Characterization Techniques for Perovskite Solar Cell Materials

Characterization Techniques for Perovskite Solar Cell Materials: Characterization of Recently Emerged Perovskite Solar Cell Materials to Provide an Understanding of the Fundamental Physics on the Nano Scale and Optimize the Operation of the Device Towards Stable and Low-Cost Photovoltaic Technology explores the characterization of nanocrystals of the perovskite film, related interfaces, and the overall impacts of these properties on device efficiency. Included is a collection of both main and research techniques for perovskite solar cells. For the first time, readers will have a complete reference of different characterization techniques, all housed in a work written by highly experienced experts.

Explores various characterization techniques for perovskite solar cells and discusses both their strengths and weaknessesDiscusses material synthesis and device fabrication of perovskite solar cellsIncludes a comparison throughout the work on how to distinguish one perovskite solar cell from another

1. Bandgap tuning and compositional exchange for lead halide perovskite materials

2. X-ray diffraction and Raman spectroscopy for lead halide perovskites

3. Optical absorption and photoluminescence spectroscopy

4. Current-voltage analysis: lessons learned from hysteresis

5. Photoelectron spectroscopy investigations of halide perovskite materials used in solar cells

6. Time resolved photo-induced optical spectroscopy

7. Photovoltage/photocurrent transient techniques

8. Temperature effects in lead halide perovskites

9. Stability of materials and complete devices

10. Characterizing MAPbI3 with the aid of first principles calculations

11. Organic-inorganic metal halide perovskite tandem devices

12. Concluding remarks