Optimal
optoelectronic properties of interfacial layers in perovskite
solar cells are essential for achieving high power conversion efficiency.
We herein demonstrated a solution-processed spinel CuCo2O4 as a hole transport layer to use in high-performance
perovskite solar cells. The solution-processed CuCo2O4 possessed high electrical conductivity, high optical transparency
in UV–vis–NIR, well-matched energy levels to perovskite,
and efficient hole transport capability to the perovskite layer. The
optoelectronic properties of CuCo2O4 were finely
controlled by optimizing the annealing temperature, leading to a 14.12%
power conversion efficiency in planar perovskite solar cells. Another
impressive advantage for the CuCo2O4-based hole
transport layer is a negligible hysteresis of the device at very low
scan rate, which brought about highly stable and reliable photovoltaic
performance. All of the results studied in this work suggest a bright
future for solution-processed CuCo2O4 as a novel
hole transport layer in perovskite solar cells with high efficiency
and good stability.
The non-radiative energy loss in perovskite solar cells (PSCs) is a key factor that limits full potential of photovoltaic performance to values below the Shockley–Queisser limit. Herein, we report a...
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