Article
Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Pu Wu, Deepak Thrithamarassery Gangadharan, Makhsud I. Saidaminov, Hairen Tan
Summary: All-perovskite tandem solar cells offer a promising route to surpass the efficiency limit of single-junction solar cells. With a high conversion efficiency of 28% and relatively easy fabrication methods, these cells are particularly attractive. In this review, the progress in all-perovskite tandem solar cells is summarized, and strategies for improving efficiency and stability from a chemical perspective are discussed.
ACS CENTRAL SCIENCE
(2023)
Article
Chemistry, Physical
Jiang Liu, Erkan Aydin, Jun Yin, Michele De Bastiani, Furkan H. Isikgor, Atteq Ur Rehman, Emre Yengel, Esma Ugur, George T. Harrison, Mingcong Wang, Yajun Gao, Jafar Iqbal Khan, Maxime Babics, Thomas G. Allen, Anand S. Subbiah, Kaichen Zhu, Xiaopeng Zheng, Wenbo Yan, Fuzong Xu, Michael F. Salvador, Osman M. Bakr, Thomas D. Anthopoulos, Mario Lanza, Omar F. Mohammed, Frederic Laquai, Stefaan De Wolf
Summary: Adding carbazole as an additive to the perovskite precursor solution can enhance the stability and performance of perovskite solar cells in a monolithic tandem configuration. The improved devices demonstrate a high stabilized PCE and excellent performance in hot and humid outdoor environments, showing enhanced phase stability.
Article
Chemistry, Physical
Rui Xia, Yibo Xu, Bingbing Chen, Hiroyuki Kanda, Marius Franckevicius, Rokas Gegevicius, Shubo Wang, Yifeng Chen, Daming Chen, Jianning Ding, Ningyi Yuan, Ying Zhao, Cristina Roldan-Carmona, Xiaodan Zhang, Paul J. Dyson, Mohammad Khaja Nazeeruddin
Summary: Stable wide-bandgap perovskite devices with high efficiencies and open-circuit voltages are achieved through a suitable combination of vacuum-assisted solution processing and interfacial passivation. This approach can be translated to multiple perovskite compositions, enabling the fabrication of efficient and stable wide-bandgap cells in monolithic silicon tandem structures with one of the highest efficiencies reported for n-i-p tandem devices.
JOURNAL OF MATERIALS CHEMISTRY A
(2021)
Article
Materials Science, Multidisciplinary
Isidora Susic, Lidon Gil-Escrig, Kassio P. S. Zanoni, Cristina Roldan-Carmona, Michele Sessolo, Henk J. Bolink
Summary: CsPbI3 perovskite with a suitable bandgap is promising for tandem solar cells, but its semiconducting perovskite phase is unstable at room temperature. Vacuum processing with additives and co-sublimation can stabilize CsPbI3 films, leading to high power conversion efficiency in solar cells.
ACS MATERIALS LETTERS
(2023)
Review
Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Cenqi Yan, Jiaming Huang, Dongdong Li, Gang Li
Summary: This article presents the critical advances of perovskite-based tandem cells, including perovskite-silicon, perovskite-perovskite, perovskite-copper indium gallium selenide, and perovskite-organic TSCs. The paper discusses electrode engineering, interface engineering, bandgap engineering, and processing techniques in detail, while also outlining the future directions and challenges of perovskite TSCs.
MATERIALS CHEMISTRY FRONTIERS
(2021)
Article
Chemistry, Physical
Xingtao Wang, Yuetian Chen, Taiyang Zhang, Xiaoyu Wang, Yong Wang, Miao Kan, Yanfeng Miao, Haoran Chen, Xiaomin Liu, Xinjiang Wang, Jielin Shi, Lijun Zhang, Yixin Zhao
Summary: This study introduces Cs-rich wide band gap pure-iodide CsFA perovskites as promising candidates for optoelectronic applications, showcasing higher stability and performance compared to mixed halide perovskites. The CsFA perovskites successfully address phase segregation issues commonly found in wide band gap perovskites, achieving stable solar cell output and good photostability. The mildly deformed octahedral framework in CsFA perovskites contributes to their enhanced stability under thermal or illumination stress.
