Room-temperature, solution-processable organic electron extraction layer for high-performance planar heterojunction perovskite solar cells
Abstract
Here in this work, we describe a room-temperature, solution-processable organic electron extraction layer (EEL) for high-performance planar heterojunction perovskite solar cells (PHJ PVSCs). This EEL is composed of a bilayered fulleropyrrolidinium iodide (FPI)-polyethyleneimine (PEIE) and PC61BM, which yields a promising power conversion efficiency (PCE) of 15.7% with insignificant hysteresis. We reveal that PC61BM can serve as a surface modifier of FPI-PEIE to simultaneously facilitate the crystallization of perovskite and the charge extraction at FPI-PEIE/CH3NH3PbI3 interface. Furthermore, the FPI-PEIE can also tune the work function of ITO and dope PC61BM to promote the efficient electron transport between ITO and PC61BM. Based on the advantages of room-temperature processability and decent electrical property of FPI-PEIE/PC61BM EEL, a high-performance flexible PVSC with a PCE ~10% is eventually demonstrated. Lastly, this study shows the potential of low-temperature processed organic EEL to replace transition metal oxide-based interlayers for highly printing compatible PVSCs with high-performance.
- Authors:
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- Chungnam National Univ., Yuseong-gu (South Korea). Dept. of Chemical Engineering Education; Chungnam National Univ., Yuseong-gu (South Korea). Graduate School of Energy Science and Technology; Univ. of Washington, Seattle, WA (United States). Dept. of Materials Science and Engineering
- Univ. of Washington, Seattle, WA (United States). Dept. of Materials Science and Engineering
- Univ. of Washington, Seattle, WA (United States). Dept. of Materials Science and Engineering; Univ. of Washington, Seattle, WA (United States). Dept. of Chemistry
- Publication Date:
- Research Org.:
- Univ. of Washington, Seattle, WA (United States)
- Sponsoring Org.:
- USDOE Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE); Asian Office of Aerospace R&D; US Department of the Navy, Office of Naval Research (ONR); Boeing Foundation; National Science Foundation (NSF)
- OSTI Identifier:
- 1343576
- Report Number(s):
- DOE-UW-Jen-11
Journal ID: ISSN 2040-3364; NANOHL
- Grant/Contract Number:
- EE0006710; FA2386-11-1-4072; N00014-14-1-0246; DGE-1256082
- Resource Type:
- Accepted Manuscript
- Journal Name:
- Nanoscale
- Additional Journal Information:
- Journal Volume: 7; Journal Issue: 41; Journal ID: ISSN 2040-3364
- Publisher:
- Royal Society of Chemistry
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- 14 SOLAR ENERGY; 36 MATERIALS SCIENCE
Citation Formats
Kim, Jong H., Chueh, Chu-Chen, Williams, Spencer T., and Jen, Alex K. -Y. Room-temperature, solution-processable organic electron extraction layer for high-performance planar heterojunction perovskite solar cells. United States: N. p., 2015.
Web. doi:10.1039/C5NR04250J.
Kim, Jong H., Chueh, Chu-Chen, Williams, Spencer T., & Jen, Alex K. -Y. Room-temperature, solution-processable organic electron extraction layer for high-performance planar heterojunction perovskite solar cells. United States. https://doi.org/10.1039/C5NR04250J
Kim, Jong H., Chueh, Chu-Chen, Williams, Spencer T., and Jen, Alex K. -Y. Thu .
"Room-temperature, solution-processable organic electron extraction layer for high-performance planar heterojunction perovskite solar cells". United States. https://doi.org/10.1039/C5NR04250J. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1343576.
@article{osti_1343576,
title = {Room-temperature, solution-processable organic electron extraction layer for high-performance planar heterojunction perovskite solar cells},
author = {Kim, Jong H. and Chueh, Chu-Chen and Williams, Spencer T. and Jen, Alex K. -Y.},
abstractNote = {Here in this work, we describe a room-temperature, solution-processable organic electron extraction layer (EEL) for high-performance planar heterojunction perovskite solar cells (PHJ PVSCs). This EEL is composed of a bilayered fulleropyrrolidinium iodide (FPI)-polyethyleneimine (PEIE) and PC61BM, which yields a promising power conversion efficiency (PCE) of 15.7% with insignificant hysteresis. We reveal that PC61BM can serve as a surface modifier of FPI-PEIE to simultaneously facilitate the crystallization of perovskite and the charge extraction at FPI-PEIE/CH3NH3PbI3 interface. Furthermore, the FPI-PEIE can also tune the work function of ITO and dope PC61BM to promote the efficient electron transport between ITO and PC61BM. Based on the advantages of room-temperature processability and decent electrical property of FPI-PEIE/PC61BM EEL, a high-performance flexible PVSC with a PCE ~10% is eventually demonstrated. Lastly, this study shows the potential of low-temperature processed organic EEL to replace transition metal oxide-based interlayers for highly printing compatible PVSCs with high-performance.},
doi = {10.1039/C5NR04250J},
journal = {Nanoscale},
number = 41,
volume = 7,
place = {United States},
year = {Thu Sep 24 00:00:00 EDT 2015},
month = {Thu Sep 24 00:00:00 EDT 2015}
}
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