Publications de Maria Cristina Momblona Rincón

Modulating the Electron Transporting Properties of Subphthalocyanines for Inverted Perovskite Solar Cells

Mohammad Khaja Nazeeruddin, Hiroyuki Kanda, Maria Cristina Momblona Rincón, Pavel Culik

The lack of organic non-fullerene ETMs with good electron transport and device stability is an important problem for the further development and commercialization of perovskite solar cells. Herein, the use of SubPcs as ETMs in PSCs is explored. To this end ...

FRONTIERS MEDIA SA2022

Zn(II) and Cu(II) tetrakis(diarylamine)phthalocyanines as hole-transporting materials for perovskite solar cells

Mohammad Khaja Nazeeruddin, Kasparas Rakstys, Hiroyuki Kanda, Cansu Igci, Nadja Isabelle Desiree Klipfel, Maria Cristina Momblona Rincón, Jianxing Xia, Pavel Culik, Wei Li

Finding new hole-transporting materials (HTMs) suitable for replacing the state-of-the-art spiro-OMe-TAD is still challenging. In this work, newly synthesized diarylamine-substituted metal phthalocyanines (MPcs, M 1/4 Zn(II) or Cu(II)) functionalized with ...

ELSEVIER SCI LTD2022

C-60 Thin Films in Perovskite Solar Cells: Efficient or Limiting Charge Transport Layer?

Mohammad Khaja Nazeeruddin, Cristina Roldán Carmona, Hiroyuki Kanda, Cansu Igci, Nadja Isabelle Desiree Klipfel, Albertus Adrian Sutanto, Maria Cristina Momblona Rincón

In this work, we identify the importance of C-60 and compact-TiO2 (cTiO(2)) as electron transport layers on the device performance of coevaporated n-i-p perovskite solar cells. We found (1) a synergetic effect between both layers when extracting the charge ...

AMER CHEMICAL SOC2022

Triarylamine-Functionalized Imidazolyl-Capped Bithiophene Hole Transporting Material for Cost-Effective Perovskite Solar Cells

Mohammad Khaja Nazeeruddin, Paul Joseph Dyson, Albertus Adrian Sutanto, Maria Cristina Momblona Rincón, Bin Ding, Jianxing Xia

Triarylamine end-capped-functionalized arylene-imidazole derivatives were synthesized from readily accessible, inexpensive precursors and employed as hole transporting materials (HTMs) in perovskite solar cells (PSCs). All the HTMs displayed high thermal d ...

AMER CHEMICAL SOC2022

Exploring pi-extended subporphyrinoids as electron transporting materials in perovskite solar cells

Mohammad Khaja Nazeeruddin, Hiroyuki Kanda, Maria Cristina Momblona Rincón, Pavel Culik

Due to their strong acceptor properties and enhanced charge transport capabilities, non-fullerene electron acceptors based on pi-extended derivatives - subnaphthalocyanines (SubNc) or subphtalocyanine dimers (SubPc(2)) - have been employed in organic photo ...

WORLD SCIENTIFIC PUBL CO PTE LTD2022

Molecular Engineering of Fluorene-Based Hole-Transporting Materials for Efficient Perovskite Solar Cells

Keith Gregory Brooks, Mohammad Khaja Nazeeruddin, Hiroyuki Kanda, Nadja Isabelle Desiree Klipfel, Albertus Adrian Sutanto, Maria Cristina Momblona Rincón

New Spiro-OMeTAD analogues and the simpler "half" structures with the terminated methoxyphenyl and/or carbazolyl chromophores are successfully synthesized under Hartwig-Buchwald amination conditions using commercially available starting materials. New fluo ...

WILEY-V C H VERLAG GMBH2022

Structural and photophysical investigation of single-source evaporation of CsFAPbI(3) and FAPbI(3) perovskite thin films

Mohammad Khaja Nazeeruddin, Hiroyuki Kanda, Nadja Isabelle Desiree Klipfel, Albertus Adrian Sutanto, Maria Cristina Momblona Rincón

Thermal vacuum deposition is a stimulating technique for upscaling perovskite solar cells. However, the operational complexity of multisource vapor deposition (MSVD) and achieving stoichiometric perovskite layers may impede its implementation. The single-s ...

Royal Society of Chemistry2022

Selenophene-Based Hole-Transporting Materials for Perovskite Solar Cells

Mohammad Khaja Nazeeruddin, Maria Cristina Momblona Rincón, Javier Urieta Mora

Two novel and simple donor-pi-bridge-donor (D-pi-D) hole-transporting materials (HTMs) containing two units of the p-methoxytriphenylamine (TPA) electron donor group covalently bridged by means of the 3,4-dimethoxyselenophene spacer through single and trip ...

WILEY-V C H VERLAG GMBH2021

Subphthalocyanine-based electron-transport materials for perovskite solar cells

Mohammad Khaja Nazeeruddin, Hiroyuki Kanda, Nadja Isabelle Desiree Klipfel, Maria Cristina Momblona Rincón

Non-fullerene ETMs are emerging as a hot topic in the field of PSCs due to the inherent shortcomings of fullerene derivatives. Herein, the potential of SubPcs as ETMs in PSCs has been evaluated. To this end, ETMs based on two SubPcs (with chlorine or fluor ...

Royal Society of Chemistry2021

Mechanistic Insights into the Role of the Bis(trifluoromethanesulfonyl) imide Ion in Coevaporated p-i-n Perovskite Solar Cells

Klaus Leifer, Keith Gregory Brooks, Mohammad Khaja Nazeeruddin, Mounir Driss Mensi, Paul Joseph Dyson, Cristina Roldán Carmona, Hiroyuki Kanda, Cansu Igci, Nadja Isabelle Desiree Klipfel, Albertus Adrian Sutanto, Maria Cristina Momblona Rincón

Hybrid lead halide perovskites have reached comparable efficiencies to state-of-the-art silicon solar cell technologies. However, a remaining key challenge toward commercialization is the resolution of the perovskite device instability. In this work, we id ...

