期刊
ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES
卷 12, 期 40, 页码 44648-44657出版社
AMER CHEMICAL SOC
DOI: 10.1021/acsami.0c11187
关键词
halide perovskites; cuprous oxide; solar cells; interfaces; band alignment; sustainable energy; photovoltaic; electronic structure
资金
- ANID/CONICYT/FONDECYT Regular [1150538, 1171807, 11180984]
- supercomputing infrastructure of the NLHPC [ECM-02]
- Ministerio de Economia y Competitividad through the project SEHTOP-QC [ENE2016-77798-C4-4-R]
Cuprous oxide has been conceived as a potential alternative to traditional organic hole-transport layers in hybrid halide perovskite-based solar cells. Device simulations predict record efficiencies using this semiconductor, but experimental results do not yet show this trend. More detailed knowledge about the Cu2O/perovskite interface is mandatory to improve the photoconversion efficiency. Using density functional theory calculations, here, we study the interfaces of CH3NH3PbI3 with Cu2O to assess their influence on device performance. Several atomistic models of these interfaces are provided for the first time, considering different compositions of the interface atomic planes. The interface electronic properties are discussed on the basis of the optimal theoretical situation, but in connection with the experimental realizations and device simulations. It is shown that the formation of vacancies in the Cu2O terminating planes is essential to eliminate dangling bonds and trap states. The four interface models that fulfill this condition present a band alignment favorable for photovoltaic conversion. Energy of adhesion and charge transfer across the interfaces are also studied. The termination of CH3NH3PbI3 in PbI2 atomic planes seems optimal to maximize the photoconversion efficiency.
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