MXenes for Solar Cells

Overview

Journal Nanomicro Lett

Publisher Springer

Date 2021 Jun 17

PMID 34138341

Citations 14

Authors

Lujie Yin

Yingtao Li

Xincheng Yao

Yanzhou Wang

Lin Jia

Qiming Liu

Junshuai Li

Yali Li

Deyan He

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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 TiCT 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.

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