Issue 31, 2019

A dithieno[3,2-b:2′,3′-d]pyrrole-cored four-arm hole transporting material for over 19% efficiency dopant-free perovskite solar cells

Abstract

Dopant-free hole transporting materials (HTMs) have been in the limelight in the quest for stable perovskite solar cells (PVSCs). Herein, we report a novel dopant-free HTM featuring a dithieno[3,2-b:2′,3′-d]pyrrole core flanked with two-fold triphenylamine arm substituted thiophene bridges. This star-shaped molecule shows a suitable ionization potential (5.13 eV), good thermal stability (high glass-transition temperature of 120.3 °C) and a high hole mobility (6.50 × 10−5 cm2 V−1 s−1). The molecule is more hydrophobic than reference spiro-OMeTAD in a film. By capping our dopant-free HTM on the perovskite layer, the fabricated n-i-p device can achieve a maximum power conversion efficiency of 19.42%, which is comparable to the device based on doped spiro-OMeTAD (19.59%). This star-shaped dithieno[3,2-b:2′,3′-d]pyrrole based molecule is thus a promising candidate HTM for upscaling the commercial manufacture of PVSCs.

Graphical abstract: A dithieno[3,2-b:2′,3′-d]pyrrole-cored four-arm hole transporting material for over 19% efficiency dopant-free perovskite solar cells

Supplementary files

Article information

Article type
Communication
Submitted
10 Jūn. 2019
Accepted
16 Jūl. 2019
First published
16 Jūl. 2019

J. Mater. Chem. C, 2019,7, 9455-9459

A dithieno[3,2-b:2′,3′-d]pyrrole-cored four-arm hole transporting material for over 19% efficiency dopant-free perovskite solar cells

Z. Dong, X. Yin, A. Ali, J. Zhou, S. S. Bista, C. Chen, Y. Yan and W. Tang, J. Mater. Chem. C, 2019, 7, 9455 DOI: 10.1039/C9TC03111A

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