Use of the Phen-NaDPO:Sn(SCN)2 Blend as Electron Transport Layer Results to Consistent Efficiency Improvements in Organic and Hybrid Perovskite Solar Cells

Akmaral Seitkhan; Marios Neophytou; Mindaugas Kirkus; Edy Abou-Hamad; Mohamed Nejib Hedhili; Emre Yengel; Yuliar Firdaus; Hendrik Faber; Yuanbao Lin; Leonidas Tsetseris; Iain McCulloch; Thomas D. Anthopoulos

doi:10.1002/adfm.201905810

Use of the Phen-NaDPO:Sn(SCN)₂ Blend as Electron Transport Layer Results to Consistent Efficiency Improvements in Organic and Hybrid Perovskite Solar Cells

Akmaral Seitkhan, Marios Neophytou, Mindaugas Kirkus, Edy Abou-Hamad, Mohamed Nejib Hedhili, Emre Yengel, Yuliar Firdaus, Hendrik Faber, Yuanbao Lin, Leonidas Tsetseris, Iain McCulloch, Thomas D. Anthopoulos

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Abstract

A simple approach that enables a consistent enhancement of the electron extracting properties of the widely used small-molecule Phen-NaDPO and its application in organic solar cells (OSCs) is reported. It is shown that addition of minute amounts of the inorganic molecule Sn(SCN)₂ into Phen-NaDPO improves both the electron transport and its film-forming properties. Use of Phen-NaDPO:Sn(SCN)₂ blend as the electron transport layer (ETL) in binary PM6:IT-4F OSCs leads to a remarkable increase in the cells' power conversion efficiency (PCE) from 12.6% (Phen-NaDPO) to 13.5% (Phen-NaDPO:Sn(SCN)₂). Combining the hybrid ETL with the best-in-class organic ternary PM6:Y6:PC₇₀BM systems results to a similarly remarkable PCE increase from 14.2% (Phen-NaDPO) to 15.6% (Phen-NaDPO:Sn(SCN)₂). The consistent PCE enhancement is attributed to reduced trap-assisted carrier recombination at the bulk-heterojunction/ETL interface due to the presence of new energy states formed upon chemical interaction of Phen-NaDPO with Sn(SCN)₂. The versatility of this hybrid ETL is further demonstrated with its application in perovskite solar cells for which an increase in the PCE from 16.6% to 18.2% is also demonstrated.

Original language	English (US)
Article number	1905810
Journal	Advanced Functional Materials
Volume	29
Issue number	49
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1002/adfm.201905810
State	Published - Dec 1 2019
Externally published	Yes

All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes

General Chemistry
General Materials Science
Condensed Matter Physics

Keywords

electron transporting layers
nonfullerene acceptors
organic photovoltaics
Phen-NaDPO
tin (II) thiocyanate

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Seitkhan, A., Neophytou, M., Kirkus, M., Abou-Hamad, E., Hedhili, M. N., Yengel, E., Firdaus, Y., Faber, H., Lin, Y., Tsetseris, L., McCulloch, I., & Anthopoulos, T. D. (2019). Use of the Phen-NaDPO:Sn(SCN)₂ Blend as Electron Transport Layer Results to Consistent Efficiency Improvements in Organic and Hybrid Perovskite Solar Cells. Advanced Functional Materials, 29(49), Article 1905810. https://doi.org/10.1002/adfm.201905810

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