title: Mesoscopic CH3NH3PbI3/TiO2 heterojunction solar cells.
abstract: We report for the first time on a hole conductor-free mesoscopic methylammonium lead iodide (CH(3)NH(3)PbI(3)) perovskite/TiO(2) heterojunction solar cell, produced by deposition of perovskite nanoparticles from a solution of CH(3)NH(3)I and PbI(2) in γ-butyrolactone on a 400 nm thick film of TiO(2) (anatase) nanosheets exposing (001) facets. A gold film was evaporated on top of the CH(3)NH(3)PbI(3) as a back contact. Importantly, the CH(3)NH(3)PbI(3) nanoparticles assume here simultaneously the roles of both light harvester and hole conductor, rendering superfluous the use of an additional hole transporting material. The simple mesoscopic CH(3)NH(3)PbI(3)/TiO(2) heterojunction solar cell shows impressive photovoltaic performance, with short-circuit photocurrent J(sc)= 16.1 mA/cm(2), open-circuit photovoltage V(oc) = 0.631 V, and a fill factor FF = 0.57, corresponding to a light to electric power conversion efficiency (PCE) of 5.5% under standard AM 1.5 solar light of 1000 W/m(2) intensity. At a lower light intensity of 100W/m(2), a PCE of 7.3% was measured. The advent of such simple solution-processed mesoscopic heterojunction solar cells paves the way to realize low-cost, high-efficiency solar cells.
authors.affiliation: Laboratoire de Photonique et Interfaces, Institut des Sciences et Ingénierie Chimiques, École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne, Switzerland. lioz.etgar@mail.huji.ac.il
authors.forename: Lioz
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Etgar
authors.forename: Peng
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Gao
authors.forename: Zhaosheng
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Xue
authors.forename: Qin
authors.initials: Q
authors.lastname: Peng
authors.forename: Aravind Kumar
authors.initials: AK
authors.lastname: Chandiran
authors.forename: Bin
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Liu
authors.forename: Md K
authors.initials: MK
authors.lastname: Nazeeruddin
authors.forename: Michael
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authors.lastname: Grätzel