Title
Co-Evaporated p-i-n Perovskite Solar Cells beyond 20% Efficiency: Impact of Substrate Temperature and Hole-Transport Layer
Date Issued
02 September 2020
Access level
open access
Resource Type
journal article
Author(s)
Roß M.
Gil-Escrig L.
Al-Ashouri A.
Tockhorn P.
Jošt M.
Albrecht S.
Institute for Silicon Photovoltaics
Publisher(s)
American Chemical Society
Abstract
For methylammonium lead iodide perovskite solar cells prepared by co-evaporation, power conversion efficiencies of over 20% have been already demonstrated, however, so far, only in n-i-p configuration. Currently, the overall major challenges are the complex evaporation characteristics of organic precursors that strongly depend on the underlying charge selective contacts and the insufficient reproducibility of the co-evaporation process. To ensure a reliable co-evaporation process, it is important to identify the impact of different parameters in order to develop a more detailed understanding. In this work, we study the influence of the substrate temperature, underlying hole-transport layer (polymer PTAA versus self-assembling monolayer molecule MeO-2PACz), and perovskite precursor ratio on the morphology, composition, and performance of co-evaporated p-i-n perovskite solar cells. We first analyze the evaporation of pure precursor materials and show that the adhesion of methylammonium iodide (MAI) is significantly reduced with increased substrate temperature, while it remains almost unaffected for lead iodide (PbI2). This substrate temperature-dependent evaporation behavior of MAI is also transferred to the co-evaporation process and can directly influence the perovskite composition. We demonstrate that the optimal substrate temperature window for perovskite deposition is close to room temperature. At high temperature, not enough MAI for precise stoichiometry is incorporated even with very high MAI rates. While, at temperatures below -25 °C, the conversion of MAI with PbI2 is inhibited, and an amorphous yet unreacted film is formed. We observe that perovskite composition and morphology vary widely between the organic hole-transport layers (HTLs) PTAA and MeO-2PACz. For all substrate temperatures, MeO-2PACz enables higher solar cell PCEs than PTAA. Through the combination of vapor-deposited perovskites and a self-assembled monolayer, we achieve a stabilized power conversion efficiency of 20.6%, which is the first reported PCE above 20% for evaporated perovskite solar cells in p-i-n architecture.
Start page
39261
End page
39272
Volume
12
Issue
35
Language
English
OCDE Knowledge area
Ingeniería de materiales
Scopus EID
2-s2.0-85090269875
PubMed ID
Source
ACS Applied Materials and Interfaces
ISSN of the container
19448244
Sponsor(s)
The authors thank T. Lußky, H. Heinz, M. Gabernig, C. Klimm, C. Ferber, M. Muske (Institute for Silicon Photovoltaics), and Tobias Henschel (PVcomB) for technical assistance. For XRD measurements, the X-Ray CoreLab, K. A. Mazzio, and R. Gunder are acknowledged. We thank A. Merdasa and K. Hirselandt for the support with the in situ PL setup. The authors acknowledge funding from the Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF) for funding of the Young Investigator Group Perovskite Tandem Solar Cells within the program “Materialforschung für die Energiewende” (grant no. 03SF0540), the Helmholtz Association within the HySPRINT Innovation lab project, and the HyPerCells Joint Graduate School.
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