Single Crystal Perovskite Solar Cells: Development and Perspectives
By Xiao Cheng, Shuang Yang, Bingqiang Cao, X. Tao, Zhaolai Chen. Advanced Functional Materials, 2019
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The efficiency of perovskite solar cells has increased to a certified value of 25.2% in the past 10 years, benefiting from the superior properties of metal halide perovskite materials. Compared with the widely investigated polycrystalline thin films, single crystal perovskites without grain boundaries have better optoelectronic properties, showing great potential for photovoltaics with higher efficiency and stability. Additionally, single crystal perovskite solar cells are a fantastic model system for further investigating the working principles related to the surface and grain boundaries of perovskite materials. Unfortunately, only a handful of groups have participated in the development of single crystal perovskite solar cells; thus, the development of this area lags far behind that of its polycrystalline counterpart. Therefore, a review paper that discusses the recent developments and challenges of single crystal perovskite solar cells is urgently required to provide guidelines for this emerging field. In this progress report, the optical and electrical properties of single crystal and polycrystalline perovskite thin films are compared, followed by the recent developments in the growth of single crystal perovskite thin films and the photovoltaic applications of this material. Finally, the challenges and perspectives of single crystal perovskite solar cells are discussed in detail.
Subfields: Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Materials Chemistry
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- Low-Temperature Crystallization Enables 21.9% Efficient Single-Crystal MAPbI3 Inverted Perovskite Solar Cells (2020, background): “27,28 However, in contrast to the multitude of facile approaches to fabricating high efficiency polycrystalline film PSCs, the options for growing single-crystals suitable for PSCs are limited and so far only one report has demonstrated SC-PSCs with PCEs >20%.”