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{"title":"Perovskite-Based Tandem Solar Cells","authors":"Dewei Zhao, Hin-Lap Yip, Anita Ho-Baillie","doi":"10.1002/solr.202400755","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/solr.202400755","url":null,"abstract":"<p>The recent developments of photovoltaic (PV) have been transformed by the advent of metal halide perovskites. Their unique properties have not only pushed forward the efficiency of single-junction solar cells but also opened new avenues for tandem solar cells. Tandem solar cells combine two or more solar cells with different bandgaps to maximize the conversion of a broad solar spectrum to electrical energy producing higher efficiencies than those of single-junction solar cells. Perovskites, with tunable bandgaps, high efficiencies and ease of fabrication, have emerged as ideal candidates as both top and bottom subcells in a tandem, offering great promise. Perovskite-based tandems involve the stacking or direct fabrication of a wide-bandgap perovskite top absorber onto a silicon (Si), copper indium gallium selenide (CIGS), cadmium telluride (CdTe), the combination of low-bandgap perovskite or an organic bottom absorber.</p><p>As we stand on the cusp of a new horizon in solar energy conversion, this special section aims to provide an overview of recent advancements in perovskite-based tandem solar cells disseminated in <i>Solar RRL</i>, highlighting some of the key findings from the scientific community. The contributions cover broad topics, including additive and composition engineering of perovskite subcells, large-area fabrication, mechanical reliability, and interface passivation. This special section on perovskite-based tandem solar cells encompasses 1 review article, 1 perspective, and 6 research articles.</p><p>The review that discusses the fundamental and recent progress of perovskite/CIGS tandem solar cells is reported by Zeng Li et al. (10.1002/solr.202301059) titled “A Review of Perovskite/Copper Indium Gallium Selenide Tandem Solar Cells”. The review discusses the recent advancements in perovskite/CIGS tandem solar cells. This review highlights the benefits of perovskite/CIGS tandem configurations, including their high absorption coefficient, tunable bandgap, and potential for flexible substrates. The authors also delve into the performance metrics of two-terminal (2T) and four-terminal (4T) structures. Moreover, this review emphasizes the key technologies and challenges in improving the efficiency and stability of these cells, including optical management, bandgap tuning, defect passivation, all-solution process, interconnecting layer optimization, and mitigation of bottom cell roughness. Lastly, future development and commercialization prospects of perovskite/CIGS tandem cells are discussed.</p><p>The perspective focused on the scaling-up of all-perovskite tandem solar cells is written by Juncheng Wang et al. (10.1002/solr.202301066), titled “Development and Challenges of Large-Area All-Perovskite Tandem Solar Cells and Modules”. It analyzes recent advancements in all-perovskite tandem solar cell technology. The perspective discusses the performance of wide-bandgap and low-bandgap perovskites, along with the strategies to improve e","PeriodicalId":230,"journal":{"name":"Solar RRL","volume":"8 21","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":6.0,"publicationDate":"2024-11-11","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1002/solr.202400755","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142641852","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"工程技术","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Efficient and Stable Wide-Bandgap Methylammonium-Free Perovskite Solar Cells by Simultaneous Passivation and Cleaning with Diamine","authors":"Luozheng Zhang,&nbsp;Yi Zhang,&nbsp;Kaihuai Du,&nbsp;Gaomeijie Gao,&nbsp;Aili Wang,&nbsp;Bairu Li,&nbsp;Zhimin Fang,&nbsp;Long Luo,&nbsp;Ningyi Yuan,&nbsp;Jianning Ding","doi":"10.1002/solr.202400710","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/solr.202400710","url":null,"abstract":"<p>Wide-bandgap perovskite solar cells (WBG-PSCs) are pivotal in achieving high-performance tandem solar cells. However, their power conversion efficiency (PCE) is limited by the losses from the interfacial charge transfer barrier and nonradiative recombination. In this investigation, 1,4-bis(aminomethyl)benzene (PDMA) is employed as a defect passivator for fabricating methylammonium (MA)-free perovskite solar cells (PSCs), thus effectively mitigating nonradiative recombination losses of charge carriers. Meanwhile, PDMA molecules chemically rinse the perovskite film to create a grooved surface, leading to the increase of contact area between the perovskite and electron transport layer to further improve the interfacial charge transfer. As a result, the PSCs based on these surface-passivated and chemically cleaned perovskite films present a champion PCE of 21.23% (<i>E</i>_g = 1.68 eV) compared to the control devices with a PCE of 18.23%, while maintaining over 80% efficiency after 800 h storage in ambient air. This study presents a highly effective approach for one-step passivation and chemical cleaning of wide-bandgap perovskite for efficient and stable solar cells, offering valuable insights for future research in this field.