锡基钙钛矿太阳能电池载流子传输层的探讨

锡基钙钛矿太阳能电池可避免铅元素对环境带来的污染,近年来已成为光伏领域的研究热点.本文以SCAPS-1D太阳能电池数值模拟软件为平台,对不同电子传输层和不同空穴传输层的锡基钙钛矿太阳能电池器件的性能进行数值仿真对比,从理论上分析不同载流子传输层的锡基钙钛矿太阳能电池的性能差异.结果显示,载流子传输层与钙钛矿层的能带对齐...     

Charge transfer modification of inverted planar perovskite solar cells by NiOx/Sr:NiOx bilayer hole transport layer

Perovskite solar cells (PSCs) are the most promising commercial photoelectric conversion technology in the future. The planar p-i-n structure cells have advantages in negligible hysteresis, low temperature preparation and excellent stability. However, for inverted planar PSCs, the non-radiative recombination at the interface is an important reason that impedes the charge transfer and improvement of power conversion efficiency. Having a homogeneous, compact, and energy-level-matched charge transport layer is the key to reducing non-radiative recombination. In our study, NiO$_{x}$/Sr:NiO$_{x}$ bilayer hole transport layer (HTL) improves the holes transmission of NiO$_{x}$ based HTL, reduces the recombination in the interface between perovskite and HTL layer and improves the device performance. The bilayer HTL enhances the hole transfer by forming a driving force of an electric field and further improves $J_{\rm sc}$. As a result, the device has a power conversion efficiency of 18.44%, a short circuit current density of 22.81 mA$\cdot$cm$^{-2}$ and a fill factor of 0.80. Compared to the pristine PSCs, there are certain improvements of optical parameters. This method provides a new idea for the future design of novel hole transport layers and the development of high-performance solar cells.     

Pentacene as a hole transport material for high performance planar perovskite solar cells

A cost-effective and efficient organic semiconductor pentacene was developed as a hole transport layer (HTL) material to replace classical PEDOT:PSS for planar perovskite solar cells (PSCs). As expected, the pentacene based device exhibits power conversion efficiency (PCE) of 15.90% (J_sc of 19.44 mA/cm², V_oc of 1.07 V, and FF of 77%), comparable to the PEDOT:PSS based device (PCE of 15.65%, J_sc of 18.78 mA/cm², V_oc of 1.07 V, and FF of 77%) under the same experimental conditions. The excellent performance of vacuum deposited pentacene is mainly attributed to the high efficient charge extraction and transfer in device due to the high-quality perovskite film grown on the top of pentacene substrate and a favorable energy-level alignment together with a desired downward band bending formed at the perovskite/pentacene interface. Our research has confirmed that pentacene could be served as a promising HTL material to achieve effective and potentially economical planar type PSCs.     

新型空穴传输材料在钙钛矿太阳能电池中的研究进展

钙钛矿太阳能电池是一种全新的全固态薄膜电池. 报道的能量转换效率已提高到19.3%, 成为可再生能源领域的热点研究方向. 空穴传输材料是构成高效钙钛矿太阳能电池的重要组分之一. 本文介绍了钙钛矿太阳能电池的基本结构, 对空穴传输材料的分子结构、能级水平和迁移率等对电池性能的影响进行了详细的总结和评述.     

Modulation of light absorption by optical spacer in perovskite solar cells

Lead halide perovskite solar cells with planar heterojunction configuration have recently attracted tremendous attention because of their excellent power conversion efficiencies. The modulation of optical absorption by using an optical spacer layer is a unique method to enhance the device efficiency. Here, we demonstrate the application of thin ZnO layer that act as an optical spacer that enhance the power conversion efficiency perovskite devices from 8.92% to 10.7%, which is mainly due to increment in short‐circuit current density by 16% compared to the reference solar cell. The simulation data revealed that ZnO acts as an optical spacer layer that shifts length (average) of electric field |E|² distribution from 500 nm to 750 nm wavelength is 25 nm in the perovskite layer. Which represents that exciton generation region is moved to near the hole transport layer that enhances the exciton dissociation efficiency and device efficiency.     

