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Guo Y, Huang L, Wang C, Liu S, Huang J, Liu X, Zhang J, Hu Z, Zhu Y. Advances on the Application of Wide Band-Gap Insulating Materials in Perovskite Solar Cells. SMALL METHODS 2023; 7:e2300377. [PMID: 37254269 DOI: 10.1002/smtd.202300377] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/23/2023] [Revised: 05/07/2023] [Indexed: 06/01/2023]
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In recent years, the development of perovskite solar cells (PSCs) is advancing rapidly with their recorded photoelectric conversion efficiency reaching 25.8%. However, for the commercialization of PSCs, it is also necessary to solve their stability issue. In order to improve the device performance, various additives and interface modification strategies have been proposed. While, in many cases, they can guarantee a significant increase in efficiency, but not ensure improved stability. Therefore, materials that improve the device efficiency and stability simultaneously are urgently needed. Some wide band-gap insulating materials with stable physical and chemical properties are promising alternative materials. In this review, the application of wide band-gap insulating materials in PSCs, including their preparation methods, working roles, and mechanisms are described, which will promote the commercial application of PSCs.
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- Yi Guo
- Department of Microelectronic Science and Engineering, School of Physical Science and Technology, Ningbo University, Ningbo, 315211, China
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- Department of Microelectronic Science and Engineering, School of Physical Science and Technology, Ningbo University, Ningbo, 315211, China
- National Laboratory of Solid State Microstructures, Nanjing University, Nanjing, 210093, China
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- Department of Microelectronic Science and Engineering, School of Physical Science and Technology, Ningbo University, Ningbo, 315211, China
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- Department of Microelectronic Science and Engineering, School of Physical Science and Technology, Ningbo University, Ningbo, 315211, China
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- Department of Microelectronic Science and Engineering, School of Physical Science and Technology, Ningbo University, Ningbo, 315211, China
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- Department of Microelectronic Science and Engineering, School of Physical Science and Technology, Ningbo University, Ningbo, 315211, China
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- Department of Microelectronic Science and Engineering, School of Physical Science and Technology, Ningbo University, Ningbo, 315211, China
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- Department of Microelectronic Science and Engineering, School of Physical Science and Technology, Ningbo University, Ningbo, 315211, China
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- School of Information Engineering, College of Science and Technology, Ningbo University, Ningbo, 315300, China
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Mombeshora ET, Muchuweni E, Garcia-Rodriguez R, Davies ML, Nyamori VO, Martincigh BS. A review of graphene derivative enhancers for perovskite solar cells. NANOSCALE ADVANCES 2022; 4:2057-2076. [PMID: 36133440 PMCID: PMC9418678 DOI: 10.1039/d1na00830g] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/23/2021] [Accepted: 03/20/2022] [Indexed: 05/22/2023]
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Due to the finite nature, health and environmental hazards currently associated with the use of fossil energy resources, there is a global drive to hasten the development and deployment of renewable energy technologies. One such area encompasses perovskite solar cells (PSCs) that have shown photoconversion efficiencies (PCE) comparable to silicon-based photovoltaics, but their commercialisation has been set back by short-term stability and toxicity issues, among others. A tremendous potential to overcome these drawbacks is presented by the emerging applications of graphene derivative-based materials in PSCs as substitutes or components, composites with other functional materials, and enhancers of charge transport, blocking action, exciton dissociation, substrate coverage, sensitisation and stabilisation. This review aims to illustrate how these highly capable carbon-based materials can advance PSCs by critically outlining and discussing their current applications and strategically identifying prospective research avenues. The reviewed works show that graphene derivatives have great potential in boosting the performance and stability of PSCs through morphological modifications and compositional engineering. This can drive the sustainability and commercial viability aspects of PSCs.
