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Title: Low‐Bandgap Mixed Tin‐Lead Perovskites and Their Applications in All‐Perovskite Tandem Solar Cells

Journal Article · · Advanced Functional Materials
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  1. Department of Physics and Astronomy and Wright Center for Photovoltaics Innovation and Commercialization The University of Toledo Toledo OH 43606 USA, School of Optoelectronic Science and Engineering &, Collaborative Innovation Center of Suzhou Nano Science and Technology Key Lab of Advanced Optical Manufacturing Technologies of Jiangsu Province &, Key Lab of Modern Optical Technologies of Education Ministry of China Soochow University Suzhou 215006 China
  2. Department of Physics and Astronomy and Wright Center for Photovoltaics Innovation and Commercialization The University of Toledo Toledo OH 43606 USA
  3. Department of Physics and Astronomy and Wright Center for Photovoltaics Innovation and Commercialization The University of Toledo Toledo OH 43606 USA, Ordered Matter Science Research Center and College of Chemistry Nanchang University Nanchang 330031 China

Abstract Efficient organic–inorganic metal halide perovskite absorbers have gained tremendous research interest in the past decade due to their super optoelectronic properties and defect tolerance. Lead (Pb) halide perovskites enable highly efficient perovskite solar cells (PSCs) with a record power conversion efficiency (PCE) of over 23%. However, the energy bandgaps of Pb halide perovskites are larger than the optimal bandgap for single junction solar cells, governed by the Shockley–Queisser (SQ) radiative limit. Mixed tin (Sn)‐Pb halide perovskites have drawn significant attention, since their bandgap can be tuned to below 1.2 eV, which opens a door for fabricating all‐perovskite tandem solar cells that can break the SQ radiative limit. This review summarizes the development of low‐bandgap mixed Sn‐Pb PSCs and their applications in all‐perovskite tandem solar cells. Its aim is to facilitate the development of new approaches to achieve high efficiency low‐bandgap single‐junction mixed Sn‐Pb PSCs and all‐perovskite tandem solar cells.

Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE
Grant/Contract Number:
DE‐FOA‐0000990
OSTI ID:
1494203
Journal Information:
Advanced Functional Materials, Journal Name: Advanced Functional Materials Vol. 29 Journal Issue: 47; ISSN 1616-301X
Publisher:
Wiley Blackwell (John Wiley & Sons)Copyright Statement
Country of Publication:
Germany
Language:
English
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Cited by: 107 works
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