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Carbon Nanotubes in TiO(2) Nanofiber Photoelectrodes for High‐Performance Perovskite Solar Cells

1D semiconducting oxides are unique structures that have been widely used for photovoltaic (PV) devices due to their capability to provide a direct pathway for charge transport. In addition, carbon nanotubes (CNTs) have played multifunctional roles in a range of PV cells because of their fascinating...

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Autores principales: Batmunkh, Munkhbayar, Macdonald, Thomas J., Shearer, Cameron J., Bat‐Erdene, Munkhjargal, Wang, Yun, Biggs, Mark J., Parkin, Ivan P., Nann, Thomas, Shapter, Joseph G.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: John Wiley and Sons Inc. 2017
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5396161/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28435781
http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/advs.201600504
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Sumario:1D semiconducting oxides are unique structures that have been widely used for photovoltaic (PV) devices due to their capability to provide a direct pathway for charge transport. In addition, carbon nanotubes (CNTs) have played multifunctional roles in a range of PV cells because of their fascinating properties. Herein, the influence of CNTs on the PV performance of 1D titanium dioxide nanofiber (TiO(2) NF) photoelectrode perovskite solar cells (PSCs) is systematically explored. Among the different types of CNTs, single‐walled CNTs (SWCNTs) incorporated in the TiO(2) NF photoelectrode PSCs show a significant enhancement (≈40%) in the power conversion efficiency (PCE) as compared to control cells. SWCNTs incorporated in TiO(2) NFs provide a fast electron transfer within the photoelectrode, resulting in an increase in the short‐circuit current (J (sc)) value. On the basis of our theoretical calculations, the improved open‐circuit voltage (V (oc)) of the cells can be attributed to a shift in energy level of the photoelectrodes after the introduction of SWCNTs. Furthermore, it is found that the incorporation of SWCNTs into TiO(2) NFs reduces the hysteresis effect and improves the stability of the PSC devices. In this study, the best performing PSC device constructed with SWCNT structures achieves a PCE of 14.03%.