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Anti‐Oxidizing Radical Polymer‐Incorporated Perovskite Layers and their Photovoltaic Characteristics in Solar Cells
Author(s) -
Suwa Koki,
Oyaizu Kenichi,
Segawa Hiroshi,
Nishide Hiroyuki
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
chemsuschem
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.412
H-Index - 157
eISSN - 1864-564X
pISSN - 1864-5631
DOI - 10.1002/cssc.201901601
Subject(s) - perovskite (structure) , oxidizing agent , halide , layer (electronics) , photovoltaic system , chemical engineering , polymer , materials science , chemistry , methacrylate , perovskite solar cell , inorganic chemistry , photochemistry , nanotechnology , organic chemistry , composite material , polymerization , engineering , biology , ecology
A small amount of a radical‐bearing redox‐active polymer, poly(1‐oxy‐2,2,6,6‐tetramethylpiperidin‐4‐yl methacrylate) (PTMA), incorporated into the photovoltaic organo‐lead halide perovskite layer significantly enhanced durability of both the perovskite layer and its solar cell and even exposure to ambient air or oxygen. PTMA acted as an eliminating agent of the superoxide anion radical formed upon light irradiation on the layer, which can react with the perovskite compound and decompose it to lead halide. A cell fabricated with a PTMA‐incorporated perovskite layer and a hole‐transporting polytriarylamine layer gave a photovoltaic conversion efficiency of 18.8 % (18.2 % for the control without PTMA). The photovoltaic current was not reduced in the presence of PTMA in the perovskite layer probably owing to a carrier conductivity of PTMA. The incorporated PTMA also worked as a water‐repelling coating for providing humidity‐resistance to the organo‐lead halide perovskite layer.