Back Interface Passivation for Efficient Low-Bandgap Perovskite Solar Cells and Photodetectors
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Materials
2.2. Perovskite Precursor Solution
2.3. Maltol and PCBM Solutions
2.4. Device Fabrication
2.5. Material Characterizations and Device Performance Measurements
3. Results and Discussion
4. Conclusions
Supplementary Materials
Author Contributions
Funding
Data Availability Statement
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Voc (V) | Jsc (mA cm−2) | FF (%) | PCE (%) | |
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Control | 0.821 | 30.08 | 76.8 | 18.96 |
Maltol | 0.829 | 30.48 | 79.1 | 19.98 |
PCBM | 0.858 | 29.80 | 78.1 | 20.00 |
M&P | 0.854 | 30.28 | 79.7 | 20.62 |
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Lu, J.; Wang, H.; Fan, T.; Ma, D.; Wang, C.; Wu, S.; Li, X. Back Interface Passivation for Efficient Low-Bandgap Perovskite Solar Cells and Photodetectors. Nanomaterials 2022, 12, 2065. https://doi.org/10.3390/nano12122065
Lu J, Wang H, Fan T, Ma D, Wang C, Wu S, Li X. Back Interface Passivation for Efficient Low-Bandgap Perovskite Solar Cells and Photodetectors. Nanomaterials. 2022; 12(12):2065. https://doi.org/10.3390/nano12122065
Chicago/Turabian StyleLu, Jiayu, Huayang Wang, Tingbing Fan, Dong Ma, Changlei Wang, Shaolong Wu, and Xiaofeng Li. 2022. "Back Interface Passivation for Efficient Low-Bandgap Perovskite Solar Cells and Photodetectors" Nanomaterials 12, no. 12: 2065. https://doi.org/10.3390/nano12122065