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- Edwin T Mombeshora
- School of Chemistry and Physics, University of KwaZulu-Natal Westville Campus, Private Bag X54001 Durban 4000 South Africa
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- School of Chemistry and Physics, University of KwaZulu-Natal Westville Campus, Private Bag X54001 Durban 4000 South Africa
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- SPECIFIC IKC, Materials Science and Engineering, Faculty of Science and Engineering, Swansea University Swansea UK
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- School of Chemistry and Physics, University of KwaZulu-Natal Westville Campus, Private Bag X54001 Durban 4000 South Africa
- SPECIFIC IKC, Materials Science and Engineering, Faculty of Science and Engineering, Swansea University Swansea UK
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- School of Chemistry and Physics, University of KwaZulu-Natal Westville Campus, Private Bag X54001 Durban 4000 South Africa
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- School of Chemistry and Physics, University of KwaZulu-Natal Westville Campus, Private Bag X54001 Durban 4000 South Africa
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Mahapatra AD, Lee JW. Metal oxide charge transporting layers for stable high-performance perovskite solar cells. CrystEngComm 2022. [DOI: 10.1039/d2ce00825d] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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This review summarizes the recent progress in metal oxide charge transporting layers to achieve stable high-performance perovskite solar cells.
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- Ayon Das Mahapatra
- Department of Instrumentation and Applied Physics, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, Karnataka-560012, India
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- SKKU Advanced Institute of Nanotechnology (SAINT) and Department of Nanoengineering, Sungkyunkwan University, Suwon 16419, Republic of Korea
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Liu C, Zhang C, Yin G, Zhang T, Wang W, Ou G, Jin H, Chen Z. A Three-Dimensional Branched TiO 2 Photoanode with an Ultrathin Al 2O 3 Passivation Layer and a NiOOH Cocatalyst toward Photoelectrochemical Water Oxidation. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2021; 13:13301-13310. [PMID: 33723983 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.1c00948] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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Photoelectrochemical (PEC) water splitting provides an alternative strategy for clean and renewable hydrogen production; however, the practical application is severely limited by the low solar conversion. Herein, a novel and simple strategy has been developed to construct a 3D branched TiO2 photoanode with an ultrathin Al2O3 passivation layer and NiOOH cocatalyst. The structure and properties of the as-obtained photoanodes are explored by X-ray diffraction, Mott-Schottky, electrochemical impedance spectroscopy, and open circuit voltage measurements. The as-obtained B-TiO2/Al2O3/NiOOH ternary heterojunction with a high-quality contact interface exhibits improved light absorption ability, an enhanced photocurrent density of 1.42 mA/cm2 at 1.23 VRHE, high conversion efficiency (0.44% at 0.80 VRHE), and excellent stability compared to pristine TiO2 and alone-Al2O3 or NiOOH decorated TiO2 photoanodes. Therefore, this work could offer a new approach to designing and fabricating high-quality contact interfaces between photoelectrodes and various cocatalysts.
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- Changhai Liu
- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Jiangsu Collaborative Innovation Center of Photovoltaic Science and Engineering, Changzhou University, Changzhou, Jiangsu 213164, China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Jiangsu Collaborative Innovation Center of Photovoltaic Science and Engineering, Changzhou University, Changzhou, Jiangsu 213164, China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Jiangsu Collaborative Innovation Center of Photovoltaic Science and Engineering, Changzhou University, Changzhou, Jiangsu 213164, China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Jiangsu Collaborative Innovation Center of Photovoltaic Science and Engineering, Changzhou University, Changzhou, Jiangsu 213164, China
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- School of Petrochemical Engineering, Changzhou University, Changzhou, Jiangsu 213164, China
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- Institute of Flow-Induced Corrosion and Intelligent Prevention, Changzhou University, Changzhou 213164, China
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- The Flow Induced Corrosion Institution, Zhejiang Sci-Tech University, Hangzhou 310018, China
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- School of Petrochemical Engineering, Changzhou University, Changzhou, Jiangsu 213164, China
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Alhazmi N, Pineda E, Rawle J, Howse JR, Dunbar ADF. Perovskite Crystallization Dynamics during Spin-Casting: An In Situ Wide-Angle X-ray Scattering Study. ACS APPLIED ENERGY MATERIALS 2020; 3:6155-6164. [PMID: 32905480 PMCID: PMC7469239 DOI: 10.1021/acsaem.9b02470] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/19/2019] [Accepted: 06/16/2020] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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In situ wide-angle X-ray scattering (WAXS) has been measured during the spin coating process used to make the precursor films required for the formation of thin films of perovskite. A customized hollow axis spin coater was developed to permit the scattered X-rays to be collected in transmission geometry during the deposition process. Spin coating is the technique most commonly used in laboratories to make thin perovskite films. The dynamics of spin-casting MAPbI3-x Cl x and FAPbI3-x Cl x films have been investigated and compared to investigate the differences between the dynamics of MAPbI3-x Cl x and FAPbI3-x Cl x film formation. In particular, we focus on the crystallization dynamics of the precursor film formation. When casting MAPbI3-x Cl x , we observed relatively fast 1D crystallization of the intermediate product MA2PbI3Cl. There was an absence of the desired perovskite phase formed directly; it only appeared after an annealing step that converted the MA2PbI3Cl to MAPbI3. In contrast, slower crystallization via a 3D precursor was observed for FAPbI3-x Cl x film formation compared to MAPbI3-x Cl x . Another important finding was that some FAPbI3-x Cl x perovskite was generated directly during spin-casting before annealing. These findings indicate that there are significant differences between the crystallization pathways for these two perovskite materials. These are likely to explain the differences in the lifetimes of the resulting perovskite solar cell devices produced using FA and MA cations.
