From small to large-area: a systematic study for the scale-up of perovskite solar cells

• Grant number: 20/14451-8
• Support Opportunities: Scholarships in Brazil - Post-Doctoral
• Start date: May 01, 2021
• End date: April 30, 2026
• Field of knowledge: Physical Sciences and Mathematics - Chemistry - Physical-Chemistry
• Principal Investigator: Ana Flávia Nogueira
• Grantee: Francineide Lopes de Araújo
• Host Institution: Instituto de Química (IQ). Universidade Estadual de Campinas (UNICAMP). Campinas , SP, Brazil
• Company: Universidade Estadual de Campinas (UNICAMP). Instituto de Química (IQ)
• Associated research grant: 17/11986-5 - Generation and storage of New Energy: bringing technological development for the country, AP.PCPE
• Associated scholarship(s): 22/07847-8 - Graphene materials in perovskite solar cells: performance, stability and large-scale prototypes, BE.EP.PD

Abstract

Hybrid organic-inorganic perovskites have attracted great interest in the field of photovoltaic technology due to their excellent optoelectronic properties, and low-temperature processability. In just a few years, Perovskite Solar Cells (PSCs) reached a Power Conversion Efficiency (PCE) of over 25%. Despite great advances in terms of efficiency, there are still challenges that need to be overcome for these devices to become affordable in the photovoltaic market. Among them, we can mention obtaining high performance and better stability in environmental conditions, especially on large-area PSCs (active area > 1 cm2). In this context, this project proposes a study of the influence of passivating materials on the perovskite/HTL interface in large-area PSCs assembled with scalable methods, such as blade coating and spray-pyrolisis. It is expected that the interfacial modifications (perovskite/HTL) lead to an improvement in the optoelectronic properties in the large area PSCs, both in terms of performance and stability. Besides that, we will study the structural and physical phenomena related to the charge recombination processes that occur at the perovskite/HTL interface according to the increase of the active area. Moreover, aiming at manufacturing low-cost large-area PSC, we will replace the gold counter electrode with Carbon-based Materials (CMs), in collaboration with MGgraphene. The correlation between the structural and optical properties of the layers of the PSCs will be investigted with Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM), Atomic Force Microscopy (AFM), X-Ray Diffraction (XRD), X-ray Photoelectron Spectroscopy (XPS), UV-Vis spectroscopy, photoluminescence spectroscopy (PL), time-resolved photoluminescence, and Hall Effect (HE). The electrical characterization of photovoltaic devices will be performed by current by voltage (J-V) measurements, in the dark and under illumination. This project was designed to gain knowledge both from the scientific perspective, with significant contributions on the understanding of fundamentals at interfacial phenomena, and from the technological perspective, providing insights into the use of lower-cost and scalable materials and processes, as one of the activities of the Center for Innovation on New Energies (CINE). (AU)

Scientific publications

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(References retrieved automatically from Web of Science and SciELO through information on FAPESP grants and their corresponding numbers as mentioned in the publications by the authors)

RAPHAEL F. MORAL; ALDEN B. HERMSDORFF; PAULO E. MARCHEZI; JOSÉ C. GERMINO; LUIZ G. BONATO; FRANCINEIDE L. DE ARAÚJO; ANA F. NOGUEIRA. Addition of N-(2-Aminoethyl)naphthalimide and Mercaptopropionic Acid to Increase the Stability of CsFAMA Perovskite Solar Cells. Journal of the Brazilian Chemical Society, v. 33, n. 8, p. 997-1007, 2022-06-15. (17/11986-5, 19/25765-6, 21/13262-0, 20/14451-8)

