An International Journal Devoted to Photovoltaic, Photothermal, and Photochemical Solar Energy Conversion. Solar Energy Materials & Solar Cells is intended as a vehicle for the dissemination of research results on materials science and technology related to photovoltaic, photothermal and photoelectrochemical solar energy conversion.Materials …
Organic–inorganic halide single-crystal perovskite solar cells (PSCs) are promising for higher efficiency and better stability, but their development lags far behind that of their polycrystalline counterparts. In particular, the low efficiency (<5%) of large-area devices makes the development of an alternative perovskite photovoltaic technology …
Metal halide perovskite quantum dots (PQDs) not only share the common feature of quantum confinement effect found in traditional quantum dots but also exhibit favorable characteristics of perovskite materials, including defect tolerance and long exciton lifetime. Thanks to these merits, within ten years of research and development, …
Jiangsu GCL Silicon Material Technology Development Co., Ltd, Xuzhou 221000, People''s Republic of China. Search for other works by this author on: ... this work demonstrates that such defects primarily form after the thermal treatment processes in the manufacturing of solar cells and indirectly proves that these defects are related to the ...
Flexible perovskite solar cells (FPSCs) have attracted enormous interest in wearable and portable electronics due to their high power-per-weight and low cost. …
Inverted perovskite solar cells (PSCs) with p-i-n structure have recently attracted widespread attention owing to their fast-growing power conversion efficiency. In this Review, we focus on the progress in …
Monolithic tandem solar cells (TSCs) are the most practical design to surpass the Shockley–Queisser limit in single-junction photovoltaics. The metal halide perovskites have provided a new option for combining photoabsorbers in TSCs, and various types of perovskite-based TSCs have been developed so far. The performance of TSCs …
All-small-molecule organic solar cells (ASM-OSCs) combine advantages of both small-molecule donors and nonfullerene acceptors and have aroused considerable academic interest. The development of ASM-OSCs lags behind that of polymer-based OSCs and is largely limited by the lack of the well-matched donor and acceptor materials …
Nonfullerene, a small molecular electron acceptor, has substantially improved the power conversion efficiency of organic photovoltaics (OPVs). However, the large structural freedom of π-conjugated polymers and molecules makes it difficult to explore with limited resources. Machine learning, which is based on rapidly growing artificial …
Third-generation solar cells are currently in development and have great potential to dominate the solar PV market in the future. The most promising candidate …
Colloidal quantum dot solids combine convenient solution-processing with quantum size effect tuning, offering avenues to high-efficiency multijunction cells based on a single materials synthesis and processing platform. The highest-performing colloidal quantum dot rectifying devices reported to date have relied on a junction between a …
2 · The emergence of organic-inorganic metal halide perovskite solar cells (PSCs) has attracted extensive attentions across the photovoltaic (PV) community due to their …
Unprecedented conversion efficiency has been demonstrated for perovskite solar cells (PSCs), however, their stability and reliability continue to be challenge. Here, an effective and practical …
Dye-sensitized solar cells (DSSCs) have been intensely researched for more than two decades. Electrolyte formulations are one of the bottlenecks to their successful commercialization, since these result in trade-offs between the photovoltaic performance and long-term performance stability. The corrosive nature of the redox shuttles in the …
Unprecedented conversion efficiency has been demonstrated for perovskite solar cells (PSCs), however, their stability and reliability continue to be challenge. Here, an effective and practical method is demonstrated to overcome the device stability issues in PSCs. A CF4 plasma treatment method is developed that results in the …
Recent progress is mainly attributed to the development of key strategies that effectively reduce the defects on the surface of the perovskite layer and minimize non-radiative recombination at the interfaces, thereby enhancing device efficiency. ... A Perspective on Hot Carrier Solar Cells. ACS Energy Letters 2024, 9 (1), 298-307. …
The notable progress in the development of photovoltaic (PV) technologies over the past 5 years necessitates the renewed assessment of state-of-the-art devices. Here, we present an analysis of...
