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Title: High-performance hole-transporting layer-free conventional perovskite/fullerene heterojunction thin-film solar cells

Abstract

A high-performance hole-transporting layer (HTL)-free conventional perovskite/fullerene heterojunction thin-film PVSC was demonstrated. Here, we revealed that perovskite can modify the work function of ITO, leading to sufficient charge extraction efficiency at the ITO/perovskite interface. Combined with the high conductivity of ITO, a PCE of >11% with a high open-circuit voltage (Voc) of 1.01 V was achieved.

Authors:
 [1];  [2];  [2];  [3];  [2]
  1. Univ. of Washington, Seattle, WA (United States). Dept. of Materials Science and Engineering; National Cheng Kung Univ., Tainan City (Taiwan). Dept. of Chemical Engineering
  2. Univ. of Washington, Seattle, WA (United States). Dept. of Materials Science and Engineering
  3. National Cheng Kung Univ., Tainan City (Taiwan). Dept. of Chemical Engineering
Publication Date:
Research Org.:
Univ. of Washington, Seattle, WA (United States)
Sponsoring Org.:
USDOE Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE); US Department of the Navy, Office of Naval Research (ONR); Asian Office of Aerospace R&D; Boeing-Johnson Foundation; Ministry of Science and Technology; National Science Foundation (NSF)
OSTI Identifier:
1343566
Report Number(s):
DOE-UW-Jen-5
Journal ID: ISSN 2050-7488; JMCAET
Grant/Contract Number:  
EE0006710; FA2386-11-1-4072; DGE-1256082; DGE- 0718124
Resource Type:
Accepted Manuscript
Journal Name:
Journal of Materials Chemistry. A
Additional Journal Information:
Journal Volume: 3; Journal Issue: 17; Journal ID: ISSN 2050-7488
Publisher:
Royal Society of Chemistry
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
14 SOLAR ENERGY

Citation Formats

Tsai, Kai-Wei, Chueh, Chu-Chen, Williams, Spencer T., Wen, Ten-Chin, and Jen, Alex K. Y. High-performance hole-transporting layer-free conventional perovskite/fullerene heterojunction thin-film solar cells. United States: N. p., 2015. Web. doi:10.1039/c5ta01343g.
Tsai, Kai-Wei, Chueh, Chu-Chen, Williams, Spencer T., Wen, Ten-Chin, & Jen, Alex K. Y. High-performance hole-transporting layer-free conventional perovskite/fullerene heterojunction thin-film solar cells. United States. https://doi.org/10.1039/c5ta01343g
Tsai, Kai-Wei, Chueh, Chu-Chen, Williams, Spencer T., Wen, Ten-Chin, and Jen, Alex K. Y. Wed . "High-performance hole-transporting layer-free conventional perovskite/fullerene heterojunction thin-film solar cells". United States. https://doi.org/10.1039/c5ta01343g. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1343566.
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title = {High-performance hole-transporting layer-free conventional perovskite/fullerene heterojunction thin-film solar cells},
author = {Tsai, Kai-Wei and Chueh, Chu-Chen and Williams, Spencer T. and Wen, Ten-Chin and Jen, Alex K. Y.},
abstractNote = {A high-performance hole-transporting layer (HTL)-free conventional perovskite/fullerene heterojunction thin-film PVSC was demonstrated. Here, we revealed that perovskite can modify the work function of ITO, leading to sufficient charge extraction efficiency at the ITO/perovskite interface. Combined with the high conductivity of ITO, a PCE of >11% with a high open-circuit voltage (Voc) of 1.01 V was achieved.},
doi = {10.1039/c5ta01343g},
journal = {Journal of Materials Chemistry. A},
number = 17,
volume = 3,
place = {United States},
year = {Wed Mar 18 00:00:00 EDT 2015},
month = {Wed Mar 18 00:00:00 EDT 2015}
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