SiO2 nanoparticles were used to regulate the crystallizing process of lead halide perovskite films prepared by the sequential deposition method,which was used in the low-temperature-processed,carbon-electrode-basing,h...SiO2 nanoparticles were used to regulate the crystallizing process of lead halide perovskite films prepared by the sequential deposition method,which was used in the low-temperature-processed,carbon-electrode-basing,hole-conductor-free planar perovskite solar cells.It was observed that,after adding small amount of SiO2 precursor(1 vol%)into the lead iodide solution,performance parameters of open-circuit voltage,short-circuit current and fill factor were all upgraded,which helped to increase the power conversion efficiency(reverse scan)from 11.44(±1.83)%(optimized at 12.42%)to 14.01(±2.14)%(optimized at 15.28%,AM 1.5G,100 mW/cm^2).Transient photocurrent decay curve measurements showed that,after the incorporation of SiO2 nanoparticles,charge extraction was accelerated,while transient photovoltage decay and dark current curve tests both showed that recombination was retarded.The improvement is due to the improved crystallinity of the perovskite film.X-ray diffraction and scanning electron microscopy studies observed that,with incorporation of amorphous SiO2 nanoparticles,smaller crystallites were obtained in lead iodide films,while larger crystallites were achieved in the final perovskite film.This study implies that amorphous SiO2 nanoparticles could regulate the coarsening process of the perovskite film,which provides an effective method in obtaining high quality perovskite film.展开更多
基金Project supported by the Fundamental Research Funds for the Central South University,China(Grant No.2019zzts426)the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Grant Nos.61172047,61774170,and 51673218)+1 种基金the Scientific and Technological Project of Hunan Provincial Development and Reform Commission,China,the National Science Foundation,USA(Grant Nos.CBET-1437656 and DMR-1903962)the Innovation-Driven Project of Central South University(Grant No.2020CX006)。
文摘SiO2 nanoparticles were used to regulate the crystallizing process of lead halide perovskite films prepared by the sequential deposition method,which was used in the low-temperature-processed,carbon-electrode-basing,hole-conductor-free planar perovskite solar cells.It was observed that,after adding small amount of SiO2 precursor(1 vol%)into the lead iodide solution,performance parameters of open-circuit voltage,short-circuit current and fill factor were all upgraded,which helped to increase the power conversion efficiency(reverse scan)from 11.44(±1.83)%(optimized at 12.42%)to 14.01(±2.14)%(optimized at 15.28%,AM 1.5G,100 mW/cm^2).Transient photocurrent decay curve measurements showed that,after the incorporation of SiO2 nanoparticles,charge extraction was accelerated,while transient photovoltage decay and dark current curve tests both showed that recombination was retarded.The improvement is due to the improved crystallinity of the perovskite film.X-ray diffraction and scanning electron microscopy studies observed that,with incorporation of amorphous SiO2 nanoparticles,smaller crystallites were obtained in lead iodide films,while larger crystallites were achieved in the final perovskite film.This study implies that amorphous SiO2 nanoparticles could regulate the coarsening process of the perovskite film,which provides an effective method in obtaining high quality perovskite film.
