Book Description Real insight from leading experts in the field into the causes of the unique photovoltaic performance of perovskite solar cells, describing the fundamentals of perovskite materials and device architectures. The authors cover materials research and development, device fabrication and engineering methodologies, as well as current knowledge extending beyond perovskite photovoltaics, such as the novel spin physics and multiferroic properties of this family of materials. Aimed at a better and clearer understanding of the latest developments in the hybrid perovskite field, this is a must-have for material scientists, chemists, physicists and engineers entering or already working in this booming field. Show and hide more
Table of Contents
Cover Dedication Part I: Basic Properties and Early Works in Organic–Inorganic Perovskites 1.1 Structural, Optical, and Related Properties of Some Perovskites Based on Lead and Tin Halides: The Effects on Going from Bulk to Small Particles 1.1.1 Introduction 1.1.2 Materials Based on Saturated Organic Moiety 1.1.3 Perovskites Consisting of Non‐saturated Organic Moiety BC 1.1.4 Other Perovskite Structures References 1.2 Ab Initio and First Principles Studies of Halide Perovskites 1.2.1 Introduction to Ab Initio and DFT Studies of All‐inorganic, 3D and Layered Hybrid Organic Metal Halide Perovskites 1.2.2 Brillouin Zone Folding, Lattice Strain, and Topology of the Electronic Structure 1.2.3 Importance of Spin–Orbit Coupling (SOC) 1.2.4 Interplay of SOC and Loss of Inversion Symmetry: Rashba and Dresselhaus Effects 1.2.5 Collective Vibrations, Stochastic Cation Reorientations, and Molecular Dynamics References 1.3 Excitonics in 2D Perovskites 1.3.1 Introduction to Two‐dimensional Perovskites 1.3.2 Excitonic Properties and Optical Transitions in 2D‐OIHPs 1.3.3 White Light Emission (WLE) from 2D‐OIHPs 1.3.4 Strong Exciton–Photon Coupling in 2D‐OIHPs 1.3.5 Concluding Remarks References Part II: Organic–Inorganic Perovskite Solar Cells 2.1 Working Principles of Perovskite Solar Cells 2.1.1 Introduction 2.1.2 Charge Generation 2.1.3 Charge Transport 2.1.4 Charge Recombination 2.1.5 Charge Extraction/Injection: Interfacial Effects 2.1.6 Ionic Mechanisms 2.1.7 Concluding Remarks References 2.2 The Photophysics of Halide Perovskite Solar Cells 2.2.1 Introduction to Photophysics Studies of Halide Perovskites 2.2.2 Optical Properties of CH3NH3PbI3 Polycrystalline Thin Films 2.2.3 Energetics and Charge Dynamics at Perovskite Interfaces 2.2.4 Toward Perovskite Single‐Crystal Photovoltaics 2.2.5 Concluding Remarks References 2.3 Charge‐Selective Contact Materials for Perovskite Solar Cells (PSCs) 2.3.1 Hole‐Selective Electron‐Blocking Materials (HTMs) 2.3.2 Electron‐Selective Hole‐Blocking Materials 2.3.3 Conclusion References 2.4 Beyond Methylammonium Lead Iodide Perovskite 2.4.1 Introduction: Beyond CH3NH3PbI3 2.4.2 Theoretical Calculations for Pb‐Free Halide Perovskites 2.4.3 Experimental Efforts in Pb‐Free Perovskite Photovoltaics 2.4.4 Concluding Remarks and Outlook References 2.5 Halide Perovskite Tandem Solar Cells 2.5.1 Introduction 2.5.2 Tandem Device Type and Performance Limitations 2.5.3 Perovskite Tandem Photovoltaic Device Research 2.5.4 Conclusion and Outlook References Part III: Perovskite Light Emitting Devices 3.1 Perovskite Light‐Emitting Devices – Fundamentals and Working Principles 3.1.1 Excitons, Free Carriers, and Trap States in Hybrid Perovskite Thin Films 3.1.2 Hybrid Perovskite Light‐Emitting Diodes 3.1.3 Hybrid Perovskite Nanostructures and Nanoparticles References 3.2 Toward Electrically Driven Perovskite Lasers – Prospects and Obstacles 3.2.1 Introduction 3.2.2 Electrical Injection in Perovskite‐Based Light‐Emitting Diodes (LEDs) 3.2.3 Optical Gain in Thin‐film Solid‐state Perovskites 3.2.4 Integrating Optical Resonators and Perovskite Gain Media 3.2.5 The Way Forward Toward Electrical Injection 3.2.6 Summary References Part IV: Beyond Perovskite Photovoltaics 4.1 Novel Spin Physics in Organic–Inorganic Perovskites 4.1.1 Introduction 4.1.2 Magnetic Field Effect (MFE) on Photocurrent (PC), Photoluminescence (PL), and Electroluminescence (EL) 4.1.3 High Magnetic Field Optical Phenomena 4.1.4 Spin‐Polarized Carrier Dynamics 4.1.5 Conclusion and Outlook Acknowledgements References 4.2 Perovskite Solar Cells for Photoelectrochemical Water Splitting and CO2 Reduction 4.2.1 Introduction 4.2.2 Tandem Configurations 4.2.3 EC/PEC‐PV Approach for CO2 Reduction 4.2.4 Concluding Remarks and Outlook References Index End User License Agreement