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Effect of dopants in the HTL layer on photovoltaic properties in hybrid perovskite solar cells

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The performance of CH\(_{3}\)NH\(_{3}\)PbI\(_{3}\) based perovskite materials deposited on Al-doped ZnO film is correlated with carrier extraction, surface, and film qualities of the hole transporting layers(HTLs). Changing the surface properties of HTL with both EG and triton X-100 into PEDOT: PSS in the ratio of 2:1. This shows better conductivity, good film formation, higher hole mobility, and negligible hysteresis in halide perovskite-based solar cells. In this present work, 10% of efficiency has been achieved by adding co-dopants in PEDOT: PSS layer in the Al–ZnO/CH\(_{3}\)NH\(_{3}\)PbI\(_{3}\)/PEDOT: PSS heterostructure with a cost-effective method. Not only better hole extraction of PEDOT: PSS is observed after co-doped it with EG and triton X-100 but also higher efficiency is observed in the heterostructure.

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Acknowledgements

This experimental work was supported by Ramakrishna Mission Residential College under Vivekananda Centre For Research and financially supported by Govt.of West Bengal Science and Technology and Biotechnology Department, memo no.\(461(Sanc)/ST/P/S \& T/16G-19/2018\), West Bengal, India. We would like to thank Dr. A. Singha, Dept. of Physics, Bose Institute, Kolkata, India for providing the required facilities to perform this experimental work. We would also like to thank Dr. Sk Irsad Ali, Dept. of Physics, the University of Burdwan, WB, India for his valuable suggestions on experimental work.

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This experimental work was supported by Ramakrishna Mission Residential College under Vivekananda Centre For Research and financially supported by Govt. of West Bengal Science and Technology and Biotechnology Department, memo no.\(461(Sanc)/ST/P/S \& T/16G-19/2018\), West Bengal, India.

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  3. Department of Physics, Siksha Bhavana, Visva-Bharati, Santiniketan, 731235, India

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  4. Institute of Nano Science and Technology (INST), Mohali, Punjab, 140306, India

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Sardar, R.H., Bera, A., Chattopadhyay, S. et al. Effect of dopants in the HTL layer on photovoltaic properties in hybrid perovskite solar cells. J Mater Sci: Mater Electron 34, 2138 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10854-023-11535-y

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