Interfacial charge-transfer doping of metal halide perovskites for high performance photovoltaics

Noel, Nakita K.; Habisreutinger, Severin N.; Pellaroque, Alba; Pulvirenti, Federico; Wenger, Bernard; Zhang, Fengyu; Lin, Yen-Hung; Reid, Obadiah G.; Leisen, Johannes; Zhang, Yadong; Barlow, Stephen; Marder, Seth R.; Kahn, Antoine; Snaith, Henry J.; Arnold, Craig B.; Rand, Barry P.

doi:10.1039/C9EE01773A

Interfacial charge-transfer doping of metal halide perovskites for high performance photovoltaics

Journal Article · Mon Aug 05 00:00:00 EDT 2019 · Energy & Environmental Science

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1039/C9EE01773A· OSTI ID:1558898

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Princeton Univ., NJ (United States)
National Renewable Energy Lab. (NREL), Golden, CO (United States)
Univ. of Oxford (United Kingdom). Clarendon Lab.
Georgia Inst. of Technology, Atlanta, GA (United States)
National Renewable Energy Lab. (NREL), Golden, CO (United States); Univ. of Colorado, Boulder, CO (United States)

We demonstrate a method for controlled p-doping of the halide perovskite surface using molecular dopants, resulting in reduced non-radiative recombination losses and improved device performance.

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Research Organization:: Energy Frontier Research Centers (EFRC) (United States). Center for Hybrid Organic-Inorganic Semiconductors for Energy (CHOISE); National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL), Golden, CO (United States)

Sponsoring Organization:: USDOE Office of Science (SC), Basic Energy Sciences (BES); USDOE Office of Science (SC), Basic Energy Sciences (BES) (SC-22)

Grant/Contract Number:: AC36-08GO28308

OSTI ID:: 1558898

Alternate ID(s):: OSTI ID: 1556794

Report Number(s):: NREL/JA-5900-72211

Journal Information:: Energy & Environmental Science, Journal Name: Energy & Environmental Science Journal Issue: 10 Vol. 12; ISSN EESNBY; ISSN 1754-5692

Publisher:: Royal Society of ChemistryCopyright Statement

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

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