Effect of TiO2 particle size and layer thickness on mesoscopic perovskite solar cells

Dong Geon Lee; Min cheol Kim; Byeong Jo Kim; Dong Hoe Kim; Sang Myeong Lee; Mansoo Choi; Sangwook Lee; Hyun Suk Jung

doi:10.1016/j.apsusc.2017.11.124

Effect of TiO₂ particle size and layer thickness on mesoscopic perovskite solar cells

Dong Geon Lee, Min cheol Kim, Byeong Jo Kim, Dong Hoe Kim, Sang Myeong Lee, Mansoo Choi, Sangwook Lee, Hyun Suk Jung

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Abstract

Mesoporous TiO₂ (mp-TiO₂) layers are commonly used as electron transport layers in perovskite solar cells, which help to extract electrons from the perovskite light-absorbing layer and transport them to the electrodes. We investigated the effects of the layer thickness of mp-TiO₂ and particle size of TiO₂ on photovoltaic properties, in terms of the surface area of the mp-layer and the interfacial areas of the TiO₂ nanoparticles in the mp-layer. Various mp-TiO₂ layers with thicknesses of 150, 250, and 400 nm and particle sizes of 25 nm and 41 nm were prepared to compare the photovoltaic properties of such layer-containing perovskite solar cells. Time-resolved photoluminescence decay and impedance studies showed that interfacial resistance as well as perovskite-to-TiO₂ charge injection are important factors affecting photovoltaic performance. The deterioration of the photovoltaic parameters with increasing TiO₂/TiO₂ interfacial area also confirms that the interfacial series resistance that arises from these connections should be reduced to enhance the performance of mesoscopic perovskite solar cells.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	131-136
Number of pages	6
Journal	Applied Surface Science
Volume	477
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apsusc.2017.11.124
Publication status	Published - 2019 May 31
Externally published	Yes

Bibliographical note

Funding Information:
This work was supported by the Technology Development Program to Solve Climate Changes ( NRF-2015M1A2A2056827 ), and the Global Frontier R&D Program of the Center for Multiscale Energy System ( NRF-2012M3A6A7054855 ). This research was also supported by the National Research Foundation of Korea (NRF) funded by the Ministry of Science, ICT & Future Planning ( NRF-2016R1C1B2013087 and 2017R1A4A1015022 ).

Publisher Copyright:
© 2017 Elsevier B.V.

Keywords

Charge injection
Charge transport
Internal resistance
Mesoporous TiO
Perovskite solar cell

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General Chemistry
Condensed Matter Physics
General Physics and Astronomy
Surfaces and Interfaces
Surfaces, Coatings and Films

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