SCALON, LUCAS; SZOSTAK, RODRIGO; ARAUJO, FRANCINEIDE L.; ADRIANI, KARLA F.; SILVEIRA, JULIAN F. R., V; OLIVEIRA, WILLIAN X. C.; DA SILVA, JUAREZ L. F.; OLIVEIRA, CAIO C.; NOGUEIRA, ANA FLAVIA. Improving the Stability and Efficiency of Perovskite Solar Cells by a Bidentate Anilinium Salt. JACS AU, v. 2, n. 6, p. 7-pg., 2022-06-27. (18/01669-5, 17/11631-2, 20/04406-5, 20/14451-8, 17/12582-5, 19/08257-7, 18/21401-7, 18/11152-0, 14/25770-6)

MARCHEZI, PAULO ERNESTO; DE ARAUJO, FRANCINEIDE LOPES; SZOSTACK, RODRIGO; GERMINO, JOSE CARLOS; THEREZIO, ERALCI M.; MARLETTA, ALEXANDRE; NOGUEIRA, ANA FLAVIA. Reduced graphene oxide in perovskite solar cells: the influence on film formation, photophysics, performance, and stability. JOURNAL OF MATERIALS CHEMISTRY C, v. 9, n. 41, JUN 2021. (20/14451-8, 17/11986-5)

SZOSTAK, RODRIGO; GONCALVES, AGNALDO DE SOUZA; FREITAS, JILIAN NEI DE; MARCHEZI, PAULO E.; ARAUJO, FRANCINEIDE LOPES DE; TOLENTINO, HELIO CESAR NOGUEIRA; TONEY, MICHAEL F.; MARQUES, FRANCISCO DAS CHAGAS; NOGUEIRA, ANA FLAVIA. In Situ and Operando Characterizations of Metal Halide Perovskite and Solar Cells: Insights from Lab-Sized Devices to Upscaling Processes. CHEMICAL REVIEWS, v. 123, n. 6, p. 77-pg., 2023-03-06. (17/11631-2, 17/11986-5, 21/01357-6, 18/21401-7, 17/12582-5, 20/14451-8)

DE ARAUJO, FRANCINEIDE L.; NOGUEIRA, ANA F.; FREITAS, JILIAN N. DE. Facile Methods for the Assembly of Large-Area Perovskite Solar Cells and Mini-Module: A Step-by-Step Description of Layers Processing. Journal of the Brazilian Chemical Society, v. N/A, p. 15-pg., 2022-11-29. (20/14451-8, 17/11986-5)

ROSA, EDUARDO H. DOS S.; GAVIM, ANDERSON E. X.; DE ARAUJO, FRANCINEIDE LOPES; DE MORAIS, ANDREIA; DE FREITAS, JILIAN NEI; BEZERRA JR, ARANDI GINANE; MACEDO, ANDREIA GERNISKI; DA SILVA, WILSON JOSE; NOGUEIRA, ANA FLAVIA. Scavenger effect of Au NPs to stabilize the excess of TFSI- from Spiro-OMeTAD layer. SOLAR ENERGY MATERIALS AND SOLAR CELLS, v. 264, p. 10-pg., 2023-11-02. (17/11986-5, 22/15666-3, 20/14451-8)

MORAL, RAPHAEL F.; HERMSDORFF, ALDEN B.; MARCHEZI, PAULO E.; GERMINO, JOSE C.; BONATO, LUIZ B.; DE ARAUJO, FRANCINEIDE L.; NOGUEIRA, ANA F.. Addition of N-(2-Aminoethyl)naphthalimide and Mercaptopropionic Acid to Increase the Stability of CsFAMA Perovskite Solar Cells. Journal of the Brazilian Chemical Society, v. 33, n. 8, p. 11-pg., 2022-08-01. (21/13262-0, 17/11986-5, 19/25765-6, 20/14451-8)

MOTA, ISABELA CUSTODIO; ARIAS, JONATHAN RUBIO; DE ARAUJO, FRANCINEIDE LOPES; NOGUEIRA, ANA FLAVIA; MARQUES, MARIA DE FATIMA VIEIRA. Effect of different side chains on alternating copolymers of benzodithiophene and thiophene in organic solar cells. Journal of Applied Polymer Science, v. 141, n. 17, p. 16-pg., 2024-02-09. (20/14451-8, 17/11986-5)