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A Triethyleneglycol C-60 Mono-adduct Derivative for Efficient Electron Transport in Inverted Perovskite Solar Cells

Fakharuddin, Azhar
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Armadorou, Konstantina-Kalliopi
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Zorba, Leandros P.
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January 3, 2023
Chinese Journal Of Chemistry

Inverted perovskite solar cells (PSCs) have attracted increasing attention in recent years owing to their low-temperature fabrication proces s. However, they suffer from a limited number of electron transport materials available with [6,6]-phenyl C-61 butyric acid methyl ester (PCBM) to be the most widely studied based on its appropriate energy levels and high electron mobility. The low relative permittivity and aggregation tendency upon illumination of PCBM, however, compromises the solar cell efficiency whereas its modest hydrophobicity negatively impacts on the device stability. Alternative electron transport materials with desired properties and appropriate degree of hydrophobicity are thus desirable for further developments in inverted PSCs. Herein, we synthesize a triethyleneglycol C-60 mono-adduct derivative (termed as EPF03) and test it as a novel electron transport material to replace PCBM in inverted PSCs based on a quadruple cation (RbCsMAFA) perovskite. We also compare this derivative with two novel fullerenes decorated with two (EPF01) or one dodecyl (EPF02) long side chains. The latter two fail to perform efficiently in inverted PSCs whereas the former enabled a power conversion efficiency of 18.43%, which represents a 9% improvement compared to the reference device using PCBM (17.21%). The enhanced performance mainly stems from improved electron extraction and reduced recombination enabled by the insertion of the large relative permittivity amongst other properties of EPF03. Furthermore, our results indicate that triethylene glycol side chains can also passivate perovskite trap states, suppress ion migration and enhance photostability and long-term stability of EPF03 based perovskite solar cells.

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research article
DOI
10.1002/cjoc.202200542
Web of Science ID

WOS:000907058500001

Author(s)
Fakharuddin, Azhar
Armadorou, Konstantina-Kalliopi
Zorba, Leandros P.
Tountas, Marinos
Seewald, Tobias
Soultati, Anastasia
Tsipas, Polychronis
Schuetz, Emilia R.
Tzoganakis, Nikolaos
Panagiotakis, Stylianos
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Date Issued

2023-01-03

Publisher

WILEY-V C H VERLAG GMBH

Published in
Chinese Journal Of Chemistry
Subjects

Chemistry, Multidisciplinary

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Chemistry

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electron transport layer

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defect passivation

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biexponential trap filling

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charge transfer

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fullerenes

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fullerene derivatives

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oligo(ethylene glycol)

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conjugated polymers

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side-chains

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photoluminescence

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enhancement

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mobilities

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moisture

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lengths

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alkyl

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