Issue 17, 2015

Organic–inorganic halide perovskites: an ambipolar class of materials with enhanced photovoltaic performances

Abstract

After a brief introduction concerning the general properties of the perovskite class of materials, we review the most relevant contributions to studies on organic–inorganic halide perovskites concerning their application in photovoltaics. Moving on from the rise of a new solar cell assembly procedure (Kojima et al., J. Am. Chem. Soc., 2009, 131, 6050–6051), we focus on the main developments that have occurred over the last five years that have led to high photoconversion efficiencies. We particularly refer to the contribution provided by theoreticians, and how a synergy between theoreticians and experimentalists has enabled us to understand many fundamental characteristics of such an extremely appealing class of materials. Particular attention is devoted towards the ambipolar (i.e., both p- and n-conductive) nature of organic–inorganic halide perovskites, and to the role that the methylammonium cation plays in the structural and electronic properties of these compounds.

Graphical abstract: Organic–inorganic halide perovskites: an ambipolar class of materials with enhanced photovoltaic performances

Article information

Article type
Review Article
Submitted
24 сеп 2014
Accepted
05 ное 2014
First published
05 ное 2014

J. Mater. Chem. A, 2015,3, 8981-8991

Author version available

Organic–inorganic halide perovskites: an ambipolar class of materials with enhanced photovoltaic performances

G. Giorgi and K. Yamashita, J. Mater. Chem. A, 2015, 3, 8981 DOI: 10.1039/C4TA05046K

To request permission to reproduce material from this article, please go to the Copyright Clearance Center request page.

If you are an author contributing to an RSC publication, you do not need to request permission provided correct acknowledgement is given.

If you are the author of this article, you do not need to request permission to reproduce figures and diagrams provided correct acknowledgement is given. If you want to reproduce the whole article in a third-party publication (excluding your thesis/dissertation for which permission is not required) please go to the Copyright Clearance Center request page.

Read more about how to correctly acknowledge RSC content.

Social activity

Spotlight

Advertisements