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Green solvent engineering for enhanced performance and reproducibility in printed carbon-based mesoscopic perovskite solar cells and modules

Carys Worsley, Dimitrios Raptis, Simone Meroni Orcid Logo, Rahul Patidar, Adam Pockett, Tom Dunlop Orcid Logo, Sarah-Jane Potts Orcid Logo, Becky Bolton, Cecile Charbonneau Orcid Logo, Matt Carnie Orcid Logo, Eifion Jewell Orcid Logo, Trystan Watson Orcid Logo

Materials Advances, Volume: 3, Issue: 2, Pages: 1125 - 1138

Swansea University Authors: Carys Worsley, Dimitrios Raptis, Simone Meroni Orcid Logo, Rahul Patidar, Adam Pockett, Tom Dunlop Orcid Logo, Sarah-Jane Potts Orcid Logo, Becky Bolton, Cecile Charbonneau Orcid Logo, Matt Carnie Orcid Logo, Eifion Jewell Orcid Logo, Trystan Watson Orcid Logo

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Mesoscopic carbon-based perovskite solar cells (CPSCs) are frequently described as a potential frontrunner for PSC commercialization. Previous work has introduced γ-valerolactone (GVL) as a sustainable, non-toxic, green alternative to GBL for CPSC perovskite precursors. In this work, methanol (MeOH)...

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title Green solvent engineering for enhanced performance and reproducibility in printed carbon-based mesoscopic perovskite solar cells and modules
spellingShingle Green solvent engineering for enhanced performance and reproducibility in printed carbon-based mesoscopic perovskite solar cells and modules
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Adam Pockett
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Sarah-Jane Potts
Becky Bolton
Cecile Charbonneau
Matt Carnie
Eifion Jewell
Trystan Watson
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Dimitrios Raptis
Simone Meroni
Rahul Patidar
Adam Pockett
Tom Dunlop
Sarah-Jane Potts
Becky Bolton
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Matt Carnie
Eifion Jewell
Trystan Watson
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Simone Meroni
Rahul Patidar
Adam Pockett
Tom Dunlop
Sarah-Jane Potts
Becky Bolton
Cecile Charbonneau
Matt Carnie
Eifion Jewell
Trystan Watson
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description Mesoscopic carbon-based perovskite solar cells (CPSCs) are frequently described as a potential frontrunner for PSC commercialization. Previous work has introduced γ-valerolactone (GVL) as a sustainable, non-toxic, green alternative to GBL for CPSC perovskite precursors. In this work, methanol (MeOH) solvent additives are applied to enhance the performance and reproducibility of GVL-based precursors, through improving electrode wetting, infiltration, and perovskite crystal quality. Precursors incorporating 10% MeOH are found to substantially enhance reproducibility and performance, achieving a champion PCE of 13.82% in a 1 cm2 device and >9% in a 220 cm2 module fabricated in ambient conditions. Stability is also improved, with an unencapsulated MeOH device exhibiting a T80 of >420 hours at 50 °C in ambient humidity under continuous AM1.5 illumination. This work established GVL-based precursors as commercially attractive and provides an example of how green solvent engineering can be applied in the development, amelioration and scale-up of novel photovoltaics.
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