Improving efficiency of inverted perovskite solar cells via ethanolamine-doped PEDOT:PSS as hole transport layer

In order to fabricate high-performance inverted perovskite solar cells (PeSCs), an appropriate hole transport layer (HTL) is essential since it will affect the hole extraction at perovskite/HTL interface and determine the crystallization quality of the subsequent perovskite films. Herein, a facile and simple method is developed by adding ethanolamine (ETA) into poly(3,4-ethylenedioxythiophene):poly(styrenesulfonate) (PEDOT:PSS) as HTL. The doping of a low-concentration ETA can efficiently modify the electrical properties of the PEDOT:PSS film and lower the highest occupied molecular orbital (HOMO) level, which is more suitable for the hole extraction from the perovskite to HTL. Besides, ETA-doped PEDOT:PSS will create a perovskite film with larger grain size and higher crystallinity. Hence, the results show that the open-circuit voltage of the device increases from 0.99 V to 1.06 V, and the corresponding power conversion efficiency (PCE) increases from 14.68% to 19.16%. The alkaline nature of ethanolamine greatly neutralizes the acidity of PEDOT:PSS, and plays a role in protecting the anode, leading the stability of the devices to be improved significantly. After being stored for 2000 h, the PCE of ETA-doped PEDOT:PSS devices can maintain 84.2% of the initial value, which is much higher than 67.1% of undoped devices.     

Highly efficient perovskite solar cells by tuning electronic structures of thienothiophene-based as hole transport materials

The atomic substitutions were used to study the hole transport materials (HTM) properties of six thiophenothiophene molecules (HTM1-HTM6) to reveal the relationship between their core structures and photoelectric properties. To better investigate the difference between experimentally original and designed molecules, we calculated the hole mobility and some parameters (such as energy levels, stability, and optical properties, etc). The results showed that the molecular orbital levels of the original and designed molecules have well matched with perovskite and Ag electrode to ensure hole transport and inhibit the electron reflux. Among the designed HTMs, HTM5 has the smallest energy gap that results in the red-shifted absorption spectra. Furthermore, there is an obviously increased charge transfer integral V due to the introduction of the Si atom, which greatly improved the hole mobility. Therefore, atom substitution by introducing Si atoms (HTM5) will improve the energy levels and charge transport ability, and molecular design by means of atom substitution can be a potential way to tunable HTM performance in solar cells.     

新型碳材料在钙钛矿太阳电池中的应用研究进展

新型碳材料如石墨烯及其氧化物、碳纳米管、富勒烯及石墨炔等因其优异的热学、力学、电学、光学性能成为了钙钛矿太阳电池研究的又一亮点. 本文总结了新型碳材料在钙钛矿太阳电池对电极、电子传输材料及空穴传输材料中的研究进展, 新型碳材料的引入有效地提高了钙钛矿电池的性能, 为下一步新型碳材料的应用开发以及钙钛矿电池器件的研究提供了新的思路.     

Sputtered SnO2 as an interlayer for efficient semitransparent perovskite solar cells

SnO₂ is widely used as the electron transport layer (ETL) in perovskite solar cells (PSCs) due to its excellent electron mobility, low processing temperature, and low cost. And the most common way of preparing the SnO₂ ETL is spin-coating using the corresponding colloid solution. However, the spin-coated SnO₂ layer is sometimes not so compact and contains pinholes, weakening the hole blocking capability. Here, a SnO₂ thin film prepared through magnetron-sputtering was inserted between ITO and the spin-coated SnO₂ acted as an interlayer. This strategy can combine the advantages of efficient electron extraction and hole blocking due to the high compactness of the sputtered film and the excellent electronic property of the spin-coated SnO₂. Therefore, the recombination of photo-generated carriers at the interface is significantly reduced. As a result, the semitransparent perovskite solar cells (with a bandgap of 1.73 eV) based on this double-layered SnO₂ demonstrate a maximum efficiency of 17.7% (stabilized at 17.04%) with negligible hysteresis. Moreover, the shelf stability of the device is also significantly improved, maintaining 95% of the initial efficiency after 800-hours of aging.     

