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Caffeine additive based nanoarchitectonics of methylammonium lead iodide (MAPbI3) perovskite solar cell device: investigations on charge carrier properties using AC impedance spectroscopy

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Caffeine (coffee powder) is introduced into methylammonium lead iodide (MAPbI3) to fabricate highly efficient and stable caffeine-additive based MAPbI3 perovskite solar cell device (PSC). Perovskite solar cells with caffeine additive ratios of 1, 3, 5, 10 wt% exhibit enhanced power conversion efficiency (PCE), short circuit current density (JSC), open circuit voltage (VOC), and fill factor when compared to pure MAPbI3. In particular, the 5 wt% caffeine-MAPbI3 perovskite solar cell device shows enhanced power conversion efficiency of 16.39% with a short circuit current density of 24.22 mA cm−2, an open circuit voltage of 1.09 V, and a fill factor of 61.78%. This is significantly higher than the PSC devices with 1, 3, 10 wt% caffeine-MAPbI3, and the pure MAPbI3 PSC device. The maximum power conversion efficiency observed for pure MAPbI3 is 10.31% with a short circuit current density of 17.07 mA cm−2, an open circuit voltage of 1.02 V, and a fill factor of 59.21%. The caffeine-MAPbI3 perovskite solar cell device shows 58% higher power conversion efficiency than MAPbI3. The caffeine-MAPbI3 PSC solar cell device retains 85% of its original efficiency over 30 days. The enhanced photovoltaic performances and stability for the caffeine-added MAPbI3 perovskite solar cell are due to low electrical resistance values and reduced non-radiative recombination pathways in the perovskite.

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Dr.RengasamyDhanabal(CSIRAwardNo:09/1001(0074)/2020-EMR-I) would like to thank the Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR), India for the financial assistance through the Research Associateship program.

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Dhanabal, R., Kasinathan, D., Mahalingam, A. et al. Caffeine additive based nanoarchitectonics of methylammonium lead iodide (MAPbI3) perovskite solar cell device: investigations on charge carrier properties using AC impedance spectroscopy. J Mater Sci: Mater Electron 34, 2205 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10854-023-11569-2

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