Benzodithiophene Hole‐Transporting Materials for Efficient Tin‐Based Perovskite Solar Cells

Vegiraju, Sureshraju; Ke, Weijun; Priyanka, Pragya; Ni, Jen‐Shyang; Wu, Yi‐Ching; Spanopoulos, Ioannis; Yau, Shueh Lin; Marks, Tobin J.; Chen, Ming‐Chou; Kanatzidis, Mercouri G.

doi:10.1002/adfm.201905393

Title: Benzodithiophene Hole‐Transporting Materials for Efficient Tin‐Based Perovskite Solar Cells

Journal Article · Wed Sep 04 00:00:00 EDT 2019 · Advanced Functional Materials

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1002/adfm.201905393· OSTI ID:1560270

Vegiraju, Sureshraju ^[1]; Ke, Weijun ^[2]; Priyanka, Pragya ^[1]; Ni, Jen‐Shyang ^[1]; Wu, Yi‐Ching ^[1]; Spanopoulos, Ioannis ^[2]; Yau, Shueh Lin ^[1]; Marks, Tobin J. ^[2]; Chen, Ming‐Chou ^[1];

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Department of Chemistry and Research Center of New Generation Light Driven Photovoltaic Modules National Central University Taoyuan 32001 Taiwan
Department of Chemistry and the Center for Light Energy Activated Redox Processes (LEAP) Northwestern University Evanston IL 60208 USA

Abstract Developing efficient interfacial hole transporting materials (HTMs) is crucial for achieving high‐performance Pb‐free Sn‐based halide perovskite solar cells (PSCs). Here, a new series of benzodithiophene (BDT)‐based organic small molecules containing tetra‐ and di‐triphenyl amine donors prepared via a straightforward and scalable synthetic route is reported. The thermal, optical, and electrochemical properties of two BDT‐based molecules are shown to be structurally and energetically suitable to serve as HTMs for Sn‐based PSCs. It is reported here that ethylenediammonium/formamidinium tin iodide solar cells using BDT‐based HTMs deliver a champion power conversion efficiency up to 7.59%, outperforming analogous reference solar cells using traditional and expensive HTMs. Thus, these BDT‐based molecules are promising candidates as HTMs for the fabrication of high‐performance Sn‐based PSCs.

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Journal Information:: Advanced Functional Materials, Journal Name: Advanced Functional Materials Vol. 29 Journal Issue: 45; ISSN 1616-301X

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