Overcoming the Intrinsic Difference between Hydrophilic CH3NH3PbI3 and Hydrophobic C60 Thin Films to Improve the Photovoltaic Performance
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Experimental Section
3. Results and Discussion
4. Conclusions
Acknowledgments
Author Contributions
Conflicts of Interest
References
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MAPbI3 Precursor Solvent | VOC (V) | JSC (mA/cm2) | FF (%) | PCE (%) |
---|---|---|---|---|
DMF | 0.106 ± 0.028 | 0.84 ± 0.64 | 22.9 ± 0.5 | 0.02 ± 0.01 |
DMF:DMSO (9:1) | 1.045 ± 0.011 | 22.10 ± 1.17 | 70.1 ± 3.2 | 16.21 ± 1.29 |
DMF:DMSO (9:1) a | 1.056 | 23.11 | 71.9 | 17.55 |
DMF:DMSO (9:1) b | 1.040 | 23.69 | 69.6 | 17.20 |
DMF:DMSO (8:2) | 0.929 ± 0.032 | 21.58 ± 0.88 | 39.2 ± 5.2 | 7.80 ± 1.40 |
MAPbI3 Precursor Solvent | PVH (nm) | D (nm) | IXRD | PG1 (nm) | PG2 (nm) | Ratio | τ (ns) |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
DMF | 68 | 22.3 | 33 | 769.2 | 806.8 | 8.47 | 21.55 |
DMF:DMSO (9:1) | 144 | 22.7 | 44 | 769.6 | 807.1 | 10.71 | 15.13 |
DMF:DMSO (8:2) | 268 | 24.0 | 91 | 771.6 | 808.0 | 10.76 | 2.71 |
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Chen, L.-C.; Lin, Y.-S.; Tseng, Z.-L.; Wu, C.; Kao, F.-S.; Chen, S.-H. Overcoming the Intrinsic Difference between Hydrophilic CH3NH3PbI3 and Hydrophobic C60 Thin Films to Improve the Photovoltaic Performance. Nanomaterials 2017, 7, 166. https://doi.org/10.3390/nano7070166
Chen L-C, Lin Y-S, Tseng Z-L, Wu C, Kao F-S, Chen S-H. Overcoming the Intrinsic Difference between Hydrophilic CH3NH3PbI3 and Hydrophobic C60 Thin Films to Improve the Photovoltaic Performance. Nanomaterials. 2017; 7(7):166. https://doi.org/10.3390/nano7070166
Chicago/Turabian StyleChen, Lung-Chien, Yu-Shiang Lin, Zong-Liang Tseng, Chiale Wu, Feng-Sheng Kao, and Sheng-Hui Chen. 2017. "Overcoming the Intrinsic Difference between Hydrophilic CH3NH3PbI3 and Hydrophobic C60 Thin Films to Improve the Photovoltaic Performance" Nanomaterials 7, no. 7: 166. https://doi.org/10.3390/nano7070166