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Effect of oxidized CdO quantum dots doped TiO2 electron transport layer on performance of mesoporous perovskite solar cells

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Abstract

Electron transport layer (ETL) plays a crucial role in electron transport and structure frame in perovskite solar cells (PSCs), and its structure affects the overall performance of PSCs. In this paper, oxidation state quantum dot CdO (CdO-QDs) was firstly proposed and prepared. The mesoporous TiO2 surface was modified by depositing quantum dot CdO to prepare composited ETL. CdO quantum dot/TiO2 mesoporous film (CdO-QDs/TiO2-MF) was prepared by successive ionic layer adsorption and reaction–sintering method as the ETL. The perovskite film was prepared by a two-step method to assemble the PSC, and the effect of quantum dot composited ETL on the photoelectric performance of PSC was investigated. It is found that the depositing of CdO-QDs is beneficial to reduce the surface defects of TiO2-MF and the recombination of electron–hole. The depositing content of CdO-QDs was controlled by the immersion circulation times for the ETL further optimization. After three immersion cycles, the photoelectric conversion efficiency was finally 6.94%, which was about 62.91% higher than that of pristine TiO2.

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  • CdO-QDs/TiO2 heterostructure films were prepared by SILAR-Sintering method to immerse on the surface of TiO2-MF.

  • The effect of quantum dots CdO as interface modifier to composited TiO2 ETL on photoelectric performance of PSCs was investigated.

  • The doping amount of quantum dots CdO in TiO2 mesoporous layer has been optimized.

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We appreciate the financial support of the National Natural Science Foundation of China (21273060).

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    Yuwen Wang, Jia Liu, Chaoying Su & Liguo Jin

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Wang, Y., Liu, J., Su, C. et al. Effect of oxidized CdO quantum dots doped TiO2 electron transport layer on performance of mesoporous perovskite solar cells. J Sol-Gel Sci Technol (2022). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10971-022-05826-9

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Keywords

  • Electron transport layer
  • Mesoporous perovskite solar cells
  • CdO quantum dot
  • Oxidation state quantum dot