000075504 001__ 75504 000075504 005__ 20221027132638.0 000075504 0247_ $$2doi$$a10.1063/1.5026541 000075504 0248_ $$2sideral$$a108065 000075504 037__ $$aART-2018-108065 000075504 041__ $$aeng 000075504 100__ $$aMiller, N.C. 000075504 245__ $$aResearch Update: Bismuth based materials for photovoltaics 000075504 260__ $$c2018 000075504 5060_ $$aAccess copy available to the general public$$fUnrestricted 000075504 5203_ $$aIn this Research Update, we briefly summarize some of the bismuth materials that have been investigated for their use in photovoltaic solar cells. We focus on bismuth-based perovskites and bismuth halides, as alternatives to lead-halide perovskites, and bismuth-based sulfides (Bi2S3, CuxBiySz, and AgBiS2), as alternatives to lead sulfide quantum dots. These materials fulfill the requirements of being composed of abundant and non-toxic elements. Moreover, they exhibit adequate properties for photovoltaics like high absorption coefficients and suitable bandgaps, plus additional attractive characteristics in terms of robustness and stability. However, they have not been extensively studied and therefore their efficiencies are still far from those reported for their toxic counterparts. Here we collect some of the most promising results, point at possible limiting factors, and suggest some routes to improve performance. (C) 2018 Author(s). 000075504 540__ $$9info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess$$aby$$uhttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/es/ 000075504 590__ $$a4.296$$b2018 000075504 591__ $$aMATERIALS SCIENCE, MULTIDISCIPLINARY$$b61 / 293 = 0.208$$c2018$$dQ1$$eT1 000075504 591__ $$aPHYSICS, APPLIED$$b28 / 148 = 0.189$$c2018$$dQ1$$eT1 000075504 591__ $$aNANOSCIENCE & NANOTECHNOLOGY$$b35 / 94 = 0.372$$c2018$$dQ2$$eT2 000075504 592__ $$a1.53$$b2018 000075504 593__ $$aMaterials Science (miscellaneous)$$c2018$$dQ1 000075504 593__ $$aEngineering (miscellaneous)$$c2018$$dQ1 000075504 655_4 $$ainfo:eu-repo/semantics/review$$vinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion 000075504 700__ $$0(orcid)0000-0003-2800-6845$$aBernechea, M.$$uUniversidad de Zaragoza 000075504 7102_ $$15005$$2555$$aUniversidad de Zaragoza$$bDpto. Ing.Quím.Tecnol.Med.Amb.$$cÁrea Ingeniería Química 000075504 773__ $$g6, 8 (2018), 084503 [12 pp.]$$pAPL mater.$$tAPL Materials$$x2166-532X 000075504 8564_ $$s914277$$uhttps://zaguan.unizar.es/record/75504/files/texto_completo.pdf$$yVersión publicada 000075504 8564_ $$s93132$$uhttps://zaguan.unizar.es/record/75504/files/texto_completo.jpg?subformat=icon$$xicon$$yVersión publicada 000075504 909CO $$ooai:zaguan.unizar.es:75504$$particulos$$pdriver 000075504 951__ $$a2022-10-27-13:10:15 000075504 980__ $$aARTICLE