Interfacial engineering of metal oxides for highly stable halide perovskite solar cells

Oxides employed in halide perovskite solar cells (PSCs) have already demonstrated to deliver enhanced stability, low cost, and the ease of fabrication required for the commercialization of the technology. The most stable PSCs configuration, the carbon-based hole transport layer-free PSC (HTL-free PS...

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Autores: Mingorance, Alba, Xie, Haibing|||0000-0002-5070-2882, Kim, Hui-Seon|||0000-0002-9928-3033, Wang, Zaiwei, Balsells, Marc|||0000-0001-6475-1514, Morales Melgares, Anna, Domingo Marimon, Neus|||0000-0002-5229-6638, Kazuteru, Nonomura, Tress, Wolfgang, Fraxedas, Jordi|||0000-0002-2821-4831, Vlachopoulos, Nick, Hagfeldt, Anders|||0000-0001-6725-8856, Lira-Cantu, Monica|||0000-0002-3393-7436
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Fecha de publicación:2018
País:España
Institución:Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona
Repositorio:Dipòsit Digital de Documents de la UAB
Idioma:inglés
OAI Identifier:oai:ddd.uab.cat:239270
Acceso en línea:https://ddd.uab.cat/record/239270
https://dx.doi.org/urn:doi:10.1002/admi.201800367
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Functionalization
Halide perovskite solar cells
Interfacial engineering
Metal oxides
Self-assembly monolayers
Stability
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Sumario:Oxides employed in halide perovskite solar cells (PSCs) have already demonstrated to deliver enhanced stability, low cost, and the ease of fabrication required for the commercialization of the technology. The most stable PSCs configuration, the carbon-based hole transport layer-free PSC (HTL-free PSC), has demonstrated a stability of more than one year of continuous operation partially due to the dual presence of insulating oxide scaffolds and conductive oxides. Despite these advances, the stability of PSCs is still a concern and a strong limiting factor for their industrial implementation. The engineering of oxide interfaces functionalized with molecules (like self-assembly monolayers) or polymers results in the passivation of defects (traps), providing numerous advantages such as the elimination of hysteresis and the enhancement of solar cell efficiency. But most important is the beneficial effect of interfacial engineering on the lifetime and stability of PSCs. In this work, the authors provide a brief insight into the recent developments reported on the surface functionalization of oxide interfaces in PSCs with emphasis on the effect of device stability. This paper also discusses the different binding modes, their effect on defect passivation, band alignment or dipole formation, and how these parameters influence device lifetime.