Summary: | 碩士 === 國立臺北科技大學 === 有機高分子研究所 === 105 === Perovskite solar cells have attracted considerable attention in the past few years due to the advantages of low production cost, high power conversion efficiency (PCE), broad absorbance in the UV-Vis range and low-temperature and solution fabrication process. In recent years, p-i-n planar heterojunction(PHJ)structure has been widely adoptedfor perovskite solar cells because of its simple procedure and low current–voltage hysteresis phenomenon.In such device, PEDOT:PSS is the most commonly used hole transport material (HTM). However,it is a strong acid, which will eventually etches the transparent ITO electrode, and exhibits three-dimensional inhomogeneity and anisotropic conductivity due to its lamellar structure, reducing the effective collection of carriers. In addition, several studies have shown that the work function (WF) of PEDOT:PSS lies between -4.9 and -5.1 eV, which ishigher than the ionization potential of CH3NH3PbI3 (~ -5.4 eV). This energy level difference would lead to energy loss at the CH3NH3PbI3/PEDOT:PSS interface, thus decreasing the built-in potential and corresponding performance of solar cells. To overcome these disadvantages, several new types of HTMs have been developed to replace PEDOT:PSS, such as metal oxides, graphene oxide and doped PEDOT:PSS. To further increase the efficiency, it is necessary to develop highly efficient HTMs that are compatible with perovskite precursor solution and low-temperature solution process.
In this study, we introduced poly(3-hexylthiophene)-based polyelectrolytes (P3HT-COOH and P3HT-COOK) as HTMto buildinverted perovskite solar cells. The HOMO of P3HT-COOH and P3HT-COOK was determined using AC-2 to be -5.13 eV and-5.14 eV, respectively. Both values are lower than the HOMO of PEDOT:PSS(-4.99 eV), which is beneficial for increasing the open-circuit voltage of solar cells. Consequently, the P3HT-COOK based device exhibited higher average PCEof 18.71 % with a Voc of 1.03 V and a Jsc of 21.41 mA/cm2, than the
PEDOT:PSS based cell which has an average PCE of 13.85% with a Voc of 0.94 V and a Jsc of 19.86 mA/cm 2. On the other hand,the P3HT-COOH based device has an average PCE of 15.77 %, which is slightly lower than that of the P3HT-COOK device but is still higher than that of the PEDOT:PSS based device.These findings clearly indicate that the P3HT-based polyelectrolyte is highly promising as the HTM of perovskite solar cells.
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