Recently, highly efficient solar cells based on organic-inorganic perovskites have been intensively reported for developing fabricating methods and device structures. Additional power conversion efficiency should be gained without increasing the thickness and the complexity of the devices to accord with practical applications. In this paper, a rough interface between perovskite and HTM was fabricated in perovskite solar cells to enhance the light scattering effect and improve the charge transport. The parameters related to the morphology have been systematically investigated by sequential deposition. Simultaneous enhancements of short-circuit current and power conversion efficiency were observed in both CH₃NH₃PbI₃ and CH₃NH₃PbI₃-xClx devices containing the rough interface, with power conversion efficiencies of 10.2% and 10.8%, respectively. Our finding provides an efficient and universal way to control the morphology and further optimize perovskite solar cells for devices by sequential deposition with various structures.
N,N-Dimethylformamide (DMF) has been shown to be an efficient precursor solvent for the one-step deposition of perovskite thin films in photovoltaic applications. Here, the specific advantage DMF introduces during the perovskite crystallization process is elucidated through comparison with dimethylacetamide (DMAc), one of its homologues. The unique presence of a DMF-induced intermediate phase was verified for the first time and its positive functions to inhibit uncontrolled perovskite precipitation and facilitate homogeneous nucleation were demonstrated. When combined with a double blocking layer structure to prevent shunting, our planar heterojunction (PHJ) perovskite solar cells achieved a high power conversion efficiency of up to 13.8%. Our results uncover the origin of the widespread adoption of DMF in perovskite thin film deposition, and represent a helpful step towards judicious perovskite morphological control.
This article demonstrates a significant broadband enhancement of light absorption and improvement of photon-generated-charge transfer in CH3NH3PbI3 perovskite solar cells by incorporating plasmonic Au–Ag alloy popcorn-shaped nanoparticles (NPs).
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