scholarly journals Analysis of Photocarrier Dynamics at Interfaces in Perovskite Solar Cells by Time-Resolved Photoluminescence

2018 ◽  
Vol 122 (47) ◽  
pp. 26805-26815 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ahmer A. B. Baloch ◽  
Fahhad H. Alharbi ◽  
Giulia Grancini ◽  
Mohammad I. Hossain ◽  
Md. K. Nazeeruddin ◽  
...  
Nanomaterials ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 10 (12) ◽  
pp. 2512
Author(s):  
Daming Zheng ◽  
Changheng Tong ◽  
Tao Zhu ◽  
Yaoguang Rong ◽  
Thierry Pauporté

During the past decade, the power conversion efficiency (PCE) of perovskite solar cells (PSCs) has risen rapidly, and it now approaches the record for single crystal silicon solar cells. However, these devices still suffer from a problem of stability. To improve PSC stability, two approaches have been notably developed: the use of additives and/or post-treatments that can strengthen perovskite structures and the use of a nontypical architecture where three mesoporous layers, including a porous carbon backcontact without hole transporting layer, are employed. This paper focuses on 5-ammonium valeric acid iodide (5-AVAI or AVA) as an additive in methylammonium lead iodide (MAPI). By combining scanning electron microscopy (SEM), X-ray diffraction (XRD), time-resolved photoluminescence (TRPL), current–voltage measurements, ideality factor determination, and in-depth electrical impedance spectroscopy (EIS) investigations on various layers stacks structures, we discriminated the effects of a mesoscopic scaffold and an AVA additive. The AVA additive was found to decrease the bulk defects in perovskite (PVK) and boost the PVK resistance to moisture. The triple mesoporous structure was detrimental for the defects, but it improved the stability against humidity. On standard architecture, the PCE is 16.9% with the AVA additive instead of 18.1% for the control. A high stability of TiO2/ZrO2/carbon/perovskite cells was found due to both AVA and the protection by the all-inorganic scaffold. These cells achieved a PCE of 14.4% in the present work.


Nanomaterials ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 8 (9) ◽  
pp. 720 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hang Dong ◽  
Shangzheng Pang ◽  
Yi Zhang ◽  
Dazheng Chen ◽  
Weidong Zhu ◽  
...  

Due to the low temperature fabrication process and reduced hysteresis effect, inverted p-i-n structured perovskite solar cells (PSCs) with the PEDOT:PSS as the hole transporting layer and PCBM as the electron transporting layer have attracted considerable attention. However, the energy barrier at the interface between the PCBM layer and the metal electrode, which is due to an energy level mismatch, limits the electron extraction ability. In this work, an inorganic aluminum-doped zinc oxide (AZO) interlayer is inserted between the PCBM layer and the metal electrode so that electrons can be collected efficiently by the electrode. It is shown that with the help of the PCBM/AZO bilayer, the power conversion efficiency of PSCs is significantly improved, with negligible hysteresis and improved device stability. The UPS measurement shows that the AZO interlayer can effectively decrease the energy offset between PCBM and the metal electrode. The steady state photoluminescence, time-resolved photoluminescence, transient photocurrent, and transient photovoltage measurements show that the PSCs with the AZO interlayer have a longer radiative carrier recombination lifetime and more efficient charge extraction efficiency. Moreover, the introduction of the AZO interlayer could protect the underlying perovskite, and thus, greatly improve device stability.


2021 ◽  
Vol 536 ◽  
pp. 147721
Author(s):  
Christof Schultz ◽  
Andreas Bartelt ◽  
Cornelia Junghans ◽  
Wolfgang Becker ◽  
Rutger Schlatmann ◽  
...  

Small Methods ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 5 (1) ◽  
pp. 2000731
Author(s):  
Weijian Chen ◽  
Zhixing Gan ◽  
Martin A. Green ◽  
Baohua Jia ◽  
Xiaoming Wen

Research ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 2019 ◽  
pp. 1-9 ◽  
Author(s):  
Essa A. Alharbi ◽  
M. Ibrahim Dar ◽  
Neha Arora ◽  
Mohammad Hayal Alotaibi ◽  
Yahya A. Alzhrani ◽  
...  

High photovoltages and power conversion efficiencies of perovskite solar cells (PSCs) can be realized by controlling the undesired nonradiative charge carrier recombination. Here, we introduce a judicious amount of guanidinium iodide into mixed-cation and mixed-halide perovskite films to suppress the parasitic charge carrier recombination, which enabled the fabrication of >20% efficient and operationally stable PSCs yielding reproducible photovoltage as high as 1.20 V. By introducing guanidinium iodide into the perovskite precursor solution, the bandgap of the resulting absorber material changed minimally; however, the nonradiative recombination diminished considerably as revealed by time-resolved photoluminescence and electroluminescence studies. Furthermore, using capacitance-frequency measurements, we were able to correlate the hysteresis features exhibited by the PSCs with interfacial charge accumulation. This study opens up a path to realize new record efficiencies for PSCs based on guanidinium iodide doped perovskite films.


Research ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 2019 ◽  
pp. 1-9 ◽  
Author(s):  
Essa A. Alharbi ◽  
M. Ibrahim Dar ◽  
Neha Arora ◽  
Mohammad Hayal Alotaibi ◽  
Yahya A. Alzhrani ◽  
...  

High photovoltages and power conversion efficiencies of perovskite solar cells (PSCs) can be realized by controlling the undesired nonradiative charge carrier recombination. Here, we introduce a judicious amount of guanidinium iodide into mixed-cation and mixed-halide perovskite films to suppress the parasitic charge carrier recombination, which enabled the fabrication of >20% efficient and operationally stable PSCs yielding reproducible photovoltage as high as 1.20 V. By introducing guanidinium iodide into the perovskite precursor solution, the bandgap of the resulting absorber material changed minimally; however, the nonradiative recombination diminished considerably as revealed by time-resolved photoluminescence and electroluminescence studies. Furthermore, using capacitance-frequency measurements, we were able to correlate the hysteresis features exhibited by the PSCs with interfacial charge accumulation. This study opens up a path to realize new record efficiencies for PSCs based on guanidinium iodide doped perovskite films.


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