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Visualising ionic screening in perovskite solar cells: a bumpy ride along the J–V curve

The J–V bump and hysteresis in perovskite solar cells are studied combining measurement and simulation, linking them to spatial collection efficiency changes from ionic charge accumulation, as visualised in external quantum efficiency (EQE) spectra. ...

Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC)2025

Unraveling the Role of Electron-Withdrawing Molecules for Highly Efficient and Stable Perovskite Photovoltaics

Michael Graetzel, Shaik Mohammed Zakeeruddin, Mingyang Wei, Likai Zheng

Electron-withdrawing molecules (EWMs) have exhibited remarkable efficacy in boosting the performance of perovskite solar cells (PSCs). However, the underneath mechanisms governing their positive attributes remain inadequately understood. Herein, we conduct ...

Wiley-VCH Verlag GmbH2025

Facile and Low-Cost Design Alternative of Spiro-OMeTAD as p-Type Semiconductor for Efficient Perovskite Solar Cells

Mohammad Khaja Nazeeruddin

A simple diphenylamine-based hole transporting material V1553 was synthesized and incorporated into a perovskite solar cell, which showed remarkable power conversion efficiency close to 23%. The investigated HTM was synthesized via one-step catalyst-free c ...

WILEY-V C H VERLAG GMBH2025

Enhancing lifetime, forecasting, and economic benefits of photovoltaic technologies undergoing UV-induced degradation with optical filtering

Christophe Ballif, Antonin Faes, Marion Solange Madeleine Dussouillez, Christian Michael Wolff

Ultraviolet-induced degradation (UV-ID) of various PV cell types was analyzed under optical UV filters with different cutoff wavelengths. Cell types studied included interdigitated back contact (IBC), passivated emitter and rear totally diffused (PERT), an ...

2025

Buried SnI2 Induces Gradient Heterojunctions in Sn–Pb Perovskite Solar Cells

Chenxu Zhao

Tin–lead (Sn–Pb) mixed perovskite solar cells (PSCs) offer the potential for higher power conversion efficiency (PCE) than their pure lead counterparts. However, the lack of a well-defined Sn/Pb compositional profile results in disordered internal electric ...

American Chemical Society (ACS)2025

All-perovskite tandem solar cells achieving >29% efficiency with improved (100) orientation in wide-bandgap perovskites

Michael Graetzel, Shaik Mohammed Zakeeruddin, Ursula Röthlisberger, Nikolaos Lempesis, Mingyang Wei, Virginia Carnevali, Lorenzo Agosta, Vladislav Slama

Monolithic all-perovskite tandem solar cells present a promising approach for exceeding the efficiency limit of single-junction solar cells. However, the substantial open-circuit voltage loss in the wide-bandgap perovskite subcell hinders further improveme ...

NATURE PORTFOLIO2025

Aryl-Acetylene Layered Hybrid Perovskites in Photovoltaics

Christophe Ballif, Aïcha Hessler-Wyser, Michael Graetzel, Ursula Röthlisberger, Mostafa Rabie Shlaly Bahr Othman, Masaud Hassan S Almalki, Fatemeh Ansari, Felix Thomas Eickemeyer, Ghewa Alsabeh, Lukas Pfeifer, Christian Michael Wolff, Nikolaos Lempesis, Virginia Carnevali, Vladislav Slama, Andrea Vezzosi

Metal halide perovskites have shown exceptional potential in converting solar energy to electric power in photovoltaics, yet their application is hampered by limited operational stability. This stimulated the development of hybrid layered (two-dimensional, ...

WILEY-V C H VERLAG GMBH2025

Spiro-Phenothiazine Hole-Transporting Materials: Unlocking Stability and Scalability in Perovskite Solar Cells

Michael Graetzel, Shaik Mohammed Zakeeruddin, Jaeki Jeong, Likai Zheng

Improving both the efficiency and long-term stability of perovskite solar cells (PSCs) is critical for their commercial deployment. Despite the widespread use of spiro-OMeTAD as a hole-transporting material (HTM), its inhomogeneous doping behavior and susc ...

2025

Hybrid Ag-mesh/Ta-doped TiO2 thin film configuration as a visible and near-infrared transparent electrode

Andreas Schueler, Jérémy Jacques Antonin Fleury, Krishna Manwani

This study focuses on the fabrication of a hybrid Ag-mesh/Ta-doped TiO2 (TTO) electrode that has a low sheet resistance and high transparency in the visible and near-infrared region, thereby holding significant commercialization potential. Here, ∼82 nm thi ...

2025

Carbazole Treated Waterproof Perovskite Films with Improved Solar Cell Performance

Michael Graetzel, Paul Joseph Dyson, Ursula Röthlisberger, Haizhou Lu, Felix Thomas Eickemeyer, Yeonju Kim, Jaeki Jeong, Lukas Pfeifer, Nikolaos Lempesis, Virginia Carnevali, Vladislav Slama

Surface passivation has been widely employed to suppress non-radiative charge recombination and prevent interfacial charge accumulation in perovskite photovoltaics. In this report, carbazole modified with ammonium iodide connected via alkyl chains of diffe ...

