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Review
. 2019 Oct 28;58(44):15596-15618.
doi: 10.1002/anie.201901081. Epub 2019 Aug 27.

All-Inorganic CsPbX3 Perovskite Solar Cells: Progress and Prospects

Jingru Zhang  1 , Gary Hodes  2 , Zhiwen Jin  3 , Shengzhong Frank Liu  4
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Review

All-Inorganic CsPbX3 Perovskite Solar Cells: Progress and Prospects

Jingru Zhang et al. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl. .

Abstract

Recently, lead halide-based perovskites have become one of the hottest topics in photovoltaic research because of their excellent optoelectronic properties. Among them, organic-inorganic hybrid perovskite solar cells (PSCs) have made very rapid progress with their power conversion efficiency (PCE) now at 23.7 %. However, the intrinsically unstable nature of these materials, particularly to moisture and heat, may be a problem for their long-term stability. Replacing the fragile organic group with more robust inorganic Cs+ cations forms the cesium lead halide system (CsPbX3 , X is halide) as all-inorganic perovskites which are much more thermally stable and often more stable to other factors. From the first report in 2015 to now, the PCE of CsPbX3 -based PSCs has abruptly increased from 2.9 % to 17.1 % with much enhanced stability. In this Review, we summarize the field up to now, propose solutions in terms of development bottlenecks, and attempt to boost further research in CsPbX3 PSCs.

Keywords: cesium lead halide; efficiency; halide perovskites; photovoltaics; solar cells.

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