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Perovskite Photovoltaics and Optoelectronics: Latest Advances and Prospects

A special issue of Applied Sciences (ISSN 2076-3417). This special issue belongs to the section "Energy Science and Technology".

Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (20 May 2024) | Viewed by 6563

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School of Photovoltaic and Renewable Energy, Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, UNSW Australia, Kensington, NSW 2052, Australia
Interests: thin films and nanotechnology; plasmonics; optical properties; photovoltaics; perovskites solar cells; material characterization

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The University of Sydney Nano Institute (Sydney Nano), School of Physics, University of Sydney, Sydney 2006, Australia
Interests: optoelectronics; materials chemistry; tandem solar cells; perovskite solar cells
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Dear Colleagues,

Organic–inorganic hybrid halide perovskite materials have emerged as the most promising and low-cost energy-harvesting materials for various optoelectronic device applications. Typically for the organic–inorganic hybrid halide perovskite applied in photovoltaics, the power efficiency has been impressively improved to over 25% for single-junction solar cells and over 31% for perovskite–silicon tandem solar cells. However, there remain challenges for perovskite-based devices in moving towards commercialization, concerning their performance, stability, scaling up, and toxicity.These require the development and optimization of perovskite materials, interfaces, fabrication methods, device structure designs, etc.

This present Special Issue intends to highlight the latest advances and prospects in perovskite photovoltaics and optoelectronics. These include the latest advances in new perovskite photovoltaics, such as new perovskite materials as well as perovskite-based single-junction and tandem solar cells, and also the latest advances in perovskite optoelectronics, such as perovskite light-emitting diodes and photodetectors.

We invite researchers to contribute original research or review articles related to the latest advances and prospects in perovskite photovoltaics and optoelectronics. Potential topics include, but are not limited to, the following:

  • Optical properties of perovskite materials.
  • New perovskite materials, e.g., 2D and lead-free.
  • Stability of perovskite materials.
  • Perovskite-based single-junction and tandem solar cells.
  • Perovskite quantum dot solar cells.
  • Perovskite light-emitting diodes and photodetectors.

Dr. Yajie Jiang
Dr. Jianghui Zheng
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Keywords

  • organic–inorganic hybrid halide perovskite
  • solar cells
  • light harvesting
  • tandem solar cells
  • photodetectors
  • light-emitting diodes

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Transport Properties of Intergrowth Structures Ba5In2Al2ZrO13 and Ba7In6Al2O19
by Roman Andreev and Irina Animitsa
Appl. Sci. 2023, 13(6), 3978; https://doi.org/10.3390/app13063978 - 21 Mar 2023
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The development of solid oxide fuel cells operating at medium temperatures (500–700 °C and even lower) requires the search for proton conductors based on complex oxides that would have a wide range of required properties. This task stimulates the search for new promising [...] Read more.
The development of solid oxide fuel cells operating at medium temperatures (500–700 °C and even lower) requires the search for proton conductors based on complex oxides that would have a wide range of required properties. This task stimulates the search for new promising phases with proton conductivity. The new hexagonal perovskite-related compound Ba7In6Al2O19 was synthesized by the solid-state method. The phase was characterized by powder X-ray diffraction, thermogravimetric analysis, FT-IR spectroscopy, and impedance spectroscopy (in a wide range of temperatures, and partial pressures of oxygen at various atmospheric humidities). The investigated phase had a hexagonal structure with a space group of P63/mmc; the lattice parameters for Ba7In6Al2O19 are a = 5.921(2) Å, c = 37.717(4) Å. The phase is capable of reversible hydration and incorporates up to 0.15 mol H2O. IR-data confirmed that protons in the hydrated compound are presented in the form of OH-groups. Electrical conductivity data showed that the sample exhibited dominant oxygen-ion conductivity below 500 °C in dry air and dominant proton conductivity below 600 °C in wet air. Full article
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Enhancing the UV Response of All-Inorganic Perovskite Photodetectors by Introducing the Mist-CVD-Grown Gallium Oxide Layer
by Zeyulin Zhang, Yanshuang Ba, Dazheng Chen, Pengru Yan, Qingwen Song, Yuming Zhang, Weidong Zhu, Chunfu Zhang and Yue Hao
Appl. Sci. 2023, 13(2), 1112; https://doi.org/10.3390/app13021112 - 13 Jan 2023
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All-inorganic perovskites, with their low-cost, simple processes and superior heat stability, have become potential candidate materials for photodetectors (PDs). However, they have no representative responsivity in the deep-ultraviolet (UV) wavelength region. As a new-generation semiconductor, gallium oxide (Ga2O3), which [...] Read more.
All-inorganic perovskites, with their low-cost, simple processes and superior heat stability, have become potential candidate materials for photodetectors (PDs). However, they have no representative responsivity in the deep-ultraviolet (UV) wavelength region. As a new-generation semiconductor, gallium oxide (Ga2O3), which has an ultrawide bandgap, is appropriate for solar-blind (200 nm–280 nm) deep-UV detection. In this work, ultrawide-bandgap Ga2O3 was introduced into an inorganic perovskite device with a structure of sapphire/β-Ga2O3/Indium Zinc Oxide (IZO)/CsPbBr3. The performance of this perovskite PD was obviously enhanced in the deep UV region. A low-cost, vacuum-free Mist-CVD was used to realize the epitaxial growth of β-Ga2O3 film on sapphire. By introducing the Ga2O3 layer, the light current of this heterojunction PD was obviously enhanced from 10−8 to 10−7, which leds its detectivity (D*) to reach 1.04 × 1012 Jones under a 254 nm light illumination with an intensity of 500 μW/cm2 at a 5 V bias. Full article
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Recent Insights to Prepare High-Quality Perovskite Nanocrystals via “Green” and Ecofriendly Solvents and Capping Agents
by Humberto Emmanuel Sánchez-Godoy and Andrés Fabián Gualdrón-Reyes
Appl. Sci. 2023, 13(10), 6227; https://doi.org/10.3390/app13106227 - 19 May 2023
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The synthesis of halide perovskite nanocrystals (PNCs) with mesmerizing photophysical properties has allowed for the fast development of efficient optoelectronic and photovoltaic devices, as well as making them ideal photocatalysts for solar-driven chemical reactions. However, the use of traditional oleic acid/oleylamine with low [...] Read more.
The synthesis of halide perovskite nanocrystals (PNCs) with mesmerizing photophysical properties has allowed for the fast development of efficient optoelectronic and photovoltaic devices, as well as making them ideal photocatalysts for solar-driven chemical reactions. However, the use of traditional oleic acid/oleylamine with low binding energy and the introduction of some phosphine- and sulfur-based ligands generate the emergence of highly defective PNCs with poor stability, fast quenching of their PL features, and increase in the toxicity of the final perovskite product. In this review, we will show the use of prominent “green” and ecofriendly solvents and capping ligands with the capability to enhance the quality of the PNCs by suppressing structural defects. By introducing promising ecofriendly agents such as biogenic species and ligands extracted from natural sources, it is possible to favor the radiative recombination dynamics into the perovskite, being beneficial to enhance the device performance. Novel passivation alternatives or synthetic routes are highlighted in this contribution, giving a deeper understanding of the control of surface chemistry in PNCs through ligand engineering to prolong the stability of the nanocrystals. Full article
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