Optimal dispersion of antimony-doped tin oxide (ATO NPs) in different NMP solvent ratios for maximizing photovoltaic efficiency of carbon-based perovskite solar cells

IF 3.8 3区材料科学 Q2 MATERIALS SCIENCE, MULTIDISCIPLINARY

Optical Materials Pub Date : 2024-11-01 DOI:10.1016/j.optmat.2024.116414

Ammar Qasem , Abeer A. Hassan , Halema A. Alrafai , Siham K. Abdelrahim , A. Alqahtani , Ali S. Alshomrany , Abdulrakeeb A.A. Ghaleb

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Abstract

This study addresses interface defects in tin oxide (SnO₂) electron transport layers (ETLs) for perovskite solar cells (PSCs) by doping SnO₂ with antimony (12.9 % Sb/Sn). Using a diffusion-precipitation method with varying ratios of N-Methyl-2-Pyrrolidone (NMP) and distilled water (DW) as solvents, antimony-doped tin oxide (ATO) nanoparticle layers were formed and deposited on FTO substrates. Structural and compositional analyses (XPS, EDX, and XRD) confirmed successful Sb incorporation, maintaining the SnO₂ lattice with reduced particle size. Higher NMP ratios improved conductivity to 12 S/cm, enhanced charge transport, and raised the bandgap from 3.67 eV to 3.84 eV. Optimal 100 % NMP conditions yielded ATO-based ETLs achieving a power conversion efficiency (PCE) of 23.645 %, with a fill factor (FF) of 43.681 %, open-circuit voltage (V_OC) of 1.202 V, and short-circuit current density (J_SC) of 23.87 mA/cm², underscoring the potential of ATO layers for high-performance PSCs.

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掺锑氧化锡（ATO NPs）在不同 NMP 溶剂比中的最佳分散，以最大限度地提高碳基过氧化物太阳能电池的光电效率

本研究通过在氧化锡（SnO₂）中掺杂锑（12.9 % Sb/Sn），解决了过氧化锡（SnO₂）电子传输层（ETL）中的界面缺陷问题，用于制造过氧化锡太阳能电池（PSC）。采用扩散沉淀法，以不同比例的 N-甲基-2-吡咯烷酮（NMP）和蒸馏水（DW）为溶剂，形成了掺锑氧化锡（ATO）纳米粒子层，并沉积在 FTO 基底上。结构和成分分析（XPS、EDX 和 XRD）证实掺锑成功，保持了 SnO₂ 晶格并减小了颗粒尺寸。较高的 NMP 比率将导电率提高到 12 S/cm，增强了电荷传输，并将带隙从 3.67 eV 提高到 3.84 eV。在最佳的 100% NMP 条件下，基于 ATO 的 ETL 的功率转换效率 (PCE) 为 23.645%，填充因子 (FF) 为 43.681%，开路电压 (VOC) 为 1.202 V，短路电流密度 (JSC) 为 23.87 mA/cm2，这突显了 ATO 层在高性能 PSC 方面的潜力。

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Optical Materials 工程技术-材料科学：综合

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6.60

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12.80%

发文量

1265

审稿时长

38 days

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