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Cu (II) phthalocyanine (CuPc) enhances carbon perovskite solar cells (C-PSCs) by improving interface contacts. This breakthrough achieves high power conversion efficiency (PCE) and excellent stability, paving the way for commercial viability.

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Area of Science:

  • Materials Science
  • Renewable Energy
  • Photovoltaics

Background:

  • Carbon perovskite solar cells (C-PSCs) offer promising stability but suffer from poor interface contacts with carbon electrodes.
  • This limits their performance compared to PSCs with metallic electrodes.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To enhance the performance and stability of C-PSCs by optimizing the interface between the carbon electrode and the perovskite layer.
  • To investigate Cu (II) phthalocyanine (CuPc) as a hole-transporting material (HTM) for C-PSCs.

Main Methods:

  • Computational studies and VASP calculations were used to understand the coordination between CuPc and the perovskite layer.
  • Systematic optimization of CuPc HTL solution concentration and screening of carbon electrode types (carbon black:graphite and reduced graphene oxide).

Main Results:

  • A maximum power conversion efficiency (PCE) of 21.4% was achieved with an optimized CuPc HTL.
  • The C-PSCs demonstrated good thermal stability (less than 20% PCE loss after 200 hours at 85°C) and shelf-life stability (1.3% PCE loss over 20 days).

Conclusions:

  • CuPc effectively improves interface contacts in C-PSCs, bridging the performance gap with metallic electrode PSCs.
  • The developed C-PSCs exhibit a competitive combination of high efficiency and operational stability, advancing commercialization prospects.