Theoretical design of azaacene-based non-fullerene electron transport material used in inverted perovskite solar cells

ABSTRACT

Inverted perovskite solar cells (PSCs) have attracted much attention due to their low-temperature and solution-based process. Electron transport layers are important components in inverted PSCs. Non-fullerene n-type organic small molecules seem to be more attractive as electron transport layers, because their structures are easy to be synthesised and modified. In this paper, density functional theory and semi-classical Marcus electron transfer theory were used to explore the electron transport properties in three azaacene derivatives, including one experimentally reported molecule, 1,4,9,16-tetrakis((triisopropylsilyl)ethynyl)quinoxalino[2^?,3^?:4^″,5^″]cyclopenta[1^″,2^″,3^″:5^′,6^′]acenaphtho[1^′,2^′:5,6]pyrazino[2,3-b]phenazine (1), and two theoretically designed molecules (2 and 3). Compound 2 is formed by substituting i-Pr groups in compound 1 with H atoms, which is designed to evaluate the effect of i-Pr groups on the electron transport properties. Compound 3 is designed by adding one more benzopyrazine group to the conjugation structure of compound 1. It shows that i-Pr group can increase HOMO and LUMO energy levels and improve solubility in organic solvent and hydrophobicity. Enlarging conjugation can not only decrease LUMO energy level and electron reorganisation energy, but also can increase solubility and electron mobility. So our designed compound 3 is expected to be a potential electron transport material in inverted PSCs.     

准二维钙钛矿太阳能电池的研究进展

目前,钙钛矿太阳能电池的光电转换效率已超过25％,飞速提升的效率使得人们越来越期待商业化的应用,但钙钛矿材料的稳定性问题却是其商业化所面临的最大挑战,准二维钙钛矿有望解决这一问题.利用大的有机间隔阳离子的疏水性和热稳定性,以及更高的晶体形成能和更加稳固的结构,准二维钙钛矿能够有效提高钙钛矿的稳定性.此外,准二维钙钛矿对...     

钙钛矿电池纳米陷光结构的研究进展

随着材料性能的不断提升,近年来纳米陷光结构在钙钛矿电池中的应用受到越来越多的关注.纳米陷光结构的引入可以改变光子在电池中的传输路径以及被电池吸收的光子能量.将纳米陷光结构用于钙钛矿电池中的不同界面可以不同程度地增加电池对光的吸收,最终提升电池效率.如何有效地应用陷光结构是进一步提升钙钛矿电池转换效率的关键问题之一.本文从阐述具有不同纳米陷光结构的钙钛矿电池性能出发,对不同结构进行了对比与总结,并分析了其中的优势与劣势.     

Recent advances of interface engineering in inverted perovskite solar cells

Perovskite solar cells (PSCs) have witnessed great achievement in the past decade. Most of previous researches focus on the n—i—p structure of PSCs with ultra-high efficiency. While the n—i—p devices usually used the unstable charge transport layers, such as the hygroscopic doped spiro-OMeTAD, which affect the long-term stability. The inverted device with the p—i—n structure owns better stability when using stable undoped organic molecular or metal oxide materials. There are significant progresses in inverted PSCs, most of them related to charge transport or interface engineering. In this review, we will mainly summarize the inverted PSCs progresses related to the interface engineering. After that, we prospect the future direction on inverted PSCs.     

