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Transparent Liquid Crystal Hole-Transporting Material for Stable Perovskite Solar Cells

Ul Ain, Qurat
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Xia, Jianxing  
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Kanda, Hiroyuki  
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February 1, 2023
Solar Rrl

Hexakis(hexyloxy)triphenylene (HAT6) discotic liquid crystal is employed as a transparent hole-transporting material (HTM) for perovskite solar cells (PSCs) and a power conversion efficiency (PCE) of 15.7% is obtained, which is the highest using HAT6 type of HTMs. Despite lower PCE than spiro-OMeTAD-based devices (20.3%), the PSCs based on HAT6 exhibit much higher ambient and thermal stability. A fused polyaromatic core with six alkyl chains leads to high hydrophobicity, and the pi-stacked molecular columns of the HAT6 shield the bis(trifluoromethane)sulfonamide lithium salt dopant migration into the perovskite absorber. The PSCs (under N-2 condition) exhibit superior stability compared to the devices employing spiro-OMeTAD, retaining nearly 92% of their initial efficiency after 1200 h operation. Under ambient conditions, HAT6-based hole-transportation layer devices retain 93% of the initial efficiency for 690 h. Under continuous thermal stress of 85 degrees C, the devices based on HAT6 retain 95% of the initial PCE. The results demonstrate the time applicability of liquid crystal for stable PSCs fabrication.

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research article
DOI
10.1002/solr.202200920
Web of Science ID

WOS:000919753200007

Author(s)
Ul Ain, Qurat
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Xia, Jianxing  
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Kanda, Hiroyuki  
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Alwani, Imanah Rafieh
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Gao, Xiao-Xin
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Rehman, Habib Ur
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Shao, Guang
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Jankauskas, Vygintas
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Rakstys, Kasparas  
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Khan, Ammar Ahmed
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Date Issued

2023-02-01

Publisher

WILEY-V C H VERLAG GMBH

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Solar Rrl
Volume

7

Issue

2

Article Number

2200920

Subjects

Energy & Fuels

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Materials Science, Multidisciplinary

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Materials Science

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discotic liquid crystals

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hole-transporting materials

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perovskite solar cells

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self-assembly

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efficient

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route

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February 27, 2023
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