Issue 35, 2018
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Journal of Materials Chemistry A

Enhancing the efficiency of perovskite solar cells using mesoscopic zinc-doped TiO2 as the electron extraction layer through band alignment†

Ming-Chung Wu, ORCID logo ‡*abc   Shun-Hsiang Chan,‡a   Kun-Mu Lee, ORCID logo *abc   Shih-Hsuan Chen,a   Meng-Huan Jao,d   Yang-Fang Chene  and  Wei-Fang Su ORCID logo *d  

* Corresponding authors

a Department of Chemical and Materials Engineering, Chang Gung University, Taoyuan 33302, Taiwan
E-mail: mingchungwu@mail.cgu.edu.tw, kmlee@mail.cgu.edu.tw
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Tel: +886 3 2118800 ext. 3545

b Center for Reliability Sciences & Technologies, Chang Gung University, Taoyuan 33302, Taiwan

c Division of Neonatology, Department of Pediatrics, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Linkou, Taoyuan 33305, Taiwan

d Department of Materials Science and Engineering, National Taiwan University, Taipei 10617, Taiwan
E-mail: suwf@ntu.edu.tw
Fax: +886 2 23634562
Tel: +886 2 33664078

e Department of Physics, National Taiwan University, Taipei 10617, Taiwan

Abstract

Lead halide perovskite-structured solar cells (PSCs) have drawn great attention due to a rapid improvement in their photoelectric conversion efficiency in recent years. In this study, we have enhanced photovoltaic performance by using mesoscopic zinc-doped TiO2 (meso-Zn:TiO2) as the electron extraction layer. Zn:TiO2 nanoparticles (Zn:TiO2 NPs) with various zinc doping levels were synthesized by combining sol–gel and hydrothermal methods. The synthesized Zn:TiO2 NPs were used to fabricate electron extraction layers by a screen-printing method. We systematically investigated the surface morphology, crystal structure, contact angle, charge carrier dynamics, electron mobility, and electrical conductivity of various meso-Zn:TiO2. Furthermore, photo-assisted Kelvin probe force microscopy (KPFM) was used to analyze the surface potential of perovskite films coated with various meso-Zn:TiO2 to understand the electron extraction behavior under the illumination of light at various wavelengths. Moreover, the energy levels of various meso-Zn:TiO2 were estimated by ultraviolet photoelectron spectroscopy (UPS) and UV-vis absorption spectroscopy. We discovered that the 5.0 mol% meso-Zn:TiO2 exhibited the optimal band alignment with perovskite. Finally, the average power conversion efficiency (PCE) of PSCs with meso-Zn:TiO2 was enhanced from 13.1 to 16.8%, and such fabricated PSC yielded a champion PCE of 18.3%.

Graphical abstract: Enhancing the efficiency of perovskite solar cells using mesoscopic zinc-doped TiO2 as the electron extraction layer through band alignment

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DOI
https://doi.org/10.1039/C8TA05291C
Article type
Paper
Submitted
05 Jun 2018
Accepted
24 Jul 2018
First published
26 Jul 2018

J. Mater. Chem. A, 2018,6, 16920-16931

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Enhancing the efficiency of perovskite solar cells using mesoscopic zinc-doped TiO2 as the electron extraction layer through band alignment

M. Wu, S. Chan, K. Lee, S. Chen, M. Jao, Y. Chen and W. Su, J. Mater. Chem. A, 2018, 6, 16920 DOI: 10.1039/C8TA05291C

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