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US 12,315,684 · App. 17/354,956 · Granted May 27, 2025

Solar cell

Inventors: Yumi Miyamoto (Osaka, JP); Kenji Kawano (Osaka, JP)
Assignee: Panasonic Intellectual Property Management Co., Ltd.
H01G9/2009H01G9/2018H01G9/209H10K30/30H10K30/82H10K30/87H10K85/50H10K30/50
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Patent No.
US 12,315,684
App. No.
17/354,956
Granted
May 27, 2025
Kind
B2
Abstract

A solar cell according to the present disclosure includes a first electrode, a second electrode, a photoelectric conversion layer disposed between the first electrode and the second electrode, and an electron transport layer disposed between the first electrode and the photoelectric conversion layer. At least one electrode selected from the group consisting of the first electrode and the second electrode has a light-transmitting property. The photoelectric conversion layer contains a perovskite compound comprising a monovalent cation, a Sn cation, and a halogen anion. The electron transport layer contains porous TiZnO 3 .

Claims (20)

1. A solar cell comprising:

a first electrode;

a second electrode;

a photoelectric conversion layer disposed between the first electrode and the second electrode; and

an electron transport layer disposed between the first electrode and the photoelectric conversion layer,

wherein at least one electrode selected from the group consisting of the first electrode and the second electrode has a light-transmitting property,

the photoelectric conversion layer contains a perovskite compound comprising a monovalent cation, a Sn cation, and a halogen anion, and

the electron transport layer contains porous TiZnO 3 .

2. The solar cell according to claim 1 ,

wherein the porous TiZnO 3 has a porosity of greater than or equal to 20% and less than or equal to 70%.

3. The solar cell according to claim 2 ,

wherein the porous TiZnO 3 has a porosity of greater than or equal to 48% and less than or equal to 60%.

4. The solar cell according to claim 1 ,

wherein the monovalent cation includes at least one selected from the group consisting of a formamidinium cation and a methylammonium cation.

5. The solar cell according to claim 1 ,

wherein the halogen anion includes an iodide ion.

6. The solar cell according to claim 1 , further comprising:

a hole transport layer disposed between the second electrode and the photoelectric conversion layer.

7. The solar cell according to claim 1 ,

wherein the porous TiZnO 3 is in contact with the photoelectric conversion layer.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Oct 25, 2021
From: MIYAMOTO, YUMI; KAWANO, KENJI
To: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 057906/0104 →
Priority Claims (1)
JP 2019-001388 · Jan 8, 2019 · national
Continuity (2)
Continuation PCTJP2019030200 · Aug 1, 2019
Related Publication 20210327654A1 · Oct 21, 2021
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