Issue 10, 2019

Introduction of carbon nanodots into SnO2 electron transport layer for efficient and UV stable planar perovskite solar cells

Abstract

SnO2 as an ideal electron transfer material for planar halide perovskite solar cells has recently attracted much attention. However, the planar structure device shows significant hysteresis behavior and low optical stability due to numerous trap states and high UV transmittance. Here, carbon nanodots (CNDs) obtained by hydrothermal synthesis were firstly introduced into SnO2 ETLs through a simple solution process. Ultraviolet photoelectron spectroscopy, electronic impedance spectroscopy and UV-vis spectroscopy were used to investigate whether the introduction of CNDs increases the electronic coupling as well as energy levers which contribute to efficient electron extraction. The results showed that the introduction of CNDs could reduce the trap-state density and increase the mobility in SnO2 films. Finally, the device based on the SnO2:CNDs ETLs reached a high power conversion efficiency (PCE) of over 20% and steady-state PCE of 19.83% with negligible hysteresis. The SnO2:CNDs device retained over 90% of the initial PCE after storage in dry conditions for 1200 h and exhibited better UV stability after exposure to UV illumination. These results verify the simple method for producing highly efficient and UV stable perovskite solar cells.

Graphical abstract: Introduction of carbon nanodots into SnO2 electron transport layer for efficient and UV stable planar perovskite solar cells

Supplementary files

Article information

Article type
Paper
Submitted
04 Dec. 2018
Accepted
31 Janv. 2019
First published
01 Febr. 2019

J. Mater. Chem. A, 2019,7, 5353-5362

Introduction of carbon nanodots into SnO2 electron transport layer for efficient and UV stable planar perovskite solar cells

S. Wang, Y. Zhu, B. Liu, C. Wang and R. Ma, J. Mater. Chem. A, 2019, 7, 5353 DOI: 10.1039/C8TA11651B

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