Design of PV-grade Functional Materials for Perovskite Solar Cells

Alexander Mumyatov^a^,^b, Alexander Akkuratov^a^,^b, Ilya Kuznetsov^a^,^b, Sergey Tsarev^c, Mohamed Elnaggar^c, Fedor Prudnov^c^,^a^,^b, Lyubov Frolova^c^,^a^,^b

^aThe Institute for Problems of Chemical Physics of the Russian Academy of Sciences RAS, Russia, Semenov Prospect 1, Russian Federation

^bFOMaterials LTD, Chernogolovka, Russia, Russian Federation

^cSkoltech - Skolkovo Institute of Science and Technology, Moscow, Bolshoy Boulevard 30, Moskva, Russian Federation

Proceedings of Online School on Hybrid, Organic and Perovskite Photovoltaics (HOPE-PV)

Online, Spain, 2020 November 3rd - 13th

Organizers: Sergey M. Aldoshin, Jovana Milic, Keith Stevenson and Pavel Troshin

Poster, Alexander Mumyatov, 055
Publication date: 23rd October 2020

ePoster:

Perovskite solar cells (PSCs) attract a considerable attention of the research community due to high power conversion efficiency (PCE), which was increased from the 3.8% in 2009 to 25.5% in 2020. Perovskite solar cells outperform many other PV technologies such as organic, thin film chalcogenide, amorphous and multicrystalline silicon solar cells and come very close to the performance of crystalline silicon photovoltaics [[1],[2]]. Perovskite-type semiconductors offer unprecedented combination of solution-processibility with unique defect tolerance, tunability of bandgaps, high extinction coefficients and long carrier diffusion lengths [[3]-[4][5]]. High efficiency and potentially low cost of PSCs point toward a tremendous commercial potential of this new PV technology, which is currently impeded by stability issues, which can be solved by developing new advanced materials and processing technologies.

In this presentation, we will highlight the results of the long-term cooperation between FOMaterials LTD, IPCP RAS and Skoltech focused on the development of a panel of key functional materials for perovskite solar cells. Starting with the production of the PV-grade precursor materials for perovskite solar cells (PbI₂, MAI, FAI) five years ago and coming to more recent development of advanced polymer-based hole-transport materials and fullerene-based electron-transport materials, we were able to demonstrate improved device efficiency (going beyond 20% for the best cell configurations) and enhanced operational stability [[6]-[7][8][9][10][11][12][13]]. While being the exclusive supplier of IPCP RAS and Skoltech research groups within a half of the decade, FOMaterials also emerged as the leading producer of organic and perovskite PV materials within Russia. At the current stage, we are looking for an extension of our network of collaborations and supporting global research activities focused on the development and commercialization of organic and perovskite PV technologies.

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