Efficient Colorful Perovskite Solar Cells Using a Top Polymer Electrode Simultaneously as Spectrally Selective Antireflection Coating

Jiang, Youyu; Luo, Bangwu; Jiang, Fangyuan; Jiang, Fuben; Fuentes-Hernandez, Canek; Liu, Tiefeng; Mao, Lin; Xiong, Sixing; Li, Zaifang; Wang, Tao; Kippelen, Bernard; Zhou, Yinhua

doi:10.1021/acs.nanolett.6b04019

Title: Efficient Colorful Perovskite Solar Cells Using a Top Polymer Electrode Simultaneously as Spectrally Selective Antireflection Coating

Journal Article · Wed Nov 23 00:00:00 EST 2016 · Nano Letters

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.nanolett.6b04019· OSTI ID:1579821

Jiang, Youyu ^[1]; Luo, Bangwu ^[1]; Jiang, Fangyuan ^[1]; Jiang, Fuben ^[2]; Fuentes-Hernandez, Canek ^[3]; Liu, Tiefeng ^[1]; Mao, Lin ^[1]; Xiong, Sixing ^[1]; Li, Zaifang ^[1]; Wang, Tao ^[2]; Kippelen, Bernard ^[3]; Zhou, Yinhua ^[1]

Huazhong Univ. of Science and Technology, Wuhan (China)
Wuhan Univ. of Technology (China)
Georgia Inst. of Technology, Atlanta, GA (United States)

Organometal halide perovskites have demonstrated excellent optoelectronic properties and have been used to demonstrate a variety of semiconductor devices. Colorful solar cells are desirable for photovoltaic integration in buildings and other aesthetically appealing applications. Yet, the realization of colorful perovskite solar cells is challenging because of their broad and large absorption coefficient that commonly leads to cells with dark-brown colors. Herein, for the first time, we report a simple and efficient strategy to achieve colorful perovskite solar cells by using the transparent conducting polymer (poly(3,4-ethylenedioxythiophene):poly- (styrenesulfonate), PEDOT:PSS) as a top electrode and simultaneously as an spectrally selective antireflection coating. Vivid colors across the visible spectrum are attained by engineering optical interference effects among the transparent PEDOT:PSS polymer electrode, the hole-transporting layer and the perovskite layer. The colored perovskite solar cells display power conversion efficiency values from 12.8 to 15.1% (from red to blue) when illuminated from the FTO glass side and from 11.6 to 13.8% (from red to blue) when illuminated from the PEDOT:PSS side. The new method offers an advanced solution for fabricating colorful perovskite solar cells with easy processing and high efficiency.

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Research Organization:: Stanford Univ., CA (United States)

Sponsoring Organization:: USDOE Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE), Renewable Power Office. Geothermal Technologies Office; USDOE Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE), Renewable Power Office. Solar Energy Technologies Office; National Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC); US Department of the Navy, Office of Naval Research (ONR)

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OSTI ID:: 1579821

Journal Information:: Nano Letters, Vol. 16, Issue 12; ISSN 1530-6984

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