Facile Fabrication of Self‐Assembly Functionalized Polythiophene Hole Transporting Layer for High Performance Perovskite Solar Cells. Issue 5 (6th January 2021)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Chang, Chi‐Yuan; Huang, Hsin‐Hsiang; Tsai, Hsinhan; Lin, Shu‐Ling; Liu, Pang‐Hsiao; Chen, Wei; Hsu, Fang‐Chi; Nie, Wanyi; Chen, Yang‐Fang; Wang, Leeyih
• Is Part Of: Advanced science. Volume 8:Issue 5(2021)
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• Publication Date: 2021-01-06
• Subjects: hole extraction layer -- out‐of‐plane orientation -- self‐assembled; Science -- Periodicals; 505
• DOI: 10.1002/advs.202002718
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 2198-3844

Abstract

Abstract: Crystallinity and crystal orientation have a predominant impact on a materials' semiconducting properties, thus it is essential to manipulate the microstructure arrangements for desired semiconducting device performance. Here, ultra‐uniform hole‐transporting material (HTM) by self‐assembling COOH‐functionalized P3HT (P3HT‐COOH) is fabricated, on which near single crystal quality perovskite thin film can be grown. In particular, the self‐assembly approach facilitates the P3HT‐COOH molecules to form an ordered and homogeneous monolayer on top of the indium tin oxide (ITO) electrode facilitate the perovskite crystalline film growth with high quality and preferred orientations. After detailed spectroscopy and device characterizations, it is found that the carboxylic acid anchoring groups can down‐shift the work function and passivate the ITO surface, retarding the interface carrier recombination. As a result, the device made with the self‐assembled HTM show high open‐circuit voltage over 1.10 V and extend the lifetime over 4, 300 h when storing at 30% relative humidity. Moreover, the cell works efficiently under much reduced light power, making it useful as power source under dim‐light conditions. The demonstration suggests a new facile way of fabricating monolayer HTM for high efficiency perovskite devices, as well as the interconnecting layer needed for tandem cell. Abstract : Self‐assembled P3HT‐COOH is an excellent hole extraction layer to fabricate robust, high‐performance, and extremely reproducible perovskite solar cells. The well‐aligned self‐assembled P3HT‐COOH generates a dipole layer between indium tin oxide and perovskite, substantially retarding interface charge recombination and producing highly sensitive devices to dim light. The enhanced crystallinity and preferred out‐of‐plane orientation play a key role to suppress the device degradation process.