Copper Oxide Buffer Layers by Pulsed‐Chemical Vapor Deposition for Semitransparent Perovskite Solar Cells. Issue 1 (16th November 2020)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Eom, Taeyong; Kim, Songhee; Agbenyeke, Raphael E.; Jung, Hyunmin; Shin, Seon Min; Lee, Young Kuk; Kim, Chang Gyoun; Chung, Taek‐Mo; Jeon, Nam Joong; Park, Helen Hejin; Seo, Jangwon
• Is Part Of: Advanced materials interfaces. Volume 8:Issue 1(2021)
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• Publication Date: 2020-11-16
• Subjects: buffer layers -- copper oxide -- perovskite photovoltaics -- pulsed‐chemical vapor deposition -- semitransparent solar cells; Materials science -- Periodicals; 620.11
• DOI: 10.1002/admi.202001482
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 2196-7350

Abstract

Abstract: In semitransparent perovskite solar cells with n–i–p configuration, thermal evaporation is the common method to deposit the sputter buffer material, such as molybdenum oxide and tungsten oxide. Buffer layers are especially necessary when using organic hole transporting layers, as they are more susceptible to get damaged when sputtering the top transparent conducting oxide. However, there is a limited selection of possible materials and limited control of the materials properties by thermal evaporation, which leads to inefficient protection against sputtering and poor air stability. While there have been well‐established buffer layers by atomic layer deposition, including tin oxide, for p–i–n structured semitransparent perovskite solar cells, this is not the case for n–i–p structured devices. Here, copper oxide is demonstrated by pulsed‐chemical vapor deposition incorporated into perovskite solar cells for the sputter buffer layer, which result in stable encapsulated semitransparent devices maintaining over 95% of the maximum efficiency under AM 1.5 G at maximum power point tracking for 150 h without any temperature control. Abstract : Copper oxide by pulsed‐chemical vapor deposition is introduced as a sputter buffer for semitransparent perovskite solar cells. Semitransparent devices with copper oxide buffers result in stable semitransparent devices, possibly explained by better control of the morphology and stoichiometry with this deposition technique.