Organic–inorganic halide single-crystal perovskite solar cells (PSCs) are promising for higher efficiency and better stability, but their development lags far behind that of their polycrystalline counterparts. In …
Lead-free tin perovskite solar cells (PSCs) have undergone rapid development in recent years and are regarded as a promising eco-friendly photovoltaic technology. However, a strategy to suppress charge recombination via a built-in electric field inside a tin perovskite crystal is still lacking. In the present study, a formamidinium tin …
The developments in halide perovskite research target the next era of semiconductors. Photovoltaic solar cells are only one of the technologies that could be exploiting the potential of perovskites soon. Stability and toxicity are two critical aspects of photovoltaic applications because of the long-lasting lifetime and large volumes of the …
All-small-molecule organic solar cells (ASM-OSCs) combine advantages of both small-molecule donors and nonfullerene acceptors and have aroused considerable academic interest. The …
Organic–inorganic hybrid perovskites have been widely used in silicon-based tandem solar cells for their advantages of tunable bandgap, high light absorption coefficient, and high power conversion efficiency (PCE). However, the maximum PCE of perovskite/silicon tandem solar cells (PSTSCs) is still below the theoretical limit. This …
Organic–inorganic hybrid perovskites have been widely used in silicon-based tandem solar cells for their advantages of tunable bandgap, high light absorption coefficient, and high power conversion …
The efficiency of perovskite/silicon tandem solar cells has exceeded the previous record for III–V-based dual-junction solar cells. This shows the high potential of perovskite solar cells in multi-junction applications. Perovskite/perovskite/silicon triple-junction solar cells are now the next step to achieve efficient and low-cost multi-junction …
An important milestone in the development of photovoltaic thin‐film solar cells is the achievement of 15% conversion efficiency. This letter describes the highest efficiency single junction thin‐film cell reported to date.
At ACS Energy Letters we work to ensure the highest visibility of published papers and the maximum processing speed among other energy-related Journals, ... Her research is focused on the development of new, sustainable optoelectronic technologies. ... Solar cells based on dye-sensitized mesoporous films of TiO2 are low …
Tin perovskite solar cells (Sn–PVK-PVs) are a promising alternative to lead perovskite solar cells (Pb–PVK-PVs). Poly (3,4-ethylenedioxythiophene) polystyrene sulphonic acid (PEDOT:PSS) is employed as the hole transport layer (HTL). However, the matter of concern is the damage of the Sn-PVK layer by the acidic properties of the …
In recent years, perovskite/silicon tandem solar cells (PK/c-Si tandem) have demonstrated high power conversion efficiency (PCE) and demonstrated great application potential in photovoltaic (PV) …
The power conversion efficiencies (PCEs) of Perovskite solar cells (PSCs) have seen significant performance improvements between 2012 and 2022. PSCs have excellent optoelectronic properties and can be built using low-cost materials. In order to compete with first-generation photovoltaic technologies, it will be necessary to scale up …
In this review article, the stable and controllable synthesis of QD materials is outlined for upscaling solar cells, including material development and device performance enhancement. It includes a systematic variety of device structures for the fabrication of solar cells, such as QD, hybrid QD/organic, hybrid QD/inorganic, …
Perovskite/Silicon tandem solar cells (PK/c-Si tandem) offer a promising path for breaking the Shockley-Queisser limit of single junction cells. However, the efficiency of PK/c-Si tandems is still be...
The open circuit voltage (V OC) of the PK/Si tandem solar cell increases by up to +3.8%abs from the initial state after LEPS treatment due to edge passivation, leading to the PCE of the PK/Si tandem solar cell increases by up to +1.2%abs. Finally, a monolithic PK/Si tandem cell with a PCE of 29.48% was achieved by further utilizing the …
Over past two decades, organic photovoltaics (OPVs) with unique advantages of low cost and flexibility meet significant development opportunities and the official world record for the power conversion …
The toxicity issue of lead hinders large-scale commercial production and photovoltaic field application of lead halide perovskites. Some novel non- or low-toxic perovskite materials have been explored for development of environmentally friendly lead-free perovskite solar cells (PSCs). This review studies the substitution of …
One of the most exciting developments in photovoltaics over recent years has been the emergence of organic–inorganic lead halide …
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