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A novel quasi-planar spiro-type hole-transporting material (HTM), Z-W-03, enhances perovskite solar cell (PSC) efficiency and stability. This new HTM offers improved performance over spiro-OMeTAD by passivating trap states and enabling efficient hole transport without p-dopants.

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  • Renewable Energy
  • Photovoltaics

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  • Hole-transporting materials (HTMs) are critical for perovskite solar cell (PSC) stability and efficiency.
  • Current state-of-the-art spiro-OMeTAD suffers from stability issues due to p-dopants and additives.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To develop a new spiro-type HTM (Z-W-03) with a quasi-planar core for improved PSC thermal and ambient stability.
  • To investigate the structure-property relationships governing the performance of novel HTMs in PSCs.

Main Methods:

  • Synthesis and characterization of a novel spiro-type HTM (Z-W-03) featuring a quasi-planar core.
  • Fabrication and performance evaluation of PSCs utilizing Z-W-03 as the HTM.
  • Comparative analysis of Z-W-03 and spiro-OMeTAD based PSCs under various conditions.

Main Results:

  • Z-W-03 passivates trap states more effectively than spiro-OMeTAD due to its planar carbazole structure, leading to shallower trap states.
  • PSCs with Z-W-03 achieved a higher open-circuit voltage (Voc) of 1.178 V and an enhanced power conversion efficiency (PCE) of 24.02%.
  • Undoped Z-W-03 demonstrated high hole mobility (~10-4 cm2V-1s-1) and achieved nearly 23% PCE with surface modification, alongside enhanced stability.

Conclusions:

  • The quasi-planar core structure and intermolecular stacking (CH/π and π-π) in Z-W-03 are key to its superior performance and stability.
  • Z-W-03 offers a promising alternative to spiro-OMeTAD for developing stable and efficient PSCs.
  • Further molecular design of spiro-type HTMs with quasi-planar cores and carbazole moieties is crucial for PSC commercialization.