Enhancing the Open‐Circuit Voltage of Perovskite Solar Cells by up to 120 mV Using π‐Extended Phosphoniumfluorene Electrolytes as Hole Blocking Layers. Issue 33 (19th June 2019)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: An, Qingzhi; Sun, Qing; Weu, Andreas; Becker‐Koch, David; Paulus, Fabian; Arndt, Sebastian; Stuck, Fabian; Hashmi, A. Stephen K.; Tessler, Nir; Vaynzof, Yana
• Is Part Of: Advanced energy materials. Volume 9:Issue 33(2019)
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• Publication Date: 2019-06-19
• Subjects: electrolytes -- hole‐blocking layers -- interfacial engineering -- perovskite solar cells; Energy harvesting -- Materials -- Periodicals; Energy conversion -- Materials -- Periodicals; Energy storage -- Materials -- Periodicals; Photovoltaics -- Periodicals; Fuel cells -- Periodicals; Thermoelectric materials -- Periodicals; 621.31
• DOI: 10.1002/aenm.201901257
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1614-6832

Abstract

Abstract: Four π‐extended phosphoniumfluorene electrolytes (π‐PFEs) are introduced as hole‐blocking layers (HBL) in inverted architecture planar perovskite solar cells with the structure of ITO/PEDOT:PSS/MAPbI3 /PCBM/HBL/Ag. The deep‐lying highest occupied molecular orbital energy level of the π‐PFEs effectively blocks holes, decreasing contact recombination. It is demonstrated that the incorporation of π‐PFEs introduces a dipole moment at the PCBM/Ag interface, resulting in significant enhancement of the built‐in potential of the device. This enhancement results in an increase in the open‐circuit voltage of the device by up to 120 mV, when compared to the commonly used bathocuproine HBL. The results are confirmed both experimentally and by numerical simulation. This work demonstrates that interfacial engineering of the transport layer/contact interface by small molecule electrolytes is a promising route to suppress nonradiative recombination in perovskite devices and compensates for a nonideal energetic alignment at the hole‐transport layer/perovskite interface. Abstract : The incorporation of π‐extended phosphoniumfluorene electrolytes as hole‐blocking layers in planar perovskite solar cells results in a significant enhancement in both the fill factor and the open‐circuit voltage of the devices. The latter can be enhanced by up to 120 mV as compared to the commonly used bathocuproine hole blocking layer.