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Hao Li¹, Xiaochen Guo¹, Yinglin Wang¹

¹State Ley Laboratory of Integrated Optoelectronics, and Key Laboratory for UV Light-Emitting Materials and Technology of Ministry of Education, School of Physics, Northeast Normal University, 5268 Renmin Street, Changchun 130024, China.

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Adding a polymer layer to lead sulfide colloidal quantum dot solar cells (CQDSCs) improves charge extraction and device efficiency. This strategy prevents gold atom penetration, enhancing performance and stability.

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back-contact engineering colloidal quantum dots lead sulfide (PbS)polymer interfacial layer solar cells

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Energy Science
Nanotechnology

Background:

Back-contact interface modulation is crucial for colloidal quantum dot solar cell (CQDSC) performance.
Conventional gold (Au) deposition can damage the lead sulfide (PbS) quantum dot layer, degrading the interface.

Purpose of the Study:

To develop a polymer interfacial layer-enabled strategy for back-contact engineering in PbS CQDSCs.
To investigate the impact of polymer interlayers on carrier transport, extraction, and device stability.

Main Methods:

Insertion of insulating poly(methyl methacrylate) (PMMA) at the Au/PbS interface.
Characterization using X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) and photoluminescence (PL) spectroscopy.
Performance evaluation of CQDSCs with different polymer interlayers.

Main Results:

PMMA insertion increased charge extraction efficiency from 70% to 85%.
Reverse saturation current was reduced by two orders of magnitude to 1.3 × 10^-5 mA cm^-2.
Power conversion efficiency improved to 12.2%, with enhanced device stability.

Conclusions:

Polymer interlayers, particularly insulating PMMA, effectively block gold atom penetration, preventing interface deterioration.
This approach offers a convenient, low-temperature method for optimizing CQDSC back-contact interfaces.
Interface engineering is critical for advancing CQDSC technology.