Tailoring passivators for highly efficient and stable perovskite solar cells

H Zhang, L Pfeifer, SM Zakeeruddin, J Chu… - Nature Reviews …, 2023 - nature.com
There is an ongoing global effort to advance emerging perovskite solar cells (PSCs), and
many of these endeavours are focused on developing new compositions, processing …

Advances and challenges in understanding the microscopic structure–property–performance relationship in perovskite solar cells

Y Zhou, LM Herz, AKY Jen, M Saliba - Nature Energy, 2022 - nature.com
The emergence of perovskite photovoltaic technology is transforming the landscape of solar
energy. Its rapid development has been driven by the advances in our understanding of the …

Perovskite solar cells with atomically coherent interlayers on SnO2 electrodes

H Min, DY Lee, J Kim, G Kim, KS Lee, J Kim, MJ Paik… - Nature, 2021 - nature.com
In perovskite solar cells, the interfaces between the perovskite and charge-transporting
layers contain high concentrations of defects (about 100 times that within the perovskite …

Atomic-scale imaging of ytterbium ions in lead halide perovskites

W Xu, J Liu, B Dong, J Huang, H Shi, X Xue, M Liu - Science Advances, 2023 - science.org
Lanthanide-doped lead halide perovskites have demonstrated great potential for
photoelectric applications. However, there is a long-standing controversy about the …

Elimination of unstable residual lead iodide near the buried interface for the stability improvement of perovskite solar cells

Y Gao, F Ren, D Sun, S Li, G Zheng, J Wang… - Energy & …, 2023 - pubs.rsc.org
In perovskite solar cells, the formation of residual/excess lead iodide (PbI2) in the perovskite
film is detrimental to device stability. However, the understanding of the effect of …

Rethinking the role of excess/residual lead iodide in perovskite solar cells

Y Gao, H Raza, Z Zhang, W Chen… - Advanced Functional …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
It is widely believed that excess/residual lead iodide (PbI2) can affect the performance of
perovskite solar cells. Moderate PbI2 can enhance efficiency by passivating defects, while …

Local nanoscale phase impurities are degradation sites in halide perovskites

S Macpherson, TAS Doherty, AJ Winchester, S Kosar… - Nature, 2022 - nature.com
Understanding the nanoscopic chemical and structural changes that drive instabilities in
emerging energy materials is essential for mitigating device degradation. The power …

In Situ and Operando Characterizations of Metal Halide Perovskite and Solar Cells: Insights from Lab-Sized Devices to Upscaling Processes

R Szostak, A de Souza Gonçalves… - Chemical …, 2023 - ACS Publications
The performance and stability of metal halide perovskite solar cells strongly depend on
precursor materials and deposition methods adopted during the perovskite layer …

PbI6 Octahedra Stabilization Strategy Based on π‐π Stacking Small Molecule Toward Highly Efficient and Stable Perovskite Solar Cells

X Wang, D Liu, R Liu, X Du, B Zhang… - Advanced Energy …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
The unavoidable iodine loss in the perovskite layer is closely related to carrier non‐radiative
and device degradation. During the post‐annealing process, the fragile Pb I bond is easy …

Temperature-Dependent Optical Band Gap in CsPbBr3, MAPbBr3, and FAPbBr3 Single Crystals

G Mannino, I Deretzis, E Smecca… - The journal of …, 2020 - ACS Publications
Single crystals represent a benchmark for understanding the bulk properties of halide
perovskites. We have indeed studied the dielectric function of lead bromide perovskite …