Influence of Nanostructures in Perovskite Solar Cells

Ghosh, P.; Sundaram, S.; Nixon, T. and Krishnamurthy, S. (2016). Influence of Nanostructures in Perovskite Solar Cells. In: Hashmi, M.S.J. ed. Reference Module in Materials Science and Materials Engineering. Elsevier.

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-12-803581-8.04062-5

Abstract

Inorganic–organic hybrid perovskite solar cells, a low-cost viable substitute to conventional silicon technology, have seen an unparalleled efficiency improvement within a span of few years due to their unique tunable properties. These hybrid structures are greatly influenced by nanomaterials /nanostructures in determining their properties. Nanostructures implemented into sensitizing, hole transporting and electron selective layers in these devices, aid in increasing surface area-to-volume ratio, facilitates charge accumulation, and transport through interfaces. Nanocarbons are seen as potential alternatives to organic hole conductors, boasting inexpensive earth-abundant components, and good stability. Perovskite devices have prospects of becoming an important source of clean energy in near future.

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