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Layered Ruddlesden–Popper Efficient Perovskite Solar Cells with Controlled Quantum and Dielectric Confinement Introduced via Doping
Author(s) -
Li Hao,
Wang Xikui,
Zhang Tao,
Gong Xiu,
Sun Qiang,
Pan Han,
Shen Yan,
Ahmad Shahzada,
Wang Mingkui
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
advanced functional materials
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 6.069
H-Index - 322
eISSN - 1616-3028
pISSN - 1616-301X
DOI - 10.1002/adfm.201903293
Subject(s) - materials science , perovskite (structure) , doping , photovoltaics , dielectric , energy conversion efficiency , band gap , perovskite solar cell , optoelectronics , exciton , binding energy , semiconductor , nanotechnology , condensed matter physics , photovoltaic system , chemical engineering , atomic physics , ecology , physics , engineering , biology
Layered Ruddlesden–Popper (RP) hybrid perovskite semiconductors have recently emerged as promising materials for photovoltaics application. However, the strong quantum and dielectric confinement of RP perovskite compounds increases their optical bandgap and binding energy of exciton, which limit their application in solar cells. Herein, the doping of RP‐based (BA) 2 (MA) 3 Pb 4 I 13 perovskite materials by means of Li + is reported for the first time, which can significantly help to reduce dielectric confinement and thus the exciton‐binding energy via reducing the dielectric constant difference between organic spacer cation and inorganic framework. Furthermore, the Li + doping boosts the carrier mobility, reduces the trap density states, and thus allows to achieve power conversion efficiency of ≈15% via Li + ‐(BA) 2 (MA) 3 Pb 4 I 13 ‐based perovskite solar cell, which is the highest efficiency for layered perovskites ( n = 4) so far. This work highlights the promising ionic doping engineering for further improvement of the layered perovskite materials.