title: Highly efficient perovskite solar cells with tunable structural color.
abstract: The performance of perovskite solar cells has been progressing over the past few years and efficiency is likely to continue to increase. However, a negative aspect for the integration of perovskite solar cells in the built environment is that the color gamut available in these materials is very limited and does not cover the green-to-blue region of the visible spectrum, which has been a big selling point for organic photovoltaics. Here, we integrate a porous photonic crystal (PC) scaffold within the photoactive layer of an opaque perovskite solar cell following a bottom-up approach employing inexpensive and scalable liquid processing techniques. The photovoltaic devices presented herein show high efficiency with tunable color across the visible spectrum. This now imbues the perovskite solar cells with highly desirable properties for cladding in the built environment and encourages design of sustainable colorful buildings and iridescent electric vehicles as future power generation sources.
authors: Department of Physics, University of Oxford, Clarendon Laboratory , Parks Road, Oxford OX1 3PU, United Kingdom.
authors: Wei
authors: W
authors: Zhang
authors: Miguel
authors: M
authors: Anaya
authors: Gabriel
authors: G
authors: Lozano
authors: Mauricio E
authors: ME
authors: Calvo
authors: Michael B
authors: MB
authors: Johnston
authors: Hernán
authors: H
authors: Míguez
authors: Henry J
authors: HJ
authors: Snaith
keywords: Structural color; building integrated photovoltaic; multilayers; perovskite solar cells; porous photonic crystal
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