Manipulate energy transport via fluorinated spacers towards recordefficiency 2D Dion-Jacobson CsPbI_(3) solar cells

Two-dimensional(2D)Dion-Jacobson(D-J)-type cesium lead iodide CsPbI_(3) perform remarkably in terms of stability.However,the complex interactions between spacer and inorganic layers limit its excellent progress in perovskite solar cells(PSCs).Herein,starting from the considerable structural diversity of organic spacers,we engineer 2D CsPbI_(3) with fine-tuning functionalities.Specifically,for the first time we embedded fluorinated aromatic cations in 2D D-J CsPbI_(3),and successfully applied it into construction of high-performance PSCs.Compared with constitutive 1,4-diaminobenzene(PDA),the fluorinated 2-fluorobenzene-1,4-diamine(F-PDA)component greatly expands the dipole moment from 0.59 D to 3.47 D,which reduces the exciton binding energy of the system.A theoretical study shows that the spacer layer and inorganic plane are more enriched with charge accumulation in(F-PDA)Csn±1 Pb_(n)I_(3n+1).The results show that(F-PDA)Csn±1Pb_(n)I_(3n+1) demonstrates more significant charge transfer between organic and inorganic layers than(PDA)Csn±1 Pb_(n)I_(3n+1),and it is confirmed in the femtosecond transient absorption experiment.Moreover,the interactions of the fluorinated spacer with the[PbI_(6)]_(4)-plane effectively manipulate the crystallization quality,and thus the ion migration and defect formation of target 2D CsPbI_(3) are inhibited.As a result,we obtained a record power conversion efficiency(PCE)beyond 15%for 2D D-J(F-PDA)Cs_(3)Pb_(4)I_(13)(n=4)PSCs with significantly improved environmental stability compared with the three-dimensional(3D)counterparts.

Sub-gap defect density characterization of molybdenum oxide: An annealing study for solar cell applications

The application of molybdenum oxide in the photovoltaic field is gaining traction as this material can be deployed in doping-free heterojunction solar cells in the role of hole selective contact.For modeling-based optimization of such contact,knowledge of the molybdenum oxide defect density of states(DOS)is crucial.In this paper,we report a method to extract the defect density through nondestructive optical measures,including the contribution given by small polaron optical transitions.The presence of defects related to oxygen-vacancy and of polaron is supported by the results of our opto-electrical characterizations along with the evaluation of previous observations.As part of the study,molybdenum oxide samples have been evaluated after post-deposition thermal treatments.Quantitative results are in agreement with the result of density functional theory showing the presence of a defect band fixed at 1.1 eV below the conduction band edge of the oxide.Moreover,the distribution of defects is affected by post-deposition treatment.

Density of states characterization of TiO_(2) films deposited by pulsed laser deposition for heterojunction solar cells

The application of titanium dioxide(TiO_(2))in the photovoltaic(PV)field is gaining traction as this material can be deployed in doping-free heterojunction solar cells with the role of electron selective contact.For modeling-based optimization of such contact,knowledge of the titanium oxide defect density of states(DOS)is crucial.In this paper,we report a method to extract the defect density through nondestructive optical measures,including the contribution given by small polaron optical transitions.The presence of both related to oxygen-vacancy defects and polarons is supported by the results of optical characterizations and the evaluation of previous observations resulting in a defect band fixed at 1 eV below the conduction band edge of the oxide.Solar cells employing pulsed laser deposited-TiO_(2)electron selective contacts were fabricated and characterized.The J-V curve of these cells showed,however,an S-shape,then a detailed analysis of the reasons for such behavior was carried out.We use a model involving the series of a standard cell equivalent circuit with a Schottky junction in order to explain these atypical performances.A good matching between the experimental measurements and the adopted theoretical model was obtained.The extracted parameters are listed and analyzed to shed light on the reasons behind the low-performance cells.

Erratum to:Sub-gap defect density characterization of molybdenum oxide:An annealing study for solar cell applications

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