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Shining light on a mixed ionic-electronic conductor induces variations in both its electronic and ionic behaviors. While optoelectronic processes in semiconductors with negligible ionic conductivities are well understood, the role of mobile…
Non-stoichiometric nickel oxide (NiOx) is the only metal oxide successfully used as hole transport material in p-i-n type perovskite solar cells (PSCs). Its favorable opto-electronic properties and facile large-scale preparation methods are…
Due to the photo-instability and hysteresis of TiO$_2$ electron transport layer (ETL) in perovskite solar cells (PSCs), novel electron transport materials are highly demanded. Here, we show ideal band alignment between La-doped BaSnO$_3$…
Numerical simulation of a solar cell can provide various information that can be useful to maximize its power conversion efficiency (PCE). In that respect we carried out a set of numerical simulation using AFORS-HET simulation program.…
Perovskite solar cells (PSCs) have been considered as a next-generation disruptive photovoltaic technology, yet their advancement is constrained by the complexity of perovskite recipe with high-dimensional material and process design space.…
Lead-halide perovskites exhibit remarkable efficiency in photovoltaics, driven by exceptionally long carrier diffusion lengths and recombination times. Paradoxically, this performance persists even in defect-rich, solution-grown samples.…
The incorporation of even small amounts of strontium (Sr) into lead-based quadruple cation hybrid perovskite solar cells results in a systematic increase of the open circuit voltage (Voc) in pin-type perovskite solar cells. We demonstrate…
Implementation of resonant colloidal nanoparticles for improving performance of organometal halide perovskites solar cells is highly prospective approach, because it is compatible with the solution processing techniques used for any organic…
Perovskite solar cells have shown power conversion efficiencies (PCE) comparable to cystalline silicon solar cell despite involving low-temperature, solution based synthesis processes outside clean room environment. As the theoretical PCE…
The decrease of solar cell efficiency with temperature is a known problem for photovoltaics (PV). Temperature sensitivity can lead to a considerable amount of energy losses over the lifetime of solar panels. In this perspective Hybrid…
Inorganic lead halide perovskite materials have attracted great attention recently due to their potential for greater thermal stability compared to hybrid organic perovskites. However, the high processing temperature to convert from the…
Organic-inorganic perovskite solar cells have attracted tremendous attention because of their remarkably high power conversion efficiencies (PCEs). To further improve the device performance, however, it is imperative to obtain fundamental…
Light-emitting diodes based on perovskite nanocrystals (PNCs-LEDs) have gained great interest for next-generation display and lighting technologies prized for their color purity, high brightness and luminous efficiency approaching the…
Perovskite indoor photovoltaics (PIPVs) are emerging as a transformative technology for low-light intensity energy harvesting, owing to their high power conversion efficiencies (PCEs), low-cost fabrication, solution-processability, and…
Poly(3,4-ethylenedioxythiophene):polystyrenesulfonate (PEDOT:PSS) has been widely used as a hole transport layer in perovskite solar cells (PSCs). However, the high interface defect density and energy level mismatch between PEDOT:PSS and…
With rapidly growing photoconversion efficiencies, hybrid perovskite solar cells have emerged as promising contenders for next generation, low-cost photovoltaic technologies. Yet, the presence of nanoscale defect clusters, that form during…
Though the common metal electrode-based perovskite solar cells have achieved a power conversion efficiency of >25%, they also play a crucial role in accelerating the degradation of the cells. In this study, we investigated phase transition…
We compare three representative high performance PV materials: halide perovskite MAPbI3, CdTe, and GaAs, in terms of photoluminescence (PL) efficiency, PL lineshape, carrier diffusion, and surface recombination, over multiple orders of…
Here, we report an experimental demonstration of perovskite solar cells dominated by bimolecular recombination and critically analyse their performance against radiative limits. To this end, we first establish a set of quantitative…
Lead-free halide double perovskites are promising stable and non-toxic alternatives to methylammonium lead iodide in the field of photovoltaics. In this context, the most commonly used double perovskite is Cs$_2$AgBiBr$_6$, due to its…