Wiley-V C H Verlag Gmbh2024

Development and characterization of N2O-plasma oxide layers for high-temperature p-type passivating contacts in silicon solar cells

Christophe Ballif, Aïcha Hessler-Wyser, Franz-Josef Haug, Julien Hurni, Ezgi Genç, Sofia Libraro, Audrey Marie Isabelle Morisset, David Fernando Reyes Vasquez

Full-area passivating contacts based on SiOx/poly-Si stacks are key for the new generation of industrial silicon solar cells substituting the passivated emitter and rear cell (PERC) technology. Demonstrating a potential efficiency increase of 1 to 2% compa ...

American Chemical Society (ACS)2024

Micro-homogeneity of lateral energy landscapes governs the performance in perovskite solar cells

Mohammad Khaja Nazeeruddin, Yong Ding

Suppression of energy disorders in the vertical direction of a photovoltaic device, along which charge carriers are forced to travel, has been extensively studied to reduce unproductive charge recombination and thus achieve high-efficiency perovskite solar ...

Nature Portfolio2024

Tailored Supramolecular Interactions in Host–Guest Complexation for Efficient and Stable Perovskite Solar Cells and Modules

Michael Graetzel, Shaik Mohammed Zakeeruddin, Mingyang Wei, Wenzhe Niu, Likai Zheng

Host-guest complexation offers a promising approach for mitigating surface defects in perovskite solar cells (PSCs). Crown ethers are the most widely used macrocyclic hosts for complexing perovskite surfaces, yet their supramolecular interactions and funct ...

Wiley-VCH Verlag GmbH2024

Interfacial engineering through lead binding using crown ethers in perovskite solar cells

Jun Ho Yum, Kevin Sivula, Jiyoun Seo, Jovana Milic, Yeonju Kim

In the domain of perovskite solar cells (PSCs), the imperative to reconcile impressive photovoltaic performance with lead-related issue and environmental stability has driven innovative solutions. This study pioneers an approach that not only rectifies lea ...

Elsevier2024

Device Performance of Emerging Photovoltaic Materials (Version 5)

Mohammad Khaja Nazeeruddin

This 5th annual "Emerging PV Report" highlights the latest advancements in the performance of emerging photovoltaic (e-PV) devices across various e-PV research areas, as documented in peer-reviewed articles published since August 2023. Updated graphs, tabl ...

WILEY-V C H VERLAG GMBH2024

Decoupling Interlayer Spacing and Cation Dipole on Exciton Binding Energy in Layered Halide Perovskites

Rosario Scopelliti, Nicolas Grandjean, Jun Ho Yum, Kevin Sivula, Danxuan Chen, Simon Nussbaum, Han-Hee Cho, Yeonju Kim

Layered halide perovskites (LHPs) are emerging semiconductor materials due to their superior environmental stability compared to that of traditional halide perovskites. While LHPs have tunable optoelectronic properties, quantum and dielectric confinement e ...

2024

Stabilization of highly efficient perovskite solar cells with a tailored supramolecular interface

Michael Graetzel, Shaik Mohammed Zakeeruddin, David Lyndon Emsley, Masaud Hassan S Almalki, Aditya Mishra, Felix Thomas Eickemeyer, Michael Allan Hope, Anurag Krishna, Zhiwen Zhou, Chenxu Zhao

The presence of defects at the interface between the perovskite film and the carrier transport layer poses significant challenges to the performance and stability of perovskite solar cells (PSCs). Addressing this issue, we introduce a dual host-guest (DHG) ...

Nature Research2024

Effects of Photon Recycling and Luminescent Coupling in All-Perovskite Tandem Solar Cells Assessed by Full Opto-electronic Simulation

Simon Jérôme Zeder

The impact of photon recycling (PR) and of luminescent coupling (LC) on the photovoltaic performance of all-perovskite tandem solar cells is analyzed by the means of optical and full opto-electronic device simulation. Optical processes are assessed using a ...

2024

Heteroatom Engineering of a Dibenzo[g,p]Chrysene-Based Hole Transporting Material Provides High-Performance Perovskite Solar Cells

Keith Gregory Brooks, Mohammad Khaja Nazeeruddin, Paul Joseph Dyson, Zhaofu Fei, Bin Ding, Yong Ding

Hole-transporting materials (HTMs) are indispensable for realizing efficient and stable perovskite solar cells (PSCs). Herein, a novel dibenzo[g,p]chrysene-based HTM, termed FTPE-OSMe, is synthesized with peripheral methoxy- and methylthio-groups, which co ...

Wiley-V C H Verlag Gmbh2024

Processing factors affecting roughness, optical and mechanical properties of nanocellulose films for optoelectronics

Tiffany Abitbol

This work aims to understand how nanocellulose (NC) processing can modify the key characteristics of NC films to align with the main requirements for high-performance optoelectronics. The performance of these devices relies heavily on the light transmittan ...

Elsevier Sci Ltd2024