Effects of transparent conducting electrodes and hole transport layers on the performance of MAPbI 3 solar cells fabricated on PET substrates

Bhandari, Bishal; Bonner, Justin C.; Piper, Robert T.; Hsu, Julia W. P.

doi:10.1088/2058-8585/ad5d01

Effects of transparent conducting electrodes and hole transport layers on the performance of MAPbI ₃ solar cells fabricated on PET substrates

Journal Article · Tue Jul 09 00:00:00 EDT 2024 · Flexible and Printed Electronics

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1088/2058-8585/ad5d01· OSTI ID:2396387

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Abstract

This study investigates how the performance of perovskite solar cells (PSCs) made on polyethylene terephthalate (PET) substrates depends on transparent conducting electrodes (TCEs) and hole transport layers (HTLs). We fabricated PSCs using commercially available PET/TCEs and compared their performance with PSCs manufactured on Glass/indium tin oxide (ITO) substrates. Poly(3,4-ethylenedioxythiophene):polystyrene sulfonate (PEDOT:PSS) with varying levels of acidity and NiO nanoparticles were used as HTLs. The current density-voltage characteristics of PSCs made on PET/TCEs were found to be significantly lower when highly acidic PEDOT:PSS was used as the HTL. However, this was not observed for PSCs made on Glass/ITO. To investigate the interaction between HTL and TCE, atomic force microscopy was carried out after dipping the TCEs in PEDOT:PSS solutions of different acidity. X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy measurements further revealed differences in the chemical composition between ITO film on PET vs. on glass. Our results indicate that the performance of PSCs depends both on the TCE substrates and HTLs, which can be explained by their chemical interaction.

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Research Organization:: University of Texas at Dallas, Richardson, TX (United States)

Sponsoring Organization:: USDOE; USDOE Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE), Renewable Power Office. Solar Energy Technologies Office

Grant/Contract Number:: EE0009518

OSTI ID:: 2396387

Alternate ID(s):: OSTI ID: 2396322

Journal Information:: Flexible and Printed Electronics, Journal Name: Flexible and Printed Electronics Journal Issue: 3 Vol. 9; ISSN 2058-8585

Publisher:: IOP PublishingCopyright Statement

Country of Publication:: United Kingdom

Language:: English

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