Enhancing the Open-Circuit Voltage of Perovskite Solar Cells by up to 120 mV Using Π-Extended Phosphoniumfluorene Electrolytes as Hole Blocking Layers

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Contributors

  • Qingzhi An - , Heidelberg University  (Author)
  • Qing Sun - , Heidelberg University  (Author)
  • Andreas Weu - , Heidelberg University  (Author)
  • David Becker-Koch - , Heidelberg University  (Author)
  • Fabian Paulus - , Heidelberg University  (Author)
  • Sebastian Arndt - , Heidelberg University  (Author)
  • Fabian Stuck - , Heidelberg University  (Author)
  • A. Stephen K. Hashmi - , Heidelberg University , King Abdulaziz University (Author)
  • Nir Tessler - , Technion-Israel Institute of Technology (Author)
  • Yana Vaynzof - , Heidelberg University  (Author)

Abstract

Four π-extended phosphoniumfluorene electrolytes (π-PFEs) are introduced as hole-blocking layers (HBL) in inverted architecture planar perovskite solar cells with the structure of ITO/PEDOT:PSS/MAPbI3/PCBM/HBL/Ag. The deep-lying highest occupied molecular orbital energy level of the π-PFEs effectively blocks holes, decreasing contact recombination. It is demonstrated that the incorporation of π-PFEs introduces a dipole moment at the PCBM/Ag interface, resulting in significant enhancement of the built-in potential of the device. This enhancement results in an increase in the open-circuit voltage of the device by up to 120 mV, when compared to the commonly used bathocuproine HBL. The results are confirmed both experimentally and by numerical simulation. This work demonstrates that interfacial engineering of the transport layer/contact interface by small molecule electrolytes is a promising route to suppress nonradiative recombination in perovskite devices and compensates for a nonideal energetic alignment at the hole-transport layer/perovskite interface.

Details

Original languageEnglish
Article number1901257
JournalAdvanced energy materials
Volume9
Issue number33
Publication statusPublished - 1 Sept 2019
Peer-reviewedYes
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

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Keywords

  • electrolytes, hole-blocking layers, interfacial engineering, perovskite solar cells