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Enhancing the Functionality of Layered Hybrid Perovskites

Halide perovskites have demonstrated remarkable efficiency in photovoltaics. However, their application is restricted by their limited operational stability. To address this, layered hybrid perovskites (LHPs) provided a more stable alternative. They incorp ...

EPFL2025

Three-terminal perovskite/integrated back contact silicon tandem solar cells under low light intensity conditions

Mohammad Khaja Nazeeruddin, Hiroyuki Kanda

The current climate and energy crisis urgently needs solar cells with efficiencies above the 29% single junction efficiency bottleneck. Silicon/perovskite tandem solar cells are a solution, which is attracting much attention. While silicon/perovskite tande ...

Wiley2022

Dynamic Nuclear Polarization Enables NMR of Surface Passivating Agents on Hybrid Perovskite Thin Films

Michael Graetzel, Shaik Mohammed Zakeeruddin, David Lyndon Emsley, Lukas Pfeifer, Aditya Mishra, Michael Allan Hope, Masaud Hassan S Almalki

Surface and bulk molecular modulators are the key to improving the efficiency and stability of hybrid perovskite solar cells. However, due to their low concentration, heterogeneous environments, and low sample mass, it remains challenging to characterize t ...

2022

Dopant Engineering for Spiro‐OMeTAD Hole‐Transporting Materials towards Efficient Perovskite Solar Cells

Michael Graetzel, Shaik Mohammed Zakeeruddin, Jovana Milic, Jiyoun Seo, Seckin Akin, Hui-Seon Kim, Marco Alejandro Ruiz Preciado

One of the most prominent hole-transporting material (HTM) for hybrid perovskite solar cells has been 2,2″,7,7″-tetrakis[N,N-di(4-methoxyphenyl)amino]-9,9′-spirobifluorene (spiro-OMeTAD), which is commonly doped with metal bis(trifluoromethylsulfonyl)imide ...

2021

Nanoscale interfacial engineering enables highly stable and efficient perovskite photovoltaics

Michael Graetzel, Shaik Mohammed Zakeeruddin, Ursula Röthlisberger, Ulf Anders Hagfeldt, Mounir Driss Mensi, Hong Zhang, Anurag Krishna, Sandy Sanchez Alonso, Mathias Dankl, Olivier Ouellette

We present a facile molecular-level interface engineering strategy to augment the long-term operational and thermal stability of perovskite solar cells (PSCs) by tailoring the interface between the perovskite and hole transporting layer (HTL) with a multif ...

2021

When photoluminescence, electroluminescence, and open-circuit voltage diverge - light soaking and halide segregation in perovskite solar cells

Ulf Anders Hagfeldt, Wolfgang Richard Tress, Bowen Yang, Yeonju Kim

Perovskite solar cells suffer from various instabilities on all time scales. Some of them are driven by light, in particular when employing compounds with mixed halides. Such light soaking effects have been observed to result in performance changes of sola ...

Royal Society of Chemistry2021

Electrochemical systems for hydrogen fuel cell and battery electric vehicle infrastructure

Yorick Ligen

Thermodynamics and heat engines are the core disciplines which enabled the development of the thermo-industrial society during the 20th century. Liquid hydrocarbon fuels are one of the easiest and most convenient solutions offered by the thermophysical con ...

EPFL2020

Low-Cost and Highly Efficient Carbon-Based Perovskite Solar Cells Exhibiting Excellent Long-Term Operational and UV Stability

Michael Graetzel, Shaik Mohammed Zakeeruddin, Mohammad Ibrahim Dar, Yuhang Liu, Neha Arora, Seckin Akin, Thomas Paul Baumeler, Ryusuke Uchida

Today's perovskite solar cells (PSCs) mostly use components, such as organic hole conductors or noble metal back contacts, that are very expensive or cause degradation of their photovoltaic performance. For future large-scale deployment of PSCs, these comp ...

2019

Flash infrared annealing as a cost-effective and low environmental impact processing method for planar perovskite solar cells

Michael Saliba, Sandy Sanchez Alonso

For successful commercialization of perovskite solar cells, straightforward solutions in terms of environmental impact and economic feasibility are still required. Flash Infrared Annealing (FIRA) is a rapid method to fabricate perovskite solar cells with e ...

2019