Cu-doped nickel oxide interface layer with nanoscale thickness for efficient and highly stable printable carbon-based perovskite solar cell

The power conversion efficiency (PCE) of hole conductor free carbon-based perovskite solar cells (PSCs) is restricted by the poor charge extraction and recombination losses at the carbon-perovskite interface. For the first time we successfully demonstrated incorporation of thin layer of copper doped...

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Main Authors: Bashir, Amna, Lew, Jia Haur, Shukla, Sudhanshu, Gupta, Disha, Baikie, Tom, Chakraborty, Sudip, Patidar, Rahul, Bruno, Annalisa, Mhaisalkar, Subodh Gautam, Akhter, Zareen
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spelling sg-ntu-dr.10356-1424772021-01-08T02:22:01Z Cu-doped nickel oxide interface layer with nanoscale thickness for efficient and highly stable printable carbon-based perovskite solar cell Bashir, Amna Lew, Jia Haur Shukla, Sudhanshu Gupta, Disha Baikie, Tom Chakraborty, Sudip Patidar, Rahul Bruno, Annalisa Mhaisalkar, Subodh Gautam Akhter, Zareen School of Materials Science and Engineering Energy Research Institute @ NTU (ERI@N) Research Techno Plaza Engineering::Electrical and electronic engineering Perovskite Cu:NiOx/NiOx The power conversion efficiency (PCE) of hole conductor free carbon-based perovskite solar cells (PSCs) is restricted by the poor charge extraction and recombination losses at the carbon-perovskite interface. For the first time we successfully demonstrated incorporation of thin layer of copper doped nickel oxide (Cu:NiOx) nanoparticles in carbon-based PSCs, which helps in improving the performance of these solar devices. Cu:NiOx nanoparticles have been synthesized by a facile chemical method, and processed into a paste for screen printing. Extensive X-ray Absorption Spectroscopy (XAS) analysis elucidates the co-ordination of Cu in a NiOx matrix and indicates the presence of around 5.4% Cu in the sample. We fabricated a monolithic perovskite module on a 100 cm2 glass substrate (active area of 70 cm2) with a thin Cu:NiOx layer (80 nm), where the champion device shows an appreciated power conversion efficiency of 12.1% under an AM 1.5G illumination. To the best of our knowledge, this is the highest reported efficiency for such a large area perovskite solar device. I-V scans show that the introduction of Cu:NiOx mesoporous scaffold increases the photocurrent, and yields fill factor (FF) values exceeding 57% due to the better interface and increased hole extraction efficiency. Electrochemical Impedance Spectroscopy (EIS) results reinforce the above results by showing the reduction in recombination resistance (Rrec) of the PSCs that incorporates Cu:NiOx interlayer. The perovskite solar modules with a Cu:NiOx layer are stable for more than 4500 h in an ambient environment (25 °C and 65% RH), with PCE degradation of less than 5% of the initial value. NRF (Natl Research Foundation, S’pore) Accepted version 2020-06-22T09:29:10Z 2020-06-22T09:29:10Z 2019 Journal Article Bashir, A., Lew, J. H., Shukla, S., Gupta, D., Baikie, T., Chakraborty, S., . . . Akhter, Z. (2019). Cu-doped nickel oxide interface layer with nanoscale thickness for efficient and highly stable printable carbon-based perovskite solar cell. Solar Energy, 182, 225-236. doi:10.1016/j.solener.2019.02.056 0038-092X https://hdl.handle.net/10356/142477 10.1016/j.solener.2019.02.056 2-s2.0-85061959640 182 225 236 en Solar Energy © 2019 International Solar Energy Society. All rights reserved. This paper was published by Elsevier Ltd in Solar Energy and is made available with permission of International Solar Energy Society. application/pdf
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topic Engineering::Electrical and electronic engineering
Perovskite
Cu:NiOx/NiOx
spellingShingle Engineering::Electrical and electronic engineering
Perovskite
Cu:NiOx/NiOx
Bashir, Amna
Lew, Jia Haur
Shukla, Sudhanshu
Gupta, Disha
Baikie, Tom
Chakraborty, Sudip
Patidar, Rahul
Bruno, Annalisa
Mhaisalkar, Subodh Gautam
Akhter, Zareen
Cu-doped nickel oxide interface layer with nanoscale thickness for efficient and highly stable printable carbon-based perovskite solar cell
description The power conversion efficiency (PCE) of hole conductor free carbon-based perovskite solar cells (PSCs) is restricted by the poor charge extraction and recombination losses at the carbon-perovskite interface. For the first time we successfully demonstrated incorporation of thin layer of copper doped nickel oxide (Cu:NiOx) nanoparticles in carbon-based PSCs, which helps in improving the performance of these solar devices. Cu:NiOx nanoparticles have been synthesized by a facile chemical method, and processed into a paste for screen printing. Extensive X-ray Absorption Spectroscopy (XAS) analysis elucidates the co-ordination of Cu in a NiOx matrix and indicates the presence of around 5.4% Cu in the sample. We fabricated a monolithic perovskite module on a 100 cm2 glass substrate (active area of 70 cm2) with a thin Cu:NiOx layer (80 nm), where the champion device shows an appreciated power conversion efficiency of 12.1% under an AM 1.5G illumination. To the best of our knowledge, this is the highest reported efficiency for such a large area perovskite solar device. I-V scans show that the introduction of Cu:NiOx mesoporous scaffold increases the photocurrent, and yields fill factor (FF) values exceeding 57% due to the better interface and increased hole extraction efficiency. Electrochemical Impedance Spectroscopy (EIS) results reinforce the above results by showing the reduction in recombination resistance (Rrec) of the PSCs that incorporates Cu:NiOx interlayer. The perovskite solar modules with a Cu:NiOx layer are stable for more than 4500 h in an ambient environment (25 °C and 65% RH), with PCE degradation of less than 5% of the initial value.
author2 School of Materials Science and Engineering
author_facet School of Materials Science and Engineering
Bashir, Amna
Lew, Jia Haur
Shukla, Sudhanshu
Gupta, Disha
Baikie, Tom
Chakraborty, Sudip
Patidar, Rahul
Bruno, Annalisa
Mhaisalkar, Subodh Gautam
Akhter, Zareen
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author Bashir, Amna
Lew, Jia Haur
Shukla, Sudhanshu
Gupta, Disha
Baikie, Tom
Chakraborty, Sudip
Patidar, Rahul
Bruno, Annalisa
Mhaisalkar, Subodh Gautam
Akhter, Zareen
author_sort Bashir, Amna
title Cu-doped nickel oxide interface layer with nanoscale thickness for efficient and highly stable printable carbon-based perovskite solar cell
title_short Cu-doped nickel oxide interface layer with nanoscale thickness for efficient and highly stable printable carbon-based perovskite solar cell
title_full Cu-doped nickel oxide interface layer with nanoscale thickness for efficient and highly stable printable carbon-based perovskite solar cell
title_fullStr Cu-doped nickel oxide interface layer with nanoscale thickness for efficient and highly stable printable carbon-based perovskite solar cell
title_full_unstemmed Cu-doped nickel oxide interface layer with nanoscale thickness for efficient and highly stable printable carbon-based perovskite solar cell
title_sort cu-doped nickel oxide interface layer with nanoscale thickness for efficient and highly stable printable carbon-based perovskite solar cell
publishDate 2020
url https://hdl.handle.net/10356/142477
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