Designed Mesoporous Architecture by 10–100 nm TiO2 as Electron Transport Materials in Carbon-Based Multiporous-Layered-Electrode Perovskite Solar Cells

Autor: Takaya Shioki, Ryuki Tsuji, Kota Oishi, Naoki Fukumuro, Seigo Ito
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2024
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Zdroj: Photonics, Vol 11, Iss 3, p 236 (2024)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 2304-6732
DOI: 10.3390/photonics11030236
Popis: Fully printable carbon-based multiporous-layered-electrode perovskite solar cells (MPLE-PSCs) are easy to fabricate and have excellent durability. In this study, the porosity of the mesoporous TiO2 layer as the electron transport layer in MPLE-PSCs was controlled by varying the particle diameter of TiO2 nanoparticles from 14 nm to 98 nm. Furthermore, the results of absorbed photon-to-current conversion efficiency, visible light reflectance spectroscopy, pore-size distribution, X-ray diffraction, field emission scanning electron microscopy, and photovoltaic parameters of MPLE-PSCs are discussed. Although the porous TiO2 layer with smaller nanoparticles showed higher photoabsorption, it was found that the more voids of perovskite crystals created in the TiO2 porous layer, the smaller the particle size (2 layers with particles over 26 nm are well filled with perovskite crystals, resulting in a higher photovoltaic capacity with TiO2 particles over 26 nm. As a result, the short-circuit current density (JSC) showed a maximum value using 43 nm TiO2 particles, with an average power conversion efficiency (PCE) of 10.56 ± 1.42%. Moreover, the PCE showed a maximum value of 12.20% by using 26 nm TiO2 nanoparticles.
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