Issue 4, 2022

Defects and stability of perovskite solar cells: a critical analysis

Abstract

Metal halide perovskite solar cells (PSCs) continue to improve their power conversion efficiency to over 25.5%, which is at the same level as silicon solar cells. The stability of perovskite cells is a challenging issue for the commercialization of this photovoltaic technology. The degradation of PSCs is mainly due to external environmental factors, such as oxygen, moisture, light, and heat. The degradation of PSCs by oxygen and moisture can be suppressed through the encapsulation of devices. However, encapsulation cannot reduce light and heat degradation under the operating conditions. In this Review, we mainly focus on the analysis of degradation mechanisms caused by light and heat. Compositional and interfacial engineering of perovskite material lattice sites are the most widely applied strategy to alleviate the degradation of PSCs. The improvements in PSC stability and device efficiency are also reviewed for defect passivation at charge transport layer/perovskite interfaces with various materials such as polymers, small molecules, quantum dots, ligands, charge-transporting layers dopants, and post-treatment of the perovskite film. This Review will help to understand the degradation mechanism of PSCs and improve their stability under illumination. We believe that this Review will help with the design the optimal PSCs for highly efficient and stable devices.

Graphical abstract: Defects and stability of perovskite solar cells: a critical analysis

Article information

Article type
Review Article
Submitted
10 sep 2021
Accepted
19 dec 2021
First published
21 dec 2021

Mater. Chem. Front., 2022,6, 400-417

Defects and stability of perovskite solar cells: a critical analysis

L. Duan and A. Uddin, Mater. Chem. Front., 2022, 6, 400 DOI: 10.1039/D1QM01250A

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