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Vol. 13 (2021)

MXenes for Solar Cells

https://doi.org/10.1007/s40820-021-00604-8
Lujie Yin
Key Laboratory of Special Function Materials and Structure Design of the Ministry of Education, and School of Physical Science and Technology, Lanzhou University, 222 South Tianshui Road, Lanzhou 730000, People’s Republic of China
Yingtao Li
Key Laboratory of Special Function Materials and Structure Design of the Ministry of Education, and School of Physical Science and Technology, Lanzhou University, 222 South Tianshui Road, Lanzhou 730000, People’s Republic of China
Xincheng Yao
Key Laboratory of Special Function Materials and Structure Design of the Ministry of Education, and School of Physical Science and Technology, Lanzhou University, 222 South Tianshui Road, Lanzhou 730000, People’s Republic of China
Yanzhou Wang
Key Laboratory of Special Function Materials and Structure Design of the Ministry of Education, and School of Physical Science and Technology, Lanzhou University, 222 South Tianshui Road, Lanzhou 730000, People’s Republic of China
Lin Jia
Key Laboratory of Special Function Materials and Structure Design of the Ministry of Education, and School of Physical Science and Technology, Lanzhou University, 222 South Tianshui Road, Lanzhou 730000, People’s Republic of China
Qiming Liu
Key Laboratory of Special Function Materials and Structure Design of the Ministry of Education, and School of Physical Science and Technology, Lanzhou University, 222 South Tianshui Road, Lanzhou 730000, People’s Republic of China
Junshuai Li
Key Laboratory of Special Function Materials and Structure Design of the Ministry of Education, and School of Physical Science and Technology, Lanzhou University, 222 South Tianshui Road, Lanzhou 730000, People’s Republic of China
Yali Li
Key Laboratory of Special Function Materials and Structure Design of the Ministry of Education, and School of Physical Science and Technology, Lanzhou University, 222 South Tianshui Road, Lanzhou 730000, People’s Republic of China
Deyan He
Key Laboratory of Special Function Materials and Structure Design of the Ministry of Education, and School of Physical Science and Technology, Lanzhou University, 222 South Tianshui Road, Lanzhou 730000, People’s Republic of China

Corresponding Author: Yali Li

liyli@lzu.edu.cn

Nano-Micro Letters, Vol. 13 (2021), Article Number: 78

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 Ti3C2Tx 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.


Highlights:


1 This review summarizes applications and developments of MXenes in solar cells by far.
2 The issues needing to be addressed for performance improvement of the related solar cells are discussed.
3 Suggestions are given for pushing exploration of MXenes’ application in solar cells.

Keywords

Ti3C2Tx MXene Solar cells Additives Hole/electron transport layers Electrodes
Yin, Lujie, Yingtao Li, Xincheng Yao, Yanzhou Wang, Lin Jia, Qiming Liu, Junshuai Li, Yali Li, and Deyan He. 2021. “MXenes for Solar Cells”. Nano-Micro Letters 13 (February):78. https://doi.org/10.1007/s40820-021-00604-8.
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