</p>","PeriodicalId":230,"journal":{"name":"Solar RRL","volume":"8 23","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":6.0,"publicationDate":"2024-11-11","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142868431","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"工程技术","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Stability Optimization for Perovskite Solar Cells with Two-Dimensional Materials","authors":"Yiming Zheng,&nbsp;Yue Ran,&nbsp;Faming Xu,&nbsp;Tonggui Zhang,&nbsp;Yang Liu,&nbsp;Yahong Li,&nbsp;Xiaofang Li,&nbsp;Guixiang Li,&nbsp;Mahmoud H. Aldamasy,&nbsp;Feng Yang,&nbsp;Meng Li","doi":"10.1002/solr.202400605","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/solr.202400605","url":null,"abstract":"<p>Metal halide perovskites, an emerging photovoltaic material, have attracted significant attention in the industry and academia due to their excellent optoelectronic properties. However, perovskite solar cells’ (PSCs) stability has become the biggest obstacle to commercialization despite the progress in their commercial development. Interface engineering, doping, and novel charge-transport materials are effective approaches to enhance the stability of PSCs. Since discovering graphene as a single-layer material, researchers have favored two-dimensional (2D) materials for their outstanding physical and chemical properties. In the continuous development of PSCs, 2D materials offer tunable functional groups, tunable energy levels, high charge transfer capabilities, and extraordinary physical characteristics such as thermal conductivity and hydrophobicity. They serve as effective materials to improve the stability of PSCs. Different types of 2D materials may exhibit unprecedented effects through different functional designs. In this review, the specific mechanisms through which 2D materials enhance the stability of perovskite solar cells (PSCs) are focused on and recent advancements in improving PSC stability across various dimensions are summarized, including photo, thermal, and environmental stability, and the potential applications of different types of 2D materials are discussed. Finally, insights are offered into addressing stability-related challenges in PSCs. This comprehensive approach aims to guide future research efforts in optimizing both the stability and performance of PSCs through the integration of 2D materials.</p>","PeriodicalId":230,"journal":{"name":"Solar RRL","volume":"8 23","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":6.0,"publicationDate":"2024-11-06","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142868015","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"工程技术","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"One-Step Spray-Deposited CsPbBr3 Thick Films as a Defect-Tolerant Platform for Solar Module Fabrication","authors":"Yiran Han,&nbsp;Kaiyuan Kang,&nbsp;Xiaodong Pan,&nbsp;Yangyang Yang,&nbsp;Yongqi Liang","doi":"10.1002/solr.202400576","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/solr.202400576","url":null,"abstract":"<p>All-inorganic CsPbBr₃ thick films (≈10 μm) are prepared via a one-step spray-deposition method on TiO₂-covered fluorine doped tin oxide substrates. After carbon is pasted on top as the electrode without a hole-transport layer in between, power conversion efficiency of 8.80% and 4.35% is achieved for large-area solar cells (0.5 cm²) and solar modules (9.5 cm²), respectively. Tolerant to the impurity phases and rough surface morphology, the CsPbBr₃ thick films fabricated through such a scalable method may serve as a platform for further construction of colorful photovoltaic cells and X-ray-detection devices.</p>","PeriodicalId":230,"journal":{"name":"Solar RRL","volume":"8 23","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":6.0,"publicationDate":"2024-11-06","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142868016","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"工程技术","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Solution-Processed Tin-Antimony Quaternary Chalcohalides for Self-Powered Broadband Photodetectors","authors":"Debjit Manna,&nbsp;Krishnaiah Mokurala,&nbsp;G. Krishnamurthy Grandhi,&nbsp;Basheer Al-Anesi,&nbsp;Noolu Srinivasa Manikanta Viswanath,&nbsp;Vipinraj Sugathan,&nbsp;Amit Tewari,&nbsp;Ceylan Doyranli,&nbsp;Paola Vivo","doi":"10.1002/solr.202400633","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/solr.202400633","url":null,"abstract":"<p>\u0000The mixed-metal quaternary chalcohalides of group IV and V elements are a promising class of low-toxicity perovskite-inspired materials with tunable bandgaps and desirable defect tolerance. Sn₂SbS₂I₃ is known for its broadband absorption, low exciton binding energy, ambient stability, and solution processability in thin films. However, its use in optoelectronic devices has so far been only limited to solar cells. In this work, the first self-powered photodetectors based on Sn₂SbS₂I₃ thin films, sandwiched in an n–<i>i</i>–p device configuration are reported. The insertion of an interlayer at the hole-transport layer/gold top-electrode interface reduces the dark current and improves the device performance. The high external quantum efficiency of the devices in the range of 350−900 nm hints to a broadband spectral photoresponsivity. The devices indeed exhibit promising photodetection properties, namely a photoresponsivity of 0.33 A W⁻¹, a specific detectivity of 1.55 × 10¹² Jones, and photoresponse/decay times of 0.52 and 0.45 s at zero bias voltage. These results, combined with the excellent operational stability of the photodetectors, encourage the exploration of a wide range of practical light-sensing applications for quaternary chalcohalides and stimulate device and material engineering to further enhance photodetection across the UV-Visible-NIR spectrum.