Compact SnO<sub>2</sub>/Mesoporous TiO<sub>2</sub> Bilayer Electron Transport Layer for Perovskite Solar Cells Fabricated at Low Process Temperature

oleh: Junyeong Lee, Jongbok Kim, Chang-Su Kim, Sungjin Jo

Format: Article
Diterbitkan: MDPI AG 2022-02-01

Deskripsi

Charge transport layers have been found to be crucial for high-performance perovskite solar cells (PSCs). SnO<sub>2</sub> has been extensively investigated as an alternative material for the traditional TiO<sub>2</sub> electron transport layer (ETL). The challenges facing the successful application of SnO<sub>2</sub> ETLs are degradation during the high-temperature process and voltage loss due to the lower conduction band. To achieve highly efficient PSCs using a SnO<sub>2</sub> ETL, low-temperature-processed mesoporous TiO<sub>2</sub> (LT m-TiO<sub>2</sub>) was combined with compact SnO<sub>2</sub> to construct a bilayer ETL. The use of LT m-TiO<sub>2</sub> can prevent the degradation of SnO<sub>2</sub> as well as enlarge the interfacial contacts between the light-absorbing layer and the ETL. SnO<sub>2</sub>/TiO<sub>2</sub> bilayer-based PSCs showed much higher power conversion efficiency than single SnO<sub>2</sub> ETL-based PSCs.