Progress towards High-Efficiency and Stable Tin-Based Perovskite Solar Cells

Syed Afaq Ali Shah, Muhammad Hassan Sayyad, Karim Khan, Kai Guo, Fei Shen, Jinghua Sun, Ayesha Khan Tareen, Yubin Gong and Zhongyi Guo
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Syed Afaq Ali Shah: School of Electrical Engineering & Intelligentizaion, Dongguan University of Technology, Dongguan 523808, China
Muhammad Hassan Sayyad: Faculty of Engineering Sciences, Ghulam Ishaq Khan Institute of Engineering Sciences and Technology, Topi, District Swabi, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa 23640, Pakistan
Karim Khan: School of Electrical Engineering & Intelligentizaion, Dongguan University of Technology, Dongguan 523808, China
Kai Guo: School of Computer and Information, Hefei University of Technology, Hefei 230009, China
Fei Shen: School of Electrical Engineering & Intelligentizaion, Dongguan University of Technology, Dongguan 523808, China
Jinghua Sun: School of Electrical Engineering & Intelligentizaion, Dongguan University of Technology, Dongguan 523808, China
Ayesha Khan Tareen: School of Electrical Engineering & Intelligentizaion, Dongguan University of Technology, Dongguan 523808, China
Yubin Gong: National Key Lab on Vacuum Electronics, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China (UESTC), Chengdu 610054, China
Zhongyi Guo: School of Electrical Engineering & Intelligentizaion, Dongguan University of Technology, Dongguan 523808, China

Energies, 2020, vol. 13, issue 19, 1-42

Abstract: Since its invention in 2009, Perovskite solar cells (PSCs) has attracted great attention because of its low cost, numerous options of efficiency enhancement, ease of manufacturing and high-performance. Within a short span of time, the PSC has already outperformed thin-film and multicrystalline silicon solar cells. A current certified efficiency of 25.2% demonstrates that it has the potential to replace its forerunner generations. However, to commercialize PSCs, some problems need to be addressed. The toxic nature of lead which is the major component of light absorbing layer, and inherited stability issues of fabricated devices are the major hurdles in the industrialization of this technology. Therefore, new researching areas focus on the lead-free metal halide perovskites with analogous optical and photovoltaic performances. Tin being nontoxic and as one of group IV(A) elements, is considered as the most suitable alternate for lead because of their similarities in chemical properties. Efficiencies exceeding 13% have been recorded using Tin halide perovskite based devices. This review summarizes progress made so far in this field, mainly focusing on the stability and photovoltaic performances. Role of different cations and their composition on device performances and stability have been involved and discussed. With a considerable room for enhancement of both efficiency and device stability, different optimized strategies reported so far have also been presented. Finally, the future developing trends and prospects of the PSCs are analyzed and forecasted.

Keywords: Perovskite Solar Cells (PSCs); lead free; nanomaterial; photovoltaic; renewable energy (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: Q Q0 Q4 Q40 Q41 Q42 Q43 Q47 Q48 Q49 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2020
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