</p>","PeriodicalId":230,"journal":{"name":"Solar RRL","volume":"8 23","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":6.0,"publicationDate":"2024-10-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1002/solr.202400633","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142869222","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"工程技术","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Metal–Organic Frameworks and Derivative Materials in Perovskite Solar Cells: Recent Advances, Emerging Trends, and Perspectives","authors":"Syed Afaq Ali Shah,&nbsp;Muhammad Hassan Sayyad,&nbsp;Zhongyi Guo","doi":"10.1002/solr.202400607","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/solr.202400607","url":null,"abstract":"<p>The power conversion efficiency (PCE) of perovskite solar cells (PSCs) has reached an impressive value of 26.1%. While several initiatives such as structural modification and fabrication techniques helped steadily increase the PCE and stability of PSCs in recent years, the incorporation of metal–organic frameworks (MOFs) in PSCs stands out among other innovations and has emerged as a promising path forward to make this technology the front-runner for realizing next-generation low-cost photovoltaic technologies. Owing to their unique physiochemical properties and extraordinary advantages such as large specific surface area and tunable pore structures, incorporating them as/in different functional layers of PSCs endows the devices with extraordinary optoelectronic properties. This article reviews the latest research practices adapted in integrating MOFs and derivative materials into the constituent blocks of PSCs such as photoactive perovskite absorber, electron-transport layer, hole-transport layer, and interfacial layer. Notably, a special emphasis is placed on the aspect of stability improvement in PSCs by incorporating MOFs and derivative materials. Also, the potential of MOFs as lead absorbents in PSCs is highlighted. Finally, an outlook on the critical challenges faced and future perspectives for employing MOFs in PSCs in light of the commercialization of PSCs is provided.</p>","PeriodicalId":230,"journal":{"name":"Solar RRL","volume":"8 23","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":6.0,"publicationDate":"2024-10-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142869223","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"工程技术","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Bulk Heterojunction Perovskite Solar Cells Incorporated with Conjugated Polyfluorenes","authors":"Lei Liu,&nbsp;Xiyao Zhang,&nbsp;Zikun Cao,&nbsp;Lening Shen,&nbsp;Hussain Sawwan,&nbsp;He Wang,&nbsp;Xiong Gong","doi":"10.1002/solr.202400649","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/solr.202400649","url":null,"abstract":"<p>\u0000Ambipolar transport characteristics of metal halide perovskites (MHPs) enable both hole and electron to be transported simultaneously in perovskite solar cells (PSCs); however, unbalanced charge transport is a fundamental limitation in boosting power conversion efficiency (PCE) of PSCs. Compared to the PSCs with either n–i–p or p–i–n device structures, bulk heterojunction (BHJ) PSCs, inspired by organic photovoltaics, are recognized as superior for balancing charge transport and maximizing interface interactions. This study reports high-performance BHJ PSCs, where the BHJ composites are composted with the n-type MHPs mixed with the p-type conjugated polyfluorenes. In the systematic studies, it is indicated that a small amount of conjugated polyfluorenes component can boost the crystallinity and grain size of the MHP thin film. Moreover, BHJ composite thin films possess boosted charge carrier mobility and a tendency of balanced charge transport and suppress both radiative and non-radiative charge carrier recombinations. Most importantly, an efficient photoinduced charge transport within the BHJ composite thin film boosts photocurrent. As a result, the PSCs based on the n-type MHPs:p-type conjugated polyfluorenes BHJ composite thin film exhibit 23.46% of PCE and boost stability. The results demonstrate a facial method to approach high-performance PSCs.