Room-temperature-processed TiO 2 (R-Lt-TiO 2) electron transporting layers (ETLs) possess low conductivity and connectivity, resulting in poor photovoltaic performance. Herein, an ethanol (EtOH)-soluble, highly conducting fullerene derivative, C 60 RT 6 , was used as an additive for Lt-TiO 2 ETLs. Room-temperature processed nanocomposite ETL (R-Fu/Lt-TiO 2) is prepared simply by spin coating a C 60 RT 6 and G-TiO 2 NPs (TiO 2 nanoparticle prepared by grinding the bulk TiO 2 powder) mixture. R-Fu/Lt-TiO 2 has better aligned with the frontier orbitals of the FA x MA 1Àx PbI 3 , better continuity, conductivity, flatness, and higher surface hydrophilicity compared to Lt-TiO 2 ETL. Perovskite films spin coated on R-Fu/ Lt-TiO 2 ETLs also have slightly larger grains and thickness compared to those deposited on Lt-TiO 2. Perovskite solar cells (PSCs) based on a R-Fu/Lt-TiO 2 ETL possess higher power conversion efficiency (PCE, up to 20% on glass substrate), less (negligible) current hysteresis, and better long-term stability compared to those using R-Lt-TiO 2 as an ETL. The flexible PSC (used indium tin oxide/ polyethylene terephthalate (ITO/PET) as a substrate) with a R-Fu/Lt-TiO 2 ETL achieves a PCE of 18.06% and retains 90% of the initial PCE after 500 bending cycles with a bending radius of 6 mm. The PCE of the flexible cell with a Lt-TiO 2 ETL is only 8.2%, and loses 60% of the initial value after 500 bending cycles.
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