Embodiments of the present disclosure provide for single crystal organometallic halide perovskites, methods of making, methods of use, devices incorporating single crystal organometallic halide perovskites, and the like.

In one aspect, organic-inorganic nanoparticle compositions are described herein comprising engineered surfaces which, in some embodiments, reduce non-radiative recombination mechanisms, thereby providing optoelectronic devices with enhanced efficiencies. In some embodiments, a nanoparticle composition comprises a layer of organic-inorganic perovskite nanocrystals, the organic-inorganic perovskite nanocrystals comprising surfaces associated with growth passivation ligands and trap passivation ligands, wherein the growth passivation ligands are larger than the trap passivation ligands and are of size unable to incorporate into octahedral corner sites of the perovskite crystal structure.

An object of the present invention is to provide a solar cell that is excellent in photoelectric conversion efficiency, suffers little degradation during encapsulation (initial degradation), has high-humidity durability, and is excellent in temperature cycle resistance. The present invention provides a solar cell including: a laminate having an electrode, a counter electrode, and a photoelectric conversion layer disposed between the electrode and the counter electrode; and an encapsulation material covering the counter electrode to encapsulate the laminate, the photoelectric conversion layer including an organic-inorganic perovskite compound represented by the formula: R-M-X.sub.3, R representing an organic molecule, M representing a metal atom, X representing a halogen atom or a chalcogen atom, the encapsulation material including a resin having at least one skeleton selected from the group consisting of polyisobutylene, polyisoprene, and polybutadiene.

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 may have 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 process for producing a layer of a crystalline material, which process comprises disposing on a substrate: a first precursor compound comprising a first cation and a sacrificial anion, which first cation is a metal or metalloid cation and which sacrificial anion comprises two or more atoms; and a second precursor compound comprising a second anion and a second cation, which second cation can together with the sacrificial anion form a first volatile compound. The invention also relates to a layer of a crystalline material obtainable by a process according to the invention. The invention also provides a process for producing a semiconductor device comprising a process for producing a layer of a crystalline material according to the invention. The invention also provides a composition comprising: (a) a solvent; (b) NH.sub.4X; (c) AX; and (d) BY.sub.2 or MY.sub.4; wherein X, A, M and Y are as defined herein.

The present disclosure provides a photovoltaic device and a method for forming the photovoltaic device. The photovoltaic device comprises a first solar cell structure having a photon absorbing layer comprising an organic material having a first bandgap; and a second solar cell structure having a photon absorbing layer comprising a material that has a Perovskite structure and having a second bandgap. The first and second solar cell structures are positioned at least partially onto each other.

Disclosed are a dye-sensitized solar cell including a polymer/graphene composite gel electrolyte and methods of preparing the dye-sensitized solar cell

The present disclosure relates to a composition that includes a first layer that includes a perovskite defined by ABX.sub.3 and a second layer that includes a perovskite-like material defined by at least one of A′.sub.2B′X′.sub.4, A′.sub.3B′.sub.2X′.sub.9, A′B′X′.sub.4, A′.sub.2B′X′.sub.6, and/or A′.sub.2AB′.sub.2X′.sub.7, where the first layer is adjacent to the second layer, A is a first cation, B is a second cation, X is a first anion, A′ is a third cation, B′ is a fourth cation, X′ is a second anion, and A′ is different than A.

A photoelectric conversion element includes a frame-shaped insulating sealing part that is disposed between the plurality of first electrodes and the cover and defines a space inside the photoelectric conversion element, a photoelectric conversion part formed on an upper surface of a first electrode in the space; a second electrode formed in the space, which includes a flat portion and a bent portion, and insulates the photoelectric conversion part from the second electrode, an inter-cell insulating part that insulates the first electrode from the second electrode, a carrier transporting part with which the space is filled, and an insulating bonding part that has at least a portion positioned between the porous insulating part and the cover and is brought into contact with the inter-cell insulating part and with a portion of the flat portion so as to bond the inter-cell insulating part and the second electrode to each other.

An object of the present invention is to provide a solar cell that is excellent in photoelectric conversion efficiency, suffers little degradation during encapsulation (initial degradation), and has high-temperature durability. The present invention provides a solar cell including: a laminate having an electrode, a counter electrode, and a photoelectric conversion layer disposed between the electrode and the counter electrode; and an encapsulation resin layer covering the counter electrode to encapsulate the laminate, the photoelectric conversion layer including an organic-inorganic perovskite compound represented by the formula: R-M-X.sub.3, R representing an organic molecule, M representing a metal atom, X representing a halogen atom or a chalcogen atom, the encapsulation resin layer including a resin having a solubility parameter, i.e., a SP value, of 10 or less.