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Hole-Transporting Materials for Printable Perovskite Solar Cells
Paola Vivo1, Jagadish K Salunke2, Arri Priimagi3
1Laboratory of Chemistry and Bioengineering, Tampere University of Technology, P.O. Box 541, FI-33101 Tampere, Finland. paola.vivo@tut.fi.
Materials (Basel, Switzerland)
|September 16, 2017
Summary
Researchers are developing new, cost-effective hole-transporting materials (HTMs) for perovskite solar cells (PSCs). This aims to overcome the limitations of expensive current materials, enabling cheaper, large-scale solar energy applications.
Area of Science:
- Materials Science
- Renewable Energy
- Photovoltaics
Background:
- Perovskite solar cells (PSCs) have shown remarkable power conversion efficiency increases.
- Hole-transporting materials (HTMs) are critical components in PSC architectures.
- Spiro-OMeTAD is the dominant HTM but is expensive and has limited mobility.
Purpose of the Study:
- To review recent advancements in designing and developing alternative HTMs for PSCs.
- To focus on HTMs suitable for mesoscopic PSC architectures.
- To identify future research directions for optimizing HTMs for cost-effective, stable, and large-area PSCs.
Main Methods:
- Literature review of recent research on HTMs for PSCs.
- Analysis of different types of HTMs, emphasizing solution-processable materials.
- Focus on mesoscopic PSC configurations.
Main Results:
- The development of novel HTMs is crucial for overcoming the limitations of spiro-OMeTAD.
- Solution-processable HTMs are key for enabling inexpensive, high-throughput, and printable PSCs.
- Recent progress has been made in designing HTMs with improved properties.
Conclusions:
- Alternative HTMs are essential for the widespread adoption of PSC technology.
- Further research is needed to optimize HTMs for low-cost, stable, and large-area PSCs.
- The development of printable and scalable HTM solutions is a primary goal.
