Journal
THIN SOLID FILMS
Volume 593, Issue -, Pages 10-16Publisher
ELSEVIER SCIENCE SA
DOI: 10.1016/j.tsf.2015.09.035
Keywords
Plasma treatment; Blocking layer; Electron recombination; Perovskite solar cells
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Funding
- National Research Foundation (NRF) - Korean government (MSIP) [NRF-2014R1A2A2A01006994]
- Korea CCS R&D Center (KCRC) - Korean government (MSIP) [2014M1A8A1049345]
- NRF-RFBR Joint Research Program through the National Research Foundation [NRF-2013K2A1A7076282]
- National Research Foundation Postdoctoral Fellowship Program [NRF-2014K2A4A1034681]
- Korea Brain Pool Program [131S-6-3-0538]
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This study reports for increasing the efficiency of perovskite solar cells (PSCs) by modifying the surface of a fluorine-doped indium tin oxide (FTO) substrate using an atmospheric pressure plasma treatment. Surface modification of the FTO film involved several challenges, such as control of the blocking layer uniformity, removal of pinholes, and deposition of a dense layer. This strategy allows the suppression of charge recombination at the interface between the FTO substrate and hole conductor. Electrochemical impedance spectroscopy analysis showed that the plasma treatment increased the charge transfer resistance between the FTO and hole conductor from 95.1 to 351.1 Omega, indicating enhanced resistance to the electron back reaction. Analyses of the open-circuit photovoltage decay revealed that modification of the surface of the FTO substrate by plasma treatment increased time constant from 6.44 ms to 13.15 ms. The effect is ascribed to suppression of the electron recombination rate. PSCs based on the newly developed electrode had 39% higher efficiency than reference devices. The obtained results provide direct evidence in favor of the developed strategy. (C) 2015 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
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