ACS ENERGY LETTERS
(2021)
Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Paramvir Ahlawat, Alexander Hinderhofer, Essa A. Alharbi, Haizhou Lu, Amita Ummadisingu, Haiyang Niu, Michele Invernizzi, Shaik Mohammed Zakeeruddin, M. Ibrahim Dar, Frank Schreiber, Anders Hagfeldt, Michael Graetzel, Ursula Rothlisberger, Michele Parrinello
Summary: This study investigated the solid-solid phase transition during two-step sequential deposition, revealing microscopic details through metadynamics, x-ray diffraction, and Raman spectroscopy. Polymorphs were identified for methylammonium lead iodide and formamidinium lead iodide, with a possible crystallization pathway for the highly efficient metastable alpha phase of formamidinium lead iodide discovered through simulations. Experiments guided by these simulations successfully achieved low-temperature crystallization of phase-pure alpha-formamidinium lead iodide.
Article
Materials Science, Multidisciplinary
Abhoy Karmakar, Amit Bhattacharya, Guy M. Bernard, Arthur Mar, Vladimir K. Michaelis
Summary: Mixed Sn-Pb halide perovskites are more stable and can be tuned to give narrower band gaps compared to all-Pb-containing counterparts. The crystal structure of CsSnxPb1-xBr3 evolves from orthorhombic to cubic as the tin content increases, leading to a decrease in the band gap. Solid-state NMR spectroscopy reveals complete disorder in the structure, with random distribution of octahedra throughout. Compounds prepared through different methods show variations in crystallinity and optical absorption properties.
ACS MATERIALS LETTERS
(2021)
Review
Optics
Rui Wang, Tianyi Huang, Jingjing Xue, Jinhui Tong, Kai Zhu, Yang Yang
Summary: Metal halide perovskite photovoltaics have made significant progress in the past decade, particularly in increasing the efficiency of single-junction perovskite solar cells from 3.8% to 25.5%. The broad bandgap tunability of perovskites can potentially overcome the efficiency limits of traditional solar cells, and the development of tandem solar cells pairing perovskite with other mature photovoltaic technologies shows promising prospects.
Article
Nanoscience & Nanotechnology
Shaohua Ma, Weidong Zhu, Tianjiao Han, Chunfu Zhang, Peng Gao, Yonggang Guo, Zhicheng Song, Yufeng Ni, Dayong Qiao
Summary: By using the combined strategies of the Pb(SCN)(2) additive and air annealing, high-quality Cs(0.22)FA(0.78)Pb(I0.85Br0.15)(3) perovskite films with a wide bandgap (1.65-1.80 eV) and favored properties were successfully synthesized. With the desired films, the average efficiencies of semitransparent perovskite solar cells were significantly improved from 18.13% to 20.35%. Furthermore, a milestone efficiency of 30.32% was achieved in a four-terminal perovskite/TOPCon tandem solar cell using the semitransparent perovskite cell due to its excellent performance and preferred optical properties.
ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES
(2023)
Article
Energy & Fuels
Congcong Tian, Xiaofeng Gao, Jing Li, Junye Pan, Guomu Yu, Bo Huang, Yongtao Wen, Hao Zhu, Tongle Bu, Yi-Bing Cheng, Fuzhi Huang
Summary: Solvent engineering is used to deposit wide-bandgap perovskite films, which can be upscaled and stabilized. By surface modification with a 2D perovskite, the efficiency and stability of perovskite solar cells are improved. The wide-bandgap perovskite can also be easily produced through a blade-coating strategy, and shows high efficiency in perovskite/silicon tandem solar cells.
Article
Nanoscience & Nanotechnology
Philipp Tockhorn, Johannes Sutter, Alexandros Cruz, Philipp Wagner, Klaus Jaeger, Danbi Yoo, Felix Lang, Max Grischek, Bor Li, Jinzhao Li, Oleksandra Shargaieva, Eva Unger, Amran Al-Ashouri, Eike Koehnen, Martin Stolterfoht, Dieter Neher, Rutger Schlatmann, Bernd Rech, Bernd Stannowski, Steve Albrecht, Christiane Becker
Summary: Gentle sinusoidal nanotextures were designed to achieve high-efficiency perovskite-silicon solar cells, offering advantages such as reduced reflection losses, increased fabrication yield, and improved open-circuit voltage.
NATURE NANOTECHNOLOGY
(2022)
Article
Chemistry, Physical
Cameron C. L. Underwood, J. David Carey, S. Ravi P. Silva
Summary: The research shows a nonlinear band gap behavior with Sn content in mixed phase 2D Ruddlesden-Popper perovskites, providing critical insight for the design of future metal alloy 2D perovskite materials. The tunable energy band discontinuity positions may point to intraband transitions of interest to device engineers.
