A solar cell according to the present disclosure includes a first electrode, a second electrode, a photoelectric conversion layer disposed between the first electrode and the second electrode, and an electron transport layer disposed between the first electrode and the photoelectric conversion layer. At least one electrode selected from the group consisting of the first electrode and the second electrode has a light-transmitting property. The photoelectric conversion layer contains a perovskite compound comprising a monovalent cation, a Sn cation, and a halogen anion. The electron transport layer contains porous TiZnO.sub.3.

Provided are: a composition for forming a hole transporting layer for perovskite solar cells, which is inexpensive and does not need to be used together with a dopant; and a compound which can be contained in a composition for forming a hole transporting layer. A compound represented by general formula (I) (wherein Ar represents an aryl group; A represents a structure represented by formula (II); Z's independently represent a hydrogen atom, a structure represented by general formula (III), or a structure represented by formula (IV), and maybe the same as or different from each other, wherein a case where each of Z's is a hydrogen atom is excluded; Y's independently represents at least one member selected from the group mentioned below; R.sup.1 and R.sup.2 independently represents a hydrogen atom, an alkyl group or an alkoxy group, or R.sup.1 and R.sup.2 may together form a ring having one or two oxygen atoms; ×'s independently represent an alkyl group, an alkoxy group, an alkylthio group, a monoalkylamino group or a dialkylamino group each of which may be substituted by a halogen atom; k represents 0 or 1; l represents 2 or 3; m represents an integer of 1 to 6; and r represents 1 or 2; wherein, when k is 0, 1 is 3, m is 1 and all of three bonds of A are bonded to Z.

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The present disclosure relates to a method that includes positioning a stack that includes at least one of the following layers between a first surface and a second surface: a first perovskite layer and/or a second perovskite layer; and treating the stack for a period of time by at least one of heating the stack or pressurizing the stack, where a device that includes the first surface and the second surface provides the heating and the pressurizing of the stack.

The disclosed photoconverter is related to the technology of thin-film hybrid semiconductor photoconverters. Thin-film hybrid photoconverters with heterojunctions and layers is modified with Ti.sub.3C.sub.2T.sub.x MXenes for use in visible sunlight spectrum and UV-IR regions (380 to 780 nm). The device with absorber layer of metal-organic APbX.sub.3 perovskites was fabricated in n-i-p and p-i-n configurations, including structures with carbon electrodes, and stabilized characteristics were stabilized by introduction of thin Ti.sub.3C.sub.2T.sub.x MXene layers (5-50 nm) at the junction and contact interfaces, i.e., APbX.sub.3 perovskite absorber layer/MXene, electron transport layer/MXene, cathode electrode/MXene, as well as by doping of carbon electrode for reduction of the work function by incorporating of MXenes into the bulk of material with appropriate weight percentage for providing ohmic contact with higher efficiency of charge collection.

A precursor for a light absorbing layer, including a perovskite precursor, and a fluorine-based organic compound in an amount of 0.005 wt % to 0.5 wt % based on the mass of the perovskite precursor, and a method for manufacturing an organic-inorganic hybrid solar cell using the same.

A solar cell system and a flexible solar panel are disclosed herein. The solar cell system includes a glass housing, a set of rows of solar cells each defining a front side and a rear side and arranged within the glass housing. The solar cell system can also include a reflective element disposed in the glass housing and facing the rear side of the set of rows of solar cells and a first terminal coupled to a first end of the set of rows of solar cells, traversing through and sealed against the first end of the glass housing. The solar cell system can be configured with other solar cell systems into the flexible solar panel that is deployable in a wide range of potential applications.

Photovoltaic devices such as solar cells, hybrid solar cell-batteries, and other such devices may include an active layer disposed between two electrodes, the active layer having perovskite material and other material such as mesoporous material, interfacial layers, thin-coat interfacial layers, and combinations thereof. The perovskite material may be photoactive. The perovskite material may be disposed between two or more other materials in the photovoltaic device. Inclusion of these materials in various arrangements within an active layer of a photovoltaic device may improve device performance. Other materials may be included to further improve device performance, such as, for example: additional perovskites, and additional interfacial layers.

The present invention relates to a method for manufacturing a photovoltaic device comprising: forming a porous first conducting layer on one side of a porous insulating substrate, coating the first conducting layer with a layer of grains of a doped semiconducting material to form a structure, performing a first heat treatment of the structure to bond the grains to the first conducting layer, forming electrically insulating layers on surfaces of the first conducting layer, forming a second conducting layer on an opposite side of the porous insulating substrate, applying a charge conducting material onto the surfaces of the grains, inside pores of the first conducting layer, and inside pores of the insulating substrate, and electrically connecting the charge conducting material to the second conducting layer.

Organic-inorganic perovskite nanoparticle compositions are described herein. In some embodiments, a nanoparticle composition comprises a layer of organic-inorganic perovskite nanocrystals, the organic-inorganic perovskite nanocrystals comprising surfaces associated with ligands of size unable to incorporate into octahedral corner sites of the perovskite crystal structure.

The present invention relates to a semiconductor device comprising a semiconducting material, wherein the semiconducting material comprises a compound comprising: (i) one or more first monocations [A]; (ii) one or more second monocations [B.sup.I]; (iii) one or more trications [B.sup.III]; and (iv) one or more halide anions [X]. The invention also relates to a process for producing a semiconductor device comprising said semiconducting material. Also described is a compound comprising: (i) one or more first monocations [A]; (ii) one or more second monocations [B.sup.I] selected from Cu.sup.+, Ag.sup.+ and Au.sup.+; (iii) one or more trications [B.sup.III]; and (iv) one or more halide anions [X].