Enhanced efficiency and stability of polymer solar cells using solution-processed nickel oxide as hole transport material

Solution-processed nickel oxide (s-NiO_x) was synthesized for use as hole-transport layers (HTLs) in the fabrication of polymer solar cell (PSC) devices. The s-NiO_x thin-films were deposited using spin-coating and post-annealed at 300 °C, 400 °C, or 500 °C. With increased annealing temperature, the nickel acetate precursor decomposes more fully and forms s-NiO_x films that show larger crystalline grain sizes with lower root mean square surface roughness. Bulk heterojunction solar cells fabricated with the new random polymer RP(BDT-PDBT) and [6,6]-phenyl-C₇₀-butyric acid methyl ester (PC₇₀BM) using s-NiO_x as HTLs exhibit a 4.46% enhancement in power conversion efficiency and better stability compared to conventional PSCs using poly (3,4-ethylenedioxythiophene):poly(styrene sulfonate) as HTLs. We believe that the solution-processable and highly stable s-NiO_x could be a potential alternative for functional interface materials in optoelectronic devices.     

蒸汽辅助溶液过程制备钙钛矿材料及钙钛矿太阳能电池

有机无机杂化钙钛矿材料被广泛应用于光电器件领域,特别是其作为太阳能电池的吸光材料,受到学术界和工业界越来越多的关注。钙钛矿太阳能电池的产业化进程正在进行中,而在进一步降低制备成本、提高电池转换效率的同时,研究出一种操作简单且可重复性高的制备钙钛矿薄膜的技术具有十分重要的意义。与其他传统的溶液处理方法不同,蒸汽辅助溶液过程(VASP)处理法避免了薄膜在生长过程中溶解以及溶剂化作用,抑制了晶核的形成,使薄膜快速重组,获得致密的高质量钙钛矿薄膜。目前报道,基于此薄膜制备的平面结构钙钛矿太阳能电池转换效率高达16.8%。本文综述了低温(150℃)VASP法制备的钙钛矿薄膜及光伏器件的相关研究进展,并对该技术的产业化前景做了展望。VASP制备过程简单、薄膜性能优异且可重复性高,为进一步制备大面积、高质量薄膜提供了可能。     

钙钛矿太阳能电池中电子传输材料的研究进展

有机-无机杂化的卤素钙钛矿材料在2009年首次应用在光伏器件中, 而后有关此类型太阳能电池的报道数量呈井喷式增长. 至2014年5月钙钛矿电池光电转化效率已接近20%, 已超过有机及染料敏化太阳能电池的效率, 且有望达到单晶硅太阳能的水平, 成为光伏发电领域中的希望之星. 在钙钛矿电池中, 电子传输材料与吸收层的电子选择性接触对提高光电转化效率起到重要作用, 尤其在正置结构器件中, 电子传输层的介观结构直接影响钙钛矿的生长情况. 同时, 电子传输层的化学性质及其界面也会对电池的稳定性和寿命产生影响. 本文总结了电子传输材料在该类电池中的研究现状和热点, 并按材料的化学组分不同, 将电子传输材料分为三类: 金属氧化物、有机小分子和复合材料, 详细地介绍了电子传输材料在钙钛矿太阳能电池中的作用和近来的最新进展.     

