Improved Thermal and Electrical Properties of P-I-N-Structured Perovskite Solar Cells Using ZnO-Added PCBM as Electron Transport Layer
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
3. Results
4. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Conflicts of Interest
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ZnO Concentration (wt%) | Amount of ZnO (g/m2) | Amount of PCBM (g/m2) | Amount of ZnO in PCBM | |
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wt% | vol% | |||
0.01 | 0.00069 | 0.01493 | 4.44 | 1.33 |
0.05 | 0.00211 | 0.01658 | 11.28 | 3.56 |
0.10 | 0.00416 | 0.01718 | 19.48 | 6.57 |
0.15 | 0.00507 | 0.01497 | 25.31 | 8.97 |
0.20 | 0.01063 | 0.01511 | 41.30 | 16.98 |
0.50 | 0.01562 | 0.01549 | 49.79 | 22.38 |
ETL Structures | Voltage (V) | Current Density (mA/cm2) | Fill Factor (%) | PCE (%) |
---|---|---|---|---|
PCBM | 1.02 | 21.73 | 63.60 | 14.12 |
0.05wt%ZnO/PCBM | 1.04 | 23.00 | 68.81 | 16.51 |
0.1wt%ZnO/PCBM | 1.06 | 23.03 | 73.58 | 17.97 |
0.5wt%ZnO/PCBM | 0.86 | 13.25 | 46.34 | 5.26 |
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Jeong, Y.; Han, D.; Kim, S.; Mo, C.B. Improved Thermal and Electrical Properties of P-I-N-Structured Perovskite Solar Cells Using ZnO-Added PCBM as Electron Transport Layer. Materials 2024, 17, 1376. https://doi.org/10.3390/ma17061376
Jeong Y, Han D, Kim S, Mo CB. Improved Thermal and Electrical Properties of P-I-N-Structured Perovskite Solar Cells Using ZnO-Added PCBM as Electron Transport Layer. Materials. 2024; 17(6):1376. https://doi.org/10.3390/ma17061376
Chicago/Turabian StyleJeong, Younghun, Dongwoon Han, Seongtak Kim, and Chan Bin Mo. 2024. "Improved Thermal and Electrical Properties of P-I-N-Structured Perovskite Solar Cells Using ZnO-Added PCBM as Electron Transport Layer" Materials 17, no. 6: 1376. https://doi.org/10.3390/ma17061376