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- Noura Alhazmi
- Chemical and Biological
Engineering, University of Sheffield, Sheffield S1 3JD, U.K.
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- Chemical and Biological
Engineering, University of Sheffield, Sheffield S1 3JD, U.K.
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- Chemical and Biological
Engineering, University of Sheffield, Sheffield S1 3JD, U.K.
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- Chemical and Biological
Engineering, University of Sheffield, Sheffield S1 3JD, U.K.
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Applying neoteric MgTiO3-coated TiO2 nanoparticulate films as scaffold layers in perovskite solar cells based on carbon counter electrode for retarding charge recombination. Electrochim Acta 2020. [DOI: 10.1016/j.electacta.2020.135884] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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Ameen S, Akhtar MS, Shin HS, Nazeeruddin MK. Charge-Transporting Materials for Perovskite Solar Cells. ADVANCES IN INORGANIC CHEMISTRY 2018. [DOI: 10.1016/bs.adioch.2018.05.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Numata Y, Kogo A, Udagawa Y, Kunugita H, Ema K, Sanehira Y, Miyasaka T. Controlled Crystal Grain Growth in Mixed Cation-Halide Perovskite by Evaporated Solvent Vapor Recycling Method for High Efficiency Solar Cells. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2017; 9:18739-18747. [PMID: 28493673 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.7b02924] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/07/2023]
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We developed a new and simple solvent vapor-assisted thermal annealing (VA) procedure which can reduce grain boundaries in a perovskite film for fabricating highly efficient perovskite solar cells (PSCs). By recycling of solvent molecules evaporated from an as-prepared perovskite film as a VA vapor source, named the pot-roast VA (PR-VA) method, finely controlled and reproducible device fabrication was achieved for formamidinium (FA) and methylammonium (MA) mixed cation-halide perovskite (FAPbI3)0.85(MAPbBr3)0.15. The mixed perovskite was crystallized on a low-temperature prepared brookite TiO2 mesoporous scaffold. When exposed to very dilute solvent vapor, small grains in the perovskite film gradually unified into large grains, resulting in grain boundaries which were highly reduced and improvement of photovoltaic performance in PSC. PR-VA-treated large grain perovskite absorbers exhibited stable photocurrent-voltage performance with high fill factor and suppressed hysteresis, achieving the best conversion efficiency of 18.5% for a 5 × 5 mm2 device and 15.2% for a 1.0 × 1.0 cm2 device.
