Application of MXenes in Perovskite Solar Cells: A Short Review
Syed Afaq Ali Shah,
Muhammad Hassan Sayyad,
Karim Khan,
Jinghua Sun,
Zhongyi Guo
Affiliations
Syed Afaq Ali Shah
School of Electrical Engineering & Intelligentization, Dongguan University of Technology, Dongguan 523808, China
Muhammad Hassan Sayyad
Advanced Photovoltaic Research Labs (APRL), Faculty of Engineering Sciences, Ghulam Ishaq Khan Institute of Engineering Sciences and Technology, Topi, District Swabi, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa 23640, Pakistan
Karim Khan
School of Electrical Engineering & Intelligentization, Dongguan University of Technology, Dongguan 523808, China
Jinghua Sun
School of Electrical Engineering & Intelligentization, Dongguan University of Technology, Dongguan 523808, China
Zhongyi Guo
School of Electrical Engineering & Intelligentization, Dongguan University of Technology, Dongguan 523808, China
Application of MXene materials in perovskite solar cells (PSCs) has attracted considerable attention owing to their supreme electrical conductivity, excellent carrier mobility, adjustable surface functional groups, excellent transparency and superior mechanical properties. This article reviews the progress made so far in using Ti3C2Tx MXene materials in the building blocks of perovskite solar cells such as electrodes, hole transport layer (HTL), electron transport layer (ETL) and perovskite photoactive layer. Moreover, we provide an outlook on the exciting opportunities this recently developed field offers, and the challenges faced in effectively incorporating MXene materials in the building blocks of PSCs for better operational stability and enhanced performance.