JOURNAL OF PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY LETTERS
(2021)
Article
Chemistry, Physical
Weiyi Zhang, Quan-Song Li, Ze-Sheng Li
Summary: In this study, the passivation effects of 2-MP and 2-MDEP on iodine vacancy MAPbI(3) were comprehensively investigated using density functional theory calculations and ab initio molecular dynamics simulations. It was found that 2-MDEP showed stronger adsorption and localized charges on Pb atoms, leading to improved activation barriers for ion migrations, structural stability, and restrained nonradiative recombination. Moreover, 2-MDEP exhibited more remarkable shielding effects against moisture compared to 2-MP.
JOURNAL OF PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY LETTERS
(2022)
Article
Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Xiaotong Li, Mikael Kepenekian, Linda Li, Hao Dong, Constantinos C. Stoumpos, Ram Seshadri, Claudine Katan, Peijun Guo, Jacky Even, Mercouri G. Kanatzidis
Summary: The research on three-dimensional halide perovskites is limited by the choice of A-site cations. In this work, four new three-dimensional bromide perovskitoids incorporating linear organic diammonium cations are reported. These compounds exhibit similar electronic band structures and dynamic lattice characteristics to regular three-dimensional perovskites. Structures with smaller Pb-Br-Pb angles and larger octahedra distortion show broad photoluminescence at room temperature.
JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY
(2022)
Article
Materials Science, Multidisciplinary
Sun Kyung Hwang, Ik Jae Park, Se Won Seo, Jae Hyun Park, So Jeong Park, Jin Young Kim
Summary: We demonstrate an efficient monolithic two-terminal perovskite/CZTSSe tandem solar cell by reducing the surface roughness of the electrochemically deposited CZTSSe bottom cell. The perovskite top cell with a bandgap of 1.65 eV is prepared on the flattened CZTSSe bottom cell, resulting in efficient perovskite/CZTSSe tandem solar cells. The best performing tandem device exhibits a high conversion efficiency of 17.5% without the hysteresis effect.
ENERGY & ENVIRONMENTAL MATERIALS
(2023)
Article
Chemistry, Physical
Hyun Woo Lim, Jae Hyun Park, Bingyi Yan, Jin Young Kim, Chan Woo Lee
Summary: In this study, a new type of titanium foam electrode with core/shell-structured mixed metal oxide nanoparticles was demonstrated to achieve almost zero polarization for the chlorine evolution reaction in chlor-alkali electrolysis. The electrode showed significantly lower noble metal usage compared to commercial electrodes and exhibited fast charge-transfer kinetics and high mass transport rates, leading to excellent performance in chlorine and hydrogen gas evolution reactions.
APPLIED CATALYSIS B-ENVIRONMENTAL
(2023)
Article
Materials Science, Multidisciplinary
Jae Hyun Park, Su Geun Ji, Young Seon Yoon, Min-Ah Park, Sun Hwa Lee, Ki Hong Kim, Jin Young Kim
Summary: As an alternative to crystalline Si (c-Si) cells, perovskite (PVSK)/Si tandem solar cells (TSCs) are gaining attention for their higher efficiency. The tandem device combines the maturity of c-Si cells and the high performance of PVSK solar cells, leading to increasing expectations for commercialization. This perspective article summarizes the recent progress of PVSK/Si TSCs and reviews opto-electronic characterization methods, providing insights for further development.
ADVANCED MATERIALS TECHNOLOGIES
(2023)
Article
Energy & Fuels
Min Kyung Lee, Sungkyun Choi, Hoonkee Park, Tae Hyung Lee, Sol A. Lee, Jin Wook Yang, Su Geun Ji, Woo Seok Cheon, Sang Hyun Ahn, Soo Young Kim, Mohammadreza Shokouhimehr, Jin Young Kim, Ho Won Jang
Summary: A novel nickel-based 2D MOF was synthesized and demonstrated excellent electrocatalytic performance for the oxygen evolution reaction. The resulting Ni-NDC@NF exhibited low overpotential, small Tafel slope, high faradaic efficiency, and long-term stability. Furthermore, the electrodeposition of NiMo alloy on Ni-NDC@NF enhanced the hydrogen evolution reaction activity, enabling efficient overall water splitting.
Article
Chemistry, Physical
Yeo Jin Choi, Sung Yeon Lim, Jae Hyun Park, Su Geun Ji, Jin Young Kim
Summary: This paper presents a study on the use of a highly volatile solvent mixture to prevent chemical degradation of PVSK middle cell and to improve the performance of the PVSK top cell. The addition of urea enhances the crystallinity and light-absorbing capability of the PVSK top cell, resulting in an increase in conversion efficiency from 6.4% to 13.9%. With the aid of the new solvent and urea additive, the PVSK/PVSK/Si 3J tandems achieve a record-high efficiency of 22.23%.
