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    Kong, Jaemin; Shin, Yongwoo; Röhr, Jason A.; Wang, Hang; Meng, Juan; Wu, Yueshen; Katzenberg, Adlai; Kim, Geunjin; Kim, Dong Young; Li, Tai-De; Chau, Edward; Antonio, Francisco; Siboonruang, Tana; Kwon, Sooncheol; Lee, Kwanghee; Kim, Jin Ryoun; Modestino, Miguel A.; Wang, Hailiang; Taylor, André D.

    Nature (London), 06/2021, Letnik: 594, Številka: 7861
    Journal Article

    In perovskite solar cells, doped organic semiconductors are often used as chargeextraction interlayers situated between the photoactive layer and the electrodes. The n-conjugated small molecule 2,2',7,7'-tetrakisA,A-di(4-methoxyphenyl)amino9,9-spirobifluorene (spiro-OMeTAD) is the most frequently used semiconductor in the hole-conducting layer1-6, and its electrical properties considerably affect the charge collection efficiencies of the solar cell7. To enhance the electrical conductivity of spiro-OMeTAD, lithium bis(trifluoromethane)sulfonimide (LiTFSI) is typically used in a doping process, which is conventionally initiated by exposing spiroOMeTAD:LiTFSI blend films to air and light for several hours. This process, in which oxygen acts as the p-type dopant8-11, is time-intensive and largely depends on ambient conditions, and thus hinders the commercialization of perovskite solar cells. Here we report a fast and reproducible doping method that involves bubbling a spiro-OMeTAD:LiTFSI solution with CO2 under ultraviolet light. CO2 obtains electrons from photoexcited spiro-OMeTAD, rapidly promoting its p-type doping and resulting in the precipitation of carbonates. The CO2-treated interlayer exhibits approximately 100 times higher conductivity than a pristine film while realizing stable, high-efficiency perovskite solar cells without any post-treatments. We also show that this method can be used to dope n-conjugated polymers.