Study of Perovskites as a Possible Solar Cell Material, Focusing on Advantages and Disadvantages
Authors:
- Students:
- Oluwabusola Alabi
- Claire An
- Lillian Borbas
- Patrick Flores
- Annalise Pitt
- Austin Rivera
- Kaylnn Rivera
- Teachers:
- Ghada Ali
- Mentors:
- Luca Rebuffi (Argonne National Laboratory, Advanced Photon Source, XSD-OPT)
Advanced Photon Source Sector 4-ID-E: Synchrotron X-ray Scanning Tunneling Microscopy (SX-STM)
Perovskites are one of the most promising photovoltaic cells. Even though Perovskites are 23.7 % efficient, which is very close to a silicon solar cell’s efficiency of 25 %, they are much cheaper to produce, lighter, greatly flexible, and may be spray painted on surfaces. It has been predicted that perovskites play a critical role in next generation lasers, sensors, and electric vehicle batteries. However, they are only effective for a short amount of time as they are sensitive to heat, oxygen, UV, and moisture. Scientists today are still studying ways to slow the degradation and strengthen the stability of perovskite cells to produce longer lasting, more durable solar cells . In this research, we explored DSSC’s and perovskites.