Influence of Al doping in zinc oxide electron transport layer for the degradation triple-cation-based organometal halide perovskite solar cells

Firoz Khan; Vakeel Ahmad; Thamraa Alshahrani; Awatef Salem Balobaid; Abdulaziz M. Alanazi

doi:10.1016/j.heliyon.2023.e16069

Influence of Al doping in zinc oxide electron transport layer for the degradation triple-cation-based organometal halide perovskite solar cells

Firoz Khan^*
, Vakeel Ahmad
, Thamraa Alshahrani^*
, Awatef Salem Balobaid
, Abdulaziz M. Alanazi

^*Corresponding author for this work

Interdisciplinary Research Center for Sustainable Energy Systems

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Abstract

Various strategies have been adapted to fabricate stable organic-inorganic hybrid perovskite (PVT) solar cells (PSCs). The triple-cation (CH₃NH₃ ⁺ (MA⁺), CH₃(NH₂)²⁺ (FA⁺), and Cs⁺) along with dual-anion (I⁻ and Br⁻)-based PVT (TC-PVT) layer offers better stability than single cation-based PVTs. The deprivation of the PVT absorber is also influenced by the interface of the absorber with the charge transport layer (electron transport layer (ETL) and hole transport layer (HTL)). Here, the degradation of the TC-PVT coated on Al-doped zinc oxide (AZO) as well as FTO/AZO/TC-PVT/HTL structured PSC was examined for various Al to Zn molar ratio (R_Al/Zn) of AZO. The PL decay study of FTO/AZO/TC-PVT revealed that the lowest degradation in the power (35.38%) was observed for the AZO with R_Al/Zn of 5%. Furthermore, the PV cell parameters of the PSCs were analytically determined to explore the losses in the PSCs during degradation. The shunt resistance reduction was maximum (50.32%) for R_Al/Zn = 10%, whereas, minimum shunt loss (7.33%) for R_Al/Zn of 2%. The highest loss due to series resistance was observed for R_Al/Zn of 0%. The changes in diode ideality factor (n) and reverse saturation current density (J₀) were the smallest for R_Al/Znof 10%.

Original language	English
Article number	e16069
Journal	Heliyon
Volume	9
Issue number	5
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.heliyon.2023.e16069
State	Published - May 2023

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Degradation of solar cells under humidity
Perovskite solar cells
Photovoltaic cell parameters
Temperature effect
Triple cation perovskite

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Influence of Al doping in zinc oxide electron transport layer for the degradation triple-cation-based organometal halide perovskite solar cells

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