Lead-Free Perovskite Solar Cells
Antonio Abate a
a Helmholtz-Zentrum Berlin
Proceedings of Sustainable Metal-halide perovskites for photovoltaics, optoelectronics and photonics (Sus-MHP)
València, Spain, 2022 December 12th - 13th
Organizers: Teresa S. Ripolles and Hui-Seon Kim
Invited Speaker, Antonio Abate, presentation 004
DOI: https://doi.org/10.29363/nanoge.sus-mhp.2022.004
Publication date: 15th November 2022

Halide perovskites quickly overrun research activities in new materials for cost-effective and high-efficiency photovoltaic technologies.  Since the first demonstration from Kojima and co-workers in 2007 [1], several perovskite-based solar cells have been reported and certified with rapidly improving power conversion efficiency, now approaching the theoretical limit.  Recent reports demonstrated that perovskites outperform the most efficient photovoltaic materials to date. At the same time, they still allow solution processing as a potential advantage in delivering a cost-effective solar technology.


The most stable and efficient perovskites contain lead. Lead (Pb) is one of the most toxic elements and has been used by humans for thousands of years. With only a few exceptions, each widespread application of lead has been banned systematically due to dramatic environmental and health consequences. However, we are now at the dawn of the perovskite era, potentially requiring yet again the widespread application of lead [2].

Lead-free alternatives have been reported with impressive progress in power conversion efficiency for tin-based (lead-free) perovskites. However, the stability of tin-based perovskite solar cells is still unexplored. In the present talk, we will focus on the stability of tin-based (lead-free) perovskite solar cells.

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