MoS2 incorporated hybrid hole transport layer for high performance and stable perovskite solar cells

Two dimensional (2D) Transition Metal dichalcogenides have gained immense research attention in the recent years due to their superior opto-electronic properties and promising prospects in photonics and photovoltaic technologies. In this work, 2D Molybdenum disulphide (MoS2) nanoflakes were incorpor...

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Main Authors: Wang, D., Elumalai, Naveen Kumar, Mahmud, M., Yi, H., Upama, M., Lee Chin, R., Conibeer, G., Xu, C., Haque, F., Duan, L., Uddin, A.
Format: Journal Article
Published: ELSEVIER SCIENCE SA, PO BOX 564, 1001 LAUSANNE, SWITZERLAND 2018
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/74625
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author Wang, D.
Elumalai, Naveen Kumar
Mahmud, M.
Yi, H.
Upama, M.
Lee Chin, R.
Conibeer, G.
Xu, C.
Haque, F.
Duan, L.
Uddin, A.
author_facet Wang, D.
Elumalai, Naveen Kumar
Mahmud, M.
Yi, H.
Upama, M.
Lee Chin, R.
Conibeer, G.
Xu, C.
Haque, F.
Duan, L.
Uddin, A.
author_sort Wang, D.
building Curtin Institutional Repository
collection Online Access
description Two dimensional (2D) Transition Metal dichalcogenides have gained immense research attention in the recent years due to their superior opto-electronic properties and promising prospects in photonics and photovoltaic technologies. In this work, 2D Molybdenum disulphide (MoS2) nanoflakes were incorporated as hole transport layers (HTLs) in inverted (p-i-n) perovskite solar cells (PSCs). MoS2 nanoflakes were blended within the PEDOT:PSS layer together forming a hybrid HTL layer. The modified devices exhibited significant improvement in power conversion efficiency (PCE) and stability simultaneously. Compared to the control device, the efficiency enhancement of MoS2 incorporated devices was around 18.5%. The MoS2 nanoflake has improved the efficient charge extraction across the HTL layer reducing recombination at the interfaces, with a significantly lower electrode polarization and hysteresis. Impedance Spectroscopy (IS) analysis revealed that the MoS2 blended PEDOT:PSS HTL increased the recombination resistance by 50%. The modified HTL based devices also exhibited high device stability retaining more than 95% of the initial PCE even after 4 weeks.
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spelling curtin-20.500.11937-746252019-06-26T03:29:35Z MoS2 incorporated hybrid hole transport layer for high performance and stable perovskite solar cells Wang, D. Elumalai, Naveen Kumar Mahmud, M. Yi, H. Upama, M. Lee Chin, R. Conibeer, G. Xu, C. Haque, F. Duan, L. Uddin, A. Two dimensional (2D) Transition Metal dichalcogenides have gained immense research attention in the recent years due to their superior opto-electronic properties and promising prospects in photonics and photovoltaic technologies. In this work, 2D Molybdenum disulphide (MoS2) nanoflakes were incorporated as hole transport layers (HTLs) in inverted (p-i-n) perovskite solar cells (PSCs). MoS2 nanoflakes were blended within the PEDOT:PSS layer together forming a hybrid HTL layer. The modified devices exhibited significant improvement in power conversion efficiency (PCE) and stability simultaneously. Compared to the control device, the efficiency enhancement of MoS2 incorporated devices was around 18.5%. The MoS2 nanoflake has improved the efficient charge extraction across the HTL layer reducing recombination at the interfaces, with a significantly lower electrode polarization and hysteresis. Impedance Spectroscopy (IS) analysis revealed that the MoS2 blended PEDOT:PSS HTL increased the recombination resistance by 50%. The modified HTL based devices also exhibited high device stability retaining more than 95% of the initial PCE even after 4 weeks. 2018 Journal Article http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/74625 10.1016/j.synthmet.2018.10.012 ELSEVIER SCIENCE SA, PO BOX 564, 1001 LAUSANNE, SWITZERLAND restricted
spellingShingle Wang, D.
Elumalai, Naveen Kumar
Mahmud, M.
Yi, H.
Upama, M.
Lee Chin, R.
Conibeer, G.
Xu, C.
Haque, F.
Duan, L.
Uddin, A.
MoS2 incorporated hybrid hole transport layer for high performance and stable perovskite solar cells
title MoS2 incorporated hybrid hole transport layer for high performance and stable perovskite solar cells
title_full MoS2 incorporated hybrid hole transport layer for high performance and stable perovskite solar cells
title_fullStr MoS2 incorporated hybrid hole transport layer for high performance and stable perovskite solar cells
title_full_unstemmed MoS2 incorporated hybrid hole transport layer for high performance and stable perovskite solar cells
title_short MoS2 incorporated hybrid hole transport layer for high performance and stable perovskite solar cells
title_sort mos2 incorporated hybrid hole transport layer for high performance and stable perovskite solar cells
url http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/74625