DOI: 10.1126/science.aah5557. Incorporation of rubidium cations into perovskite solar cells improves photovoltaic performance

Incorporation of rubidium cations into perovskite solar cells improves photovoltaic performance

10.1126/science.aah5557

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Abstract

Improving the stability of perovskite solar cells Inorganic-organic perovskite solar cells have poor long-term stability because ultraviolet light and humidity degrade these materials. Bella et al. show that coating the cells with a water-proof fluorinated polymer that contains pigments to absorb ultraviolet light and re-emit it in the visible range can boost cell efficiency and limit photodegradation. The performance and stability of inorganic-organic perovskite solar cells are also limited by the size of the cations required for forming a correct lattice. Saliba et al. show that the rubidium cation, which is too small to form a perovskite by itself, can form a lattice with cesium and organic cations. Solar cells based on these materials have efficiencies exceeding 20% for over 500 hours if given environmental protection by a polymer coating. Science , this issue pp. 203 and 206

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Saliba, M., Matsui, T., Domanski, K., Seo, J.-Y., Ummadisingu, A., Zakeeruddin, S. M., Correa-Baena, J.-P., Tress, W. R., Abate, A., Hagfeldt, A., & GrÃ¤tzel, M. (2016). Incorporation of rubidium cations into perovskite solar cells improves photovoltaic performance. Science, 354(6309), 206â209.

Authors 11

Michael Saliba (first)
Taisuke Matsui (additional)
Konrad Domanski (additional)
Ji-Youn Seo (additional)
Amita Ummadisingu (additional)
Shaik M. Zakeeruddin (additional)
Juan-Pablo Correa-Baena (additional)
Wolfgang R. Tress (additional)
Antonio Abate (additional)
Anders Hagfeldt (additional)
Michael Grätzel (additional)

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@article{Saliba_2016, title={Incorporation of rubidium cations into perovskite solar cells improves photovoltaic performance}, volume={354}, ISSN={1095-9203}, url={http://dx.doi.org/10.1126/science.aah5557}, DOI={10.1126/science.aah5557}, number={6309}, journal={Science}, publisher={American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)}, author={Saliba, Michael and Matsui, Taisuke and Domanski, Konrad and Seo, Ji-Youn and Ummadisingu, Amita and Zakeeruddin, Shaik M. and Correa-Baena, Juan-Pablo and Tress, Wolfgang R. and Abate, Antonio and Hagfeldt, Anders and Grätzel, Michael}, year={2016}, month=oct, pages={206–209} }

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