平面异质结有机-无机杂化钙钛矿太阳电池研究进展

高效低成本太阳电池的研发是太阳能光伏技术大规模推广应用的关键. 近年来兴起的有机- 无机杂化钙钛矿(以下简称钙钛矿)太阳电池因具有光电能量转换效率高、制备工艺简单等优点, 引起了学术界和产业界的广泛关注, 具有广阔的发展前景. 其中平面异质结钙钛矿太阳电池因具有结构简单, 可低温制备等诸多优点, 成为目前研究的一个重要方向. 平面异质结钙钛矿太阳电池分为n-i-p型和p-i-n型两种结构. 其中钙钛矿分别与电子传输层和空穴传输层形成两个界面, 在这两个界面上实现电子和空穴的快速分离. 电子传输层和空穴传输层分别为电子和空穴提供了独立的输运通道. 平面异质结结构有利于钙钛矿太阳电池中电子和空穴的分离、传输和收集. 此外, 该结构不需要高温烧结的多孔结构氧化物骨架, 扩大了电子和空穴传输材料的选择范围. 可以根据钙钛矿材料的能带分布及载流子传输特性, 来选择能级和载流子传输速率更为匹配的传输材料. 本文对钙钛矿的材料特性, 平面异质结结构的由来及发展进行了简要的概述. 其中重点介绍了平面异质结钙钛矿太阳电池的结构特征、工作机理、钙钛矿/电荷传输层的界面特性, 以及电池性能的优化, 包括钙钛矿薄膜制备、空穴和电子传输层的优化等. 最后对钙钛矿电池的发展前景及存在问题进行了阐述, 为今后高效、稳定钙钛矿太阳电池的研究提供参考.     

肖特基钙钛矿太阳电池结构设计与优化

有机-无机杂化钙钛矿材料有高吸收系数、低廉的制作成本以及较为简单的制备工艺,在近年来表现出良好的发展前景.本文采用wx-AMPS模拟软件对平面结构钙钛矿太阳电池和肖特基钙钛矿太阳电池进行建模仿真对比,从理论上分析无载流子传输层的肖特基钙钛矿太阳电池的优势.结果显示,器件两侧电极功函数和吸收层的能带分布是提高太阳电池效率的关键.在对电极使用Au(功函数为5.1 eV)的前提下,透明导电电极功函数为3.8 eV,可以得到肖特基钙钛矿太阳电池转换效率为17.93%.对器件模型吸收层进行优化,通过寻找合适的掺杂浓度,抑制缺陷密度,确定合适的厚度,可以获得理想的转换效率(20.01%),是平面异质结结构(理论转换效率31%)的63.84%.肖特基钙钛矿太阳电池在简单的器件结构下可以获得优异的光电性能,具有较好的应用潜力.     

Advances in stable and flexible perovskite solar cells

Roll-to-roll (R2R) production is an innovative approach and is fast becoming a very popular industrial method for high throughput and mass production of solar cells. Replacement of costly indium tin oxide (ITO), which conventionally has served as the transparent electrode would be a great approach for roll to roll production of flexible cost effective solar cells. Indium tin oxide (ITO) and fluorine-doped tin oxide (FTO) are brittle and ultimately limit the device flexibility. Perovskite solar cells (PSCs) have been the centre of photovoltaic research community during the recent years owing to its exceptional performance and economical prices. The best reported PSCs fabricated by employing mesoporous TiO₂ layers require elevated temperatures in the range of 400–500 °C which limits its applications to solely glass substrates. In such a scenario developing flexible PSCs technology can be considered a suitable and exciting arena from the application point of view, them being flexible, lightweight, portable, and easy to integrate over both small, large and curved surfaces.     

Impact of work function of back contact of perovskite solar cells without hole transport material analyzed by device simulation

The impact of the work function of a metal back contact on lead methylammonium tri-iodide based perovskite solar cells without hole transport material (HTM) was analyzed using device simulation. The elimination of the HTM is attractive in terms of the simplification of device structure and fabrication process. In the solar cell, a back junction is formed by the perovskite absorber and metal back contact. The device simulation revealed that the elimination of the HTM did not change the built-in voltage (V_bi) of the device when the work function of the metal back contact (?_M) was similar to the valence band maximum of the absorber (E_{v_absorber}). In the HTM-free structure, V_bi showed a high value if ?_M was equal to or deeper than E_{v_absorber}. In contrast, when ?_M was shallower than E_{v_absorber}, V_bi monotonically decreased, resulting in the decrease in open-circuit voltage of the device. The results showed the importance of the ?_M matching to maintain V_bi, which is useful guideline for the design of the HTM-free perovskite solar cells.