{"id":31274,"date":"2019-08-01T16:12:03","date_gmt":"2019-08-01T20:12:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/college.unc.edu\/?p=31274"},"modified":"2024-07-02T17:12:09","modified_gmt":"2024-07-02T17:12:09","slug":"solar-cells","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/collegearchive.unc.edu\/?p=31274","title":{"rendered":"Applied physical sciences research advances solar energy"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Pictured is a perovskite solar mini-module.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

In an article published this month in Science<\/em>, researchers in the Huang Group<\/a> in the College of Arts & Sciences’ department of applied physical sciences revealed a new method for stabilizing perovskite solar cells and discussed the implications it has on the future of solar energy and other technologies.<\/p>\n

Perovskite solar cells are a new type of solar cell that include a metal halide perovskite structured compound as the light-harvesting active layer. Perovskite solar cells have demonstrated high solar-to-electricity conversion efficiencies at a low production cost, making them increasingly popular subjects of renewable energy research. However, their stability when exposed to moisture and oxygen remains a critical hurdle to overcome before commercialization. The Huang Group addressed this challenge by proposing a new method that would enhance the resistance of the perovskite solar cells under ambient conditions.<\/p>\n

\u201cBy converting the surface of perovskites into a compact, water-insoluble lead oxysalts layer, we can effectively block the penetration of oxygen and moisture and stabilize the perovskite layer,\u201d principal investigator Jinsong Huang<\/a> said. \u201cIt also suppresses the ion migration through the interfaces, another main challenge faced by perovskite solar cells. As a result, our perovskite solar cells exhibit excellent stability under realistic operation conditions.\u201d<\/p>\n

These findings could help unlock the potential for perovskite solar cells to be commercially produced for use in clean energy and other applications.<\/p>\n

\u201cOur study demonstrates a new method that can effectively stabilize the perovskite materials, not only in solar cells, but also in other perovskite-related fields, like photodetector, X-ray detector and LED,\u201d Huang said.<\/p>\n

Read the article.<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n

By Brittany Frew, department of applied physical sciences<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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