Related papers: Lead Free Perovskites
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…
Halide perovskite solar cells presented a unique opportunity to apply modern computational materials science techniques to an (initially) poorly understood new material. In this review, we recount the key understanding developed during the…
Here we use time-resolved and steady-state optical spectroscopy on state-of-the-art low- and high-bandgap perovskite films for tandems to quantify intrinsic recombination rates and absorption coefficients. We apply these data to calculate…
In general, perovskite solar cells (PSC) with a sensitized or thin film architecture absorb light from a single illumination. This paper reported a PSC architecture with a semitransparent Au/ITO counter electrode, which allows light to pass…
Transition metal perovskite chalcogenides (TMPC) are a new class of semiconductor materials with broad tunability of physical properties due to their chemical and structural flexibility. Theoretical calculations show that band gaps of TMPCs…
Transition metal sulfide perovskites offer lower band gaps and greater tunability than oxides, along with other desirable properties for applications. Here we explore dimensional reduction as a tuning strategy using the Ruddlesden-Popper…
Despite significant advances in lead-free perovskite photovoltaics, achieving a balance among environmental safety and high optoelectronic performance remains challenging. The inorganic double perovskite Cs2AgBiBr6 has emerged as a…
As single junction thin-film technologies, both Si heterojunction (HIT) and Perovskite based solar cells promise high efficiencies at low cost. One expects that a tandem cell design with these cells connected in series will improve the…
The investigation of emerging non-toxic perovskite materials has been undertaken to advance the fabrication of environmentally sustainable lead-free perovskite solar cells. This study introduces a machine learning methodology aimed at…
Perovskite solar cells (PSCs) with superior performance have been recognized as a potential candidate in photovoltaic technologies. However, the defects in active perovskite layer induce non-radiative recombination which restricts the…
Recent research on perovskite solar cells has caught much attention for the application in renewable energy materials. However, the effect of external dopants on the performance of perovskite solar cell is yet to be understood properly.…
Solvent engineering offers fine control over the photovoltaic efficiency, film morphology, and crystallization quality of perovskite films and also enables to optimize light transmittance and absorbance in solar cell applications. In the…
Using density-functional theory calculations, we analyze the optical absorption properties of lead (Pb)-free metal halide perovskites (AB$^{2+}$X$_3$) and double perovskites (AB$^+$B$^{3+}$X$_6$) (A = Cs or monovalent organic ion, B$^{2+}$…
In contrast to lead-based perovskites, double perovskites have attracted considerable interest due to their ability to modulate photovoltaic properties and high stability through elemental control. However, most double perovskites are…
Double perovskite halides are promising materials for renewable energy production, meeting the criteria to address energy scarcity issues. As a result, studying these halides could be useful for optoelectronic and solar cell applications.…
While perovskite solar cells (PSCs) are now reaching high power conversion efficiencies (PCEs), further performance improvement requires a fine management and an optimization of the light pathway and harvesting in the cells. These go…
Using density functional theory (DFT)-based calculations, we propose a family of metastable, as-yet unmade V5+ and Cr6+ double perovskite compounds with low band gaps spanning much of the visible region of the solar spectrum. Through…
Perovskite solar cells (PSCs) without a hole transport layer (HTL) offer a cost-effective and stable alternative to conventional architectures, utilizing only an absorber layer and an electron transport layer (ETL). This study presents a…
The material class of hybrid organic-inorganic perovskites has risen rapidly from a virtually unknown material in photovoltaic applications a short 7 years ago into a ~20% efficient thin-film solar cell material. As promising as this class…
Hybrid perovskites are emerging as highly efficient materials for optoelectronic applications, however, the operational lifetime has remained a limiting factor for the continued progress of perovskite light emitting devices such as light…