State‐of‐the‐Art Electron‐Selective Contacts in Perovskite Solar Cells

Sun, Shijing; Buonassisi, Tonio; Correa‐Baena, Juan‐Pablo

doi:10.1002/admi.201800408

Title: State‐of‐the‐Art Electron‐Selective Contacts in Perovskite Solar Cells

Journal Article · Sun Aug 12 00:00:00 EDT 2018 · Advanced Materials Interfaces

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1002/admi.201800408· OSTI ID:1464281

Sun, Shijing ^[1]; Buonassisi, Tonio ^[1]; Correa‐Baena, Juan‐Pablo ^[1]

Massachusetts Institute of Technology 77 Massachusetts Avenue Cambridge MA 02139 USA

Abstract Perovskite solar cells (PSCs) have attracted much attention as efficiencies go beyond 22%. To achieve these impressive numbers, the PSC scientific community is working to improve both the perovskite optoelectronic properties, and, importantly, the interfacial properties of the adjacent electron selective contacts (ESLs). Improvements in both fronts have happened concurrently and are responsible for these rapid efficiency gains. Here, the authors review the recent advances in understanding the role of ESLs on performance improvements. ESLs can be prepared from either organic and inorganic semiconductors, or a combination of both, and their key characteristics are summarized in detail. Current state‐of‐the‐art PSCs employ fully inorganic ESLs made of a thin mesoporous TiO ₂ or a planar SnO ₂ , with reported certified efficiencies of 22.7 and 20.9%, respectively. While TiO ₂ shows excellent performance in the short term, it has also been shown to induce solar cell degradation due to its UV absorption properties. Understanding ESLs has been instrumental in the rapid development of PSCs; however, some challenges remain in terms of understanding the role of different ESLs on the long‐term stability of the devices.

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