Advances in SnO2 for Efficient and Stable n–i–p Perovskite Solar Cells

SY Park, K Zhu - Advanced materials, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Perovskite solar cells (PSCs) based on the regular n–i–p device architecture have reached
above 25% certified efficiency with continuously reported improvements in recent years. A …

Tin oxide electron‐selective layers for efficient, stable, and scalable perovskite solar cells

C Altinkaya, E Aydin, E Ugur, FH Isikgor… - Advanced …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Perovskite solar cells (PSCs) have become a promising photovoltaic (PV) technology, where
the evolution of the electron‐selective layers (ESLs), an integral part of any PV device, has …

Nanoscale chemical heterogeneity dominates the optoelectronic response of alloyed perovskite solar cells

K Frohna, M Anaya, S Macpherson, J Sung… - Nature …, 2022 - nature.com
Halide perovskites perform remarkably in optoelectronic devices. However, this exceptional
performance is striking given that perovskites exhibit deep charge-carrier traps and spatial …

Imaging and quantifying non-radiative losses at 23% efficient inverted perovskite solar cells interfaces

S Cacovich, G Vidon, M Degani, M Legrand… - Nature …, 2022 - nature.com
Interface engineering through passivating agents, in the form of organic molecules, is a
powerful strategy to enhance the performance of perovskite solar cells. Despite its pivotal …

Life on the Urbach edge

E Ugur, M Ledinský, TG Allen, J Holovský… - The journal of …, 2022 - ACS Publications
The Urbach energy is an expression of the static and dynamic disorder in a semiconductor
and is directly accessible via optical characterization techniques. The strength of this metric …

Carriers, quasi-particles, and collective excitations in halide perovskites

J Fu, S Ramesh, JW Melvin Lim, TC Sum - Chemical Reviews, 2023 - ACS Publications
Halide perovskites (HPs) are potential game-changing materials for a broad spectrum of
optoelectronic applications ranging from photovoltaics, light-emitting devices, lasers to …

Direct-bandgap emission from hexagonal Ge and SiGe alloys

EMT Fadaly, A Dijkstra, JR Suckert, D Ziss… - Nature, 2020 - nature.com
Silicon crystallized in the usual cubic (diamond) lattice structure has dominated the
electronics industry for more than half a century. However, cubic silicon (Si), germanium …

Hybrid perovskite films approaching the radiative limit with over 90% photoluminescence quantum efficiency

IL Braly, DW DeQuilettes, LM Pazos-Outón, S Burke… - Nature …, 2018 - nature.com
Reducing non-radiative recombination in semiconducting materials is a prerequisite for
achieving the highest performance in light-emitting and photovoltaic applications. Here, we …

Identifying defect-tolerant semiconductors with high minority-carrier lifetimes: beyond hybrid lead halide perovskites

RE Brandt, V Stevanović, DS Ginley… - Mrs …, 2015 - cambridge.org
The emergence of methyl-ammonium lead halide (MAPbX3) perovskites motivates the
identification of unique properties giving rise to exceptional bulk transport properties, and …

The current status and future prospects of kesterite solar cells: a brief review

X Liu, Y Feng, H Cui, F Liu, X Hao… - Progress in …, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
Kesterite‐based solar cells are attracting considerable attention in recent years, owing to the
reduced toxicity and greater abundance of their constituent elements. In this brief review, we …