1. Lead-free organic–inorganic tin halide perovskites for photovoltaic applications
- Author
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Henry J. Snaith, Antonio Abate, Laura M. Herz, Christian Wehrenfennig, Simone Guarnera, Samuel D. Stranks, Michael B. Johnston, Aditya Sadhanala, Sandeep Pathak, Nakita K. Noel, Annamaria Petrozza, Giles E. Eperon, A. A. Haghighirad, Noel, N K, Stranks, S D, Abate, A, Wehrenfennig, C, Guarnera, S, Haghighirad, A, Sadhanala, A, Eperon, G E, Pathak, S K, Johnston, M B, Petrozza, A, Herza, L M, and Snaith, H J
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Materials science ,Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment ,Band gap ,Open-circuit voltage ,Photovoltaic system ,chemistry.chemical_element ,Halide ,Perovskite solar cell ,Nanotechnology ,Pollution ,Nuclear Energy and Engineering ,chemistry ,Environmental Chemistry ,Tin ,Mesoporous material ,Perovskite (structure) - Abstract
Already exhibiting solar to electrical power conversion efficiencies of over 17%, organic-inorganic lead halide perovskite solar cells are one of the most promising emerging contenders in the drive to provide a cheap and clean source of energy. One concern however, is the potential toxicology issue of lead, a key component in the archetypical material. The most likely substitute is tin, which like lead, is also a group 14 metal. While organic-inorganic tin halide perovskites have shown good semiconducting behaviour, the instability of tin in its 2+ oxidation state has thus far proved to be an overwhelming challenge. Here, we report the first completely lead-free, CH3NH 3SnI3 perovskite solar cell processed on a mesoporous TiO2 scaffold, reaching efficiencies of over 6% under 1 sun illumination. Remarkably, we achieve open circuit voltages over 0.88 V from a material which has a 1.23 eV band gap. This journal is © the Partner Organisations 2014.
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- 2018