Bifacial Passivation of Organic Hole Transport Interlayer for NiOx‐Based p‐i‐n Perovskite Solar Cells

Methoxy‐functionalized triphenylamine‐imidazole derivatives that can simultaneously work as hole transport materials (HTMs) and interface‐modifiers are designed for high‐performance and stable perovskite solar cells (PSCs). Satisfying the fundamental electrical and optical properties as HTMs of p‐i‐...

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Published in:Advanced science 2019-03, Vol.6 (6), p.n/a
Main Authors: Li, Zijia, Jo, Bong Hyun, Hwang, Su Jin, Kim, Tae Hak, Somasundaram, Sivaraman, Kamaraj, Eswaran, Bang, Jiwon, Ahn, Tae Kyu, Park, Sanghyuk, Park, Hui Joon
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Language:English
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defect passivation
hole transport materials
perovskite solar cells
UV durability
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Summary:Methoxy‐functionalized triphenylamine‐imidazole derivatives that can simultaneously work as hole transport materials (HTMs) and interface‐modifiers are designed for high‐performance and stable perovskite solar cells (PSCs). Satisfying the fundamental electrical and optical properties as HTMs of p‐i‐n planar PSCs, their energy levels can be further tuned by the number of methoxy units for better alignment with those of perovskite, leading to efficient hole extraction. Moreover, when they are introduced between perovskite photoabsorber and low‐temperature solution‐processed NiOx interlayer, widely featured as an inorganic HTM but known to be vulnerable to interfacial defect generation and poor contact formation with perovskite, nitrogen and oxygen atoms in those organic molecules are found to work as Lewis bases that can passivate undercoordinated ion‐induced defects in the perovskite and NiOx layers inducing carrier recombination, and the improved interfaces are also beneficial to enhance the crystallinity of perovskite. The formation of Lewis adducts is directly observed by IR, Raman, and X‐ray photoelectron spectroscopy, and improved charge extraction and reduced recombination kinetics are confirmed by time‐resolved photoluminescence and transient photovoltage experiments. Moreover, UV‐blocking ability of the organic HTMs, the ameliorated interfacial property, and the improved crystallinity of perovskite significantly enhance the stability of PSCs under constant UV illumination in air without encapsulation. Methoxy‐functionalized triphenylamine‐imidazole derivatives, simultaneously working as hole transport materials and bifacial interface‐modifiers passivating defects in the perovskite and NiOx layers, are developed for high‐performance and stable perovskite solar cell. They are advantageous to improve charge‐extraction kinetics of devices and significantly enhance the stability of devices under constant UV illumination in air.
ISSN:2198-3844
2198-3844
DOI:10.1002/advs.201802163