| Grant number: | 17/12582-5 |
| Support Opportunities: | Scholarships in Brazil - Doctorate |
| Start date: | September 01, 2017 |
| End date: | July 31, 2021 |
| Field of knowledge: | Physical Sciences and Mathematics - Chemistry - Physical-Chemistry |
| Principal Investigator: | Ana Flávia Nogueira |
| Grantee: | Rodrigo Szostak |
| Host Institution: | Instituto de Química (IQ). Universidade Estadual de Campinas (UNICAMP). Campinas , SP, Brazil |
| Associated scholarship(s): | 18/25801-0 - Preparation of the highly efficient perovskite solar cells through the compressed air gas quenching method and lead replacement by barium, BE.EP.DR |
Abstract Photovoltaic solar energy is an important alternative for the diversification of the energy matrix and reduction of greenhouse gas emissions. The market is dominated by silicon solar cells that has decades of study, modest efficiency and stability. However, in the last four years, perovskite solar cells have drawn attention from the scientific community and the photovoltaic industry. Perovskite has a general formula ABX3, and the perovskites used in solar cells have "A" composed mainly of organic cations (methylammonium (MA) and/or formamidinium (FA)) or inorganic (Cs+ and/or Rb+), while "B" is lead or tin ion (Pb2+, Sn2+) and "X" is a halogen ion (Br- and/or I-). The addition of small amounts of Cs+ and Rb+ (0-15%) in perovskites with FA or FAMA improves the stability and keep the high efficiency of solar cells, however, a few detailed information about the true contribution and distribution of inorganic cations in perovskite matrix was reported. Thus, this doctoral project proposes to study the influence of these cations in crystalline structure, electronic properties, stability and efficiency of solar cells. For this, it will be developed a preparation method without use inert atmosphere aiming an industrial application and advanced characterizations employing synchrotron light. Perovskites will be prepared with compositions that have high efficiency with all combinations of cations (MA, FA, Cs+ and Rb+) and will be mainly characterized in the high resolution X-ray diffraction, fluorescence and scattering techniques, time resolved photoluminescence and infrared nano spectroscopy with in situ and/or ex situ experiments using Synchrotron light. | |
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