</p>","PeriodicalId":230,"journal":{"name":"Solar RRL","volume":"8 23","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":6.0,"publicationDate":"2024-10-28","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142869122","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"工程技术","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Synergistic Passivation of Bulk and Interfacial Defects Improves Efficiency and Stability of Inverted Perovskite Solar Cells","authors":"Saikiran S. Khamgaonkar,&nbsp;Anny Leudjo Taka,&nbsp;Vivek Maheshwari","doi":"10.1002/solr.202400658","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/solr.202400658","url":null,"abstract":"<p>\u0000Defects both in bulk and at the interfaces serve as charge trapping sites for nonradiative recombination and as ion migration pathways, resulting in degradation of perovskite solar cell efficiency and stability. In this work, a strategy for simultaneous passivation of both bulk and interfacial defects is reported. For bulk passivation polystyrene (PS) is used as an additive in the perovskite precursor which reduces the structural defects by forming larger defect-free grains. While the F-PEAI cation is used to passivate the interfacial defects, present at both perovskite HTL/ETL interfaces. Furthermore, by conducting control measurements with just bulk modification (PS), just interface modification (F-PEAI), and a combination of both, the role of individual defect passivation strategies is decoupled. As a result of simultaneous bulk as well as interfacial passivation, the modified perovskite solar cell shows the highest efficiency of 22.32% with a high <i>V</i>_oc of 1.14 V and fill factor of 80%. Moreover, the cells have excellent stability retaining 92% and 99% of their initial efficiency after 1008 h and 560 h under ISOS- D1 and D2 storage conditions. These results highlight the importance of simultaneous bulk and interfacial passivation for improving solar cell efficiency and stability.</p>","PeriodicalId":230,"journal":{"name":"Solar RRL","volume":"8 23","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":6.0,"publicationDate":"2024-10-28","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1002/solr.202400658","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142869131","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"工程技术","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Graphdiyne-Based Nickel–Cobalt Bimetallic Sulfide Cocatalyst for Efficient Photocatalytic Hydrogen Evolution","authors":"Bingzhu Li,&nbsp;Xiaohua Ma,&nbsp;Minjun Lei,&nbsp;Tian Wang,&nbsp;Zhiliang Jin","doi":"10.1002/solr.202400600","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/solr.202400600","url":null,"abstract":"<p>Initially, CoNiS_<i>x</i> is synthesized on the graphdiyne (GDY) surface through a precipitation method, followed by the straightforward physical stirring approach to attach CoNiS_<i>x</i>/GDY to the maple leaf CdS. This synthesis method significantly mitigates the accumulation of CoNiS_<i>x</i>/GDY and concurrently augments the count of sites that are active for generating hydrogen. This three-phase composite demonstrates exceptional performance in the area of photocatalytic hydrogen production, achieving a hydrogen evolution rate of 15.37 mmol·h⁻¹ g⁻¹. The employment of various characterization methodologies and density functional theory calculations have demonstrated the formation of a Z-scheme heterojunction forms between GDY and CdS. This discovery indicates that the combination of GDY and CdS markedly improves the photogenerated carrier separation capability of the composite catalyst. The cocatalyst CoNiS_<i>x</i> loaded on GDY effectively accelerates the electron transfer from the conduction band of GDY, thereby reducing the photogenerated carrier complexation of GDY. This phenomenon results in an increased quantity of photogenerated electron holes engaged in the redox reaction, ultimately achieving exceptional photocatalytic performance.</p>","PeriodicalId":230,"journal":{"name":"Solar RRL","volume":"8 23","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":6.0,"publicationDate":"2024-10-28","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142869155","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"工程技术","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Investigation of Grain Growth in Chalcopyrite CuInS2 Photoelectrodes Synthesized under Wet Chemical Conditions for Bias-Free Photoelectrochemical Water Splitting","authors":"Sang Youn Chae,&nbsp;Noyoung Yoon,&nbsp;Minki Jun,&nbsp;Sung Hyun Hur,&nbsp;Myeongjae Lee,&nbsp;BongSoo Kim,&nbsp;Jin Young Kim,&nbsp;Eun Duck Park,&nbsp;Jong Hyeok Park,&nbsp;Oh Shim Joo","doi":"10.1002/solr.202470201","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/solr.202470201","url":null,"abstract":"<p><b>Photoelectrochemical Water Splitting</b>\u0000 </p><p>In article number 2400518, Eun Duck Park, Jong Hyeok Park, Oh Shim Joo, and co-workers introduce a CuInS₂ photoelectrode synthesized by a scalable wet chemical spin-coating technique. Ag doping greatly spurred the grain growth of CuInS₂, resulting in high photoelectrochemical activity. Bias-free water splitting was demonstrated in a photovoltaic–photoelectrochemical cell, showing the potential of this approach for efficient hydrogen production.\u0000\u0000 <figure>\u0000 <div><picture>\u0000 <source></source></picture><p></p>\u0000 </div>\u0000 </figure></p>","PeriodicalId":230,"journal":{"name":"Solar RRL","volume":"8 20","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":6.0,"publicationDate":"2024-10-25","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1002/solr.202470201","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142555448","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"工程技术","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}