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Spray Pyrolyzed TiO(2) Embedded Multi-Layer Front Contact Design for High-Efficiency Perovskite Solar Cells

The photovoltaic performance of perovskite solar cells (PSCs) can be improved by utilizing efficient front contact. However, it has always been a significant challenge for fabricating high-quality, scalable, controllable, and cost-effective front contact. This study proposes a realistic multi-layer...

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Autores principales: Shahiduzzaman, Md., Hossain, Mohammad Ismail, Visal, Sem, Kaneko, Tetsuya, Qarony, Wayesh, Umezu, Shinjiro, Tomita, Koji, Iwamori, Satoru, Knipp, Dietmar, Tsang, Yuen Hong, Akhtaruzzaman, Md., Nunzi, Jean-Michel, Taima, Tetsuya, Isomura, Masao
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Springer Nature Singapore 2021
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8187539/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34138244
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s40820-020-00559-2
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Sumario:The photovoltaic performance of perovskite solar cells (PSCs) can be improved by utilizing efficient front contact. However, it has always been a significant challenge for fabricating high-quality, scalable, controllable, and cost-effective front contact. This study proposes a realistic multi-layer front contact design to realize efficient single-junction PSCs and perovskite/perovskite tandem solar cells (TSCs). As a critical part of the front contact, we prepared a highly compact titanium oxide (TiO(2)) film by industrially viable Spray Pyrolysis Deposition (SPD), which acts as a potential electron transport layer (ETL) for the fabrication of PSCs. Optimization and reproducibility of the TiO(2) ETL were discreetly investigated while fabricating a set of planar PSCs. As the front contact has a significant influence on the optoelectronic properties of PSCs, hence, we investigated the optics and electrical effects of PSCs by three-dimensional (3D) finite-difference time-domain (FDTD) and finite element method (FEM) rigorous simulations. The investigation allows us to compare experimental results with the outcome from simulations. Furthermore, an optimized single-junction PSC is designed to enhance the energy conversion efficiency (ECE) by > 30% compared to the planar reference PSC. Finally, the study has been progressed to the realization of all-perovskite TSC that can reach the ECE, exceeding 30%. Detailed guidance for the completion of high-performance PSCs is provided. [Image: see text] ELECTRONIC SUPPLEMENTARY MATERIAL: The online version of this article (10.1007/s40820-020-00559-2) contains supplementary material, which is available to authorised users.