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Research progress in electron transport layer in perovskite solar cells

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Since perovskite solar cells appeared in 2009, its simple preparation process, high photoelectric conversion efficiency and the characteristic of low cost in preparation process let it become the hot spot of both at-home and abroad. Owing to the constant efforts of scientists, the conversion efficiency of perovskite solar cells is more than 20% now. Perovskite solar cells are mainly composed of conductive glass, electron transport layer and hole transport layer, perovskite layer and electrode parts. This paper will briefly introduce the working principle and working process about the electron transport layer of perovskite solar cells. The paper focuses on aspects such as material types (e.g., inorganic electron transport materials, organic small molecule electron transport materials, surface modified electron transport materials and doped electron transport materials), preparation technology of electron transport layer, the effects of electron transport layer on the photovoltaic performance of the devices, and the electron transport layer in the future research.

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This study was financially supported by the Priority Academic Program Development of Jiangsu Higher Education Institutions (No.SZBF201437) and A Funding of Jiangsu Innovation Program for Graduate Education (No.SJLX16_0429).

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    Gong-Ping Mao

  2. School of Automotive and Traffic Engineering, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang, 212013, China

    Wei Wang, Sen Shao, Xiao-Jun Sun & Shi-An Chen

  3. Department of Photonics Engineering, Yuan Ze University, Taoyüan, 320, Taiwan

    Min-Hao Li

  4. Institute for Energy Research of Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang, 212013, China

    Hua-Ming Li

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Mao, GP., Wang, W., Shao, S. et al. Research progress in electron transport layer in perovskite solar cells. Rare Met. 37, 95–106 (2018). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12598-017-0951-4

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