Improved Performance of Perovskite Solar Cells by Suppressing the Energy-Level Shift of the PEDOT:PSS Hole Transport Layer

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Masayuki Yahiro ◽  
Shun Sugawara ◽  
Shinichi Maeda ◽  
Yuko Shimoi ◽  
Pangpang Wang ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Solar Cells ◽  
Energy Level ◽  
Perovskite Solar Cells ◽  
Hole Transport ◽  
Transport Layer ◽  
Hole Transport Layer ◽  
Level Shift ◽  
Energy Level Shift ◽  
Improved Performance

Interface Energy‐Level Management toward Efficient Tin Perovskite Solar Cells with Hole‐Transport‐Layer‐Free Structure

2021 ◽  
pp. 2106560
Author(s):  
Xiao Liu ◽  
Tianhao Wu ◽  
Caiyi Zhang ◽  
Yiqiang Zhang ◽  
Hiroshi Segawa ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Solar Cells ◽  
Energy Level ◽  
Perovskite Solar Cells ◽  
Interface Energy ◽  
Hole Transport ◽  
Transport Layer ◽  
Hole Transport Layer

scholarly journals Energy Level Engineering of Charge Selective Contact and Halide Perovskite by Modulating Band Offset: Mechanistic Insights

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yassine Raoui ◽  
Hamid Ez-Zahraouy ◽  
Samrana Kazim ◽  
Shahzada Ahmad
Keyword(s):  
Solar Cells ◽  
Energy Level ◽  
Conduction Band ◽  
Perovskite Solar Cells ◽  
Hole Transport ◽  
Conduction Band Minimum ◽  
Transport Layer ◽  
Hole Transport Layer ◽  
Band Offset ◽  
Interfacial Recombination

<p>Mixed cation and anion based perovskites solar cells (FAPbI<sub>3</sub>)<sub>0.85</sub>(MAPbBr<sub>3</sub>)<sub>0.15</sub> gave enhanced stability under outdoor conditions, however, it yielded limited power conversion efficiency when SnO<sub>2</sub> and Spiro-OMeTAD were employed as electron and hole transport layer (ETL/HTL). The inevitable interfacial recombination of charge carriers at ETL/perovskite and perovskite/HTL interface diminished the efficiency in planar (n-i-p) perovskite solar cells. Employing computational approach for uni-dimensional device simulator, the effect of band offset on charge recombination at both interfaces were investigated. We noted that it acquired cliff structure when the conduction band minimum of the ETL is lower than that of the perovskite, and thus maximizes interfacial recombination. However, if the conduction band minimum of ETL is higher than perovskite, i.e. spike structure is formed, which improve the performance of solar cell up to an optimum value of conduction band offset allowing to reach performance of 25.21%, with an open circuit voltage (<i>V</i><sub>oc</sub>) of 1231 mV, a current density <i>J</i><sub>sc</sub> of 24.57 mA/cm<sup>2</sup> and a fill factor of 83.28%. Additionally, we found that beyond the optimum offset value, large spike structure could decrease the performance. With an optimized, energy level of Spiro-OMeTAD and the thickness of mixed-perovskite layer performance of 26.56 % can be attained. Our results demonstrate a detailed understanding about the energy level tuning between the charge selective layers and perovskite and furthermore how the improvement in PV performance can be achieved by adjusting the energy level offset.</p>

scholarly journals Modification of NiOx hole transport layer for acceleration of charge extraction in inverted perovskite solar cells

RSC Advances ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 10 (21) ◽  
pp. 12289-12296 ◽  
Author(s):  
Zezhu Jin ◽  
Yanru Guo ◽  
Shuai Yuan ◽  
Jia-Shang Zhao ◽  
Xiao-Min Liang ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Solar Cells ◽  
Energy Level ◽  
Charge Transport ◽  
Surface Property ◽  
Perovskite Solar Cells ◽  
Hole Transport ◽  
Transport Layer ◽  
Hole Transport Layer ◽  
Device Performance ◽  
Charge Extraction

The NiOx layer modified with NiOx nanoparticles obtains surface property optimization and energy level modulation, thus improving charge transport and device performance.

scholarly journals Improved performance of hole-transporting layer-free perovskite solar cells by using graphene oxide sheets as the nucleation centers

RSC Advances ◽  
2017 ◽  
Vol 7 (72) ◽  
pp. 45320-45326 ◽  
Author(s):  
Xue Sun ◽  
Tong Lin ◽  
Qiaogang Song ◽  
Yue Fu ◽  
Ye Wang ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Graphene Oxide ◽  
Solar Cells ◽  
Indium Tin Oxide ◽  
Perovskite Solar Cells ◽  
Hole Transport ◽  
Transport Layer ◽  
Hole Transport Layer ◽  
Improved Performance ◽  
Planar Heterojunction ◽  
Graphene Oxide Sheets

Graphene oxide sheets (GOSs) are introduced between indium tin oxide (ITO) and CH3NH3PbI3 in inverted hole-transport layer-free planar heterojunction perovskite solar cells.

scholarly journals Energy Level Engineering of Charge Selective Contact and Halide Perovskite by Modulating Band Offset: Mechanistic Insights

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yassine Raoui ◽  
Hamid Ez-Zahraouy ◽  
Samrana Kazim ◽  
Shahzada Ahmad
Keyword(s):  
Solar Cells ◽  
Energy Level ◽  
Conduction Band ◽  
Perovskite Solar Cells ◽  
Hole Transport ◽  
Conduction Band Minimum ◽  
Transport Layer ◽  
Hole Transport Layer ◽  
Band Offset ◽  
Interfacial Recombination

<p>Mixed cation and anion based perovskites solar cells (FAPbI<sub>3</sub>)<sub>0.85</sub>(MAPbBr<sub>3</sub>)<sub>0.15</sub> gave enhanced stability under outdoor conditions, however, it yielded limited power conversion efficiency when SnO<sub>2</sub> and Spiro-OMeTAD were employed as electron and hole transport layer (ETL/HTL). The inevitable interfacial recombination of charge carriers at ETL/perovskite and perovskite/HTL interface diminished the efficiency in planar (n-i-p) perovskite solar cells. Employing computational approach for uni-dimensional device simulator, the effect of band offset on charge recombination at both interfaces were investigated. We noted that it acquired cliff structure when the conduction band minimum of the ETL is lower than that of the perovskite, and thus maximizes interfacial recombination. However, if the conduction band minimum of ETL is higher than perovskite, i.e. spike structure is formed, which improve the performance of solar cell up to an optimum value of conduction band offset allowing to reach performance of 25.21%, with an open circuit voltage (<i>V</i><sub>oc</sub>) of 1231 mV, a current density <i>J</i><sub>sc</sub> of 24.57 mA/cm<sup>2</sup> and a fill factor of 83.28%. Additionally, we found that beyond the optimum offset value, large spike structure could decrease the performance. With an optimized, energy level of Spiro-OMeTAD and the thickness of mixed-perovskite layer performance of 26.56 % can be attained. Our results demonstrate a detailed understanding about the energy level tuning between the charge selective layers and perovskite and furthermore how the improvement in PV performance can be achieved by adjusting the energy level offset.</p>

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