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Active-layer evolution and efficiency improvement of (CH3NH3 3Bi2I9-based solar cell on TiO2-deposited ITO substrate

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We systematically investigated the development of film morphology and crystallinity of methyl-ammonium bismuth (III) iodide (MA3Bi2I9) through onestep spin-coating on TiO2-deposited indium tin oxide (ITO)/glass. The precursor solution concentration and substrate structure have been demonstrated to be critically important in the active-layer evolution of the MA3Bi2I9-based solar cell. This work successfully improved the cell efficiency to 0.42% (average: 0.38%) with the mesoscopic architecture of ITO/compact-TiO2/mesoscopic-TiO2 (meso-TiO2)/MA3Bi2I9/2,2′,7,7′-tetrakis(N,N-di-4-methoxyphenylamino)-9,9′spiro-bifluorene (spiro-MeOTAD)/MoO3/Ag under a precursor concentration of 0.45 M, which provided the probability of further improving the efficiency of the Bi3+-based lead-free organic–inorganic hybrid solar cells.

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  1. State Key Laboratory of Silicon Materials, MOE Key Laboratory of Macromolecular Synthesis and Functionalization, Department of Polymer Science and Engineering, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 310027, China

    Xinqian Zhang, Gang Wu, Zhuowei Gu, Bing Guo, Wenqing Liu, Shida Yang, Tao Ye, Chen Chen, Weiwei Tu & Hongzheng Chen

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Zhang, X., Wu, G., Gu, Z. et al. Active-layer evolution and efficiency improvement of (CH3NH3 3Bi2I9-based solar cell on TiO2-deposited ITO substrate. Nano Res. 9, 2921–2930 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12274-016-1177-8

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