Issue 34, 2017

Exploring the effects of interfacial carrier transport layers on device performance and optoelectronic properties of planar perovskite solar cells

Abstract

We investigated the effects of carrier transport layer on performance of perovskite device and limitation factors by analysing the optoelectronic properties. The device efficiency was enhanced from ∼14.5% to ∼18.1% by replacing hole transport layer (HTL) PEDOT:PSS with PTAA, governed by increase in open circuit voltage and short circuit current. We found that PTAA device leads to the improvement in interface layer quality, efficient carrier transport and mitigation of bulk defect activities. The analysis of temperature and intensity dependent current–voltage characteristics suggests that PEDOT:PSS device is limited by interface and trap assisted recombination. The capacitance spectroscopy and electroluminescence revealed soothing of recombination activities as a consequence of better interface quality and shallower defect level for PTAA device. Our results consolidate that the perovskite film and interface quality and recombination activities in device are dominantly influenced by HTLs which pave a way for further enhancement in efficiency coupled with excellent interfacial carrier transport layer.

Graphical abstract: Exploring the effects of interfacial carrier transport layers on device performance and optoelectronic properties of planar perovskite solar cells

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Article information

Article type
Paper
Submitted
24 Jun 2017
Accepted
07 Aug 2017
First published
08 Aug 2017

J. Mater. Chem. C, 2017,5, 8819-8827

Exploring the effects of interfacial carrier transport layers on device performance and optoelectronic properties of planar perovskite solar cells

D. B. Khadka, Y. Shirai, M. Yanagida, J. W. Ryan and K. Miyano, J. Mater. Chem. C, 2017, 5, 8819 DOI: 10.1039/C7TC02822A

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