MXenes for Solar Cells

Lujie Yin; Yingtao Li; Xincheng Yao; Yanzhou Wang; Lin Jia; Qiming Liu; Junshuai Li; Yali Li; Deyan He

doi:10.1007/s40820-021-00604-8

Nano-Micro Letters (Feb 2021)

MXenes for Solar Cells

Lujie Yin,
Yingtao Li,
Xincheng Yao,
Yanzhou Wang,
Lin Jia,
Qiming Liu,
Junshuai Li,
Yali Li,
Deyan He

Affiliations

Lujie Yin: Key Laboratory of Special Function Materials and Structure Design of the Ministry of Education, and School of Physical Science and Technology, Lanzhou University
Yingtao Li: Key Laboratory of Special Function Materials and Structure Design of the Ministry of Education, and School of Physical Science and Technology, Lanzhou University
Xincheng Yao: Key Laboratory of Special Function Materials and Structure Design of the Ministry of Education, and School of Physical Science and Technology, Lanzhou University
Yanzhou Wang: Key Laboratory of Special Function Materials and Structure Design of the Ministry of Education, and School of Physical Science and Technology, Lanzhou University
Lin Jia: Key Laboratory of Special Function Materials and Structure Design of the Ministry of Education, and School of Physical Science and Technology, Lanzhou University
Qiming Liu: Key Laboratory of Special Function Materials and Structure Design of the Ministry of Education, and School of Physical Science and Technology, Lanzhou University
Junshuai Li: Key Laboratory of Special Function Materials and Structure Design of the Ministry of Education, and School of Physical Science and Technology, Lanzhou University
Yali Li: Key Laboratory of Special Function Materials and Structure Design of the Ministry of Education, and School of Physical Science and Technology, Lanzhou University
Deyan He: Key Laboratory of Special Function Materials and Structure Design of the Ministry of Education, and School of Physical Science and Technology, Lanzhou University

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s40820-021-00604-8
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 13, no. 1
pp. 1 – 17

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Abstract Application of two-dimensional MXene materials in photovoltaics has attracted increasing attention since the first report in 2018 due to their metallic electrical conductivity, high carrier mobility, excellent transparency, tunable work function and superior mechanical property. In this review, all developments and applications of the Ti3C2T x MXene (here, it is noteworthy that there are still no reports on other MXenes’ application in photovoltaics by far) as additive, electrode and hole/electron transport layer in solar cells are detailedly summarized, and meanwhile, the problems existing in the related studies are also discussed. In view of these problems, some suggestions are given for pushing exploration of the MXenes’ application in solar cells. It is believed that this review can provide a comprehensive and deep understanding into the research status and, moreover, helps widen a new situation for the study of MXenes in photovoltaics.

Published in Nano-Micro Letters

ISSN: 2311-6706 (Print); 2150-5551 (Online)
Publisher: SpringerOpen
Country of publisher: Germany
LCC subjects: Technology
Website: http://www.springer.com/40820

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