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Efficient carrier generation and transport of CsPb1-xMnx(Br/Cl)3 quantum dots in high-performance carbon-based perovskite solar cells

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In this study, CsPb1-xMnx(Br/Cl)3 quantum dots with high photoluminescence intensity are reported. Through doping Mn2+, the defects existing in the lattice structure are reduced and the bond angle between x and y directions in one-unit cell changes from 120° to 90°. With the increase in Mn content, the valence band of the quantum dots decreases from − 3.54 to − 3.96 eV, which is closer to the 4T1 energy level of Mn2+. The photoluminescence quantum yield confirms the enhancement of its characteristic luminescence as Mn content increases. Furthermore, CsPb1-xMnx(Br/Cl)3 quantum dots are introduced into the active layer of carbon-based perovskite solar cells (PSCs). Contributed by its characteristic luminescence enhancement and defect passivation, the generation of photogenerated carriers is promoted and the carrier transport in the perovskite layer is improved. Steady-state photoluminescence and incident photon-to-electron conversion efficiency confirm the promotion of quantum dots on photogenerated carrier generation and electron extraction efficiency. Meanwhile, due to the tunable energy bands of quantum dots, the optimized cells have better energy band alignment, which contributes to the improvement of open circuit voltage. Finally, the power conversion efficiency of PSCs reaches 14.76%, which is 15.76% higher than that of the reference sample of 12.75%.

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Thanks Mingyu Li for revising the language of the article. Thanks Shuhan Li for providing the laboratory.

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Liu, C., Chen, M., Zhou, H. et al. Efficient carrier generation and transport of CsPb1-xMnx(Br/Cl)3 quantum dots in high-performance carbon-based perovskite solar cells. Appl. Phys. A 128, 1081 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00339-022-06196-3

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