CINVESTAV-IPN, Antigua Carretera a Progreso Km 6, Merida 97310, Yucatan, Mexico
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- Facultad de Ingeniería Química, Universidad Autónoma de Yucatán, Periférico Norte, Km 33.5, Chuburná de Hidalgo Inn, Merida 97203, Yucatan, Mexico
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- Department of Applied Physics, CINVESTAV-IPN, Antigua Carretera a Progreso Km 6, Merida 97310, Yucatan, Mexico
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- Faculty of Science, Universidad Autónoma de San Luis Potosí, Álvaro Obregón 64, Centro 78000, San Luis Potosi, Mexico
- Engineering and Science School, Tecnológico de Monterrey, Avenida Eugenio Garza Sada 2501, Tecnológico, Monterrey 64700, Nuevo Leon, Mexico
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- Facultad de Ingeniería, Universidad Autónoma de Yucatán, Avenida Industrias No Contaminantes por Anillo Periférico Norte, Merida 97203, Yucatan, Mexico
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- Department of Applied Physics, CINVESTAV-IPN, Antigua Carretera a Progreso Km 6, Merida 97310, Yucatan, Mexico
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- Department of Applied Physics, CINVESTAV-IPN, Antigua Carretera a Progreso Km 6, Merida 97310, Yucatan, Mexico
- Department of Physical, Chemical and Natural Systems, Universidad Pablo de Olavide, Carretera de Utrera Km 1, 41013 Seville, Spain
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Schröder VRF, Fratzscher N, Mathies F, Nandayapa ER, Hermerschmidt F, Unger EL, List-Kratochvil EJW. Large area inkjet-printed metal halide perovskite LEDs enabled by gas flow assisted drying and crystallization. NANOSCALE 2023; 15:5649-5654. [PMID: 36857678 DOI: 10.1039/d3nr00565h] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/18/2023]
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We demonstrate the upscaling of inkjet-printed metal halide perovskite light-emitting diodes. To achieve this, the drying process, critical for controlling the crystallization of the perovskite layer, was optimized with an airblade-like slit nozzle in a gas flow assisted vacuum drying step. This yields large, continuous perovskite layers in light-emitting diodes with an active area up to 1600 mm2.
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- Vincent R F Schröder
- Helmholtz-Zentrum Berlin für Materialien und Energie, Hahn-Meitner-Platz 1, 14109 Berlin, Germany.
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- Institut für Physik, Institut für Chemie, IRIS Adlershof, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Zum Großen Windkanal 2, 12489 Berlin, Germany.
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- Department Solution Processing of Hybrid Materials & Devices, Helmholtz-Zentrum Berlin für Materialien und Energie, Kekuléstraße 5, 12489 Berlin, Germany
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- Helmholtz-Zentrum Berlin für Materialien und Energie, Hahn-Meitner-Platz 1, 14109 Berlin, Germany.
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- Institut für Physik, Institut für Chemie, IRIS Adlershof, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Zum Großen Windkanal 2, 12489 Berlin, Germany.
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- Department Solution Processing of Hybrid Materials & Devices, Helmholtz-Zentrum Berlin für Materialien und Energie, Kekuléstraße 5, 12489 Berlin, Germany
- Hybrid Materials: Formation and Scaling, IRIS Adlershof, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Am Großen Windkanal 2, 12489 Berlin, Germany
- Chemical Physics and NanoLund, Lund University, PO Box 124, 22100 Lund, Sweden
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- Helmholtz-Zentrum Berlin für Materialien und Energie, Hahn-Meitner-Platz 1, 14109 Berlin, Germany.
- Institut für Physik, Institut für Chemie, IRIS Adlershof, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Zum Großen Windkanal 2, 12489 Berlin, Germany.
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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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