Factors affecting the stability of perovskite solar cells: a comprehensive review

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“…Improvements of power conversion efficiency have been the main driver for research (and publication rates) so far and the focus on solving the stability problem started later, with first reliable and detailed results about stability published as late as 2013 [8]. Nevertheless, in the past five years, the importance of stability has been emphasized and identified as the main problem to solve for the perovskite solar cells to be able to compete in the market arena [9]. This conviction has led to an increasing number of reports including data about stability and the lifetime of devices, although in very different testing conditions.…”

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The balance between efficiency, stability and environmental impacts in perovskite solar cells: a review

Urbina

2020

J. Phys. Energy

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Photovoltaic technology is progressing very fast, both in a new installed capacity, now reaching a total of more than 400 GW worldwide, and in a big research effort to develop more efficient and sustainable technologies. Organic and hybrid solar cells have been pointed out as a technological breakthrough due to their potential for low economical cost and low environmental impact; but despite impressive laboratory progress, the market is still beyond reach for these technologies, especially for perovskitebased technology. In this review, the historical evolution and relationship of efficiency and stability is addressed, including Life Cycle Assessment studies which provide a quantitative evaluation of environmental impacts in several categories, such as human health or freshwater ecotoxicity, with special focus on lead toxicity. The main conclusion is that there is no unsurmountable barrier for the massive deployment of photovoltaic systems with perovskite solar modules, if the stability is extended to lifetimes similar to technologies already in the market. The results of this review provide some recommendations mainly focused on the best options for improved stability (avoiding mainly moisture and oxygen degradation) by using metal oxides, ternary or quaternary cations, or the novel 2D/3D approach, and the encapsulation effort which should also take into account the recyclability of the materials and the low environmental impact processes for up-scaled industrial production. Research guidelines should take into account the end-of-life of the devices and cleaner routes for production avoiding toxic solvents.

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The balance between efficiency, stability and environmental impacts in perovskite solar cells: a review

Urbina

2020

J. Phys. Energy

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“…A typical state-of-the-art perovskite with the highest PCE is currently being demonstrated on a small scale in the order of ~0.1 cm 2 , as presented in Figure 3a,b. Therefore, PSC small size can be significantly observed from the inverse relationships between perovskite's PCE and area due to low fill factor (FF) and solution method (i.e., spin coating) limited large cell size, as in Figure 3a (inset) [19,58,[78][79][80]. Typically, the other main factor that hinders perovskite from vast market presence is its inherent scaling instability.…”

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“…Remarkably, research has already established a link between perovskite instability and every material constituent, such as intrinsic and extrinsic materials' properties and interactions, electronic states, doping, deposition methods, and device structures [18,19]. Arguably, the inherited (intrinsic) effect could have resulted from the ion migration effect [35].…”

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Recent Issues and Configuration Factors in Perovskite-Silicon Tandem Solar Cells towards Large Scaling Production

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The unprecedented development of perovskite-silicon (PSC-Si) tandem solar cells in the last five years has been hindered by several challenges towards industrialization, which require further research. The combination of the low cost of perovskite and legacy silicon solar cells serve as primary drivers for PSC-Si tandem solar cell improvement. For the perovskite top-cell, the utmost concern reported in the literature is perovskite instability. Hence, proposed physical loss mechanisms for intrinsic and extrinsic instability as triggering mechanisms for hysteresis, ion segregation, and trap states, along with the latest proposed mitigation strategies in terms of stability engineering, are discussed. The silicon bottom cell, being a mature technology, is currently facing bottleneck challenges to achieve power conversion efficiencies (PCE) greater than 26.7%, which requires more understanding in the context of light management and passivation technologies. Finally, for large-scale industrialization of the PSC-Si tandem solar cell, the promising silicon wafer thinning, and large-scale film deposition technologies could cause a shift and align with a more affordable and flexible roll-to-roll PSC-Si technology. Therefore, this review aims to provide deliberate guidance on critical fundamental issues and configuration factors in current PSC-Si tandem technologies towards large-scale industrialization. to meet the 2031 PSC-Si Tandem road maps market target.

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“…Reports have shown that, upon exposure to these external factors, PSC degrades and loses its operational stability [10]. It was found that, in the presence of water, MAPbI 3 crystal structure forms hydrates/complex with H 2 O (Equation (1)), and deforms the perovskite structure, destroying optoelectronic properties, resulting in loss of photovoltaic performance [7,11,12].…”

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The Progress of Additive Engineering for CH3NH3PbI3 Photo-Active Layer in the Context of Perovskite Solar Cells

Mangrulkar

Stevenson

2021

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Methylammonium lead triiodide (CH3NH3PbI3/MAPbI3) is the most intensively explored perovskite light-absorbing material for hybrid organic–inorganic perovskite photovoltaics due to its unique optoelectronic properties and advantages. This includes tunable bandgap, a higher absorption coefficient than conventional materials used in photovoltaics, ease of manufacturing due to solution processability, and low fabrication costs. In addition, the MAPbI3 absorber layer provides one of the highest open-circuit voltages (Voc), low Voc loss/deficit, and low exciton binding energy, resulting in better charge transport with decent charge carrier mobilities and long diffusion lengths of charge carriers, making it a suitable candidate for photovoltaic applications. Unfortunately, MAPbI3 suffers from poor photochemical stability, which is the main problem to commercialize MAPbI3-based perovskite solar cells (PSCs). However, researchers frequently adopt additive engineering to overcome the issue of poor stability. Therefore, in this review, we have classified additives as organic and inorganic additives. Organic additives are subclassified based on functional groups associated with N/O/S donor atoms; whereas, inorganic additives are subcategorized as metals and non-metal halide salts. Further, we discussed their role and mechanism in terms of improving the performance and stability of MAPbI3-based PSCs. In addition, we scrutinized the additive influence on the morphology and optoelectronic properties to gain a deeper understanding of the crosslinking mechanism into the MAPbI3 framework. Our review aims to help the research community, by providing a glance of the advancement in additive engineering for the MAPbI3 light-absorbing layer, so that new additives can be designed and experimented with to overcome stability challenges. This, in turn, might pave the way for wide scale commercial use.

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Factors affecting the stability of perovskite solar cells: a comprehensive review

Cited by 26 publications

References 234 publications

The balance between efficiency, stability and environmental impacts in perovskite solar cells: a review

The balance between efficiency, stability and environmental impacts in perovskite solar cells: a review

Recent Issues and Configuration Factors in Perovskite-Silicon Tandem Solar Cells towards Large Scaling Production

The Progress of Additive Engineering for CH3NH3PbI3 Photo-Active Layer in the Context of Perovskite Solar Cells

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