scholarly journals Interfacial stabilization for inverted perovskite solar cells with long-term stability

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Zhubing He ◽  
Wei Chen ◽  
Bing Han ◽  
Qin Hu ◽  
Meng Gu ◽  
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Abstract Perovskite solar cells (PSCs) commonly exhibit significant performance degradation due to ion migration through the top charge transport layer and ultimately metal electrode corrosion. Here, we demonstrate an interfacial management strategy using a boron chloride subphthalocyanine (Cl6SubPc)/fullerene electron-transport layer, which not only passivates the interfacial defects in the perovskite, but also suppresses halide diffusion as evidenced by multiple techniques, including visual element mapping by electron energy loss spectroscopy. As a result, we obtain inverted PSCs with an efficiency of 22.0% (21.3% certified), shelf life of 7000 hours, T80 of 816 h under damp heat stress (compared to less than 20 h without Cl6SubPc), and initial performance retention of 98% after 2000 hours at 80 oC in inert environment, 90% after 2034 h of illumination and MPP tracking in ambient for encapsulated devices and 95% after 1272 h outdoor testing ISOS-O-1, which is among the top device performance for the inverted PSCs.

Author(s):  
Zhihai Liu ◽  
Lei Wang ◽  
Chongyang Xu ◽  
Xiaoyin Xie

Recently, Ruddlesden–Popper two-dimensional (2D) perovskite solar cells (PSCs) have been intensively studied, owing to their high power conversion efficiency (PCE) and excellent long-term stability. In this work, we fabricated electron-transport-layer-free...


2021 ◽  
Vol 65 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Hamed Moeini Alishah ◽  
Fatma Pinar Gokdemir Choi ◽  
Ugur Deneb Menda ◽  
Cihangir Kahveci ◽  
Macide Canturk Rodop ◽  
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Abstract. Bathocuproine (BCP) (2,9-dimethyl-4,7-diphenyl-1,10-phenanthroline) is a well-known material that is employed as a hole-blocking layer between electron transport layer (ETL) and metal electrode in perovskite solar cells. It has been demonstrated that the use of BCP as a buffer layer between the ETL and the metal electrode in perovskite solar cells is highly beneficial. In literature, BCP is coated using vacuum processing techniques. Vacuum processing techniques require more energy and cost-effective processing conditions. In this work, we used BCP layers processed through wet processing techniques using sol-gel method with different concentrations. We achieved a short circuit current density (Jsc) of 16.1 mA/cm2 and an open circuit voltage (Voc) of 875 mV were acquired and a fill factor (FF) of 0.37 was calculated for perovskite solar cells without a BCP layer leading to a power conversion efficiency (PCE) of 5.32 % whereas Jsc of 19 mA/cm2, Voc of 990 mV were achieved and a FF of 0.5 was calculated for perovskite solar cells employing BCP layers with concentration of 0.5 mg/ml and spin cast at 4000 rpm, leading to a PCE of 9.4 %. It has been observed that the use of a BCP layer with an optimized concentration led to an improved device performance with an increase of 77 % in PCE in ambient air under high humidity conditions for planar structure perovskite solar cells in the configuration of ITO/NiOx/MAPbI3/PCBM/BCP/Ag.  Resumen. Batocuproina (BCP) (2,9-dimetil-4,7-difenil-1,10-fenantrolina) es un material que se emplea como capa de bloqueo de huecos entre la capa transportadora de electrones (ETL) y el electrodo metálico en celdas solares basados en perovskitas. Se ha demostrado que el uso de BCP como capa amortiguadora entre el ETL y el electrodo metálico en las celdas solares de perovskita es beneficioso. Comúnmente el BCP se recubre mediante técnicas de procesamiento al vacío, las cuales requieren altos costos energéticos. En este trabajo utilizamos capas de BCP procesadas mediante técnicas de procesamiento húmedo utilizando el método sol-gel. Logramos una densidad de corriente de cortocircuito (Jsc) de 16.1 mA / cm2 y un voltaje de circuito abierto (Voc) de 875 mV y se calculó un factor de llenado (FF) de 0.37 para las celdas solares de perovskita sin una capa de BCP lo que conduce a una eficiencia de conversión de energía (PCE) de 5.32%. Para celdas solares de perovskita que emplean capas de BCP con concentración de 0.5 mg/ml y centrifugado a 4000 rpm el valor de Jsc fue de 19 mA / cm2, se lograron Voc de 990 mV y se calculó un FF de 0.5, lo que lleva a un PCE del 9,4%. Se observó que el uso de una capa de BCP con concentración optimizada puede conducir a un rendimiento mejorado del dispositivo con un aumento del 77% en PCE en el aire ambiente, en condiciones de alta humedad, para celdas solares de perovskita de estructura plana en la configuración de ITO / NiOx / MAPbI3 / PCBM / BCP / Ag.


