Enhancing the photovoltaic performance of planar heterojunction perovskite solar cells by doping the perovskite layer with alkali metal ions

Jingjing Chang*, Zhenhua Lin, Hai Zhu, Furkan Halis Isikgor, Qing Hua Xu, Chunfu Zhang, Yue Hao, Jianyong Ouyang

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Abstract

Perovskite solar cells (PSCs) have attracted much attention due to their impressive photovoltaic performance and low fabrication cost. The perovskite layer plays a critical role in light-to-electricity conversion. Here we study the effects of alkali metal ion dopants on the growth, structure and properties of perovskite films and the photovoltaic performance of PSCs. At a low doping level, the alkali metal ions can significantly affect the formation and properties of the perovskite films. They can enhance the short-circuit current density (Jsc) and power conversion efficiency (PCE) significantly. The Jsc increases significantly from 19.2 mA cm-2 to 21.0 mA cm-2 and 20.3 mA cm-2 for the PSCs with a methylammonium lead triode layer doped with 0.5 mol% K+ and 0.25 mol% Na+, respectively, and the fill factor (FF) increases from 0.74 to 0.79 for the devices with both doping ions. Correspondingly, the PCE increases from 13.7% to 15.3% and 14.6% for the PSCs, respectively. The efficiency improvement by K+ or Na+ doping is attributed to their effect in increasing the crystallinity and crystallite size of the perovskite films.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)16546-16552
Number of pages7
JournalJOURNAL OF MATERIALS CHEMISTRY A
Volume4
Issue number42
DOIs
StatePublished - 2016

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ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • General Chemistry
  • Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment
  • General Materials Science

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