{"id":5304,"date":"2016-01-26T09:01:35","date_gmt":"2016-01-25T22:31:35","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/?p=5304"},"modified":"2017-10-25T09:27:27","modified_gmt":"2017-10-24T22:57:27","slug":"new-dipping-technique-improves-the-humidity-performance-of-perovskite","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/new-dipping-technique-improves-the-humidity-performance-of-perovskite\/","title":{"rendered":"New \u201cdipping technique\u201d improves the humidity performance of perovskite solar cells"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"attachment_5309\" style=\"width: 910px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5309\" class=\"size-full wp-image-5309\" src=\"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/perovskite-solar.jpg\" alt=\"perovskite structure \" width=\"900\" height=\"706\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/perovskite-solar.jpg 900w, https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/perovskite-solar-300x235.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/perovskite-solar-768x602.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-5309\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Another breakthrough on the road to cheap, efficient perovskite solar cells<\/p><\/div>\n<p>A combined Australian and Chinese team has developed a water-resistant perovskite solar cell using a specially-designed dipping technique. The new technology will dramatically boost the humidity tolerance of the cells, the lack of which was previously considered a stumbling block to commercialisation.<!--more--><\/p>\n<blockquote><p>&#8220;We invented a dipping technique capable of functionalising perovskite films prepared by any reported methods in a simple and effective manner,&#8221; says Hui Jun Zhao from the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.griffith.edu.au\/griffith-sciences\/the-centre-for-clean-environment-and-energy\" target=\"_blank\">Centre for Clean Environment and Energy<\/a> at Griffith University, Australia.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>So why the need for weatherproofing? Perovskite \u2014 which refers to the type of crystal structure of the material \u2014 has been the focus of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/perovskite-bond-villain-head-new-solar-cell-revolution\/\" target=\"_blank\">some excitemen<\/a>t in photovoltaic circles as a more efficient replacement for silicon. There have been questions raised about the ability of the material to operate effectively under humid conditions.<\/p>\n<p>However the design of a specialised \u201cdipping technique\u201d from the team will help to overcome the humidity problem. Once Zhao and his team of researchers found that water molecules had been absorbed into the perovskite\u2019s surface through lead, they realised they\u2019d need to think outside the square to solve the problem.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>How they did so is explained by the respected Chemistry World site: \u201c&#8230;such [perovskite] cells typically have a methylammonium lead iodide (CH3NH3PbI3) structure, which previous groups have attempted to modify or change completely in order to improve its stability\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>The publication went on to explain the team \u201c&#8230; dipped a perovskite film into an alkyl ammonium iodide isopropanol solution for 20 seconds, allowing the alkyl ammonium cations to functionalise the surface. The film was then rinsed with an isopropanol solution and dried. This modified surface prevents moisture from penetrating the film and reacting with lead cations to form degradation products, such as PbI2\u201d.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>The breakthrough is the latest move to develop alternatives to silicon in solar cells. Perovskite is considered the \u201cnext big thing\u201d in photovoltaics, due to the material\u2019s availability and potential efficiency in turning sunlight into energy.\u00a0The team\u2019s work will give the dream of viable, commercially-available solar cells made from these materials a boost. With such a high-performance, water-resistant perovskite solar cell available on the market, the stage is set for the mother of all efficiency battles between silicon and perovskite-based materials as preferred option. 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