Toward Long‐Term Stable and Highly Efficient Perovskite Solar Cells via Effective Charge Transporting Materials
Advanced Energy Materials, (August 2018)DOI: 10.1002/aenm.201800249
Abstract
Perovskite solar cells (PSCs) have advanced quickly with their power conversion efficiency approaching the record of silicon solar cells. However, there is still a big challenge to obtain both high efficiency and long‐term stability for future commercialization of PSCs. The major instability issue is associated with the decomposition or phase transition of perovskite materials that are believed to be intrinsically unstable under outdoor working conditions. Herein, the authors review the approaches that marked important progress in developing new functional electron/hole transporting materials that enabled highly efficient and stable PSCs. The findings that accelerate charge diffusion and that suppress the irrevocable loss of ions diffusing out of perovskite materials and other diffusion processes are highlighted. In addition, derivative interface engineering methods to control the diffusion process of charges/ions/molecules are also reviewed. Finally, the authors propose key research issues in charge transporting materials and interface engineering with regard to the important diffusion processes that will be one of the keys to realize highly efficient and long‐term stable PSCs. Charge transporting materials with the capability to suppress ionic/molecular diffusion, accelerating electron/hole diffusion, and minimizing energy loss during transfer at interfaces, will be the key to realize highly efficient and long‐term stable perovskite solar cells. Herein, the authors review the approaches that marked important progress in developing new functional electron/hole transporting materials that have enabled highly efficient and stable PSCs.