Materials ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 14 (7) ◽  
pp. 1679
Author(s):  
Konstantina Gkini ◽  
Ioanna Martinaiou ◽  
Polycarpos Falaras

Perovskite solar cells (PSCs) have attracted great research interest in the scientific community due to their extraordinary optoelectronic properties and the fact that their power conversion efficiency (PCE) has increased rapidly in recent years, surpassing other 3rd generation photovoltaic (PV) technologies. Graphitic carbon nitride (g-C3N4) presents exceptional optical and electronic properties and its use was recently expanded in the field of PSCs. The addition of g-C3N4 in the perovskite absorber and/or the electron transport layer (ETL) resulted in PCEs exceeding 22%, mainly due to defects passivation, improved conductivity and crystallinity as well as low charge carriers’ recombination rate within the device. Significant performance increase, including stability enhancement, was also achieved when g-C3N4 was applied at the PSC interfaces and the observed improvement was attributed to its wetting (hydrophobic/hydrophilic) nature and the fine tuning of the corresponding interface energetics. The current review summarizes the main innovations for the incorporation of graphitic carbon nitride in PSCs and highlights the significance and perspectives of the g-C3N4 approach for emerging highly efficient and robust PV devices.


2019 ◽  
Vol 7 (3) ◽  
pp. 1349-1355 ◽  
Author(s):  
Junlei Tao ◽  
Nasir Ali ◽  
Kang Chen ◽  
Zhaoxiang Huai ◽  
Yansheng Sun ◽  
...  

Interface modifying layers (IMLs) play a pivotal role in the improved performance of perovskite solar cells (PSCs).


2018 ◽  
Vol 6 (4) ◽  
pp. 682-712 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mohamad Firdaus Mohamad Noh ◽  
Chin Hoong Teh ◽  
Rusli Daik ◽  
Eng Liang Lim ◽  
Chi Chin Yap ◽  
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The architecture of the electron transport layer strongly influences the device efficiency, long-term stability, and hysteresis behavior of perovskite solar cells.


2021 ◽  
Vol 21 (7) ◽  
pp. 3806-3812
Author(s):  
Truyen Hai Dang ◽  
Sangmo Kim ◽  
Maro Kim ◽  
Chung Wung Bark

Perovskite solar cells have been attracting extensive attention because of their superior photovoltaic performances and lower costs as compared to those of prevailing photovoltaic technologies. There are four main interfaces in perovskite solar cells: flourine-doped tin oxide/electron transport layer, electron transport layer/perovskite layer, perovskite layer/hole transport layer, and hole transport layer/metal electrode. Among them, the interface between the perovskite layer (general formula RPbX3) and electron transport layer significantly affects the power conversion efficiency. In this study, a layer of TiO2, which is the most popular metal oxides used for perovskite solar cells applications, was deposited as the electron transport layer. To enhance the perovskite solar cells performance, surface treatment was performed with TiCl4 (80 mM). To investigate the effect of TiCl4 treatment, ultraviolet-visible spectroscopy was performed on the perovskite film. Atomic force microscopy, X-ray diffraction, scanning electron microscopy and performance of perovskite solar cells have been also evaluated in this paper. The results indicated that the TiCl4 treatment significantly improved the perovskite solar cells performance.


2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Song Fang ◽  
Bo Chen ◽  
Bangkai Gu ◽  
Linxing Meng ◽  
Hao Lu ◽  
...  

UV induced decomposition of perovskite material is one of main factors to severely destroy perovskite solar cells for instability. Here we report a UV stable perovskite solar cell with a...


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