journal article·2026-01

Diverse Perovskite Solar Cells: Progress, Challenges, and Perspectives

Lixiu Zhang, Mei Zhang, Hantao Wang, Zhizai Li, Zilong Zhang, Yilong Song, Xin Song, Shurong Wang, Jingxuan Chen, Wenxuan Li, Hua Dong, Feng Wang, Yucheng Liu, Xiaoming Li, Jianyu Yuan, Wanli Ma, Yaohong Zhang, Shengzhong (Frank) Liu, Feng Gao, Zhaoxin Wu, Zhenyu Yang, Feng Hao, Kui Zhao, Zhiwen Jin, Keyou Yan, Jingjing Chang, Jing Cao, Jingjing Wang, Xiaoliang Zhang, Qingfeng Dong, Peng Gao, Yixin Zhao, Lixin Xiao, Yong Ding, Liming Ding

Advanced Materials· Volume 38· Issue 1
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Abstract

Abstract Perovskite materials have revolutionized optoelectronics by virtue of their tunable bandgaps, exceptional optoelectronic properties, and structural flexibility. Notably, the state‐of‐the‐art performance of perovskite solar cells has reached 27%, making perovskite materials a promising candidate for next‐generation photovoltaic technology. Although numerous reviews regarding perovskite materials have been published, the existing reviews generally focus on individual material systems (e.g., organic–inorganic hybrid perovskites) and specific optimizations in one particular optoelectronic application (e.g., stability engineering for solar cells), lacking a systematic overview of the progress and challenges across diverse perovskite types. This review breaks this limitation by providing a systematic overview of all perovskite categories used in solar cells classified by different criteria, including composition (organic–inorganic hybrid perovskites, all‐inorganic perovskites, lead‐free perovskites, and metal‐free perovskites), dimensionality (3D and low‐dimensional perovskitoids), and crystallinity (poly‐crystal thin film and single‐crystal perovskites). The recent progress and future perspectives for each category of perovskite solar cells are focused on, aiming to establish a holistic roadmap for perovskite solar cells toward technological innovations and industrial viability.
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OpenAlex topics: Perovskite Materials and Applications · Conducting polymers and applications · Quantum Dots Synthesis And Properties

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Affiliations

Center for Excellence in Nanoscience (CAS) Key Laboratory of Nanosystem and Hierarchical Fabrication (CAS) National Center for Nanoscience and Technology Beijing 100190 China

University of Chinese Academy of Sciences Beijing 100049 China

State Key Laboratory for Artificial Microstructure and Mesoscopic Physics Department of Physics Peking University Beijing 100871 China

School of Physical Science and Technology Lanzhou University Lanzhou 730000 China

Fujian Institute of Research on the Structure of Matter Chinese Academy of Sciences Xiamen 361021 China

College of Chemistry Jilin University Changchun 130012 China

School of Materials Science and Engineering Shaanxi Normal University Xi'an 710119 China

School of Materials and Energy University of Electronic Science and Technology of China Chengdu 611731 China

School of Materials Science and Engineering Beihang University Beijing 100191 China

School of Chemistry Sun Yat‐sen University Guangzhou 510275 China

School of Electronic Science and Engineering Xi'an Jiaotong University Xi'an 710049 China

Department of Physics Chemistry and Biology (IFM) Linköping University Linköping SE‐58183 Sweden

College of Material Science and Engineering Nanjing University of Science and Technology Nanjing 210094 China

Institute of Functional Nano & Soft Materials (FUNSOM) Soochow University Suzhou 215123 China

School of Physics Northwest University Xi'an 710127 China

Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics Chinese Academy of Sciences Dalian 116023 China

School of Environment and Energy South China University of Technology Guangzhou 510000 China

School of Microelectronics Xidian University Xi'an 710071 China

College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering Lanzhou University Lanzhou 730000 China

School of Physics and Optoelectronic Engineering Guangdong University of Technology Guangzhou 510006 China

School of Environmental Science and Engineering Shanghai Jiao Tong University Shanghai 200240 China

College of Renewable Energy Hohai University Changzhou 213000 China

School of Chemical Engineering and Light Industry Guangdong University of Technology Guangzhou 510006 China

Funding

National Key Research and Development Program of China · Natural Science Foundation of Beijing Municipality

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