TY  - JOUR
A1  - Warby, Jonathan
A1  - Zu, Fengshuo
A1  - Zeiske, Stefan
A1  - Gutierrez-Partida, Emilio
A1  - Frohloff, Lennart
A1  - Kahmann, Simon
A1  - Frohna, Kyle
A1  - Mosconi, Edoardo
A1  - Radicchi, Eros
A1  - Lang, Felix
A1  - Shah, Sahil
A1  - Pena-Camargo, Francisco
A1  - Hempel, Hannes
A1  - Unold, Thomas
A1  - Koch, Norbert
A1  - Armin, Ardalan
A1  - De Angelis, Filippo
A1  - Stranks, Samuel D.
A1  - Neher, Dieter
A1  - Stolterfoht, Martin
T1  - Understanding performance limiting interfacial recombination in pin Perovskite solar cells
T2  - Advanced energy materials
N2  - Perovskite semiconductors are an attractive option to overcome the limitations of established silicon based photovoltaic (PV) technologies due to their exceptional opto-electronic properties and their successful integration into multijunction cells. However, the performance of single- and multijunction cells is largely limited by significant nonradiative recombination at the perovskite/organic electron transport layer junctions. In this work, the cause of interfacial recombination at the perovskite/C-60 interface is revealed via a combination of photoluminescence, photoelectron spectroscopy, and first-principle numerical simulations. It is found that the most significant contribution to the total C-60-induced recombination loss occurs within the first monolayer of C-60, rather than in the bulk of C-60 or at the perovskite surface. The experiments show that the C-60 molecules act as deep trap states when in direct contact with the perovskite. It is further demonstrated that by reducing the surface coverage of C-60, the radiative efficiency of the bare perovskite layer can be retained. The findings of this work pave the way toward overcoming one of the most critical remaining performance losses in perovskite solar cells.
KW  - C60
KW  - defects
KW  - interface recombination
KW  - loss mechanisms
KW  - perovskites
KW  - solar cells
Y1  - 2022
UR  - https://publishup.uni-potsdam.de/frontdoor/index/index/docId/64403
SN  - 1614-6832
SN  - 1614-6840
VL  - 12
IS  - 12
PB  - Wiley-VCH
CY  - Weinheim
ER  -