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Enhanced Photovoltaic Properties of Perovskite Solar Cells by Employing Bathocuproine/Hydrophobic Polymer Films as Hole-Blocking/Electron-Transporting Interfacial Layers

Guan-Zhi Liu
,
Chi-Shiuan Du
,
Jeng-Yue Wu
,
Bo-Tau Liu
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Tzong-Ming Wu
,
Chih-Feng Huang
,
Rong-Ho Lee
*
Version 1 : Received: 26 November 2020 / Approved: 27 November 2020 / Online: 27 November 2020 (22:22:54 CET)

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Liu, G.-Z.; Du, C.-S.; Wu, J.-Y.; Liu, B.-T.; Wu, T.-M.; Huang, C.-F.; Lee, R.-H. Enhanced Photovoltaic Properties of Perovskite Solar Cells by Employing Bathocuproine/Hydrophobic Polymer Films as Hole-Blocking/Electron-Transporting Interfacial Layers. Polymers 2021, 13, 42. Liu, G.-Z.; Du, C.-S.; Wu, J.-Y.; Liu, B.-T.; Wu, T.-M.; Huang, C.-F.; Lee, R.-H. Enhanced Photovoltaic Properties of Perovskite Solar Cells by Employing Bathocuproine/Hydrophobic Polymer Films as Hole-Blocking/Electron-Transporting Interfacial Layers. Polymers 2021, 13, 42.

DOI: 10.3390/polym13010042

Abstract

In this study, we improved the photovoltaic (PV) properties and storage stabilities of inverted perovskite solar cells (PVSCs) based on methylammonium lead iodide (MAPbI3) by employing bathocuproine (BCP)/poly(methyl methacrylate) (PMMA) and BCP/polyvinylpyrrolidone (PVP) as hole-blocking and electron-transporting interfacial layers. The architecture of the PVSCs was indium tin oxide/poly(3,4-ethylenedioxythiophene):polystyrenesulfonate/MAPbI3/[6,6]-phenyl-C61-butyric acid methyl ester/BCP:PMMA or BCP:PVP/Ag. The presence of PMMA and PVP affected the morphological stability of the BCP and MAPbI3 layers. The storage-stability of the BCP/PMMA-based PVSCs was enhanced significantly relative to that of the corresponding unmodified BCP-based PVSC. Moreover, the PV performance of the BCP/PVP-based PVSCs was enhanced when compared with that of the unmodified BCP-based PVSC. Thus, incorporating hydrophobic polymers into BCP-based hole-blocking/electron-transporting interfacial layers can improve the PV performance and storage stability of PVSCs.

Keywords

bathocuproine, methylammonium lead iodide, electron-transporting interfacial layer, perovskite solar cells.

Subject

MATERIALS SCIENCE, Biomaterials

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