Advances in inverted perovskite solar cells

Xin Zhang; Shengfan Wu; Hong Zhang; Alex K. Y. Jen; Yiqiang Zhan; Junhao Chu

doi:10.1038/s41566-024-01541-9

Advances in inverted perovskite solar cells

Xin Zhang
, Shengfan Wu
, Hong Zhang^*
, Alex K. Y. Jen^*
, Yiqiang Zhan^*
, Junhao Chu

^*Corresponding author for this work

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Abstract

Considerable efforts are being made to advance inverted (p–i–n) perovskite solar cells (PSCs). Several passivation and insulation strategies have effectively been applied to reduce non-radiative recombination, a notorious issue for PSCs. Consequently, the performance of inverted PSCs has begun to rival those of regular (n–i–p) PSCs, with power conversion efficiency (PCE) values above 26%. The efficiency of tandem solar cells containing an inverted PSC as a subcell has also grown rapidly, reaching >33%. This Review discusses the origin of non-radiative recombinations in PSCs and recent progress in reducing them. We review how innovative device configurations, perovskite composition and interfacial engineering contribute to the high efficiency and long-term operational stability of inverted PSCs. We aim to provide readers with important insights into materials chemistry, physical processing and device configurations to further improve perovskite-based photovoltaics. © Springer Nature Limited 2024.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	1243-1253
Journal	Nature Photonics
Volume	18
Issue number	12
Online published	28 Oct 2024
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1038/s41566-024-01541-9
Publication status	Published - Dec 2024

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Y.Z. acknowledges funding support from the National Key Research and Development Program of China (2022YFE0137400) and the National Natural Science Foundation of China (62274040). H.Z. acknowledges funding from the Shanghai Pujiang Program (22PJ1401200) and the National Natural Science Foundation of China (52302229). A.K.Y.J. acknowledges the sponsorship of the Lee Shau-Kee Chair Professor (Materials Science) and support from APRC grants (9380086) of the City University of Hong Kong, the TCFS grant (GHP/018/20SZ) and MRP grant (MRP/040/21X) from the Innovation and Technology Commission of Hong Kong, the Green Tech Fund (202020164) from the Environment and Ecology Bureau of Hong Kong, GRF grants (11316422) from the Research Grants Council of Hong Kong, the Guangzhou Huangpu Technology Bureau (2022GH02) and the Guangdong Major Project of Basic and Applied Basic Research (2019B030302007). X.Z. acknowledges funding from China Postdoctoral Science Foundation (GZC20230463).

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