Formation of n-type MoO3 interlayer from a solution processable aprotic solvent-based molybdenum-peroxide precursor and its application to electron transport bilayer for efficient perovskite solar cells

Min Jeong Ki; Hyong Joon Lee; Jin Kyoung Park; Jin Hyuck Heo; Sang Hyuk Im

doi:10.1016/j.cej.2023.142302

Formation of n-type MoO₃ interlayer from a solution processable aprotic solvent-based molybdenum-peroxide precursor and its application to electron transport bilayer for efficient perovskite solar cells

Min Jeong Ki, Hyong Joon Lee, Jin Kyoung Park, Jin Hyuck Heo, Sang Hyuk Im

Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering

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Abstract

An n-type MoO₃ thin film was prepared for the first time with solution processable Mo-peroxo (Molybdenum-peroxide ligand) strategy. An aprotic solvent is chosen as an alternative to conventional protic alcoholic diluents for the Mo-peroxo precursor. The proton-donating nature of protic solvents induces gap states to form hole-selective H_xMoO₃ films, while the absence of proton donors in aprotic solvents facilitates n-type MoO₃ thin films by a solution process. The aprotic diluent-based thin film is identified as a peroxy structure at low temperatures and is successfully converted to n-type MoO₃ through the removal of peroxide ligands during thermal annealing. Finally, we implement the n-type MoO₃ thin film as an inorganic electron transport bilayer paired with SnO₂ for (FAPbI₃)_0.95(MAPbBr₃)_0.05 perovskite solar cells. The n-type MoO₃ interlayer increases the conductivity of the combined n-type MoO₃/SnO₂ electron transport bilayer, which improves the charge carrier extraction and transport properties. The prepared perovskite solar cell exhibits enhanced power conversion efficiency (PCE) reaching 23.82 % along with a remarkable open-circuit voltage (V_OC) of 1.16 V.

Original language	English
Article number	142302
Journal	Chemical Engineering Journal
Volume	462
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cej.2023.142302
Publication status	Published - 2023 Apr 15

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Funding Information:
M.J. Ki and H.J. Lee have equally contributed to this work. This study was supported by the National Research Foundation of Korea (NRF) under the Ministry of Science, ICT & Future Planning (Basic Science Research Program [Grant No. 2021R1A5A6002853], [Grant No. 2022R1A2C3004964], [Grant No. 2022R1C1C2008126], [Grant No. 2022M3H4A1A03074093]) and by the Korea Institute of Energy Technology Evaluation and Planning (KETEP) under the Ministry of Trade, Industry & Energy (MOTIE) [Grant No. 20227410100040].

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Keywords

Electron transport layer
Homovalent
Molybdenum oxide
Perovskite solar cell
Solution process

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Environmental Chemistry
Chemical Engineering(all)
Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering

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Formation of n-type MoO₃ interlayer from a solution processable aprotic solvent-based molybdenum-peroxide precursor and its application to electron transport bilayer for efficient perovskite solar cells. / Ki, Min Jeong; Lee, Hyong Joon; Park, Jin Kyoung et al.
In: Chemical Engineering Journal, Vol. 462, 142302, 15.04.2023.

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