Dopant‐Free Polymer HTM‐Based CsPbI2Br Solar Cells with Efficiency Over 17% in Sunlight and 34% in Indoor Light

• Published in: Advanced functional materials 2021-10, Vol.31 (42), p.n/a
• Main Authors: Guo, Zhanglin, Jena, Ajay Kumar, Takei, Izuru, Ikegami, Masashi, Ishii, Ayumi, Numata, Youhei, Shibayama, Naoyuki, Miyasaka, Tsutomu
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Subjects: CsPbI 2Br; Dopants; dopant‐free; Efficiency; hole‐transporting material; indoor light; inorganic perovskite solar cells; Materials science; Phase transitions; Photovoltaic cells; Polymers; Solar cells; Stability
• ISSN: 1616-301X; 1616-3028
• DOI: 10.1002/adfm.202103614

To abate the issue of moisture‐assisted phase transition of CsPbI2Br, caused by hygroscopic dopants used in the hole‐transporting material (HTM), developing dopant‐free HTMs is necessary. In this work, a new polymer, PDTDT, is developed as a dopant‐free HTM for CsPbI2Br solar cells, and the device performance and stability are systematically compared with cells employing dopant‐free P3HT. CsPbI2Br solar cells using PDTDT show an efficiency of 17.36% with VOC of 1.42 V and FF of 81.29%, which is one of the highest values for CsPbI2Br cells. Moreover, a record‐high efficiency of 34.20% with VOC of 1.14 V under 200 lux indoor light illumination and efficiency of 14.54% (certified efficiency of 13.86%) for a 1 cm2 device under one sun are accomplished. Importantly, PDTDT shows superior/comparable device stability to P3HT, promising its potential to be an alternative to popular doped Spiro‐OMeTAD and P3HT HTM. A new polymer, PDTDT, is developed as hole‐transporting material for CsPbI2Br solar cells. Using PDTDT, an ultra‐high efficiency of 17.36% with VOC of 1.42 V under one sun and 34.20% with VOC of 1.14 V under 200 lux indoor light are achieved. The PDTDT‐based cells also show superior/comparable stability to dopant‐free P3HT reference.