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Fully Solution‐Processed Semi‐Transparent Perovskite Solar Cells With Ink‐Jet Printed Silver Nanowires Top Electrode
Author(s) -
Xie Menglan,
Lu Hui,
Zhang Lianping,
Wang Jie,
Luo Qun,
Lin Jian,
Ba Lixiang,
Liu Hong,
Shen Wenzhong,
Shi Liyi,
Ma ChangQi
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
solar rrl
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.544
H-Index - 37
ISSN - 2367-198X
DOI - 10.1002/solr.201700184
Subject(s) - materials science , electrode , layer (electronics) , polyethylenimine , perovskite (structure) , optoelectronics , solution process , nanotechnology , nanowire , energy conversion efficiency , chemical engineering , chemistry , engineering , transfection , biochemistry , gene
Owing to the sensitivity of the perovskite thin film to solvent, preparation of metal top electrode by solution process is of great challenging. This is the key technology for the realization of fully solution processed perovskite solar cells. In this paper, we report the preparation of transparent silver nanowires (AgNW) top electrode for perovskite solar cells using inkjet printing process. Experiment results demonstrate that low device performance with low fill factor was obtained when the AgNW is directly printed onto the PC 61 BM layer. This is ascribed to the mismatched work functions of the AgNW electrode and PC 61 BM layer, and the solvent assisted chemical corrosion of the AgNW electrode by halogen anions. By inserting a thin layer of polyethylenimine (PEI), the charge injection barrier between PC 61 BM and AgNW electrode was minimized. More importantly, such a thin PEI layer suppresses the chemical corrosion of AgNW electrode during printing, yielding a condensed and uniform AgNW networks. The introduction of a thin PEI layer greatly improves the device performance and stability. A high power conversion efficiency of 14.17% with an averaged light transmittance of 21.2% was achieved for the PEI/AgNW cells. In addition, improved performance stability was measured for the PEI/AgNW cells.

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