Defective TiO2 with high photoconductive gain for efficient and stable planar heterojunction perovskite solar cells

Yanbo Li; Jason K. Cooper; Wenjun Liu; Carolin M. Sutter-Fella; Matin Amani; Jeffrey W. Beeman; Ali Javey; Joel W. Ager; Yi Liu; Francesca M. Toma; Ian D. Sharp

doi:10.1038/ncomms12446

Nature Communications (Aug 2016)

Defective TiO2 with high photoconductive gain for efficient and stable planar heterojunction perovskite solar cells

Yanbo Li,
Jason K. Cooper,
Wenjun Liu,
Carolin M. Sutter-Fella,
Matin Amani,
Jeffrey W. Beeman,
Ali Javey,
Joel W. Ager,
Yi Liu,
Francesca M. Toma,
Ian D. Sharp

Affiliations

Yanbo Li: Joint Center for Artificial Photosynthesis, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
Jason K. Cooper: Joint Center for Artificial Photosynthesis, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
Wenjun Liu: Joint Center for Artificial Photosynthesis, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
Carolin M. Sutter-Fella: Materials Sciences Division, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
Matin Amani: Materials Sciences Division, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
Jeffrey W. Beeman: Joint Center for Artificial Photosynthesis, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
Ali Javey: Electrical Engineering and Computer Sciences, University of California
Joel W. Ager: Joint Center for Artificial Photosynthesis, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
Yi Liu: Materials Sciences Division, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
Francesca M. Toma: Joint Center for Artificial Photosynthesis, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
Ian D. Sharp: Joint Center for Artificial Photosynthesis, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/ncomms12446
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 7, no. 1
pp. 1 – 7

Abstract

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Perovskite-based photovoltaics have already reached high efficiency levels but their stability under operating conditions remains a challenge. Here, Li et al. use defective TiO2with reduced photocatalytic efficiency to increase the stability of high efficiency solar cells under illumination

Published in Nature Communications

ISSN: 2041-1723 (Online)
Publisher: Nature Portfolio
Country of publisher: United Kingdom
LCC subjects: Science
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