Abstract
The production of electricity is important, suitable and secure for human living, yet electricity is actually generated mainly from fossil fuels and nuclear energy, calling for renewable energies such as solar, wind and tidal renewable energies such as solar, wind and tidal. Solar energy is broadly harvested by various types of solar cells. Three-dimensional perovskite solar cell exhibits high power conversion efficiency of 25.2% with low stability, whereas two-dimensional perovskite solar cell exhibits better stability with moderate power conversion efficiency. Hence, we review two-dimensional perovskite solar cells fabricated with varying numbers of hybrid two-dimensional perovskite layers, organic cations, deposition techniques, the addition of additives and capping layers to improve power conversion efficiency with long-term better stability.
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Abbreviations
- PSCs:
-
Perovskite solar cells
- 2D:
-
Two dimensional
- 3D:
-
Three dimensional
- DSSC:
-
Dye sensitized solar cell
- CIGS:
-
Copper indium gallium selenide
- Si:
-
Silicon
- ETM:
-
Electron transport material
- HTM:
-
Hole transport material
- GIXRD:
-
Grazing incidence X-ray diffraction
- SEM:
-
Scanning electron microscope
- PL:
-
Photoluminescence
- AFM:
-
Atomic force microscope
- FWHM:
-
Full width half maximum
- PCE (η):
-
Power conversion efficiency
- J sc :
-
Short circuit current density
- V oc :
-
Open circuit voltage
- FF:
-
Fill factor
- PTAA:
-
Poly[bis(4-phenyl)(2,4,6-trimethylphenyl)amine
- PEDOT: PSS:
-
Poly(3,4-ethylenedioxythiophene) polystyrene sulfonate
- BCP:
-
Bathocuproine
- ITO:
-
Indium doped tin oxide
- FTO:
-
Fluorine doped tin oxide
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This work was supported by UGC-SAP, DST-FIST, PURSE, RUSA grants. This work is supported by the Project on Collaborative Innovation and Environmental Construction Platform of Guangdong Province (No. 2018A050506067).
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Marimuthu, T., Yuvakkumar, R., Kumar, P.S. et al. Two-dimensional hybrid perovskite solar cells: a review. Environ Chem Lett 20, 189–210 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10311-021-01306-8
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