Automated Experimental Approach to Lead-Free Solar Cells and Lead Halide Perovskite Solar Cells
Akinori Saeki a
a Osaka University, GSE Common East 1203, 2-1 Yamada-oka, Suita, Osaka, Japan
Proceedings of Asia-Pacific Conference on Perovskite, Organic Photovoltaics&Optoelectronics (IPEROP25)
Kyoto, Japan, 2025 January 19th - 21st
Organizers: Atsushi Wakamiya and Hideo Ohkita
Invited Speaker Session, Akinori Saeki, presentation 016
Publication date: 4th October 2024

Solution-processed inorganic solar cells with less toxic and earth-abundant elements are emerging as viable alternatives to high-performance lead-halide perovskite solar cells. However, the wide range of elements and process parameters impedes the rapid exploration of vast chemical spaces. Here, we developed an automated robot-embedded measurement system that performs photoabsorption spectroscopy, optical microscopy, and white-light-flash time-resolved microwave conductivity (TRMC). We tested 576 films of quaternary element-blended wide-bandgap Cs–Bi–Sb–I semiconductors with various compositions, organic salt additives (MACl, FACl, MAI, and FAI, where MA and FA represent methylammonium and formamidinium, respectively), and thermal annealing temperatures. Among them, we found that the maximum power conversion efficiency (PCE) was 2.36%, which is significantly higher than the PCE of 0.68% of a reference film without an additive. Machine learning (ML) and statistical analyses revealed significant features and their relationships with TRMC transients, thereby demonstrating the advantages of combining ML and automated experiments for high-throughput exploration of photovoltaic materials.

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