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Chemical Bath Deposition of Co‐Doped TiO 2 Electron Transport Layer for Hysteresis‐Suppressed High‐Efficiency Planar Perovskite Solar Cells
Author(s) -
Ren Xiaodong,
Xie Lin,
Kim Won Bin,
Lee Dong Geon,
Jung Hyun Suk,
Liu Shengzhong Frank
Publication year - 2019
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.201900176
Subject(s) - perovskite (structure) , materials science , doping , energy conversion efficiency , hysteresis , planar , chemical bath deposition , chemical engineering , layer (electronics) , nanotechnology , perovskite solar cell , thin film , optoelectronics , condensed matter physics , computer science , physics , computer graphics (images) , engineering
Planar hybrid perovskite solar cells (PSCs) attract great attention due to their obvious advantages of low‐temperature processing with a high power conversion efficiency (PCE) up to 23.32%. Here, Co‐doped TiO 2 (Co‐TiO 2 ) deposited by a straightforward low‐temperature chemical bath deposition (CBD) method is explored. Using Co‐TiO 2 as an electron transport layer (ETL) for the planar PSCs, the effects of doping on TiO 2 morphology, electronic properties, and solar cell performance are investigated. The PCE increases to 19.10% when the Co doping concentration is optimized at 5 mol%, an increase of 17.40% compared with that using the pristine TiO 2 . Meanwhile, the notorious J – V hysteresis is suppressed to a greater extent. Considering that the low‐temperature CBD is comparable with continuous roll‐to‐roll processing, it makes the process and the Co‐TiO 2 ETL potential candidates for low‐cost commercialization.