Efficient hybrid solar cells based on meso-superstructured organometal halide perovskites

The energy costs associated with separating tightly bound excitons (photoinduced electron-hole pairs) and extracting free charges from highly disordered low-mobility networks represent fundamental losses for many low-cost photovoltaic technologies. We report a low-cost, solution-processable solar ce...

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Main Authors: Lee, M, Teuscher, J, Miyasaka, T, Murakami, T, Snaith, H
Format: Journal article
Published: 2012
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author Lee, M
Teuscher, J
Miyasaka, T
Murakami, T
Murakami, T
Snaith, H
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Teuscher, J
Miyasaka, T
Murakami, T
Murakami, T
Snaith, H
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description The energy costs associated with separating tightly bound excitons (photoinduced electron-hole pairs) and extracting free charges from highly disordered low-mobility networks represent fundamental losses for many low-cost photovoltaic technologies. We report a low-cost, solution-processable solar cell, based on a highly crystalline perovskite absorber with intense visible to near-infrared absorptivity, that has a power conversion efficiency of 10.9% in a single-junction device under simulated full sunlight. This "meso- superstructured solar cell" exhibits exceptionally few fundamental energy losses; it can generate open-circuit photovoltages of more than 1.1 volts, despite the relatively narrow absorber band gap of 1.55 electron volts. The functionality arises from the use of mesoporous alumina as an inert scaffold that structures the absorber and forces electrons to reside in and be transported through the perovskite.
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spelling oxford-uuid:f7c863f6-3952-47a4-91d9-bec421cb6de62022-03-27T12:45:10ZEfficient hybrid solar cells based on meso-superstructured organometal halide perovskitesJournal articlehttp://purl.org/coar/resource_type/c_dcae04bcuuid:f7c863f6-3952-47a4-91d9-bec421cb6de6Symplectic Elements at Oxford2012Lee, MTeuscher, JMiyasaka, TMurakami, TMurakami, TSnaith, HThe energy costs associated with separating tightly bound excitons (photoinduced electron-hole pairs) and extracting free charges from highly disordered low-mobility networks represent fundamental losses for many low-cost photovoltaic technologies. We report a low-cost, solution-processable solar cell, based on a highly crystalline perovskite absorber with intense visible to near-infrared absorptivity, that has a power conversion efficiency of 10.9% in a single-junction device under simulated full sunlight. This "meso- superstructured solar cell" exhibits exceptionally few fundamental energy losses; it can generate open-circuit photovoltages of more than 1.1 volts, despite the relatively narrow absorber band gap of 1.55 electron volts. The functionality arises from the use of mesoporous alumina as an inert scaffold that structures the absorber and forces electrons to reside in and be transported through the perovskite.
spellingShingle Lee, M
Teuscher, J
Miyasaka, T
Murakami, T
Murakami, T
Snaith, H
Efficient hybrid solar cells based on meso-superstructured organometal halide perovskites
title Efficient hybrid solar cells based on meso-superstructured organometal halide perovskites
title_full Efficient hybrid solar cells based on meso-superstructured organometal halide perovskites
title_fullStr Efficient hybrid solar cells based on meso-superstructured organometal halide perovskites
title_full_unstemmed Efficient hybrid solar cells based on meso-superstructured organometal halide perovskites
title_short Efficient hybrid solar cells based on meso-superstructured organometal halide perovskites
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