Cube-like anatase TiO mesocrystals as effective electron-transporting materials toward high-performance perovskite solar cells.

J Colloid Interface Sci

Fujian Provincial Key Laboratory of Electrochemical Energy Storage, Fuzhou University, Fuzhou, Fujian 350116, China. Electronic address:

Published: April 2023

Electron-transporting materials (ETMs) with higher carrier mobility and a suitable band gap structure play a significant role in determining the photovoltaic performance of perovskite solar cells (PSCs). Herein, cube-like mesoporous single-crystal anatase TiO (Meso-TiO) nanoparticles synthesized by using a facile hydrothermal method were utilized as an efficient ETM for PSCs. The superior semiconducting properties of the Meso-TiO based ETM enabled the best power conversion efficiency (PCE) of 20.05% for a PSC. Moreover, the device retained 80% of its initial PCE after being stored in ambient conditions for 20 days under 25 ± 5% relative humidity. In contrast to the commercial TiO ETM, the Meso-TiO ETM based PSC showed a distinguished interface with better interfacial conditions and improved carrier extraction originating from the cube-like mesoporous single-crystal anatase TiO ETM.

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