Improved power conversion efficiency of perovskite solar cells using highly conductive WOx doped PEDOT:PSS

2018 ◽  
Vol 42 (19) ◽  
pp. 16075-16082 ◽  
Author(s):  
Anil Kanwat ◽  
V. Sandhya Rani ◽  
Jin Jang
Keyword(s):  
Solar Cells ◽  
Power Conversion Efficiency ◽  
Power Conversion ◽  
Perovskite Solar Cells ◽  
Cost Effective ◽  
Hole Transport ◽  
Transport Layer ◽  
Hole Transport Layer ◽  
Styrene Sulfonate ◽  
Poly Styrene Sulfonate

Poly(3,4-thylenedioxythiophene):poly(styrene sulfonate), PEDOT:PSS, is a popular and cost effective conducting polymer for electrodes that can also be used as a hole transport layer (HTL) in optoelectronics.

scholarly journals Crowning lithium ions in hole transport layer toward stable perovskite solar cells

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ying Shen ◽  
Kaimo Deng ◽  
Qinghua Chen ◽  
Gui Gao ◽  
liang li
Keyword(s):  
Solar Cells ◽  
Power Conversion Efficiency ◽  
Conversion Efficiency ◽  
Phase Transfer ◽  
Power Conversion ◽  
Perovskite Solar Cells ◽  
Hole Transport ◽  
Transport Layer ◽  
Hole Transport Layer ◽  
Widespread Application

Abstract State-of-art perovskite solar cells exhibit comparable power conversion efficiency to silicon photovoltaics. However, the device stability remains a major obstacle that restricts widespread application. Doping hole transport layer induced hygroscopicity, ion diffusion, and use of polar solvent are detrimental factors for performance degradation of perovskite solar cells. Here, we report phase transfer catalyzed LiTFSI doping in Spiro-OMeTAD to address these negative impacts. 12-crown-4 as an efficient phase transfer catalyst promotes the dissolution of LiTFSI without requiring acetonitrile. Crowning Li+ ions by forming more stable and less diffusive crown ether-Li+ complexes retards the generation of hygroscopic lithium oxides and mitigates Li+ ion migration. Optimized solar cells deliver enhanced power conversion efficiency and significantly improved stability under humid and thermal conditions compared with the control device. This method can also be applied to dope π-conjugated polymer. Our findings provide a facile avenue to improve the long-term stability of perovskite solar cells.

scholarly journals Effect of V-Incorporated NiO Hole Transport Layer on the Performance of Inverted Perovskite Solar Cells

2020 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
pp. 21
Author(s):  
Ashique Kotta ◽  
Hyung-Kee Seo
Keyword(s):  
Solar Cells ◽  
Solar Cell ◽  
Power Conversion Efficiency ◽  
Power Conversion ◽  
Perovskite Solar Cells ◽  
Hole Transport ◽  
Transport Layer ◽  
Hole Transport Layer ◽  
Hole Transporting ◽  
P Type

Organic–inorganic hybrid perovskite solar cells have resulted in tremendous interest in developing future generation solar cells, due to their high efficiency exceeding 25%. For inverted type perovskite solar cells, the hole transporting layer plays a crucial role in improving the efficiency and stability of the perovskite solar cells by modifying band alignment, electric conductivity, and interfacial recombination losses. Here, vanadium doped NiO is selected as a hole transporting layer to study the impact of V dopant on the optoelectronic properties of NiO and photovoltaic performance. The prepared materials are characterized using XRD, SEM, TEM, and XPS. A TEM micrograph confirms that p-type materials have a small spherical dot structure. The V-doped NiO, used as a hole-extraction layer, can be prepared by a simple solvothermal decomposition method. The presence of V in the NiO layer has an influence on the conductivity of the NiO layer. Besides, synthesized p-type material can be used to fabricate a relatively low processing temperature, and has the advantage of a wide choice of transparent conductive oxide substrate. As a result, an inverted type planar perovskite solar cell incorporating of vanadium in NiO hole-transport layer improves the power conversion efficiency. The photovoltaic property of the prepared solar cell is measured under AM 1.5 G simulated light. The photocurrent density is 21.09 mA/cm2, open-circuit voltage is 1.04 V, and the fill factor is 0.63. As a result, the overall power conversion efficiency reaches 13.82%.

