Perovskite additive engineering in solar cells

Authors

  • Ana Itzel Santiago Mustafat Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo León
  • Arián Espinosa Roa Centro de Investigación en Química Aplicada
  • Edgar González Juárez Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo León https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8453-5146
  • Eduardo M. Sánchez Cervantes Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo León

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.29105/ingenierias24.90-9

Keywords:

Solar cells, perovskites, ionic liquids, thin films, stability

Abstract

Perovskite (CSP) solar cells have changed the research paradigm in the area of photovoltaics, due to the combination of high efficiencies along with lower cost and ease of manufacture. CSP can be manufactured using methodologies based on solutions of precursor compounds for the deposition of perovskite films. Among these compounds are the inorganic lead halides (Pbl2, PbCl2,
PbBr2) in combination with organic methylammonium (MA), with reported efficiency values up to 25%. Despite their high efficiencies, these materials have disadvantages, such as the sensitivity of the perovskite film to ambient humidity, resulting in a short device life time. An alternative to reduce stability problems is the application of additives that increase the stability of the cell. Said additives are ionic liquids formed by a cation and an anion with a highly hydrophobic character, based on phosphonium (tetrabutyl phosphonium tetraburoborate (B4PBF4). The additive significantly improves the morphology of the films, obtaining promising improvements in the stability of the devices

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Author Biographies

Ana Itzel Santiago Mustafat, Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo León

Nanotechnology Engineer from the Higher Technological Institute of Poza Rica (ITSPR) (2019). He is a student of the Master of Science with an orientation in chemistry of materials at the Faculty of Chemical Sciences (FCQ) of the Autonomous University of Nuevo León (UANL).

Arián Espinosa Roa, Centro de Investigación en Química Aplicada

Degree in Chemistry from the Autonomous University of the State of Hidalgo, Center for Chemical Research (2006) and a doctorate in organometallic chemistry from the same institution (2013). He is currently a CONACYT professor researcher, attached to the Monterrey Unit Applied Chemistry Research Center. He is a member of the national system of Level I Researchers.

Edgar González Juárez, Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo León

Chemist graduated from the Autonomous University of the State of Morelos (UAEM). He completed his master's and doctoral studies at the Center for Research in Engineering and Applied Sciences (CIICAp) of the UAEM. He has a doctorate in Engineering and Applied Sciences in the Materials area. He is currently a part-time professor at the Faculty of Chemical Sciences of the Autonomous University of Nuevo León (UANL). He is a member of the National System of Researchers Level C.

Eduardo M. Sánchez Cervantes, Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo León

Graduated in Chemical Sciences from the Monterrey Institute of Technology and Higher Education (1987) and a doctorate in solid state chemistry from Arizona State University (1994). He is a professor at the Faculty of Chemical Sciences (FCQ) of the Autonomous University of Nuevo León (UANL). It belongs to the Mexican Academy of Sciences and the Mexican Societies of Electrochemistry and Materials. Member of the SNI, level 3.

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2021-01-30

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Santiago Mustafat, A. I., Espinosa Roa, A., González Juárez, E., & Sánchez Cervantes, E. M. (2021). Perovskite additive engineering in solar cells . Revista Ingenierías, 24(90), 3–12. https://doi.org/10.29105/ingenierias24.90-9

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