ACS ENERGY LETTERS
(2023)
Review
Nanoscience & Nanotechnology
Hyemin Lee, Seok Beom Kang, Sangwook Lee, Kai Zhu, Dong Hoe Kim
Summary: Organic-inorganic hybrid perovskites, specifically Sn-Pb mixed perovskites, have shown great potential for revolutionizing solar cell research. These materials have a suitable bandgap for high-efficiency single-junction and perovskite/perovskite tandem solar cells. Researchers have made progress in addressing challenges such as inhomogeneous thin film morphologies and oxidation of Sn2+. This review provides a comprehensive overview of the progress in Sn-Pb mixed perovskite solar cells and discusses future research directions.
Review
Nanoscience & Nanotechnology
Ik Jae Park, Hyo Kyung An, Yuna Chang, Jin Young Kim
Summary: With metal halide perovskite-based solar cells achieving a photovoltaic performance of approximately 26% and approaching the theoretical Shockley-Queisser limit, researchers are now focusing on tandem solar cells that use perovskite materials to achieve high efficiency. However, interfacial issues and difficulties in fabricating solution-processed perovskite top cells pose challenges for achieving high efficiency and stability. This paper provides a summary and review of the fundamentals and strategies to overcome these issues in tandem solar cells.
Article
Engineering, Chemical
Tatachari Santhanagopalan Shridharan, Arumugam Sivanantham, Runfa Tan, Seo Yeong Hong, Dong Hoe Kim, In Sun Cho
Summary: The study focuses on the development of efficient photothermal materials for solar thermal-energy conversion. Red phosphorus (RP) nanosheets with uniform, sub-micron size and abundant defects were prepared via a simple ball-milling method. The RP60, exhibiting the smallest particle size, nanosheet morphology, and defect-rich surface, demonstrated a high solar steam generation ef-ficiency of 74.1% and a stable water evaporation rate of 1.34 kg/m2 center dot h under simulated sunlight illumination. By incorporating plasmonic resonance-heating silver nanoparticles on the RP60, the solar steam generation efficiency was further improved to over 96.0% with a water evaporation rate of 1.75 kg/m2 center dot h.
Review
Chemistry, Inorganic & Nuclear
Jin Wook Yang, You Jin Ahn, Deok Ki Cho, Jin Young Kim, Ho Won Jang
Summary: Photovoltaic-electrochemical (PV-EC) fuel production is a promising technology that combines solar energy conversion and electrochemical catalysis. Halide perovskite solar cells with adjustable band gaps are attractive for PV-EC devices as they can boost electrochemical reactions without external power supply. This review focuses on halide perovskite PV-EC fuel generation, including device principles, band gap engineering, and material candidates for electrocatalysts. Recent advances in electrocatalysts, halide perovskite solar cells, and PV-EC devices for improving solar-to-fuel conversion efficiency are summarized.
INORGANIC CHEMISTRY FRONTIERS
(2023)
Article
Chemistry, Physical
Mi Gyoung Lee, Jin Wook Yang, Ik Jae Park, Tae Hyung Lee, Hoonkee Park, Woo Seok Cheon, Sol A. Lee, Hyungsoo Lee, Su Geun Ji, Jun Min Suh, Jooho Moon, Jin Young Kim, Ho Won Jang
Summary: The introduction of indium oxide nanorods as an electron transport layer enhances the photoelectrochemical performance of bismuth vanadate. A tannin-nickel-iron complex is used as an oxygen evolution catalyst to accelerate the reaction kinetics. The fabricated TANF/BiVO4/In2O3 NR photoanode exhibits improved photoactivity with high photocurrent densities.
Article
Materials Science, Multidisciplinary
Rajendra Kumar Gunasekaran, Jina Jung, Sung Woong Yang, Jungchul Yun, Yeonghun Yun, Devthade Vidyasagar, Won Chang Choi, Chang-Lyoul Lee, Jun Hong Noh, Dong Hoe Kim, Sangwook Lee
Summary: Mixed tin-lead perovskites suffer from structural instability and rapid tin oxidation. The study investigates the role of triple cations in mixed Sn-Pb iodides and identifies a promising composition window of (FA(0.6-x)MA(0.4)Cs(x))Sn0.6Pb0.4I3 (0 <= x <= 0.1) through phase, photoluminescence, and stability evaluations. Solar cells with the optimal composition demonstrate a power conversion efficiency of over 22% and hold potential for narrow-bandgap perovskite solar cell development.
