New Delhi, Jun 15 (UNI) Scientists have improved stability and efficiency of solar cells by using Copper iodide interlayer to achieve increased stability and efficiency in perovskite elements, a promising material for manufacturing solar cells.
This was done by researchers from the National University of Science and Technology MISiS (NUST MISiS) in collaboration with the Russian Academy of Sciences’ Frumkin Institute of Physical chemistry and Electrochemistry and the University of Rome Tor Vergata, Italy.
Perovskites are a relatively new class of semiconductors used in optoelectronics, which are considered to be an efficient alternative to the silicone that is traditionally used in solar cells. To solve the main issue – instability – the scientists turned to methylammonium lead iodide (MAPbI3).