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Mesoscopic CH3NH3PbI3/TiO2 Heterojunction Solar Cells

Etgar, Lioz  
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Gao, Peng  
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Xue, Zhaosheng
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2012
Journal of the American Chemical Society

We report for the first time on a hole conductor-free mesoscopic methylammonium lead iodide (CH3NH3PbI3) perovskite/TiO2 heterojunction solar cell, produced by deposition of perovskite nanoparticles from a solution of CH3NH3I and PbI2 in gamma-butyrolactone on a 400 nm, thick film of TiO2 (anatase) nanosheets exposing (001) facets. A gold film was evaporated on top of the CH3NH3PbI3 as a back contact. Importantly, the CH3NH3PbI3 nanoparticles assume here simultaneously the roles of both light harvester and hole conductor, rendering superfluous the use of an additional hole transporting material. The simple mesoscopic CH3NH3PbI3/TiO2 heterojunction solar cell shows impressive photovoltaic performance, with short-circuit photocurrent J(sc) = 16.1 mA/cm(2), open-circuit photovoltage V-oc = 0.631 V, and a fill factor FF = 0.57, corresponding to a light to electric power conversion efficiency (PCE) of 5.5% under standard AM 1.5 solar light of 1000 W/m(2) intensity. At a lower light intensity of 100W/m(2), a PCE of 7.3% was measured. The advent of such simple solution-processed mesoscopic heterojunction solar cells paves the way to realize low-cost, high-efficiency solar cells.

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DOI
10.1021/ja307789s
Web of Science ID

WOS:000310103800017

Author(s)
Etgar, Lioz  
Gao, Peng  
Xue, Zhaosheng
Qin, Peng  
Chandiran, Aravind Kumar  
Bin, Liu
Nazeeruddin, Mohammad Khaja  
Graetzel, Michael  
Date Issued

2012

Publisher

Amer Chemical Soc

Published in
Journal of the American Chemical Society
Volume

134

Issue

42

Start page

17396

End page

17399

Subjects

Dye-sensitized solar cell

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lead perovskite

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methyl ammonium iodide

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solar cell

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NON-REVIEWED

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November 16, 2012
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