A MINI-REVIEW OF RECENT STUDIES ON LEAD AND LEAD-FREE PEROVSKITE MATERIALS FOR SOLAR CELLS APPLICATION AND THEIR ISSUES

Ain Ajeerah Ramli; Abd. Khamim Ismail; Rosnita Muhammad; Muhamad Faiz Hashim

doi:10.11113/jurnalteknologi.v84.18208

Authors

Ain Ajeerah Ramli Department of Physics, Faculty of Science, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, 81310 UTM Johor Bahru, Malaysia https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7990-8502
Abd. Khamim Ismail Department of Physics, Faculty of Science, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, 81310 UTM Johor Bahru, Malaysia https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0158-121X
Rosnita Muhammad Department of Physics, Faculty of Science, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, 81310 UTM Johor Bahru, Malaysia
Muhamad Faiz Hashim Department of Physics, Faculty of Science, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, 81310 UTM Johor Bahru, Malaysia

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.11113/jurnalteknologi.v84.18208

Keywords:

Solar cell, perovskite materials, lead-free perovskite, the toxicity of lead, stability

Abstract

Perovskite is gaining popularity in solar cell technologies and optoelectronics that rely on lead-based material. Perovskite solar cell (PSC) technologies are viewed as promising forthcoming innovations for their proficiency and monetary of the thin film due to high demand in the technology market. Lead-free perovskite material has become a viable alternative to lead-based perovskite, which has dominated the solar cell market for many years, due to toxicity and stability difficulties that have plagued lead-based solar cells. The large-scale commercial manufacture of lead-free halide perovskites solar cells can be expanded and its benefits in the solar field could be enhanced. Compared with lead-based perovskite, the lead-free perovskite material could also achieve a high-power conversion efficiency (PCE) indicating good solar cell performance. This review studied the perovskite materials, challenge of lead perovskite solar cell commercialization and summarizes recent research work regarding the perovskite solar cell. Moreover, this review forecast the future of perovskite solar cells in parallel with the Third Generation of Solar Cells.

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