Low resistivity ZnO-GO electron transport layer based CH{sub 3}NH{sub 3}PbI{sub 3} solar cells
- School of Chemical and Materials Engineering, National University of Sciences and Technology, Islamabad, 44000 (Pakistan)
- College of Aeronautical Engineering, National University of Sciences and Technology, Islamabad, 44000 (Pakistan)
Perovskite based solar cells have demonstrated impressive performances. Controlled environment synthesis and expensive hole transport material impede their potential commercialization. We report ambient air synthesis of hole transport layer free devices using ZnO-GO as electron selective contacts. Solar cells fabricated with hole transport layer free architecture under ambient air conditions with ZnO as electron selective contact achieved an efficiency of 3.02%. We have demonstrated that by incorporating GO in ZnO matrix, low resistivity electron selective contacts, critical to improve the performance, can be achieved. We could achieve max efficiency of 4.52% with our completed devices for ZnO: GO composite. Impedance spectroscopy confirmed the decrease in series resistance and an increase in recombination resistance with inclusion of GO in ZnO matrix. Effect of temperature on completed devices was investigated by recording impedance spectra at 40 and 60 {sup o}C, providing indirect evidence of the performance of solar cells at elevated temperatures.
- OSTI ID:
- 22611561
- Journal Information:
- AIP Advances, Vol. 6, Issue 6; Other Information: (c) 2016 Author(s); Country of input: International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA); ISSN 2158-3226
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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