Air-processed, efficient CH3NH3PbI3−xClx perovskite solar cells with organic polymer PTB7 as a hole-transport layer

RSC Advances ◽  
2015 ◽  
Vol 5 (82) ◽  
pp. 66981-66987 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yangyang Du ◽  
Hongkun Cai ◽  
Jian Ni ◽  
Juan Li ◽  
Hailong Yu ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Solar Cells ◽  
Power Conversion Efficiency ◽  
Conversion Efficiency ◽  
Power Conversion ◽  
Perovskite Solar Cells ◽  
Ambient Air ◽  
Hole Transport ◽  
Transport Layer ◽  
Organic Polymer ◽  
Hole Transport Layer

Solution-processed perovskite solar cells (PSCs), which utilized organic poly PTB7 as a hole-transport layer, achieved a power conversion efficiency (PCE) as high as 13.29% when fabricated in ambient air.

scholarly journals Graphene assisted crystallization and charge extraction for efficient and stable perovskite solar cells free of a hole-transport layer

RSC Advances ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (8) ◽  
pp. 4417-4424
Author(s):  
Ahmed Esmail Shalan ◽  
Mustafa K. A. Mohammed ◽  
Nagaraj Govindan
Keyword(s):  
Solar Cells ◽  
Power Conversion ◽  
Perovskite Solar Cells ◽  
Hole Transport ◽  
Transport Layer ◽  
Hole Transport Layer ◽  
Energy Research ◽  
Power Sources ◽  
New Era ◽  
Photovoltaic Power

In recent times, perovskite solar cells (PSCs) have been of wide interest in solar energy research, which has ushered in a new era for photovoltaic power sources through the incredible enhancement in their power conversion efficiency (PCE).

Surface treatment via Li-bis-(trifluoromethanesulfonyl) imide to eliminate the hysteresis and enhance the efficiency of inverted perovskite solar cells

2017 ◽  
Vol 5 (39) ◽  
pp. 10280-10287 ◽  
Author(s):  
Cong Chen ◽  
Guang Yang ◽  
Junjie Ma ◽  
Xiaolu Zheng ◽  
Zhiliang Chen ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Solar Cells ◽  
Surface Treatment ◽  
Power Conversion ◽  
Photovoltaic Performance ◽  
Perovskite Solar Cells ◽  
Hole Transport ◽  
Transport Layer ◽  
Hole Transport Layer ◽  
Long Term Stability

We showed that perovskite solar cells employing Li-treated NiOxas a hole transport layer demonstrated excellent photovoltaic performance, and obtained a power conversion efficiency of up to 18.03%. In addition, the device possessed good long-term stability.

scholarly journals Enhanced Efficiencies of Perovskite Solar Cells by Incorporating Silver Nanowires into the Hole Transport Layer

Micromachines ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 10 (10) ◽  
pp. 682 ◽  
Author(s):  
Chien-Jui Cheng ◽  
Rathinam Balamurugan ◽  
Bo-Tau Liu
Keyword(s):  
Solar Cells ◽  
Charge Transfer ◽  
Silver Nanowires ◽  
Perovskite Solar Cells ◽  
Hole Transport ◽  
Transport Layer ◽  
Hole Transport Layer ◽  
Perovskite Layer ◽  
Iodide Ions ◽  
Poly Styrene Sulfonate

In this study, we incorporated silver nanowires (AgNWs) into poly(3,4-ethylenedioxythiophene):poly(styrene sulfonate) (PEDOT:PSS) as a hole transport layer (HTL) for inverted perovskite solar cells (PVSCs). The effect of AgNW incorporation on the perovskite crystallization, charge transfer, and power conversion efficiency (PCE) of PVSCs were analyzed and discussed. Compared with neat PEDOT:PSS HTL, incorporation of few AgNWs into PEDOT:PSS can significantly enhance the PCE by 25%. However, the AgNW incorporation may result in performance overestimation due to the lateral charge transfer. The corrosion of AgNWs with a perovskite layer was discussed. Too much AgNW incorporation may lead to defects on the interface between the HTL and the perovskite layer. An extra PEDOT:PSS layer over the pristine PEDOT:PSS-AgNW layer can prevent AgNWs from corrosion by iodide ions.

scholarly journals The effect of oxygen on the efficiency of planar p–i–n metal halide perovskite solar cells with a PEDOT:PSS hole transport layer

2018 ◽  
Vol 6 (16) ◽  
pp. 6882-6890 ◽  
Author(s):  
Bardo J. Bruijnaers ◽  
Eric Schiepers ◽  
Christ H. L. Weijtens ◽  
Stefan C. J. Meskers ◽  
Martijn M. Wienk ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Solar Cells ◽  
Power Conversion ◽  
Perovskite Solar Cells ◽  
Hole Transport ◽  
Metal Halide ◽  
Transport Layer ◽  
Hole Transport Layer ◽  
Metal Halide Perovskite ◽  
Halide Perovskite ◽  
Effect Of Oxygen

Thermal annealing in air of p–i–n metal halide perovskite solar cells processed on PEDOT:PSS restores the work function of this hole transport layer, resulting in power conversion efficiency.

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