Solar RRL,
Journal Year:
2023,
Volume and Issue:
8(2)
Published: Nov. 29, 2023
The
power
conversion
efficiency
of
inverted
perovskite
solar
cells
(PSCs)
based
on
p–i–n
structure
exceeds
25%,
largely
owning
to
the
persistent
improvement
quality
heterojunction
interface.
Nickel
oxide
(NiO
x
)
low
cost
and
superior
chemical
stability
is
one
most
promising
candidates
as
hole‐transport
material
that
suitable
for
large‐scale
fabrication.
Meanwhile,
certified
inorganic
NiO
‐based
PSCs
surpasses
25%
via
improving
poor
buried
interface
contact,
which
originated
from
large
offset
valence
band
energy
level,
well
high
density
interfacial
defects
between
layer
film.
In
this
review,
development
progress
in
engineering
are
systematically
summarized,
including
strategies
level
alignment
defect
passivation,
adopted
promote
better
suppress
defect‐assisted
nonradiative
recombination
at
On
basis
deeper
understanding
features,
some
novel
materials
methods
modification
can
be
rationally
designed.
Perspectives
future
efficient
stable
modules
tandem
also
provided.
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.
ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces,
Journal Year:
2023,
Volume and Issue:
15(16), P. 20219 - 20227
Published: April 17, 2023
Lead
halide
perovskites
have
been
explored
as
a
new
kind
of
promising
X-ray
with
wide
applications
in
radiation-associated
fields,
but
low
light
yield
and
serious
toxicity
extremely
restrict
further
applications.
To
address
these
issues,
we
herein
demonstrated
one
zero-dimensional
(0D)
organic-inorganic
hybrid
cuprous
[BAPMA]Cu2Br5
(BAPMA
=
N,N-Bis(3-aminopropyl)
methylamine)
containing
discrete
[Cu4Br10]6-
tetramers
excellent
lead-free
scintillators.
Upon
UV
excitation,
displays
highly
efficient
broadband
yellowish-green
emission
dominant
peak
at
526
nm,
large
Stokes
shift
244
high
photoluminescent
quantum
53.40%.
Significantly,
this
can
also
be
excited
by
higher-energy
radioluminescence
scintillation
43,744
photons/MeV.
The
detection
limit
0.074
μGyair/s
is
far
less
than
the
required
value
for
regular
medical
diagnostics
5.5
μGyair/s.
solution-assembled
structure
facilely
enables
[BAPMA]Cu2Br5-based
screen
to
display
high-performance
imaging
spatial
resolution
15.79
lp/mm
showcasing
potential
application
radiography.
In
brief,
combined
merits
cost,
negligible
self-absorption,
limit,
considerable
yield,
highlight
performance
0D
halide.
ACS Applied Nano Materials,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
7(7), P. 6851 - 6860
Published: March 22, 2024
Incorporating
functionalized
TiO2
microarchitectures
or
upconversion
nanoparticles
(UCNPs)
into
photoanodes
is
deemed
to
be
two
effective
ways
boost
the
photovoltaic
performance
of
dye-sensitized
solar
cells
(DSSCs).
Nonetheless,
studies
combining
and
UCNPs
for
development
composite
photoanode
films
in
DSSCs
still
remain
scarce.
In
view
this,
we
present
a
facile
strategy
design
preparation
multifunctional
containing
P25
nanoparticles,
peanut-like
(PN)
microstructures,
NaYF4:Yb,Er@NaYF4:Nd@SiO2
core–shell–shell
UCNPs.
It
found
that
DSSC
dual-functional
using
PN
as
light-scattering
layer
transparent
can
achieve
efficiency
9.01%,
presenting
26.37%
enhancement
over
blank
device.
More
importantly,
addition
further
enhance
photoelectric
device,
realizing
an
optimal
10.58%,
one
highest
reported
efficiencies
UCNP-based
with
common
N719
photosensitizer.
Such
remarkable
improvement
mainly
due
synergetic
effect
absorbing
near-infrared
light
excellent
potency.
Specifically,
steady-state
experiments
reveal
best-performing
device
shows
only
small
loss
after
120
h
testing,
exhibiting
good
stability.
The
work
demonstrates
importance
enhancing
performances
cells.
Energy Technology,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
12(5)
Published: Jan. 11, 2024
Flexible
perovskite
solar
cells
(fPSCs)
prepared
on
flexible
plastic
substrates
exhibit
poor
stability
under
illumination
in
ambient,
due
to
inferior
gas
barrier
properties
of
substrates.
Herein,
we
investigated
effect
different
modifications
the
back
surface
substrate
improve
ambient.
T
80
simulated
at
maximum
power
point
ambient
(ISOS‐L‐1)
can
be
increased
from
h
over
350
with
deposition
a
single
layer
(by
spin‐coating
or
by
atomic
(ALD)).
While
ALD
layers
resulted
best
value
and
significant
reduction
oxygen
transmission
rate
compared
other
even
for
very
low
film
thickness
(≈10
nm),
simple
solution‐processed
spin‐on‐glass
also
enables
(more
than
4
times)
improvement
device
stability.
This
work
illustrates
importance
decreasing
ingress
moisture
into
fPSCs
through
substrate.
Small,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
unknown
Published: May 31, 2024
Upgrading
thermosetting
polymer
waste
and
harvesting
unwanted
electromagnetic
energy
are
of
great
significance
in
solving
environmental
pollution
shortage
problems.
Herein,
inspired
by
the
glass-blowing
art,
a
spontaneous,
controllable,
scalable
strategy
is
proposed
to
prepare
hollow
carbon
materials
inner
blowing
outside
blocking.
Specifically,
hierarchically
neuron-like
(HCMSs)
with
various
sizes
fabricated
from
melamine-formaldehyde
sponge
(MS)
waste.
Benefiting
synergistic
"cell
body"
connected
"protrusions"
networks,
HCMSs
reveal
superior
absorption
performance
strong
reflection
loss
-54.9
dB,
electromagnetic-heat
conversion
ability
high
efficiency
34.4%,
efficient
storage
supercapacitor.
Furthermore,
multifunctional
device
integrating
electromagnetic-heat-electrical
designed,
its
feasibility
proved
experiments
theoretical
calculations.
The
integrated
reveals
an
output
voltage
34.5
mV
maximum
power
0.89
µW
radiation
for
60
s.
This
work
provides
novel
solution
recycle
waste,
energy,
thermal
energy.
Perovskite
quantum
dots
(PQDs)
have
attracted
more
and
attention
in
light-emitting
diode
(LED)
devices
due
to
their
outstanding
photoelectric
properties.
Surface
ligands
not
only
enable
size
control
of
but
also
enhance
optoelectronic
performance.
However,
the
efficiency
exciton
recombination
PQDs
is
often
hindered
by
desorption
dynamics
surface
ligands,
leading
suboptimal
electrical
In
this
study,
sodium
methanesulfonate
(NaMeS)
was
successfully
introduced
during
PQD
synthesis
ligand
exchange,
where
S═O
groups
effectively
interacted
with
perovskite
components.
The
NaMeS-modified
films
exhibited
significantly
improved
morphology,
radiative
efficiency,
carrier
mobility.
Consequently,
Pe-LEDs
derived
from
NaMeS-capped
achieved
a
remarkable
enhancement
performance
maximum
external
9.41%.
This
work
thus
provides
novel
effective
strategy
for
development
high-performance
applications
LEDs.