A review on perovskite materials with solar cell prospective

Abstract

Research on perovskite materials is an emerging trend from the last decade in order to improve the precision, stability, validity, consistency and reproducibility of reported perovskite materials and structures. These efforts are very much successful in advancing the composition, solvent, interface, and structure engineering leading toward the record efficiency value of 25.4%. However, the device instability has limited the practical applications of the hybrid perovskite solar cell. This review provides an up-to-date summary of the developments to resolve these issues with the uses of different synthesis routes and materials to obtain a stable ABX 3 type structure of the perovskite materials. This review also comprehend the effects of electron transport layer on hysteresis phenomenon and long term stability with an outlook on current challenges and further development. Furthermore, a comprehensive discussion on the crystal structure, energy level, absorption coefficient, degradation and chemical bonding in perovskite solar cell materials is also included. Finally, a brief future outlook for perovskites solar cells is discussed.

Low-Cost Inorganic Strontium Ferrite a Novel Hole Transporting Material for Efficient Perovskite Solar Cells

“…Normally the materials used for the HTL have a bandgap above 3 eV [ 5 ], but the bandgap of the SrFe 2 O 4 is less, and this may decrease the value of the Jsc and result in low power conversion efficiency. ZnO with a direct bandgap semiconductor of around 3.85 eV, electron diffusion coefficient (1.7 × 10 −4 cm 2 ·s −1 ), and electron mobility (205–300 cm 2 V −1 ·s −1 ) would be the reason for better power conversion efficiency [ 25 ]. The transportation of the hole and electrons depend on the Fermi levels of the HTL, ETL, and perovskite materials.…”

2D Material and Perovskite Heterostructure for Optoelectronic Applications

“…As modern technology improves by leaps and bounds, optoelectronic devices, such as solar cells and photodetectors, have become indispensable parts of society. These semiconductor devices that convert optical signals into electrical ones have wide applications in the areas of renewable energy, imaging systems, biomedical devices, and optical communications [1][2][3][4]. Over the past few decades, tremendous efforts have been made persistently to enhance the efficiency and stability of the devices through synthesizing high-quality materials [5][6][7][8][9][10][11][12], designing novel device structures, engineering interfaces [13], and employing encapsulation with polymer and inorganic glass [14,15].…”

Computational analysis of bandgap tuning, admittance and impedance spectroscopy measurements in lead‐free MASnI 3 perovskite solar cell device

“…2 Majorly commercial photovoltaic cells are made up of crystalline silicon but due to its large processing cost, perovskite based solar cells with high power conversion efficiency seems good choice for future photovoltaic markets. [3][4][5] Perovskite based materials having the well-known ABX 3 (X = oxygen, halogen) type crystal structure attracted much attention for photovoltaic applications in the recent few decades. [6][7][8] Among various perovskite materials, initially major research has been focused on oxide based perovskite materials due to its significant electrical and magnetic properties.…”

“…In terms of best available choice, solar energy, that is, photovoltaic cells got attention 2 . Majorly commercial photovoltaic cells are made up of crystalline silicon but due to its large processing cost, perovskite based solar cells with high power conversion efficiency seems good choice for future photovoltaic markets 3‐5 . Perovskite based materials having the well‐known ABX 3 (X = oxygen, halogen) type crystal structure attracted much attention for photovoltaic applications in the recent few decades 6‐8 .…”