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Fully Spray-Coated Triple-Cation Perovskite Solar Cells.

ABSTRACT: We use ultrasonic spray-coating to sequentially deposit thin films of tin oxide, a triple-cation perovskite and spiro-OMeTAD, allowing us fabricate perovskite solar cells (PSCs) with a champion reverse scan power conversion efficiency (PCE) of 19.4% on small-area substrates. We show that the use of spray-deposition permits us to rapidly (>80?mm?s^-1) coat 25?mm × 75?mm substrates that were divided into a series of devices each with an active area of 15.4 mm², yielding an average PCE of 10.3% and a peak PCE of 16.3%. By connecting seven 15.4 mm² devices in parallel on a single substrate, we create a device having an effective active area of 1.08 cm² and a PCE of 12.7%. This work demonstrates the possibility for spray-coating to fabricate high efficiency and low-cost perovskite solar cells at speed.

SUBMITTER: Bishop JE

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7171188 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Fully Spray-Coated Triple-Cation Perovskite Solar Cells.

Bishop James E JE Read Connor D CD Smith Joel A JA Routledge Thomas J TJ Lidzey David G DG

Scientific reports 20200420 1

We use ultrasonic spray-coating to sequentially deposit thin films of tin oxide, a triple-cation perovskite and spiro-OMeTAD, allowing us fabricate perovskite solar cells (PSCs) with a champion reverse scan power conversion efficiency (PCE) of 19.4% on small-area substrates. We show that the use of spray-deposition permits us to rapidly (>80 mm s<sup>-1</sup>) coat 25 mm × 75 mm substrates that were divided into a series of devices each with an active area of 15.4 mm<sup>2</sup>, yielding an ave ...[more]

PMID: 32313092

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