Perovskite solar cells: can we go organic‐free, lead‐free, and dopant‐free?

T Miyasaka, A Kulkarni, GM Kim, S Öz… - Advanced Energy …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Having demonstrated incredibly fast progress in power conversion efficiency, rising to a
level comparable with that of crystalline silicon cells, lead‐based organic–inorganic hybrid …

Beyond methylammonium lead iodide: prospects for the emergent field of ns 2 containing solar absorbers

AM Ganose, CN Savory, DO Scanlon - Chemical Communications, 2017 - pubs.rsc.org
The field of photovoltaics is undergoing a surge of interest following the recent discovery of
the lead hybrid perovskites as a remarkably efficient class of solar absorber. Of these …

Interfacial materials for organic solar cells: recent advances and perspectives

Z Yin, J Wei, Q Zheng - Advanced Science, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
Organic solar cells (OSCs) have shown great promise as low‐cost photovoltaic devices for
solar energy conversion over the past decade. Interfacial engineering provides a powerful …

Crystal and Electronic Structures of Complex Bismuth Iodides A3Bi2I9 (A = K, Rb, Cs) Related to Perovskite: Aiding the Rational Design of Photovoltaics

AJ Lehner, DH Fabini, HA Evans, CA Hébert… - Chemistry of …, 2015 - ACS Publications
Ternary bismuth halides form an interesting functional materials class in the context of the
closely related Pb halide perovskite photovoltaics, especially given the significantly reduced …

Solution-processed solar cells based on environmentally friendly AgBiS2 nanocrystals

M Bernechea, N Cates, G Xercavins, D So… - Nature …, 2016 - nature.com
Solution-processed inorganic solar cells are a promising low-cost alternative to first-
generation solar cells,. Solution processing at low temperatures combined with the use of …

From Pb to Bi: A promising family of Pb‐free optoelectronic materials and devices

C Wu, Q Zhang, G Liu, Z Zhang, D Wang… - Advanced Energy …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Lead‐based organic–inorganic hybrid perovskite materials are widely used in
optoelectronic devices due to their excellent photophysical properties. However, the main …

Extended photo-conversion spectrum in low-toxic bismuth halide perovskite solar cells

MB Johansson, H Zhu… - The journal of physical …, 2016 - ACS Publications
Lead-based perovskites show very promising properties for use in solar cells; however, the
toxicity of lead is a potential inhibitor for large-scale application of these solar cells. Here, a …

Solution-processable antimony-based light-absorbing materials beyond lead halide perovskites

KM Boopathi, P Karuppuswamy, A Singh… - Journal of Materials …, 2017 - pubs.rsc.org
Organic–inorganic lead halide perovskites have recently emerged as highly competitive
light absorbing materials for low cost solution-processable photovoltaic devices. With the …

Solution-Processed BiI3 Thin Films for Photovoltaic Applications: Improved Carrier Collection via Solvent Annealing

UH Hamdeh, RD Nelson, BJ Ryan… - Chemistry of …, 2016 - ACS Publications
We report all-inorganic solar cells based on solution-processed BiI3. Two-electron donor
solvents such as tetrahydrofuran and dimethylformamide were found to form adducts with …

Two dimensional bismuth-based layered materials for energy-related applications

K Xu, L Wang, X Xu, SX Dou, W Hao, Y Du - Energy Storage Materials, 2019 - Elsevier
Owing to unique structures and properties, 2D layered materials have exhibited great
potentials for energy-related applications. Among these, 2D Bi-based layered materials …