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Flame assisted chemical vapour deposition NiO hole transport layers for mesoporous carbon perovskite cells

Heather M. Yates, Simone M. P. Meroni, Dimitrios Raptis, John L. Hodgkinson, Trystan Watson Orcid Logo

Journal of Materials Chemistry C, Volume: 7, Issue: 42, Pages: 13235 - 13242

Swansea University Author: Trystan Watson Orcid Logo

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DOI (Published version): 10.1039/c9tc03922h

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Flame assisted chemical vapour deposition was utilised to directly deposit polycrystalline mesoporous NiO to enhance charge transport within carbon perovskite solar cells (C-PSC). This versatile technique is highly suited for deposition of large area thin films along with the ability to use simple,...

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Published in: Journal of Materials Chemistry C
ISSN: 2050-7526 2050-7534
Published: Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC) 2019
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URI: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa51378
Abstract: Flame assisted chemical vapour deposition was utilised to directly deposit polycrystalline mesoporous NiO to enhance charge transport within carbon perovskite solar cells (C-PSC). This versatile technique is highly suited for deposition of large area thin films along with the ability to use simple, stable aqueous salts. The combination of low cost methods of screen printing and FACVD to produce the C-PSC make this an attractive route towards commercialisation. The effects of deposition parameters on the morphology, crystallinity and density of the deposited NiO are discussed, along with the importance of use of a low propane, ‘lean flame’ on both the NiO and underlying F-doped tin oxide electrode. The thickness of the NiO layer was found to be critical in optimising the C-PSC efficiency. Addition of the NiO layer resulted in an increased short circuit current density (17.30 mA cm−2 to 20.28 mA cm−2). At an estimated NiO thickness of 17 nm the average cell efficiency (10.73%) surpassed that of the control sample (9.08%) so confirming the promise of this technique.
College: Faculty of Science and Engineering
Issue: 42
Start Page: 13235
End Page: 13242

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