The use of nickel oxide as a hole transport material in perovskite solar cell configuration: Achieving a high performance and stable device

Summary Solar cells incorporated with organic‐inorganic lead or tin halide‐based perovskite materials as active light‐absorber surfaces are referred to as perovskite solar cells (PSCs). This fast advancing solar technology has recorded an increase in its efficiency from 3.8% in 2009 to above 25% in...

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Published inInternational journal of energy research Vol. 44; no. 13; pp. 9839 - 9863
Main Authors Nkele, Agnes C., Nwanya, Assumpta C., Shinde, Nanasaheb M., Ezugwu, Sabastine, Maaza, Malik, Shaikh, Jasmin S., Ezema, Fabian I.
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Chichester, UK John Wiley & Sons, Inc 25.10.2020
Hindawi Limited
Subjects
Computer architecture
Configuration management
Energy conversion efficiency
hole transport material
Nickel
Nickel oxides
Oxide coatings
perovskite
Perovskites
Photovoltaic cells
Photovoltaics
power conversion efficiency
Solar cells
Stability
Technology
Tin
Transport
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Summary:Summary Solar cells incorporated with organic‐inorganic lead or tin halide‐based perovskite materials as active light‐absorber surfaces are referred to as perovskite solar cells (PSCs). This fast advancing solar technology has recorded an increase in its efficiency from 3.8% in 2009 to above 25% in recent years. The technology creates room for diverse device architectures, which enhances further development of thin‐film solar cells and photovoltaics. This article reviews the use of nanocrystalline nickel oxide (NiO) film as a hole transport material in PSCs. The literature on pure nickel oxide and doped nickel oxide films has been discussed. The principle of operation, charge separation of PSCs and the various parameters that affect the efficient hole transport mechanisms, power conversion efficiency, growth mechanism, and stability of PSCs have also been discussed. Possible electron‐blocking applications and future perspective of nickel oxide films have also been discussed. This work presents a review on the use of nickel oxide as a hole transport material in perovskite solar cell configuration towards achieving a high performance and stable device. This review covers the background introduction, operating principle, device architectures, parameters affecting the hole transport mechanisms, application areas and updated overview of the recent progress on the use of nickel oxide as hole transport material in perovskite devices.
ISSN:0363-907X
1099-114X
DOI:10.1002/er.5563