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Hybrid halide perovskites are currently under intense investigation due to their potential applications in optoelectronics and solar cells. Among them, MAPbI$_3$ where MA stands for the methylammonium cation, exhibits ideal properties for…
Advances in photovoltaic technology are a viable route to contribute to cleaner and more sustainable energy solutions, placing perovskite-based materials among the best candidates for solar energy conversion. However, some challenges must…
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…
A modified detailed balance model is built to understand and quantify efficiency loss of perovskite solar cells. The modified model captures the light-absorption dependent short-circuit current, contact and transport-layer modified carrier…
Despite the exceeding 23\% photovoltaic efficiency achieved in organic-inorganic hybrid perovskite solar cells obtaining, the stable materials with desirable band gap are rare and are highly desired. With the aid of first-principles…
In this study, the optoelectronic properties of a monolithically integrated series-connected tandem solar cell are simulated. Following the large success of hybrid organic-inorganic perovskites, which have recently demonstrated large…
Perovskite (CH3NH3PbI3) solar cells have made significant advances recently. In this paper, we propose a bilayer heterojunction solar cell comprised of a perovskite layer combining with a IV-VI group semiconductor layer, which can give a…
Efficient semi-transparent solar cells can trigger the adoption of building integrated photovoltaics. Halide perovskites are particularly suitable in this respect owing to their tunable bandgap. Main drawbacks in the development of…
Researchers have addressed the non-traditional power generation schemes as alternatives to the traditional fossil-fuel methods enormously since the scientific community has serious concerns about shortages of energy on our planet for future…
The organic-inorganic hybrid lead trihalide perovskites have been emerging as the most attractive photovoltaic material. As regulated by Shockley-Queisser theory, a formidable materials science challenge for the next level improvement…
Hybrid organic-inorganic halide perovskites with the prototype material of CH$_{3}$NH$_{3}$PbI$_{3}$ have recently attracted intense interest as low-cost and high-performance photovoltaic absorbers. Despite the high power conversion…
In recent years, halide perovskite-based solar cells have received intensive attention, and demonstrated power conversion efficiency as high as 25.8%. With regard to the toxicity of Pb and the instability of organic elements, all inorganic…
The ideal band gap for a photovoltaic active layer for the solar spectrum is around 1.3 eV. However oxides with such values are rare. One of the most studied oxides to date as a photovoltaic active layer is the cuprous oxide Cu2O. Its band…
Perovskites are promising next-generation absorber materials for low-cost and high-efficiency solar cells. Although perovskite cells are configured similar to the classical solar cells, their operation is unique and requires development of…
Tin perovskites are the most promising environmentally friendly alternative to lead perovskites. Among tin perovskites, FASnI3 (CH4N2SnI3) shows optimum band gap, and easy processability. However, the performance of FASnI3 based solar cells…
The lead-free double perovskite material (viz. Cs$_2$AgBiCl$_6$) has emerged as an efficient and environmentally friendly alternative to lead halide perovskites. To make Cs$_2$AgBiCl$_6$ optically active in the visible region of solar…
To be able to increase the efficiency of perovskite solar cells which is one of the most substantial challenges ahead in photovoltaic industry, the structural and optical properties of perovskite CH3NH3PbI3-xBrx for values x=1-3 have been…
The quest for optimal perovskite for tandem cell configurations is challenging as it involves several factors ranging from device level performance under field conditions to degradation rates and cost. Here, we first highlight the…
Increasing photovoltaic conversion efficiency, or PCE, has proven to be a critical factor in the transition to renewable energy. There exist strong interdependencies between the perovskite crystals and multijunction architectures within…
The widespread use of lead-based materials in tandem solar cells raises critical environmental and health concerns due to their inherent toxicity and risk of contamination. To address this challenge, we focused on lead-free tandem…