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The sun finds a diamond in the rough, which is the organo-metal halide perovskite. Thanks to exceptional optoelectronic characteristics, solar cells employing perovskite demonstrated first a power conversion efficiency ( PCE) of 9.7% in the middle of 2012, which rose steeply to an amazing 16% at the end of 2013. Perovskite-based photovoltaics have several advantages over conventional semiconductor p-n junction devices because high efficiency can be achieved from sub-micrometer-thick very cheap perovskite layers that can be formed by solution processing at temperatures below 150 degrees C, rendering the perovskite solar cell versatile in its application. If photo-and thermal stability as well as tolerance to humidity can be achieved, commercial application on the large scale appear to be feasible.
Quentin Thomas Jeangros, Fan Fu, Alexander Wieczorek, Jarla Thiesbrummel, Cong Chen
Quentin Jean-Marie Armand Guesnay