Ag@SiO2 Core-shell Nanoparticles Embedded in a TiO2 Mesoporous Layer Substantially Improve the Performance of Perovskite Solar Cells
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Results and Discussion
3. Materials and Methods
3.1. Synthesis of Ag NPs
3.2. Synthesis of Ag@SiO2 NPs
3.3. Device Fabrication
3.4. Characterization Techniques
4. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Conflicts of Interest
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Samples | VOC (V) | JSC (mA/cm2) | PCE (%) | FF (%) |
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0% Ag@SiO2-TiO2 | 1.00 | 20.23 | 12.23 | 60.45 |
0.1% Ag@SiO2-TiO2 | 0.99 | 21.90 | 13.65 | 62.96 |
0.3% Ag@SiO2-TiO2 | 1.02 | 23.04 | 14.61 | 62.17 |
0.5% Ag@SiO2-TiO2 | 0.99 | 21.16 | 13.20 | 63.01 |
Samples | VOC (V) | JSC (mA/cm2) | PCE (%) | FF (%) |
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Forward-reverse | 1.02 | 22.23 | 13.88 | 61.21 |
Reverse- forward | 1.00 | 22.22 | 13.50 | 60.76 |
Samples | RS (Ω) | Rtr (Ω) | Rrec (Ω) |
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0% Ag@SiO2-TiO2 PSC | 29.75 | 842.4 | 381.6 |
0.1% Ag@SiO2-TiO2 PSC | 22.77 | 308.2 | 231.1 |
0.3% Ag@SiO2-TiO2 PSC | 25.02 | 125.8 | 243.0 |
0.5% Ag@SiO2-TiO2 PSC | 24.84 | 379.0 | 294.1 |
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Wang, B.; Zhu, X.; Li, S.; Chen, M.; Lu, H.; Yang, Y. Ag@SiO2 Core-shell Nanoparticles Embedded in a TiO2 Mesoporous Layer Substantially Improve the Performance of Perovskite Solar Cells. Nanomaterials 2018, 8, 701. https://doi.org/10.3390/nano8090701
Wang B, Zhu X, Li S, Chen M, Lu H, Yang Y. Ag@SiO2 Core-shell Nanoparticles Embedded in a TiO2 Mesoporous Layer Substantially Improve the Performance of Perovskite Solar Cells. Nanomaterials. 2018; 8(9):701. https://doi.org/10.3390/nano8090701
Chicago/Turabian StyleWang, Bao, Xiangyu Zhu, Shuhan Li, Mengwei Chen, Haifei Lu, and Yingping Yang. 2018. "Ag@SiO2 Core-shell Nanoparticles Embedded in a TiO2 Mesoporous Layer Substantially Improve the Performance of Perovskite Solar Cells" Nanomaterials 8, no. 9: 701. https://doi.org/10.3390/nano8090701