TY - JOUR
T1 - Enhanced efficiency and stability of electron transport layer in perovskite tandem solar cells
T2 - Challenges and future perspectives
AU - Kumar, Anirudh
AU - Kumar, Deepak
AU - Jain, Naini
AU - Kumar, Manoj
AU - Ghodake, Gajanan
AU - Kumar, Sushil
AU - Sharma, Rupendra K.
AU - Holovsky, Jakub
AU - Saji, Viswanathan S.
AU - Sharma, Sanjeev K.
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2023 International Solar Energy Society
PY - 2023/12
Y1 - 2023/12
N2 - Perovskite solar cells (PSCs) have attracted extensive research interest in energy harvesting systems for their superior performance due to high absorption coefficients, long electron-hole diffusion length and ambipolar charge transport. The rapid progress achieved in conversion efficiency and charge transfer stabilities of PSCs is promising to meet future energy demands. Nevertheless, the long-term stability of the absorber and the electron transport layers (ETL) of PSCs is a significant challenge for commercialization. This review focuses on PSCs' stability, efficiency, interface engineering, and durability, particularly emphasising their ZnO-based ETL. Recent progress and challenges in enhancing the stability against moisture-induced, thermal-induced, and UV light-induced degradation have also been discussed critically. The review presents the enhancement in efficiency and stability via tandem configurations and highlights existing challenges and future perspectives.
AB - Perovskite solar cells (PSCs) have attracted extensive research interest in energy harvesting systems for their superior performance due to high absorption coefficients, long electron-hole diffusion length and ambipolar charge transport. The rapid progress achieved in conversion efficiency and charge transfer stabilities of PSCs is promising to meet future energy demands. Nevertheless, the long-term stability of the absorber and the electron transport layers (ETL) of PSCs is a significant challenge for commercialization. This review focuses on PSCs' stability, efficiency, interface engineering, and durability, particularly emphasising their ZnO-based ETL. Recent progress and challenges in enhancing the stability against moisture-induced, thermal-induced, and UV light-induced degradation have also been discussed critically. The review presents the enhancement in efficiency and stability via tandem configurations and highlights existing challenges and future perspectives.
KW - Efficiency and stability of the cells
KW - Electron transport layer as ZnO
KW - Perovskite Tandem solar cells
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U2 - 10.1016/j.solener.2023.112185
DO - 10.1016/j.solener.2023.112185
M3 - Review article
AN - SCOPUS:85177808588
SN - 0038-092X
VL - 266
JO - Solar Energy
JF - Solar Energy
M1 - 112185
ER -
