Using commercially available cost-effective Zn(II) phthalocyanine as hole-transporting material for inverted type perovskite solar cells and investigation of dopant effect

Zeynep Dalkiliç; Ayfer Kalkan Burat

doi:10.1016/j.synthmet.2021.116961

Using commercially available cost-effective Zn(II) phthalocyanine as hole-transporting material for inverted type perovskite solar cells and investigation of dopant effect

Zeynep Dalkiliç, Ayfer Kalkan Burat^*

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Department of Chemistry

Istanbul Technical University

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Commercially available, low-cost, and stable unsubstituted zinc phthalocyanine (ZnPc) was introduced as both dopant-free and doped hole-transporting material (HTM) in inverted type (p-i-n) perovskite solar cells (PSCs). A simple solution process was applied to the fabrication of PCSs with a device structure of ITO/HTM/CH₃NH₃Pbl₃/PCBM/Al, in which ZnPc and poly(3,4-ethylenedioxythiophene)-poly(styrenesulfonate) (PEDOT:PSS) were used as HTM, methylammonium lead iodide (MAPbI₃) as an active layer, [6,6]-phenyl-C61-butyric acid methyl ester (PC₆₁BM) as the electron transport material (ETM), and aluminum as the counter electrode. PEDOT:PSS based cell was used as a reference and a power conversion efficiency (PCE) of 14.3% was achieved. A PCE of 4.4% was achieved for dopant-free ZnPc and 7.7% for doped-ZnPc. Although lower efficiency than the reference was obtained for ZnPc-based cells, we observed that the stability of inverted cells drastically improved when ZnPcs were used as HTM instead of PEDOT-PSS.

Original language	English
Article number	116961
Journal	Synthetic Metals
Volume	282
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.synthmet.2021.116961
Publication status	Published - Dec 2021

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This work was supported by the Research Fund of the Technical University of Istanbul (ID: 41357 , Project code: TDK-2018–41357 ). Thanks to the Scientific and Technological Research Council of Turkey (TUBITAK) (International Doctoral Research Fellowship Programme- 1059B141800004 ). Special thanks to Hyosung Choi from Hanyang University . This work was supported by the Research Fund of the Technical University of Istanbul (ID: 41357, Project code: TDK-2018?41357). Thanks to the Scientific and Technological Research Council of Turkey (TUBITAK) (International Doctoral Research Fellowship Programme-1059B141800004). Special thanks to Hyosung Choi from Hanyang University.

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TUBITAK	1059B141800004
Hanyang University
Türkiye Bilimsel ve Teknolojik Araştirma Kurumu
Istanbul Teknik Üniversitesi	TDK-2018–41357, 41357

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Hole transporting material
Inverted solar cell
Perovskite
Zinc phthalocyanine

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