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Interfacial Engineering Strategies for Third-Generation Photovoltaics

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  • Lim, Hunhee (Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST)) ;
  • Choi, Min-Jae (Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST)) ;
  • Jung, Yeon Sik (Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST))
  • 임훈희 (신소재공학과, 한국과학기술원) ;
  • 최민재 (신소재공학과, 한국과학기술원) ;
  • 정연식 (신소재공학과, 한국과학기술원)
  • Received : 2016.08.30
  • Accepted : 2016.09.06
  • Published : 2016.09.30
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Abstract

Third-generation photovoltaics are of low cost based on solution processes and are targeting a high efficiency. To meet the commercial demand, however, significant improvements of both efficiency and stability are required. In this sense, interfacial engineering can be useful key to solve these issues because trap sites and interfacial energy barrier and/or chemical instability at organic/organic and organic/inorganic interfaces are critical factors of efficiency and stability degradation. Here, we thoroughly review the interfacial engineering strategies applicable to three representative third-generation photovoltaics - organic, perovskite, colloidal quantum dot solar cell devices.

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