Bandtail
broadening originating from increasing the polydispersity
of colloidal quantum dots (CQDs) deteriorates open-circuit voltage
(V
OC) and hinders charge-carrier transport
in CQD photovoltaics. The development of colloidal synthetic routes
has enabled preparing monodisperse perovskite CQDs (Pe-CQDs) that
have attracted attention as promising absorbers in CQD photovoltaics.
However, polar-antisolvent-based purification induces the dissolution
and agglomeration of Pe-CQDs, resulting in an irregular size distribution.
Consequently, the photovoltaic performance decreases because of the
increase in Pe-CQD polydispersity. Here, we demonstrate the preparation
of well-purified monodisperse CsPbI3-Pe-CQDs via size selection
on the basis of gel permeation chromatography. Well-purified monodisperse
Pe-CQDs exhibit improved photovoltaic performance and achieve a low
Pe-CQD polydispersity. Furthermore, these Pe-CQDs show higher photoluminescence
quantum yields, narrower full-widths at half-maximum, and lower Urbach
energies, in comparison to irregular-sized Pe-CQDs without size selection.
Therefore, CsPbI3-Pe-CQD solar cells comprising monodisperse
Pe-CQDs show the highest power conversion efficiency (15.3%) and V
OC (1.27 V) among the fully inorganic CsPbI3-Pe-CQD solar cells reported so far.
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