Progress in Flexible Perovskite Solar Cells: Paving the Way for Scalable Manufacturing DOI Creative Commons
Dimitar I. Kutsarov, Ehsan Rezaee, J. D.B. Lambert

et al.

Advanced Materials Technologies, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: unknown

Published: Feb. 20, 2025

Abstract The urgency for a sustainable mitigation of the environmental impacts caused by climate change highlights importance renewable energy technologies to fight this challenge. Perovskite solar cells (PSCs) emerge as promising alternative traditional photovoltaic (PV) due their unprecedented increase in efficiency (currently peaking at 26.95%) and long‐term stability proven successful completion industry relevant International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC) testing standards. Flexible PSCs (f‐PSCs) offer significant advantages such lightweight high power‐per‐weight ratio, mechanical flexibility, throughput roll‐to‐roll (R2R) manufacturing. These make f‐PSCs ideal implementation various applications areas, wearable electronics, portable devices, space PV, building‐ or automotive‐integrated PVs, more. Notably, efficiencies over 23% now mark milestone f‐PSCs, demonstrating competitiveness with rigid panels. This review explores breakthroughs focusing on flexible substrates, electrode materials, perovskite inks, encapsulation strategies. It also covers recent advancements studies fabricated scalable deposition methods emphasizes interfacial engineering enhancing durability. concludes summary key findings, remaining challenges, perspectives market uptake f‐PSCs.

Language: Английский

Molecular dipole engineering-assisted strain release for mechanically robust flexible perovskite solar cells DOI

Lisha Xie,

Songyu Du,

Jun Li

et al.

Energy & Environmental Science, Journal Year: 2023, Volume and Issue: 16(11), P. 5423 - 5433

Published: Jan. 1, 2023

–CN additives are used to sew defects at perovskite grain boundaries and release GB stresses, resulting in low Young's modulus & high mechanical flexibility. Furthermore, 2F-2CN with a stronger molecular dipole enhances the efficiency stability of inverted f-PSCs, yielding exceptional efficiency.

Language: Английский

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Perovskite Films Regulation via Hydrogen‐Bonded Polymer Network for Efficient and Stable Perovskite Solar Cells DOI
Yumeng Xu, Xing Guo, Zhenhua Lin

et al.

Angewandte Chemie International Edition, Journal Year: 2023, Volume and Issue: 62(33)

Published: June 20, 2023

Perovskite solar cells (PSCs) are considered as a promising photovoltaic technology due to their high efficiency and low cost. However, long-term stability, mechanical durability, environmental risks still unable meet practical needs. To overcome these issues, we designed multifunctional elastomer with abundant hydrogen bonds carbonyl groups. The chemical bonding between polymer perovskite could increase the growth activation energy of film promote preferential high-quality film. Owing defect density gradient energy-level alignment, corresponding device exhibited champion 23.10 %. Furthermore, formation hydrogen-bonded network in film, target devices demonstrated excellent air stability enhanced flexibility for flexible PSCs. More importantly, coordinate Pb2+ ions, immobilizing lead atoms reduce release into environment. This strategy paves way industrialization high-performance

Language: Английский

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Optimizing the Buried Interface in Flexible Perovskite Solar Cells to Achieve Over 24% Efficiency and Long‐Term Stability DOI

Ruoyao Xu,

Fang Pan,

Jinyu Chen

et al.

Advanced Materials, Journal Year: 2023, Volume and Issue: 36(7)

Published: Oct. 7, 2023

The buried interface of the perovskite layer has a profound influence on its film morphology, defect formation, and aging resistance from outset, therefore, significantly affects quality device performance derived solar cells. Especially for FAPbI

Language: Английский

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A Deformable Additive on Defects Passivation and Phase Segregation Inhibition Enables the Efficiency of Inverted Perovskite Solar Cells over 24% DOI

Lisha Xie,

Jian Liu, Jun Li

et al.

Advanced Materials, Journal Year: 2023, Volume and Issue: 35(38)

Published: June 13, 2023

The defects and phase segregation in perovskite will significantly reduce the performance stability of solar cells (PSCs). In this work, a deformable coumarin is employed as multifunctional additive for formamidinium-cesium (FA-Cs) perovskite. During annealing process perovskite, partial decomposition passivates Pb2+ , iodine, organic cation defects. Additionally, can affect colloidal size distributions, resulting relatively large grain good crystallinity target film. Hence, carrier extraction/transport be promoted, trap-assisted recombination reduced, energy levels are optimized films. Furthermore, treatment release residual stress. As result, champion power conversion efficiencies (PCEs) 23.18% 24.14% obtained Br-rich (FA0.88 Cs0.12 PbI2.64 Br0.36 ) Br-poor (FA0.96 Cs0.04 PbI2.8 Br0.12 based devices, respectively. flexible PSCs on exhibit an excellent PCE 23.13%, one highest values reported to date. Due inhibition segregation, devices thermal light stability. This work provides new insights into engineering passivating defects, stress relief, films, offering reliable method develop state-of-the-art cells.

Language: Английский

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Progress and Challenges Toward Effective Flexible Perovskite Solar Cells DOI Creative Commons

Xiongjie Li,

Haixuan Yu, Zhirong Liu

et al.

