Xiongzhuo Jiang, Jie Zeng, Kun Sun, Zerui Li, Zhuijun Xu, Guangjiu Pan, Renjun Guo, Suzhe Liang, Yusuf Bulut, Benedikt Sochor, Matthias Schwartzkopf, Kristian A. Reck, Thomas Strunskus, Franz Faupel, Stephan V. Roth, Baomin Xu, Peter Müller-Buschbaum
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Abstract
Despite perovskite solar cells (PSCs) based on a SnO2 hole-blocking layer (HBL) are achieving excellent performance, the non-perfect buried interface between the SnO2 HBL and the perovskite layer is still an obstacle in achieving further improvement in power conversion efficiency (PCE) and stability. The poor morphology with numerous defects and the energy level mismatch at the buried interface constrain the open circuit voltage and cause instability. Herein, a sputter-deposited TiOx thin film is used as a buried interface modification layer to address the aforementioned issues. Utilizing in situ grazing-incidence small-angle X-ray scattering (GISAXS) during the sputter deposition, we monitor and unveil the growth process of the TiOx thin film, identifying a 10 nm thickness optimum. The defects at the buried interface are passivated through tuning the growth, leading to a suppressed non-radiative recombination and improved PCE (from 22.19 to 23.93%). The evolution of the device performance and the degradation process of PSCs using operando grazing-incidence wide-angle X-ray scattering (GIWAXS) under the protocol ISOS-L-1I explains the enhanced stability introduced by the buried interface modification via a sputter-deposited TiOx thin layer. The perovskite decomposition process and the detrimental formation of PbI2 are both slowed down by the TiOx thin layer.
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Nano Energy is a multidisciplinary, rapid-publication forum of original peer-reviewed contributions on the science and engineering of nanomaterials and nanodevices used in all forms of energy harvesting, conversion, storage, utilization and policy. Through its mixture of articles, reviews, communications, research news, and information on key developments, Nano Energy provides a comprehensive coverage of this exciting and dynamic field which joins nanoscience and nanotechnology with energy science. The journal is relevant to all those who are interested in nanomaterials solutions to the energy problem.
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