Enhancing the PCE, Absorbance and Stability of CH3NH3PbBr3 Perovskite Solar Cell via Eco-Friendly and Cost-Effective Carbon Dots.
Perovskite solar cells have recently emerged as a promising material for low cost and high efficiency solar cells. But the scientists saw that there are some obstacles in manufacturing the perovskite device. One of these issues is the lack of environmental stability, and merging a higher efficiency with a higher stability in one device. it’s an obstacle towards the development of PSC growth. There were some methods applied to enhance the stability and the efficiency such as: Sandwiching some compounds such as Molybdenum between the layers of the device, fabricating a silicon-perovskite tandem cells, substituting some layers of the device with other compounds and adding Carbon Dots made through chemical sources on the perovskite layer. In this study, the Carbon Dots is extracted from orange peels as a natural source via hydrothermal carbonization and applied on the perovskite layer to see its impact on the overall efficiency (Stability and power conversion efficiency). The preparation of the Carbon Dots in this method has the advantage of being cheaper than the usual methods and ‘‘green’’. The effect of the Carbon Dots on the perovskite is studied, as well as the PSK formation, the suppression on the surface of the perovskite crystals, the change in the light harvesting capacity, and the reflection losses in the wavelengths. It is showing an increase the efficiency and improve the stability. This study shows an eco-friendly method of enhancing the stability and efficiency of the perovskite devices. It will expand to a higher number of perovskite solar cells to study the possibilities of having low-cost, efficient and flexible solar devices.





