All-Inorganic Perovskite Solar Cells Based on CsPbIBr2 and Metal Oxide Transport Layers with Improved Stability
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Jien Yang 1,*
, Qiong Zhang 1, Jinjin Xu 1, Hairui Liu 1, Ruiping Qin 1, Haifa Zhai 1, Songhua Chen 2,* and Mingjian Yuan 3
Jien Yang 1,*, Qiong Zhang 1, Jinjin Xu 1, Hairui Liu 1, Ruiping Qin 1, Haifa Zhai 1, Songhua Chen 2,* and Mingjian Yuan 3
1
Henan Key Laboratory of Photovoltaic Materials, College of Physics and Materials Science, Henan Normal University, Xinxiang 453007, China
2
College of Chemistry and Material Science, Longyan University, Longyan 364012, China
3
College of Chemistry, Nankai University, Tianjin 300071, China
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Nanomaterials 2019, 9(12), 1666; https://doi.org/10.3390/nano9121666
Received: 4 November 2019 / Revised: 19 November 2019 / Accepted: 21 November 2019 / Published: 22 November 2019
Despite the successful improvement in the power conversion efficiency (PCE) of perovskite solar cells (PSCs), the issue of instability is still a serious challenge for their commercial application. The issue of the PSCs mainly originates from the decomposition of the organic–inorganic hybrid perovskite materials, which will degrade upon humidity and suffer from the thermal environment. In addition, the charge transport layers also influence the stability of the whole devices. In this study, inorganic transport layers are utilized in an inverted structure of PSCs employing CsPbIBr2 as light absorbent layer, in which nickel oxide (NiOx) and cerium oxide (CeOx) films are applied as the hole transport layer (HTL) and the electron transport layer (ETL), respectively. The inorganic transport layers are expected to protect the CsPbIBr2 film from the contact of moisture and react with the metal electrode, thus preventing degradation. The PSC with all inorganic components, inorganic perovskite and inorganic transport layers demonstrates an initial PCE of 5.60% and retains 5.56% after 600 s in ambient air at maximum power point tracking.
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Keywords:
inorganic perovskite; CsPbIBr2; metal oxide transport layers
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Yang, J.; Zhang, Q.; Xu, J.; Liu, H.; Qin, R.; Zhai, H.; Chen, S.; Yuan, M. All-Inorganic Perovskite Solar Cells Based on CsPbIBr2 and Metal Oxide Transport Layers with Improved Stability. Nanomaterials 2019, 9, 1666.
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