100 °C Thermal Stability of Printable Perovskite Solar Cells Using Porous Carbon Counter Electrodes. Issue 18 (15th September 2016) - Baranwal, Ajay K.
Abstract: Many efforts have been made towards improving perovskite (PVK) solar cell stability, but their thermal stability, particularly at 85 °C (IEC 61646 climate chamber tests), remains a challenge. Outdoors, the installed solar cell temperature can reach up to 85 °C, especially in desert regions, providing sufficient motivation to study the effect of temperature stress at or above this temperature (e.g., 100 °C) to confirm the commercial viability of PVK solar cells for industrial companies. In this work, a three‐layer printable HTM‐free CH3 NH3 PbI3 PVK solar cell with a mesoporous carbon back contact and UV‐curable sealant was fabricated and tested for thermal stability over 1500 h at 100 °C. Interestingly, the position of the UV‐curing glue was found to drastically affect the device stability. The side‐sealed cells show high PCE stability and represent a large step toward commercialization of next generation organic–inorganic lead halide PVK solar cells. Abstract : Stand up to the heat : High stability at 100 °C over 1500 h is demonstrated on the fabricated printable perovskite solar cells. Sealing of the devices is shown to be an important constituent not only to stop the ambient moisture from contacting the device, but also to control internal decomposition.