Selection, Preparation and Application of Quantum Dots in Perovskite Solar Cells
As the third generation of new thin-film solar cells, perovskite solar cells (PSCs) have attracted much attention for their excellent photovoltaic performance. Today, PSCs have reported the highest photovoltaic conversion efficiency (PCE) of 25.5%, which is an encouraging value, very close to the hi...
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| description | As the third generation of new thin-film solar cells, perovskite solar cells (PSCs) have attracted much attention for their excellent photovoltaic performance. Today, PSCs have reported the highest photovoltaic conversion efficiency (PCE) of 25.5%, which is an encouraging value, very close to the highest PCE of the most widely used silicon-based solar cells. However, scholars have found that PSCs have problems of being easily decomposed under ultraviolet (UV) light, poor stability, energy level mismatch and severe hysteresis, which greatly limit their industrialization. As unique materials, quantum dots (QDs) have many excellent properties and have been widely used in PSCs to address the issues mentioned above. In this article, we describe the application of various QDs as additives in different layers of PSCs, as luminescent down-shifting materials, and directly as electron transport layers (ETL), light-absorbing layers and hole transport layers (HTL). The addition of QDs optimizes the energy level arrangement within the device, expands the range of light utilization, passivates defects on the surface of the perovskite film and promotes electron and hole transport, resulting in significant improvements in both PCE and stability. We summarize in detail the role of QDs in PSCs, analyze the perspective and associated issues of QDs in PSCs, and finally offer our insights into the future direction of development. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-51ef8c5024e44a6098709478769989f12023-12-03T13:50:34ZengMDPI AGInternational Journal of Molecular Sciences1661-65961422-00672022-08-012316948210.3390/ijms23169482Selection, Preparation and Application of Quantum Dots in Perovskite Solar CellsYankai Zhou0Jiayan Yang1Xingrui Luo2Yingying Li3Qingqing Qiu4Tengfeng Xie5Engineering Research Center for Hydrogen Energy Materials and Devices, College of Rare Earths, Jiangxi University of Science and Technology, 86 Hong Qi Road, Ganzhou 341000, ChinaEngineering Research Center for Hydrogen Energy Materials and Devices, College of Rare Earths, Jiangxi University of Science and Technology, 86 Hong Qi Road, Ganzhou 341000, ChinaFaculty of Materials Metallurgy and Chemistry, Jiangxi University of Science and Technology, 86 Hong Qi Road, Ganzhou 341000, ChinaEngineering Research Center for Hydrogen Energy Materials and Devices, College of Rare Earths, Jiangxi University of Science and Technology, 86 Hong Qi Road, Ganzhou 341000, ChinaEngineering Research Center for Hydrogen Energy Materials and Devices, College of Rare Earths, Jiangxi University of Science and Technology, 86 Hong Qi Road, Ganzhou 341000, ChinaCollege of Chemistry, Jilin University, Changchun 130012, ChinaAs the third generation of new thin-film solar cells, perovskite solar cells (PSCs) have attracted much attention for their excellent photovoltaic performance. Today, PSCs have reported the highest photovoltaic conversion efficiency (PCE) of 25.5%, which is an encouraging value, very close to the highest PCE of the most widely used silicon-based solar cells. However, scholars have found that PSCs have problems of being easily decomposed under ultraviolet (UV) light, poor stability, energy level mismatch and severe hysteresis, which greatly limit their industrialization. As unique materials, quantum dots (QDs) have many excellent properties and have been widely used in PSCs to address the issues mentioned above. In this article, we describe the application of various QDs as additives in different layers of PSCs, as luminescent down-shifting materials, and directly as electron transport layers (ETL), light-absorbing layers and hole transport layers (HTL). The addition of QDs optimizes the energy level arrangement within the device, expands the range of light utilization, passivates defects on the surface of the perovskite film and promotes electron and hole transport, resulting in significant improvements in both PCE and stability. We summarize in detail the role of QDs in PSCs, analyze the perspective and associated issues of QDs in PSCs, and finally offer our insights into the future direction of development.https://www.mdpi.com/1422-0067/23/16/9482quantum dotsperovskite solar cellsstabilitypassivation effectenergy level alignment |
| spellingShingle | Yankai Zhou Jiayan Yang Xingrui Luo Yingying Li Qingqing Qiu Tengfeng Xie Selection, Preparation and Application of Quantum Dots in Perovskite Solar Cells International Journal of Molecular Sciences quantum dots perovskite solar cells stability passivation effect energy level alignment |
| title | Selection, Preparation and Application of Quantum Dots in Perovskite Solar Cells |
| title_full | Selection, Preparation and Application of Quantum Dots in Perovskite Solar Cells |
| title_fullStr | Selection, Preparation and Application of Quantum Dots in Perovskite Solar Cells |
| title_full_unstemmed | Selection, Preparation and Application of Quantum Dots in Perovskite Solar Cells |
| title_short | Selection, Preparation and Application of Quantum Dots in Perovskite Solar Cells |
| title_sort | selection preparation and application of quantum dots in perovskite solar cells |
| topic | quantum dots perovskite solar cells stability passivation effect energy level alignment |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/1422-0067/23/16/9482 |
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