We report the incorporation of all-inorganic highly stable CsPbX 3 (X = I, Br) based perovskite nanoparticles (NPs) on top of a bulk CH 3 NH 3 PbI 3 perovskite thin film. This design utilizes the photogeneration ability of perovskite NPs and also improves the interfacial charge transport which happens to be a critical factor in deciding the photovoltaic performance of any solar cell device. With variation in the lead halide (PbX 2 , X = I, Br, Cl) content, the synthesized CsPbX 3 NPs shows tunable band-edge position and fluorescence characteristics. The interaction of all inorganic NPs with the bulk perovskite resulted in improved hole injection and electron blocking characteristics leading to enhanced light harvesting efficiency. The CsPbBr 3 and CsPbI 3 perovskite NPs were used for fabricating the bulk-NP structure due to their better absorption and valence band edge characteristics. The inclusion of CsPbI 3 NPs on top of the bulk perovskite showed a significant increment in the power conversion efficiency of 28%, in comparison with a reference sample without NPs, due to significant improvements in current density, open circuit voltage, and fill factor.
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