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Perovskite solar cells employing organic charge-transport layers
Aswani YellaOlga MalinkiewiczHenk J. BolinkMohammad Khaja NazeeruddinGuillermo Mínguez EspallargasYong Hui LeeMichael Graetzelsubject
chemistry.chemical_classificationMaterials scienceChemical engineeringchemistryIodidetechnology industry and agricultureSublimation (phase transition)Hybrid solar cellQuantum dot solar cell7. Clean energyAtomic and Molecular Physics and OpticsElectronic Optical and Magnetic Materialsdescription
Thin-film photovoltaics play an important role in the quest for clean renewable energy. Recently, methylammonium lead halide perovskites were identified as promising absorbers for solar cells(1). In the three years since, the performance of perovskite-based solar cells has improved rapidly to reach efficiencies as high as 15%(1-10). To date, all high-efficiency perovskite solar cells reported make use of a (mesoscopic) metal oxide, such as Al2O3, TiO2, or ZrO2, which requires a high-temperature sintering process. Here, we show that methylammonium lead iodide perovskite layers, when sandwiched between two thin organic charge-transporting layers, also lead to solar cells with high power-conversion efficiencies (12%). To ensure a high purity, the perovskite layers were prepared by sublimation in a high-vacuum chamber. This simple planar device structure and the room-temperature deposition processes are suitable for many conducting substrates, including plastic and textiles.
| year | journal | country | edition | language |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013-12-22 | Nature Photonics |