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| Research Progress of Transparent Electrodes in Semi-transparent Perovskite and Tandem Solar Cells |
| AN Shichong1,2,HUANG Qian1,2,,CHEN Peirun1,2,ZHANG Li1,2,ZHAO Ying1,2,ZHANG Xiaodan1,2
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1 Institute of Optoelectronic Thin Film Devices and Technology,Nankai University,Tianjin 300071,China
2 Key Laboratory of Optoelectronic Thin Film Devices and Technology of Tianjin,Tianjin 300071,China |
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Abstract Recent progress in organic-inorganic halide perovskite solar cells (PSCs) has attracted great attention due to their impressive photovoltaic properties, and easy device manufacturing with low cost solution processes, emerging as one of the most promising and intriguing high efficiency solar cells. One of the interesting features of these high efficiency solar cells is the possibilities of making semitransparent PSCs, exciting future applications in building integrated photovoltaics and wearable electronics. In particular, semitransparent PSCs are also useful as the upper sub-cell in tandem applications when combined with conventional silicon or CIGS solar cells, which considering to be an effective way to further improve the photoelectric conversion efficiency. The certified power conversion efficiency (PCE) of semitransparent PSCs and tandem solar cells has recently exceeded 17.9% and 25.5% respectively.
Transparent electrode is one of the key issues for the development of semitransparent PSCs and tandem solar cells. An ideal transparent electrode should meet the following requirements: low sheet resistance, superior transparency and good chemical stability. Moreover, a low-temperature process would be favoured. Up to now, a variety of transparent electrodes have been exploited, including silver nanowires, carbon nanotubes, ultra-thin metals, graphene, conductive polymers and transparent conductive oxides. Despite the outstanding features of high transmittance and low sheet resistance from silver nanowire based transparent electrodes, their applications in PSCs as window electrodes encounter significant obstacles due to the stability issue brought by the corrosion of halogen species from perovskite layer. The transparency and conduc-tance of the metal films cannot meet the requirements of the devices simultaneously, and a suitable buffer layer is required to promote its uniform growth. In addition, it also has the problem of poor stability. While the conductivity and transparency of carbon-based transparent electrode need to be improved. The transparent conductive oxide has good photoelectric properties and stability, but it is often prepared by sputtering. The perovskite active layer is easily damaged during sputtering, so a suitable buffer layer needs to be introduced.
Here, a comprehensive overview of recent research progresses and perspectives on the related materials is provided. We strive to show a deep understanding of the reported strategies for transparent electrode and focus on the problems confronting the transparent electrodes for semitransparent PSCs and tandem solar cells. An encouraging prospect could be expected for the both development of transparent electrode and PSCs.
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Published: 03 January 2020
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| Fund:This work was financially supported by the National Key Research and Program of China (2018YFB1500103, 2018YFB1500104, 2018YFB1500105), the National Natural Science Foundation of China (61474066,61674084)，the Natural Science Foundation of Tianjin (15JCYBJC21200),Tianjin Research Key Program of Science and Technology (18ZXJMTG00220), the Program of Introducing Talents of Discipline to Universities(B16027), Key Laboratory of Optical Information Technology Science Open Fund (2017KFKT013) and the Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities (63191101). |
| About author:: Shichong An received his B.S. degree from Tianjin Polytechnic University in June 2016. He is currently pursuing his Master's degree at Institute of Photoelectronic Thin Film Devices and Technology, Nankai University under the supervision of A/Prof. Qian Huang. His research has focused on transparent electrode of perovskite and tandem solar cells;Qian Huang received her B.S. and Ph.D. degree in microelectronics and solid-state electronics from Nankai University in 2004 and 2009, and works as an Associate Professor at Institute of Optoelectronic Thin Film Devices and Technology in Nankai University. Her current research topics focus on light management in thin film solar cells, including nanostructures with effective light trapping properties and transparent conductive oxides with optimal transmittance and electricity. Her work have been financially supported by the National Basic Research Program of China, the National Natural Science Foundation of China, the Natural Science Foundation of Tianjin and Horizontal Science and Technology Coope-ration Projects. |
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