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Title: Tin–lead halide perovskites with improved thermal and air stability for efficient all-perovskite tandem solar cells

Journal Article · · Sustainable Energy & Fuels
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1039/c8se00314a · OSTI ID:1490726
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  1. Stanford Univ., CA (United States). Dept. of Materials Science; National Renewable Energy Lab. (NREL), Golden, CO (United States)
  2. Stanford Univ., CA (United States). Dept. of Materials Science
  3. Univ. of Washington, Seattle, WA (United States). Dept. of Chemistry; Univ. of Cambridge (United Kingdom). Cavendish Lab.
  4. Stanford Univ., CA (United States). Dept. of Chemical Engineering
  5. Stanford Univ., CA (United States). Dept. of Chemistry; SLAC National Accelerator Lab., Menlo Park, CA (United States). Stanford Synchrotron Radiation Lightsource (SSRL)
  6. SLAC National Accelerator Lab., Menlo Park, CA (United States). Stanford Synchrotron Radiation Lightsource (SSRL)
  7. Stanford Univ., CA (United States). Dept. of Materials Science; Univ. of Colorado, Boulder, CO (United States). Dept. of Chemical Engineering

We report the fabrication of monolithic all-perovskite tandem solar cells with a stabilized power conversion efficiency of 19.1% and demonstrate improved thermal, atmospheric, and operational stability of the tin–lead perovskite (FA0.75Cs0.25Sn0.5Pb0.5I3) used as the low gap absorber.

Research Organization:
SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory (SLAC), Menlo Park, CA (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE; National Science Foundation (NSF); European Union (EU)
Grant/Contract Number:
AC02-76SF00515; N00014-17-1-2212; 699935
OSTI ID:
1490726
Journal Information:
Sustainable Energy & Fuels, Vol. 2, Issue 11; ISSN 2398-4902
Publisher:
Royal Society of ChemistryCopyright Statement
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
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Cited by: 153 works
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