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Improved Photoelectric Conversion Efficiency of Perovskite Solar Cells with TiO2:TiCl4 Electron Transfer Layer

TiO2:TiCl4 전자수송층을 도입한 페로브스카이트 태양전지의 광전변환효율 향상

  • Ahn, Joon-sub (School of Chemical Engineering, Chonnam National University) ;
  • Kang, Seung-gu (School of Chemical Engineering, Chonnam National University) ;
  • Song, Jae-gwan (School of Chemical Engineering, Chonnam National University) ;
  • Kim, Jin-bong (School of Chemical Engineering, Chonnam National University) ;
  • Han, Eun-mi (School of Chemical Engineering, Chonnam National University)
  • 안준섭 (전남대학교 공과대학 화학공학부) ;
  • 강승구 (전남대학교 공과대학 화학공학부) ;
  • 송재관 (전남대학교 공과대학 화학공학부) ;
  • 김진봉 (전남대학교 공과대학 화학공학부) ;
  • 한은미 (전남대학교 공과대학 화학공학부)
  • Received : 2017.12.07
  • Accepted : 2017.12.26
  • Published : 2017.12.31
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Abstract

The $TiCl_4$ as a blocking material is adsorbed in the mesoporous $TiO_2$ electron transfer layer(ETL) of the Perovskite solar cell to prevent the direct contact between the FTO electrode and the photoactive layer(AL), and facilitate the movement of the electrons between $TiO_2:TiCl_4$ ETL and Perovskite AL to improve the photoelectric conversion efficiency(PCE). The structure of the perovskite solar cell is FTO/$TiO_2:TiCl_4$/Perovskite($CH_3NH_3PbI_3$)/spiro-OMeTAD/Ag. It was investigated that the dipping time of the $TiO_2$ into $TiCl_4$ aqueous solution affects on the photoelectric characteristics of the device. By the dipping for 30 minutes, the PCE of the perovskite solar cell with the $TiO_2:TiCl_4$ ETL was the highest 10.46%, which is 27% higher than the cell with $TiO_2$ ETL. From SEM, EDS, and XRD characterization on the $TiO_2:TiCl_4$ ETL and the perovskite AL, it was measured that the decrease of the porosity of the $TiO_2$ layer, the detection of the Cl component by the $TiCl_4$ adsorption, the cube-type morphology of perovskite AL, and shift of the $PbI_2$ peak of the perovskite AL. From these results, it was confirmed that the $TiO_2:TiCl_4$ ETL and the perovskite AL were formed.

페로브스카이트 태양전지의 전자수송층(ETL)인 다공성 $TiO_2$에 $TiCl_4$를 흡착시켜 FTO 전극과 광활성층의 직접 접촉을 방지하고, 페로브스카이트 광활성층과 $TiO_2:TiCl_4$ 전자수송층 간의 전자 이동을 쉽게 함으로써 소자의 광전변환 효율을 높이고자 했다. 제작한 페로브스카이트 태양전지의 구조는 FTO/$TiO_2:TiCl_4$/Perovskite($CH_3NH_3PbI_3$)/spiro-OMeTAD/Ag이다. $TiCl_4$ 수용액에 다공성 $TiO_2$를 침지하는 시간을 변화시켜 제작한 소자의 광전기적 특성에 미치는 영향을 비교 평가하였다. $TiO_2:TiCl_4$ 전자수송층을 갖는 페로브스카이트 태양전지의 광전변환효율은 $TiCl_4$ 수용액에 $TiO_2$ 전자수송층을 30분 동안 침지하여 제작한 소자에서 가장 높은 10.46%를 얻었으며, 이는 $TiO_2$만의 전자수송층을 갖는 소자에 비해 27% 향상되었다. SEM, EDS, XPS 측정으로 $TiCl_4$ 흡착으로 인한 $TiO_2$ 층의 다공성 감소와 Cl 성분의 검출, 페로브스카이트 광활성층의 큐브형 모폴로지와 $PbI_2$ 피크의 이동을 관찰하였으며, $TiO_2:TiCl_4$ 층과 페로브스카이트 광활성층이 형성되었음을 확인하였다.

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