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Molecular optical filtering in perovskite solar cells

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In this paper, we investigate the applicability of a vacuum-deposited layer of porphyrazine [series] pigment, the tris(1,2,5-thiadiazolo)subporphyrazinatoboron(III) chloride (SubPzS3), as optical filter for inverted perovskite solar cells. Thin films formed from this material are characterized by a narrow, high-intensity absorption band in the visible range, with a maximum at ~ 545 nm. The operation stability of the device was assessed by the dynamic J–V characteristics. The efficiency of solar cells equipped with such optical filter is lower due to a decrease in the total number of photons absorbed by the perovskite layer. However, their stability to photolysis by the impact of sunlight is higher and, what is more, the filtered radiation has a stabilizing effect on the performance of cells under long-term illumination. Transformation of the perovskite material in the solar cells is determined by a trade-off between destructive and healing photons that penetrate into the perovskite photoabsorber depending on whether or not it has a filtering layer.

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This work was supported by RFBR Grant No. 20-38-70123. The SubPzS3 complex was synthesized in the ISUCT under RSF Grant No. 17-13-01522. The GIXRD spectra were measured in Laboratory of Diagnostics of Radiation Defects in Solid State Nanostructures, with the financial support of Ministry of Science and Higher Education of Russian Federation (Grant No. 0030-2021-0030).

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    Vlad Travkin, Andrey Koptyaev & Georgy Pakhomov

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    Andrey Koptyaev, Mahmoud Hamdoush & Georgy Pakhomov

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All authors contributed to the study conception and design. Material preparation was performed by AK (perovskite precursors) and MH (SubPzS3). PSC were obtained and characterized by VT and GP. The draft was written by VT, the authors commented on all versions of the manuscript. All authors read and approved the revised text.

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Travkin, V., Koptyaev, A., Hamdoush, M. et al. Molecular optical filtering in perovskite solar cells. J Mater Sci: Mater Electron 33, 7728–7737 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10854-022-07924-4

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