High-performance wide-bandgap perovskite solar cells using poly(3,4-ethylenedioxythiophene):poly(styrenesulfonate) as the electron-transport layer

Abstract

We used work-function-tuned poly(3,4-ethylenedioxythiophene):poly(styrenesulfonate) (PEDOT:PSS) as the electron-transport layer for wide-bandgap (1.74 eV) perovskite solar cells (PSCs). With the coating of polyethylenimine, the work function of PEDOT:PSS was modified from −5.03 to −4.05 eV, which enabled efficient electron transportation from perovskite absorber to cathode. With this technique, the standard-structured n-i-p PSCs showed an average power-conversion-efficiency (PCE) of 18.6 %, which is higher than that (17.5 %) of inverted PSCs with PEDOT:PSS as the hole-transport layer. Moreover, the long-term stability of the PSCs was enhanced with the PCE degradation significantly suppressed from 29.7 % to 15.6 % after a 10 days’ measurement in ambient.