Nano-Micro Letters, Journal Year: 2023, Volume and Issue: 15(1)

Published: Aug. 31, 2023

The demand for building-integrated photovoltaics and portable energy systems based on flexible photovoltaic technology such as perovskite embedded with exceptional flexibility a superior power-to-mass ratio is enormous. photoactive layer, i.e., the thin film, critical component of solar cells (F-PSCs), still faces long-term stability issues when deformation occurs due to encountering temperature changes that also affect intrinsic rigidity. This literature investigation summarizes main factors responsible rapid destruction F-PSCs. We focus mechanical F-PSCs together recent research protocols improving this performance. Furthermore, we specify progress in concerning precise design strategies functional layer enhance flexural endurance films, internal stress engineering, grain boundary modification, self-healing strategy, crystallization regulation. existing challenges oxygen-moisture advanced encapsulation technologies are discussed. As concluding remarks, propose our viewpoints large-scale commercial application

Language: Английский

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Realizing 23.9% Flexible Perovskite Solar Cells via Alleviating the Residual Strain Induced by Delayed Heat Transfer DOI
Xiaoxiao Wu, Guiying Xu, Fu Yang

et al.

ACS Energy Letters, Journal Year: 2023, Volume and Issue: 8(9), P. 3750 - 3759

Published: Aug. 14, 2023

Flexible perovskite solar cells (pero-SCs) have aroused widespread interest because of their unique advantages in lightweight and portable electronics applications. However, the delayed heat transfer caused by plastic substrates can severely affect reaction activity diffusivity cations during growth, resulting spatial composition inhomogeneity residual strain film. Here, a cross-linker 4,5-(3-methyloxetane) dicarboxylate imidazole (MZ) is designed to regulate crystallization kinetics precisely for controlling distribution films on substrates. The MZ coordinate with Pb2+ form mesoporous scaffold lead iodide film increase activation energy crystal formation, which inhibit cation top region accelerate downward diffusion. Consequently, compositional be effectively alleviated. Finally, 0.062 1.004 cm2 flexible pero-SCs achieved record power conversion efficiencies 23.94% (certified 23.57%) 21.87% enhanced operational mechanical stability.

Language: Английский

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Structurally Dimensional Engineering in Perovskite Photovoltaics DOI
Yulin Liu, Songyang Yuan,

Huiqun Zheng

et al.

Advanced Energy Materials, Journal Year: 2023, Volume and Issue: 13(23)

Published: May 4, 2023

Abstract The low‐dimensional (LD) perovskites are proven to be capable of blocking moisture erosion and thereby improving the photovoltaic device stability. In this review, perovskite materials carefully summarized that induced by A‐position organic substituents, starting from crystal microstructure electronic structure LD (2D, 1D, 0D) with regulating dimensions, combined first principles calculation (DFT). By further studying thermodynamics dynamics crystallization nucleation growth LD–3D thin films in heterojunction region, solar cells controllable dimensions can situ prepared. Various devices systematically summarized, which shows flexible regulation energy band carrier transport characteristics, locks water oxygen corrosion channel close‐fitting conjugated structure, improves long‐term stability cells. This review is expected provide some guidance for development multipurpose use through depth understanding structurally dimensional engineering photovoltaics.

Language: Английский

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Device Performance of Emerging Photovoltaic Materials (Version 4) DOI Creative Commons
Osbel Almora, Carlos I. Cabrera, Sule Erten‐Ela

et al.

Advanced Energy Materials, Journal Year: 2023, Volume and Issue: 14(4)

Published: Dec. 15, 2023

Abstract Following the 3rd release of “Emerging PV reports” , best achievements in performance emerging photovoltaic (e‐PV) devices diverse e‐PV research subjects are summarized, as reported peer‐reviewed articles academic journals since August 2022. Updated graphs, tables, and analyses provided with several parameters, such power conversion efficiency, open‐circuit voltage, short‐circuit current density, fill factor, light utilization stability test energy yield. These parameters presented a function bandgap average visible transmittance for each technology application, put into perspective using, example, detailed balance efficiency limit. The 4th installment discusses “PV emergence” classification respect to generations” waves” highlights latest device progress multijunction flexible photovoltaics. Additionally, Dale‐Scarpulla's plots efficiency‐effort terms cumulative publication count also introduced.

Language: Английский

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Self-healing ion-conducting elastomer towards record efficient flexible perovskite solar cells with excellent recoverable mechanical stability DOI

Tangyue Xue,

Baojin Fan,

Ke‐Jian Jiang

et al.

Energy & Environmental Science, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 17(7), P. 2621 - 2630

Published: Jan. 1, 2024

The flexible PSCs with ionic conductive elastomers achieved a record efficiency of 24.84% and self-repaired the cracks at 25 °C.

Language: Английский

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Material and Device Design of Flexible Perovskite Solar Cells for Next‐Generation Power Supplies DOI
Ruijia Tian, Shujing Zhou, Yuanyuan Meng

et al.

Advanced Materials, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 36(37)

Published: Jan. 16, 2024

This review outlines the rapid evolution of flexible perovskite solar cells (f-PSCs) to address urgent need for alternative energy sources, highlighting their impressive power conversion efficiency, which increases from 2.62% over 24% within a decade. The unique optoelectronic properties materials and inherent mechanical flexibilities instrumental in development f-PSCs are examined. Various strategies proposed material modification device optimization significantly enhance efficiency bending durability. transition small-scale devices large-area photovoltaic modules diverse applications is discussed addition challenges innovative solutions related film uniformity environmental stability. provides succinct yet comprehensive insights into f-PSCs, paving way integration various potential renewable landscape.

Language: Английский

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