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All that glitters is not gold: Recent progress of alternative counter electrodes for perovskite solar cells

Liang, Lusheng
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Cai, Yu
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Li, Xin  
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September 21, 2018
Nano Energy

Although ultrahigh power conversion efficiency (PCE) up to 22.7% has been achieved by solution-processable perovskite solar cells (PSCs), there are still some obstacles that hinder the way of this promising photovoltaic technology to its commercialization. One of the problems is that most of the state-of-art PSCs are dependent on the use of noble metal gold (Au) or silver (Ag) as a counter electrode (CE), while Au is costly, Ag is very unstable. CE plays a vital role in cell device efficiency and stability and affects the final cost of device or module. In this review, the efforts to seek low-cost and promising CEs for commercialization were first comprehensively summarized. Recent developments of non-(noble)-metal CEs used in PSCs were reviewed. An overview of materials, fabrication methods, and corresponding device performance of various non-(noble)-metal CEs are provided. A balanced discussion and comparison of efficiency, cost, and stability of different CEs are provided.

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DOI
10.1016/j.nanoen.2018.07.049
Author(s)
Liang, Lusheng
Cai, Yu
Li, Xin  
Nazeeruddin, Mohammad Khaja  
Gao, Peng  
Date Issued

2018-09-21

Publisher

Elsevier

Published in
Nano Energy
Volume

52

Start page

211

End page

238

Subjects

Chemistry, Physical

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Nanoscience & Nanotechnology

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Materials Science, Multidisciplinary

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Physics, Applied

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Chemistry

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Science & Technology - Other Topics

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Materials Science

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Physics

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perovskite solar cell

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counter electrode

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low-cost

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commercialization

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non-noble-metal

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hole-conductor-free

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reduced charge recombination

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laminated top electrode

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lead iodide perovskites

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doped indium oxide

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high-performance

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low-temperature

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carbon electrode

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transport layer

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p-type

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