Research Update: Behind the High Efficiency of Hybrid Perovskite Solar Cells

• Main Authors: Fakharuddin, Azhar, De Rossi, Francesca, Watson, Trysten M., Scmidt-Mende, Lukas, Rajan, Jose
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: American Institute of Physics 2016
• Subjects: QC Physics; QD Chemistry; TK Electrical engineering. Electronics Nuclear engineering
• Online Access: http://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/14360/1/APL%20Materials.pdf; http://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/14360/; http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.4962143

Perovskite solar cells (PSCs) marked tremendous progress in a short period of time and offer bright hopes for cheap solar electricity. Despite high power conversion efficiency >20%, its poor operational stability as well as involvement of toxic, volatile, and less-abundant materials hinders its p...