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2D Transition Metal Dichalcogenides for Solution-Processed Organic and Perovskite Solar Cells

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The construction of low cost, printable compatible, solution processed, of high performance, stable solar cells is one of the scientific milestones of the next ten years. The discovery of graphene launched a new era in the materials science, and the research implemented in the exceptional properties of the two-dimensional (2D) materials. The chemical, physical, electrical and mechanical properties of 2D materials match with the requirements that the various building blocks of the third-generation photovoltaics should have in order for these devices to deliver exceptional performance and become attractive alternatives to silicon-based solar cells. The 2D library of materials expands in a very high pace and nowadays includes 150 exotic layered materials. Among them are the transition metal dichalcogenides (2D-TMDs). Recent advances in atomically thin 2D-TMDs (e.g., MoS2, WS2, MoSe2 and WSe2) have introduced numerous promising technologies in nanotechnologies, photonics, sensing, energy storage and solar cells to name few. This chapter highlights the contributions of 2D-TMDs toward the construction of high efficiency and of long lifetime, solution-processed organic and perovskite solar cells.

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Abbreviations

MoS2:

Molybdenum Disulfide

MoS2@Au:

Gold nanoparticles decorated MoS2

ce-MoS2:

Chemically exploited 2D MOS2

O-ce-MoS2:

UV-ozone-treated ce-MoS2

O-MoS2:

UV-ozone-treated MoS2

m-MoS2:

Modified MoS2

MoSe2:

Molybdenum Diselenide

NbSe2:

Niobium Diselenide

TaS2:

Tantalum Disulfide

TiS2:

Titanium Disulfide

WS2:

Tungsten Disulfide

WS2-Au:

Gold nanoparticles decorated WS2

WSe2:

Tungsten Diselenide

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The authors would like to acknowledge the Strategic Partnership Alliance Project, entitled “Electronics Beyond Silicon Era”—ELBYSIER (2015-1-ELKA203-013988) under the Erasmus Plus Program for supporting this work.

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    G. Kakavelakis

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  3. Department of Electronic Engineering, Hellenic Mediterranean University, Crete, Greece

    I. Kaliakatsos & K. Petridis

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Kakavelakis, G., Gouda, L., Tischler, Y., Kaliakatsos, I., Petridis, K. (2019). 2D Transition Metal Dichalcogenides for Solution-Processed Organic and Perovskite Solar Cells. In: Arul, N., Nithya, V. (eds) Two Dimensional Transition Metal Dichalcogenides. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-13-9045-6_7

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