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- Youhei Numata
- Graduate School of Engineering, Toin University of Yokohama , 1614 Kurogane-cho, Aoba, Yokohama, Kanagawa 225-8503, Japan
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- Graduate School of Engineering, Toin University of Yokohama , 1614 Kurogane-cho, Aoba, Yokohama, Kanagawa 225-8503, Japan
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- Faculty of Science and Engineering, Sophia University , Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 102-8554, Japan
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- Faculty of Science and Engineering, Sophia University , Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 102-8554, Japan
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- Faculty of Science and Engineering, Sophia University , Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 102-8554, Japan
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- Graduate School of Engineering, Toin University of Yokohama , 1614 Kurogane-cho, Aoba, Yokohama, Kanagawa 225-8503, Japan
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- Graduate School of Engineering, Toin University of Yokohama , 1614 Kurogane-cho, Aoba, Yokohama, Kanagawa 225-8503, Japan
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Roh J, Yu H, Jang J. Hexagonal β-NaYF4:Yb(3+), Er(3+) Nanoprism-Incorporated Upconverting Layer in Perovskite Solar Cells for Near-Infrared Sunlight Harvesting. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2016; 8:19847-52. [PMID: 27472304 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.6b04760] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/19/2023]
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Hexagonal β-NaYF4:Yb(3+), Er(3+) nanoprisms, successfully prepared using a hydrothermal method, were incorporated into CH3NH3PbI3 perovskite solar cells (PSCs) as an upconverting mesoporous layer. Due to their near-infrared (NIR) sunlight harvesting, the PSCs based on the upconverting mesoporous layer exhibited a power conversion efficiency of 16.0%, an increase of 13.7% compared with conventional TiO2 nanoparticle-based PSCs (14.1%). This result suggests that the hexagonal β-NaYF4:Yb(3+), Er(3+) nanoprisms expand the absorption range of the PSC via upconversion photoluminescence, leading to an enhancement of the photocurrent.
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- Jongmin Roh
- School of Chemical and Biological Engineering, College of Engineering, Seoul National University , 599 Gwanak-ro, Gwanak-gu, Seoul 151-742, Korea
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- School of Chemical and Biological Engineering, College of Engineering, Seoul National University , 599 Gwanak-ro, Gwanak-gu, Seoul 151-742, Korea
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- School of Chemical and Biological Engineering, College of Engineering, Seoul National University , 599 Gwanak-ro, Gwanak-gu, Seoul 151-742, Korea
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Mahmud MA, Elumalai NK, Upama MB, Wang D, Wright M, Sun T, Xu C, Haque F, Uddin A. Simultaneous enhancement in stability and efficiency of low-temperature processed perovskite solar cells. RSC Adv 2016. [DOI: 10.1039/c6ra14186b] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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Low temperature (140 °C) processed MA0.6FA0.4PbI3/AZO devices exhibit 20% higher PCE and two-fold higher device stability compared to MA0.6FA0.4PbI3/ZnO devices.
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- Md Arafat Mahmud
- School of Photovoltaic and Renewable Energy Engineering
- University of New South Wales
- Sydney
- Australia
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- School of Photovoltaic and Renewable Energy Engineering
- University of New South Wales
- Sydney
- Australia
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- School of Photovoltaic and Renewable Energy Engineering
- University of New South Wales
- Sydney
- Australia
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- School of Photovoltaic and Renewable Energy Engineering
- University of New South Wales
- Sydney
- Australia
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- School of Photovoltaic and Renewable Energy Engineering
- University of New South Wales
- Sydney
- Australia
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- School of Photovoltaic and Renewable Energy Engineering
- University of New South Wales
- Sydney
- Australia
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- School of Photovoltaic and Renewable Energy Engineering
- University of New South Wales
- Sydney
- Australia
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- School of Photovoltaic and Renewable Energy Engineering
- University of New South Wales
- Sydney
- Australia
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- School of Photovoltaic and Renewable Energy Engineering
- University of New South Wales
- Sydney
- Australia
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Kogo A, Ikegami M, Miyasaka T. A SnOx–brookite TiO2 bilayer electron collector for hysteresis-less high efficiency plastic perovskite solar cells fabricated at low process temperature. Chem Commun (Camb) 2016; 52:8119-22. [DOI: 10.1039/c6cc02589g] [Citation(s) in RCA: 56] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Thin plastic film-based CH3NH3PbI3−xClx perovskite solar cells were fabricated at low process temperature using a bilayer comprising an amorphous SnOx and mesoporous brookite TiO2 as electron collectors.
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- Atsushi Kogo
- Graduate School of Engineering
- Toin University of Yokohama
- Yokohama
- Japan
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- Graduate School of Engineering
- Toin University of Yokohama
- Yokohama
- Japan
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- Graduate School of Engineering
- Toin University of Yokohama
- Yokohama
- Japan
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