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Amino‐Acid‐Induced Preferential Orientation of Perovskite Crystals for Enhancing Interfacial Charge Transfer and Photovoltaic Performance
Author(s) -
Shih YenChen,
Lan YuBing,
Li ChiaShuo,
Hsieh HsiaoChi,
Wang Leeyih,
Wu ChihI,
Lin KingFu
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
small
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.785
H-Index - 236
eISSN - 1613-6829
pISSN - 1613-6810
DOI - 10.1002/smll.201604305
Subject(s) - materials science , perovskite (structure) , passivation , crystallite , photoluminescence , energy conversion efficiency , dielectric spectroscopy , chemical engineering , photovoltaic system , optoelectronics , nanotechnology , electrochemistry , layer (electronics) , electrode , chemistry , ecology , engineering , metallurgy , biology
Interfacial engineering of perovskite solar cells (PSCs) is attracting intensive attention owing to the charge transfer efficiency at an interface, which greatly influences the photovoltaic performance. This study demonstrates the modification of a TiO 2 electron‐transporting layer with various amino acids, which affects charge transfer efficiency at the TiO 2 /CH 3 NH 3 PbI 3 interface in PSC, among which the l ‐alanine‐modified cell exhibits the best power conversion efficiency with 30% enhancement. This study also shows that the (110) plane of perovskite crystallites tends to align in the direction perpendicular to the amino‐acid‐modified TiO 2 as observed in grazing‐incidence wide‐angle X‐ray scattering of thin CH 3 NH 3 PbI 3 perovskite film. Electrochemical impedance spectroscopy reveals less charge transfer resistance at the TiO 2 /CH 3 NH 3 PbI 3 interface after being modified with amino acids, which is also supported by the lower intensity of steady‐state photoluminescence (PL) and the reduced PL lifetime of perovskite. In addition, based on the PL measurement with excitation from different side of the sample, amino‐acid‐modified samples show less surface trapping effect compared to the sample without modification, which may also facilitate charge transfer efficiency at the interface. The results suggest that appropriate orientation of perovskite crystallites at the interface and trap‐passivation are the niche for better photovoltaic performance.