Consensus statement for stability assessment and reporting for perovskite photovoltaics based on ISOS procedures

Mark V. Khenkin, Eugene A. Katz, Antonio Abate, Giorgio Bardizza, Joseph J. Berry, Christoph Brabec, Francesca Brunetti, Vladimir Bulović, Quinn Burlingame, Aldo Di Carlo, Rongrong Cheacharoen, Yi Bing Cheng, Alexander Colsmann, Stephane Cros, Konrad Domanski, Michał Dusza, Christopher J. Fell, Stephen R. Forrest, Yulia Galagan, Diego Di GirolamoMichael Grätzel, Anders Hagfeldt, Elizabeth von Hauff, Harald Hoppe, Jeff Kettle, Hans Köbler, Marina S. Leite, Shengzhong (Frank) Liu, Yueh Lin Loo, Joseph M. Luther, Chang Qi Ma, Morten Madsen, Matthieu Manceau, Muriel Matheron, Michael McGehee, Rico Meitzner, Mohammad Khaja Nazeeruddin, Ana Flavia Nogueira, Çağla Odabaşı, Anna Osherov, Nam Gyu Park, Matthew O. Reese, Francesca De Rossi, Michael Saliba, Ulrich S. Schubert, Henry J. Snaith, Samuel D. Stranks, Wolfgang Tress, Pavel A. Troshin, Vida Turkovic, Sjoerd Veenstra, Iris Visoly-Fisher, Aron Walsh, Trystan Watson, Haibing Xie, Ramazan Yıldırım, Shaik Mohammed Zakeeruddin, Kai Zhu, Monica Lira-Cantu

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Abstract

Improving the long-term stability of perovskite solar cells is critical to the deployment of this technology. Despite the great emphasis laid on stability-related investigations, publications lack consistency in experimental procedures and parameters reported. It is therefore challenging to reproduce and compare results and thereby develop a deep understanding of degradation mechanisms. Here, we report a consensus between researchers in the field on procedures for testing perovskite solar cell stability, which are based on the International Summit on Organic Photovoltaic Stability (ISOS) protocols. We propose additional procedures to account for properties specific to PSCs such as ion redistribution under electric fields, reversible degradation and to distinguish ambient-induced degradation from other stress factors. These protocols are not intended as a replacement of the existing qualification standards, but rather they aim to unify the stability assessment and to understand failure modes. Finally, we identify key procedural information which we suggest reporting in publications to improve reproducibility and enable large data set analysis.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)35-49
Number of pages15
JournalNature Energy
Volume5
Issue number1
DOIs
StatePublished - 1 Jan 2020

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials
  • Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment
  • Fuel Technology
  • Energy Engineering and Power Technology

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