Recent progress in the development of hole-transport materials to boost the power conversion efficiency of perovskite solar cells

Structure–property relationships of diketopyrrolopyrrole- and thienoacene-based A–D–A type hole transport materials for efficient perovskite solar cells

“…5,[8][9][10][11] Along with the perovskite layer, hole-transport layers (HTLs) are critical for efficient hole separation and transportation by suppressing charge recombination and increasing stability, particularly in n-i-p perovskite devices; thus, hole-transport materials (HTMs) emerge as the crucial component for further PCE enhancement and stability of PVSCs. [12][13][14][15][16][17] To date, both organic (including small organic molecules and p-type polymers) and inorganic (e.g., NiO X , CuI, CuSCN, etc.) HTMs have been exclusively tested in PVSCs, with the most notable example being the 2 0 ,7,7 0 -tetrakis(N,Ndi-p-methoxyphenylamine)9,9 0 -spirobifluorene (spiro-OMeTAD) derivatives which are still holding the record PCE in PVSCs.…”

Application of Quantum Dot Interface Modification Layer in Perovskite Solar Cells: Progress and Perspectives

“…Photovoltaic power generation as an important use of solar energy has received continuous and steady development. Photovoltaic power generation mainly uses solar cell devices, of which PSCs are developing particularly rapidly, to convert solar energy into electricity [6][7][8]. Over the last decade, the PCE of PSCs has improved from 3.8% to 25.5%, a sixfold increase and the highest among thin-film solar cells [9], which is shown in Figure 1.…”

Design of new hole transport materials based on triphenylamine derivatives using different π-linkers for the application in perovskite solar cells. A theoretical study

“…The depletion of fossil fuels reserves, growing energy demands, and the environmental crisis around the world have led the scientific community to search for new ways and technologies to use renewable energies sources efficiently. Due to the enormous amount of energy that the earth receives daily from the Sun, solar energy is considered the best choice among all renewable energy sources (Kim et al, 2020;Kumari et al, 2020;Pham et al, 2020;Sharmoukh et al, 2020). One of the most promising strategies to take advantage of solar energy is the conversion into electricity using photovoltaic devices (PV).…”