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  • Copper Salts Doped Spiro-OM...
    Li, Meng; Wang, Zhao-Kui; Yang, Ying-Guo; Hu, Yun; Feng, Shang-Lei; Wang, Jin-Miao; Gao, Xing-Yu; Liao, Liang-Sheng

    Advanced energy materials, 11/2016, Volume: 6, Issue: 21
    Journal Article

    The development of effective and stable hole transporting materials (HTMs) is very important for achieving high‐performance planar perovskite solar cells (PSCs). Herein, copper salts (cuprous thiocyanate (CuSCN) or cuprous iodide (CuI)) doped 2,2,7,7‐tetrakis(N,N‐di‐p‐methoxyphenylamine)‐9,9‐spirobifluorene (spiro‐OMeTAD) based on a solution processing as the HTM in PSCs is demonstrated. The incorporation of CuSCN (or CuI) realizes a p‐type doping with efficient charge transfer complex, which results in improved film conductivity and hole mobility in spiro‐OMeTAD:CuSCN (or CuI) composite films. As a result, the PCE is largely improved from 14.82% to 18.02% due to obvious enhancements in the cell parameters of short‐circuit current density and fill factor. Besides the HTM role, the composite film can suppress the film aggregation and crystallization of spiro‐OMeTAD films with reduced pinholes and voids, which slows down the perovskite decomposition by avoiding the moisture infiltration to some extent. The finding in this work provides a simple method to improve the efficiency and stability of planar perovskite solar cells. Copper salts (cuprous thiocyanate or cuprous iodide) doped 2,2,7,7‐tetrakis(N,N‐di‐p‐methoxyphenylamine)‐9,9‐spirobifluorene is used as the hole transport layer in planar perovskite solar cells by their good film conductivity and hole mobility. As a result, a maximum 18.02% power conversion efficiency is achieved with improved cell stability. 2D grazing incidence X‐ray diffraction technique is utilized to probe the cell degradation process.