Tailoring Perovskite Adjacent Interfaces by Conjugated Polyelectrolyte for Stable and Efficient Solar Cells
Bowei Li
Advanced Technology Institute, Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, University of Surrey, Guildford, Surrey, GU2 7XH UK
Search for more papers by this authorYuren Xiang
Advanced Technology Institute, Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, University of Surrey, Guildford, Surrey, GU2 7XH UK
Search for more papers by this authorK. D. G. Imalka Jayawardena
Advanced Technology Institute, Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, University of Surrey, Guildford, Surrey, GU2 7XH UK
Search for more papers by this authorDeying Luo
State Key Laboratory for Artificial Microstructure and Mesoscopic Physics, School of Physics, Frontiers Science Center for Nano-optoelectronics & Collaborative Innovation Center of Quantum Matter, Peking University, Beijing, 100871 China
Search for more papers by this authorJohn F. Watts
The Surface Analysis Laboratory, Department of Mechanical Engineering Sciences, University of Surrey, Guildford, Surrey, GU2 7XH UK
Search for more papers by this authorSteven Hinder
The Surface Analysis Laboratory, Department of Mechanical Engineering Sciences, University of Surrey, Guildford, Surrey, GU2 7XH UK
Search for more papers by this authorHui Li
Advanced Technology Institute, Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, University of Surrey, Guildford, Surrey, GU2 7XH UK
Institute of Electrical Engineering, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100190 China
Search for more papers by this authorVictoria Ferguson
Advanced Technology Institute, Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, University of Surrey, Guildford, Surrey, GU2 7XH UK
Search for more papers by this authorHaitian Luo
Institute of Electrical Engineering, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100190 China
Search for more papers by this authorRui Zhu
State Key Laboratory for Artificial Microstructure and Mesoscopic Physics, School of Physics, Frontiers Science Center for Nano-optoelectronics & Collaborative Innovation Center of Quantum Matter, Peking University, Beijing, 100871 China
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S. Ravi P. Silva
Advanced Technology Institute, Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, University of Surrey, Guildford, Surrey, GU2 7XH UK
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Wei Zhang
Advanced Technology Institute, Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, University of Surrey, Guildford, Surrey, GU2 7XH UK
Search for more papers by this authorBowei Li
Advanced Technology Institute, Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, University of Surrey, Guildford, Surrey, GU2 7XH UK
Search for more papers by this authorYuren Xiang
Advanced Technology Institute, Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, University of Surrey, Guildford, Surrey, GU2 7XH UK
Search for more papers by this authorK. D. G. Imalka Jayawardena
Advanced Technology Institute, Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, University of Surrey, Guildford, Surrey, GU2 7XH UK
Search for more papers by this authorDeying Luo
State Key Laboratory for Artificial Microstructure and Mesoscopic Physics, School of Physics, Frontiers Science Center for Nano-optoelectronics & Collaborative Innovation Center of Quantum Matter, Peking University, Beijing, 100871 China
Search for more papers by this authorJohn F. Watts
The Surface Analysis Laboratory, Department of Mechanical Engineering Sciences, University of Surrey, Guildford, Surrey, GU2 7XH UK
Search for more papers by this authorSteven Hinder
The Surface Analysis Laboratory, Department of Mechanical Engineering Sciences, University of Surrey, Guildford, Surrey, GU2 7XH UK
Search for more papers by this authorHui Li
Advanced Technology Institute, Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, University of Surrey, Guildford, Surrey, GU2 7XH UK
Institute of Electrical Engineering, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100190 China
Search for more papers by this authorVictoria Ferguson
Advanced Technology Institute, Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, University of Surrey, Guildford, Surrey, GU2 7XH UK
Search for more papers by this authorHaitian Luo
Institute of Electrical Engineering, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100190 China
Search for more papers by this authorRui Zhu
State Key Laboratory for Artificial Microstructure and Mesoscopic Physics, School of Physics, Frontiers Science Center for Nano-optoelectronics & Collaborative Innovation Center of Quantum Matter, Peking University, Beijing, 100871 China
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S. Ravi P. Silva
Advanced Technology Institute, Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, University of Surrey, Guildford, Surrey, GU2 7XH UK
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Wei Zhang
Advanced Technology Institute, Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, University of Surrey, Guildford, Surrey, GU2 7XH UK
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Interface engineering is an effective means to enhance the performance of thin-film devices, such as perovskite solar cells (PSCs). Herein, a conjugated polyelectrolyte, poly[(9,9-bis(3′-((N,N-dimethyl)-N-ethyl-ammonium)-propyl)-2,7-fluorene)-alt-2,7-(9,9-dioctylfluorene)]di-iodide (PFN-I), is used at the interfaces between the hole transport layer (HTL)/perovskite and perovskite/electron transport layer simultaneously, to enhance the device power conversion efficiency (PCE) and stability. The fabricated PSCs with an inverted planar heterojunction structure show improved open-circuit voltage (Voc), short-circuit current density (Jsc), and fill factor, resulting in PCEs up to 20.56%. The devices maintain over 80% of their initial PCEs after 800 h of exposure to a relative humidity 35–55% at room temperature. All of these improvements are attributed to the functional PFN-I layers as they provide favorable interface contact and defect reduction.
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