A Short Review on Interface Engineering of Perovskite Solar Cells: A Self-Assembled Monolayer and Its Roles

  • Kyoungwon Choi
  • , Hyuntae Choi
  • , Jihyun Min
  • , Taewan Kim
  • , Dohyun Kim
  • , Sung Yun Son
  • , Guan Woo Kim
  • , Jongmin Choi
  • , Taiho Park

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Abstract

Perovskite solar cells (PSCs) are considered as potential candidates for next-generation energy harvesting due to their advantages. A classic PSC has two charge transport layers (CTLs) above and below a perovskite layer, and these CTLs largely influence charge extraction and transport. Thus, an interface inevitably forms between the CTL and perovskite layer, and if the CTL and perovskite do not form a compact contact, these interfaces can become a nonradiative recombination center, which can degrade device efficiency and stability. Accordingly, interface engineering is considered an effective way to alleviate this issue. Herein, an overview of interface engineering methods on PSCs is provided, particularly with regard to types of self-assembled monolayers and their roles in device energy level alignment and passivation effects.

Original languageEnglish
Article number1900251
JournalSolar RRL
Volume4
Issue number2
DOIs
StatePublished - 1 Feb 2020

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Keywords

  • energy-level alignment
  • interface engineering
  • perovskite solar cells
  • self-assembled monolayers
  • trap passivation

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