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Compact SnO2/Mesoporous TiO2 Bilayer Electron Transport Layer for Perovskite Solar Cells Fabricated at Low Process Temperature

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NANOMATERIALS
Volume 12, Issue 4, Pages -

Publisher

MDPI
DOI: 10.3390/nano12040718

Keywords

compact SnO2; mesoporous TiO2; oxygen plasma; perovskite solar cell low process temperature

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  1. National Research Foundation (NRF) - Korea government (MSIT) [2020R1F1A1074743, 2021R1A4A1031761]
  2. National Research Foundation of Korea [2021R1A4A1031761, 2020R1F1A1074743] Funding Source: Korea Institute of Science & Technology Information (KISTI), National Science & Technology Information Service (NTIS)

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Charge transport layers are crucial for high-performance perovskite solar cells (PSCs), and SnO2 has been investigated as an alternative material for the traditional TiO2 electron transport layer (ETL). However, the successful application of SnO2 ETLs faces challenges such as degradation during high-temperature processes and voltage loss. To address these issues, a bilayer ETL combining low-temperature-processed mesoporous TiO2 (LT m-TiO2) and compact SnO2 was used, leading to higher power conversion efficiency in PSCs.
Charge transport layers have been found to be crucial for high-performance perovskite solar cells (PSCs). SnO2 has been extensively investigated as an alternative material for the traditional TiO2 electron transport layer (ETL). The challenges facing the successful application of SnO2 ETLs are degradation during the high-temperature process and voltage loss due to the lower conduction band. To achieve highly efficient PSCs using a SnO2 ETL, low-temperature-processed mesoporous TiO2 (LT m-TiO2) was combined with compact SnO2 to construct a bilayer ETL. The use of LT m-TiO2 can prevent the degradation of SnO2 as well as enlarge the interfacial contacts between the light-absorbing layer and the ETL. SnO2/TiO2 bilayer-based PSCs showed much higher power conversion efficiency than single SnO2 ETL-based PSCs.

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