Polysilane-Inserted Methylammonium Lead Iodide Perovskite Solar Cells Doped with Formamidinium and Potassium
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
3. Results
4. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Conflicts of Interest
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Devices | Annealing (°C) | JSC (mA cm−2) | VOC (V) | FF | RS (Ω cm2) | RSh (Ω cm2) | η (%) | ηave (%) |
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MA0.64FA0.31K0.05PbI3 | 180 | 13.1 | 0.383 | 0.333 | 15.53 | 83 | 1.67 | 1.51 |
MA0.64FA0.31K0.05PbI3 | 200 | 17.9 | 0.980 | 0.625 | 7.93 | 177,200 | 10.99 | 7.84 |
MA0.64FA0.31K0.05PbI3 | 220 | 13.5 | 0.864 | 0.573 | 8.18 | 715 | 6.67 | 5.54 |
MA0.48FA0.47K0.05PbI3 | 180 | 12.7 | 0.159 | 0.303 | 7.31 | 26 | 0.613 | 0.381 |
MA0.48FA0.47K0.05PbI3 | 200 | 12.6 | 0.900 | 0.545 | 14.83 | 676 | 6.20 | 4.74 |
MA0.48FA0.47K0.05PbI3 | 220 | 10.9 | 0.871 | 0.604 | 10.67 | 1400 | 5.74 | 4.51 |
After 163 days | ||||||||
MA0.64FA0.31K0.05PbI3 | 180 | 20.3 | 0.970 | 0.700 | 5.12 | 5394 | 13.82 | 12.80 |
MA0.64FA0.31K0.05PbI3 | 200 | 19.1 | 0.966 | 0.595 | 9.00 | 1863 | 10.96 | 9.64 |
Devices | Annealing (°C) | Lattice Constant (Å) | Crystallite Size (nm) |
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MA0.64FA0.31K0.05PbI3 | 180 | 6.303(1) | 77 |
MA0.64FA0.31K0.05PbI3 | 200 | 6.302(0) | 80 |
MA0.64FA0.31K0.05PbI3 | 220 | 6.304(1) | 128 |
MA0.48FA0.47K0.05PbI3 | 180 | 6.298(2) | 86 |
MA0.48FA0.47K0.05PbI3 | 200 | 6.299(1) | 133 |
MA0.48FA0.47K0.05PbI3 | 220 | 6.301(0) | 101 |
After 184 days | |||
MA0.64FA0.31K0.05PbI3 | 180 | 6.294(1) | 186 |
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Oku, T.; Kandori, S.; Taguchi, M.; Suzuki, A.; Okita, M.; Minami, S.; Fukunishi, S.; Tachikawa, T. Polysilane-Inserted Methylammonium Lead Iodide Perovskite Solar Cells Doped with Formamidinium and Potassium. Energies 2020, 13, 4776. https://doi.org/10.3390/en13184776
Oku T, Kandori S, Taguchi M, Suzuki A, Okita M, Minami S, Fukunishi S, Tachikawa T. Polysilane-Inserted Methylammonium Lead Iodide Perovskite Solar Cells Doped with Formamidinium and Potassium. Energies. 2020; 13(18):4776. https://doi.org/10.3390/en13184776
Chicago/Turabian StyleOku, Takeo, Satsuki Kandori, Masaya Taguchi, Atsushi Suzuki, Masanobu Okita, Satoshi Minami, Sakiko Fukunishi, and Tomoharu Tachikawa. 2020. "Polysilane-Inserted Methylammonium Lead Iodide Perovskite Solar Cells Doped with Formamidinium and Potassium" Energies 13, no. 18: 4776. https://doi.org/10.3390/en13184776