Self-Assembled Monolayers as Interface Engineering Nanomaterials in Perovskite Solar Cells

Seo Yeon Kim; Soo Jin Cho; Seo Eun Byeon; Xin He; Hyo Jae Yoon

doi:10.1002/aenm.202002606

Self-Assembled Monolayers as Interface Engineering Nanomaterials in Perovskite Solar Cells

Seo Yeon Kim
, Soo Jin Cho
, Seo Eun Byeon
, Xin He
, Hyo Jae Yoon^*

^*Corresponding author for this work

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Abstract

Self-assembled monolayers (SAMs), owing to their unique and versatile abilities to manipulate chemical and physical interfacial properties, have emerged as powerful nanomaterials for improving the performance of perovskite solar cells (PSCs). Indeed, in the last six years, a collection of studies has shown that the application of SAMs to PSCs boosts the performance of devices compared to the pristine PSCs. This review describes recent studies that demonstrate the direct advantages of SAM-based interfacial engineering to power conversion efficiency (PCE) of PSCs. This review includes 1) a brief introduction on SAMs as interfacial engineering nanomaterials; 2) a thorough survey of molecules used in SAM-engineered PSCs and analysis of chemical structures; 3) an extensive discussion on how SAMs affect the morphology of perovskite film and the electronic function of devices; and 4) a comprehensive summary of various types of approaches for producing SAM-engineered PSCs. This review provides an insightful perspective to stimulate new ideas and innovation in the development of PSCs for the next-generation photovoltaics and beyond.

Original language	English
Article number	2002606
Journal	Advanced Energy Materials
Volume	10
Issue number	44
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1002/aenm.202002606
Publication status	Published - 2020 Nov 24

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Funding Information:
S.Y.K., S.J.C., and S.E.B. contributed equally to this work. This research was supported by the NRF of Korea (NRF-2019R1A2C2011003 and NRF-2019R1A6A1A11044070) and KU-Future Research Grant (KU-FRG).

Funding Information:
S.Y.K., S.J.C., and S.E.B. contributed equally to this work. This research was supported by the NRF of Korea (NRF‐2019R1A2C2011003 and NRF‐2019R1A6A1A11044070) and KU‐Future Research Grant (KU‐FRG).

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Keywords

SAM-engineered PSCs
interfacial engineering
perovskite solar cells
photovoltaics
self-assembled monolayers

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment
General Materials Science

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