Simultaneously Enhancing the Efficiency and Stability of Perovskite Solar Cells by Using P3HT/PEDOT:PSS as a Double Hole Transport Layer
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Experimental Section
2.1. Materials
2.2. Device Preparation
2.3. Characterization
3. Results and Discussion
3.1. Hydrophobicity
3.2. Morphology
3.3. UV-Vis Absorption Spectrum
3.4. Crystal Structure
3.5. Efficiency and Stablity
4. Conclusions
Supplementary Materials
Author Contributions
Funding
Data Availability Statement
Conflicts of Interest
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Device | Voc (V) a | Jsc (mA.cm−2) a | FF (%) a | PCE (%) a |
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Pure PEDOT:PSS | 1.00 ± 0.01 (1.00) | 20.95 ± 0.91 (21.85) | 76.11 ± 1.82 (77.98) | 16.49 ± 0.6 (17.04) |
0.01-P3HT/PEDOT:PSS | 1.00 ± 0.01 (1.00) | 21.02 ± 0.78 (21.98) | 77.67 ± 2.11 (79.90) | 16.81 ± 0.89 (17.61) |
0.02-P3HT/PEDOT:PSS | 1.01 ± 0.01 (1.02) | 22.17 ± 0.86 (22.97) | 78.21 ± 2.02 (79.97) | 17.93 ± 0.92 (18.81) |
0.03-P3HT/PEDOT:PSS | 1.02 ± 0.01 (1.03) | 22.94 ± 0.76 (23.38) | 80.31 ± 2.14 (82.14) | 18.96 ± 0.63 (19.78) |
0.04-P3HT/PEDOT:PSS | 1.01 ± 0.01 (1.02) | 21.85 ± 0.99 (22.45) | 78.21 ± 3.21 (80.09) | 17.84 ± 0.71 (18.34) |
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Yang, X.; Luo, M.; Zhang, Q.; Huang, H.; Yao, Y.; Yang, Y.; Li, Y.; Cheng, W.; Li, P. Simultaneously Enhancing the Efficiency and Stability of Perovskite Solar Cells by Using P3HT/PEDOT:PSS as a Double Hole Transport Layer. Nanomaterials 2024, 14, 1476. https://doi.org/10.3390/nano14181476
Yang X, Luo M, Zhang Q, Huang H, Yao Y, Yang Y, Li Y, Cheng W, Li P. Simultaneously Enhancing the Efficiency and Stability of Perovskite Solar Cells by Using P3HT/PEDOT:PSS as a Double Hole Transport Layer. Nanomaterials. 2024; 14(18):1476. https://doi.org/10.3390/nano14181476
Chicago/Turabian StyleYang, Xiude, Minghao Luo, Qianqian Zhang, Haishen Huang, Yanqing Yao, Yuanlin Yang, Ying Li, Wan Cheng, and Ping Li. 2024. "Simultaneously Enhancing the Efficiency and Stability of Perovskite Solar Cells by Using P3HT/PEDOT:PSS as a Double Hole Transport Layer" Nanomaterials 14, no. 18: 1476. https://doi.org/10.3390/nano14181476