Recent Advances in Carbon Nanotube Utilizations in Perovskite Solar Cells

Abstract

Metal halide perovskite solar cells (PSCs) have emerged as promising next-generation photovoltaic devices with the maximum output efficiency exceeding 25%. Despite significant advances, there are many challenges to achieve high efficiency, stability, and low-cost simultaneously. Combating these challenges depends on developing novel materials and modifying conventional device components. Carbon nanotubes (CNTs) have attracted considerable attention for fabricating efficient PSCs owing to their remarkable electrical, optical, and mechanical properties. With their multifunctional features, CNTs can play a wide range of roles and offer unique benefits in various components in PSCs to improve device performance and durability. Here, recent progress concerning the utilizations of CNTs as transparent conductive electrodes, charge-transporter, perovskite additives, interlayers, hole-transporting materials, and back electrodes in PSCs is comprehensively reviewed. The application of CNTs toward the development of 1D and 2D flexible PSCs is also discussed. A summary of current challenges and prospective on future research directions of employing CNTs to realize high-performance PSCs is presented.