Enhancing Perovskite Solar Cell Performance through Propylamine Hydroiodide Passivation
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Experimental Section
2.1. Materials
2.2. Device Fabrication
3. Results and Discussion
3.1. Characterization of the Perovskite Films
3.2. Characterization of the Perovskite Devices
3.3. The Effect of PAI in p-i-n Device
4. Conclusions
Supplementary Materials
Author Contributions
Funding
Data Availability Statement
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Sample | τ1 (ns) | B1 (%) | τ2 (ns) | B2 (%) | τave (ns) |
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w/o PAI | 3.16 | 757.17 | 4121.74 | 12.99 | 3945.30 |
1 mg/mL | 91.83 | 40.47 | 8382.79 | 12.42 | 8090.72 |
Device | Voc (V) | Jsc (mA/cm2) | FF (%) | PCE (%) |
---|---|---|---|---|
w/o PAI | 1.08 | 23.79 | 75.18 | 19.32 |
0.5 mg/mL | 1.09 | 23.94 | 77.01 | 20.09 |
1 mg/mL | 1.15 | 24.11 | 78.94 | 21.89 |
1.5 mg/mL | 1.11 | 23.76 | 74.37 | 19.62 |
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Sun, F.; Zhu, T.; Zhang, C.; Dong, Y.; Guo, Y.; Li, D.; You, F.; Liang, C. Enhancing Perovskite Solar Cell Performance through Propylamine Hydroiodide Passivation. Nanomaterials 2024, 14, 1416. https://doi.org/10.3390/nano14171416
Sun F, Zhu T, Zhang C, Dong Y, Guo Y, Li D, You F, Liang C. Enhancing Perovskite Solar Cell Performance through Propylamine Hydroiodide Passivation. Nanomaterials. 2024; 14(17):1416. https://doi.org/10.3390/nano14171416
Chicago/Turabian StyleSun, Fulin, Ting Zhu, Chenhui Zhang, Yi Dong, Yuzhu Guo, Dan Li, Fangtian You, and Chunjun Liang. 2024. "Enhancing Perovskite Solar Cell Performance through Propylamine Hydroiodide Passivation" Nanomaterials 14, no. 17: 1416. https://doi.org/10.3390/nano14171416