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Unique Properties of Halide Perovskites as Possible Origins of the Superior Solar Cell Performance
Author(s) -
Yin WanJian,
Shi Tingting,
Yan Yanfa
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
advanced materials
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 10.707
H-Index - 527
eISSN - 1521-4095
pISSN - 0935-9648
DOI - 10.1002/adma.201306281
Subject(s) - halide , materials science , solar cell , cadmium telluride photovoltaics , optoelectronics , absorption (acoustics) , perovskite (structure) , thin film , energy conversion efficiency , solar energy , grain boundary , nanotechnology , inorganic chemistry , crystallography , composite material , chemistry , microstructure , ecology , biology
Halide perovskites solar cells have the potential to exhibit higher energy conversion efficiencies with ultrathin films than conventional thin‐film solar cells based on CdTe, CuInSe 2 , and Cu 2 ZnSnSe 4 . The superior solar‐cell performance of halide perovskites may originate from its high optical absorption, comparable electron and hole effective mass, and electrically clean defect properties, including point defects and grain boundaries.