Aluminum‐Doped Indium Oxide Electron Transport Layer Grown by Atomic Layer Deposition: Highly Efficient and Damage‐Resistant Interconnection Solution for All‐Perovskite Tandem Solar Cells with 25.46% Efficiency
In fabricating high-efficiency all-perovskite tandem solar cells (APTSCs) with a p-i-n configuration, the electron transport layer (ETL) plays a critical role in facilitating the transport of photogenerated electrons from the front cell to the recombination layer and protecting the front cell from damage during rear cell fabrication. This study introduces aluminum-doped In<sub>2</sub>O<sub>3</sub> (AIO) films grown by atomic layer deposition (ALD) as a promising ETL for high-efficiency APTSCs. ALD-grown AIO films with an optimized Al concentration exhibit superior charge transport characteristics, excellent transparency, and damage-resistant barrier properties against solution infiltration compared with conventional SnO<sub>2</sub> ETLs and undoped ALD In<sub>2</sub>O<sub>3</sub>. Using an ALD SnO<sub>2</sub>/3 at.% AIO bilayer as the electron transport layer, an efficiency of 18.33% is achieved from single-junction wide bandgap perovskite solar cells. Furthermore, the use of ALD SnO<sub>2</sub>/3 at.% AIO ETL enables the reliable fabrication of APTSCs with negligible solution damage to the front cell and minimized power loss. Consequently, APTSC employing the ALD AIO-based ETL exhibit an excellent photoconversion efficiency of 25.46%, outperforming APTSCs with the ALD SnO<sub>2</sub> ETL.
Authors
- Jong Hyeon Won
- Jeong Min Im
- Jeong Hwan Han (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8314-9235)
- Pil Ju Youn
- Mun Young Woo
- Jun Hyuk Lee (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7745-3599)
- Jun Hong Noh (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1143-5822)
Institutions
- Seoul National University of Science and Technology (KR)
- Korea University (KR)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Small
- Published
- 2024-10-23
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1002/smll.202407036
- Citations
- 7
- Primary Topic
- Perovskite Materials and Applications
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 1.46
Funders
- National Research Foundation
- Ministry of Education
- National Research Foundation of Korea
- Ministry of Education, India
- Korea Electric Power Corporation
- Ministry of Science and ICT, South Korea
- Korea Institute of Energy Technology Evaluation and Planning