Issue 21, 2021

Rational design of D–π–D hole-transporting materials for efficient perovskite solar cells

Abstract

Organic–inorganic halide perovskites (OIHPs) are nature-abundant raw materials with prospects as a low-cost renewable energy source encouraged by the solution-processed capability of OIHPs. However, the application of an expensive hole-transporting material (HTM), such as 2,2′,7,7′-tetrakis (N,N-di-p-methoxyphenyl-amine)-9,9′-spirobifluoren (Spiro-OMeTAD), in the most efficient OIHP solar cells limits their commercialization at a large scale. Here, a series of D–π–D hole-transporting materials are designed and synthesized from inexpensive starting materials with high yield via simple synthetic routes for application in OIHP solar cells. It is found that strengthening the conjugation by inserting a conjugated bridge of (3,7-di(thiophen-2-yl)dibenzo[b,d]thiophene) (QY3) in the synthetic molecule, leads to a higher hole mobility and deeper HOMO level, resulting in an increased fill factor, improved open-circuit voltage and increased power conversion efficiency of 19.28%, which is comparable to that of OIHP solar cells based on Spiro-OMeTAD (19.30%). The results show that QY3-HTM could be a promising candidate for low-cost OIHP solar cells. The present work provides a guideline for rational design via prudent control of the core units of the hole transport materials for application in low-cost OIHP solar cells.

Graphical abstract: Rational design of D–π–D hole-transporting materials for efficient perovskite solar cells

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Article information

Article type
Research Article
Submitted
15 Шіл. 2021
Accepted
07 Қыр. 2021
First published
09 Қыр. 2021

Mater. Chem. Front., 2021,5, 7824-7832

Rational design of D–π–D hole-transporting materials for efficient perovskite solar cells

Y. M. Ou, L. Xie, T. Wu, R. J. Zhao, P. Wang, Y. J. Zhao, G. Y. Liu, Q. Lai, L. Q. Zhu and Y. Hua, Mater. Chem. Front., 2021, 5, 7824 DOI: 10.1039/D1QM01015H

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