4 research outputs found
Reconsidering figures of merit for performance and stability of perovskite photovoltaics
The development of hybrid organic-inorganic halide perovskite solar cells (PSCs) that combine high performance and operational stability is vital for implementing this technology. Recently, reversible improvement and degradation of PSC efficiency have been reported under illumination-darkness cycling. Quantifying the performance and stability of cells exhibiting significant diurnal performance variations is challenging. We report the outdoor stability measurements of two types of devices showing either reversible photo-degradation or reversible efficiency improvement under sunlight. Instead of the initial (or stabilized) efficiency and T as the figures of merit for the performance and stability of such devices, we propose using the value of the energy output generated during the first day of exposure and the time needed to reach its 20% drop, respectively. The latter accounts for both the long-term irreversible degradation and the reversible diurnal efficiency variation and does not depend on the type of process prevailing in a given perovskite cell
Reconsidering figures of merit for performance and stability of perovskite photovoltaics
The development of hybrid organic-inorganic halide perovskite solar cells (PSCs) that combine high performance and operational stability is vital for implementing this technology. Recently, reversible improvement and degradation of PSC efficiency have been reported under illumination-darkness cycling. Quantifying the performance and stability of cells exhibiting significant diurnal performance variations is challenging. We report the outdoor stability measurements of two types of devices showing either reversible photo-degradation or reversible efficiency improvement under sunlight. Instead of the initial (or stabilized) efficiency and T as the figures of merit for the performance and stability of such devices, we propose using the value of the energy output generated during the first day of exposure and the time needed to reach its 20% drop, respectively. The latter accounts for both the long-term irreversible degradation and the reversible diurnal efficiency variation and does not depend on the type of process prevailing in a given perovskite cell
Dynamics of Photoinduced Degradation of Perovskite Photovoltaics: From Reversible to Irreversible Processes
The
operational stability of perovskite solar cells (PSCs) remains a limiting
factor in their commercial implementation. We studied the long-term
outdoor stability of ITO/SnO<sub>2</sub>/Cs<sub>0.05</sub>((CH<sub>3</sub>NH<sub>3</sub>)<sub>0.15</sub>(CH(NH<sub>2</sub>)<sub>2</sub>)<sub>0.85</sub>)<sub>0.95</sub>PbI<sub>2.55</sub>Br<sub>0.45</sub>/spiro-OMeTAD/Au cells, as well as the dynamics of their degradation,
under simulated sunlight indoors and their recovery in the dark. The
extent of overall degradation was found to depend on processes occurring
both under illumination and in the dark, i.e., during the daytime
and nighttime, with the dynamics varying with cell aging. Full recovery
of efficiency in the dark was observed for cells at early degradation
stages. Further cell degradation resulted in recovery times much longer
than one night, appearing as irreversible degradation under real operational
conditions. At later degradation stages, very different dynamics were
observed: short-circuit current density and fill factor exhibited
a pronounced drop upon light turn-off but strong improvement under
subsequent illumination. The interplay of reversible and irreversible
degradation processes with different recovery dynamics was demonstrated
to result in changes in the cell’s diurnal PCE dependence during
its operational lifespan under real sunlight conditions