2021

Cut from the Same Cloth: Enamine-Derived Spirobifluorenes as Hole Transporters for Perovskite Solar Cells

Mohammad Khaja Nazeeruddin, Paul Joseph Dyson, Kasparas Rakstys, Cansu Igci, Albertus Adrian Sutanto, Maria Cristina Momblona Rincón, Bin Ding

To attain commercial viability, perovskite solar cells (PSCs) have to be reasonably priced, highly efficient, and stable for a long period of time. Although a new record of a certified power conversion efficiency (PCE) value over 25% was achieved, PSC perf ...

AMER CHEMICAL SOC2021

Fluorene-based enamines as low-cost and dopant-free hole transporting materials for high performance and stable perovskite solar cells

Mohammad Khaja Nazeeruddin, Kasparas Rakstys, Albertus Adrian Sutanto, Maria Cristina Momblona Rincón

The power conversion efficiency of perovskite solar cells is approaching the Shockley-Queisser limit, and therefore this technology is next to the commercialization stage. Inexpensive and stable hole transporting materials are highly desirable for the succ ...

Royal Society of Chemistry2021

Crystallographically Oriented Hybrid Perovskites via Thermal Vacuum Codeposition

Mohammad Khaja Nazeeruddin, Mounir Driss Mensi, Cristina Roldán Carmona, Hiroyuki Kanda, Nadja Isabelle Desiree Klipfel, Yen-Cheng Liu, Maria Cristina Momblona Rincón, Cheng Liu

Hybrid lead halide perovskites typically form polycrystalline films that have multiple grain sizes and surface defects. A key engineering challenge toward commercialization is therefore the production of homogeneous, defect-free largearea devices achieving ...

2021

Molecular Engineering of Thienyl Functionalized Ullazines as Hole-Transporting Materials for Perovskite Solar Cells

Mohammad Khaja Nazeeruddin, Paul Joseph Dyson, Yi Zhang, Hiroyuki Kanda, Cansu Igci, Nadja Isabelle Desiree Klipfel, Maria Cristina Momblona Rincón, Bin Ding

Organic hole-transporting materials (HTMs) based on the Ullazine core yield so far only moderate power conversion efficiencies of up to 13.08% in perovskite solar cells (PSCs). Aiming to fabricate efficient and stable PSCs, novel Ullazine derivatives beari ...

WILEY-V C H VERLAG GMBH2021

Gradient band structure: high performance perovskite solar cells using poly(bisphenol A anhydride-co-1,3-phenylenediamine)

Mohammad Khaja Nazeeruddin, Sanghyun Paek, Cristina Roldán Carmona, Aron Joel Huckaba, Hiroyuki Kanda, Mousa Abdulla M E Abuhelaiqa, Nadja Isabelle Desiree Klipfel, Albertus Adrian Sutanto, Hobeom Kim, Maria Cristina Momblona Rincón, Ryuji Kaneko

Surface passivation is a critical factor for improving the photovoltaic performance of perovskite solar cells. However, more robust principle investigations are required to build effective passivation strategies enabling high-performance perovskite solar c ...

Royal Society of Chemistry2020

Light Stability Enhancement of Perovskite Solar Cells Using 1H,1H,2H,2H-Perfluorooctyltriethoxysilane Passivation

Mohammad Khaja Nazeeruddin, Hiroyuki Kanda, Cansu Igci, Mousa Abdulla M E Abuhelaiqa, Albertus Adrian Sutanto, Maria Cristina Momblona Rincón

Passivation approaches of perovskite surface are key to improve the light stability of perovskite solar cells. However, a passivation strategy is still required to enhance the durability of the perovskite layer. Here, a promising passivation concept is dem ...

WILEY-V C H VERLAG GMBH2020

Co-evaporation as an optimal technique towards compact methylammonium bismuth iodide layers

Mohammad Khaja Nazeeruddin, Mounir Driss Mensi, Cristina Roldán Carmona, Hiroyuki Kanda, Albertus Adrian Sutanto, Maria Cristina Momblona Rincón

the most studied perovskite‑based solar cells reported up to date contain the toxic lead in its composition. photovoltaic research and development towards non‑toxic, lead‑free perovskite solar cells are critical to finding alternatives to reduce human heal ...

Nature Research2020

Application of a Tetra-TPD-Type Hole-Transporting Material Fused by a Troger's Base Core in Perovskite Solar Cells

Mohammad Khaja Nazeeruddin, Paul Joseph Dyson, Zhaofu Fei, Cristina Roldán Carmona, Rui Xia, Maria Cristina Momblona Rincón

One of the obstacles to the commercialization of perovskite solar cells (PSCs) is the high price and morphological instability of the most common hole-transporting material (HTM) Spiro-OMeTAD. Herein, a novel HTM, termed V1160, based on four N,N '-bis(3-me ...

WILEY-V C H VERLAG GMBH2019

Inexpensive Hole-Transporting Materials Derived from Troger's Base Afford Efficient and Stable Perovskite Solar Cells

Mohammad Khaja Nazeeruddin, Paul Joseph Dyson, Zhaofu Fei, Cristina Roldán Carmona, Rui Xia, Maria Cristina Momblona Rincón

The synthesis of three enamine hole-transporting materials (HTMs) based on Troger's base scaffold are reported. These compounds are obtained in a three-step facile synthesis from commercially available materials without the need of expensive catalysts, ine ...

Wiley-VCH Verlag GmbH2019