title: Solution-Processed CuS NPs as an Inorganic Hole-Selective Contact Material for Inverted Planar Perovskite Solar Cells.
abstract: Organic-inorganic hybrid perovskite solar cells (PSCs) have drawn worldwide intense research in recent years. Herein, we have first applied another p-type inorganic hole-selective contact material, CuS nanoparticles (CuS NPs), in an inverted planar heterojunction (PHJ) perovskite solar cell. The CuS NP-modification of indium tin oxide (ITO) has successfully tuned the surface work function from 4.9 to 5.1 eV but not affect the surface roughness and transmittance, which can effectively reduce the interfacial carrier injection barrier and facilitate high hole extraction efficiency between the perovskite and ITO layers. After optimization, the maximum power conversion efficiency (PCE) has been over 16% with low J-V hysteresis and excellent stability. Therefore, the low-cost solution-processed and stable CuS NPs would be an alternative interfacial modification material for industrial production in perovskite solar cells.
authors.affiliation: Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences, State Key Laboratory of Rare Earth Materials Chemistry and Applications, and §State Key Laboratory for Mesoscopic Physics and Department of Physics, Peking University , Beijing 100871, P. R. China.
authors.forename: Haixia
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authors.affiliation: Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences, State Key Laboratory of Rare Earth Materials Chemistry and Applications, and §State Key Laboratory for Mesoscopic Physics and Department of Physics, Peking University , Beijing 100871, P. R. China.
authors.forename: Weihai
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authors.affiliation: Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences, State Key Laboratory of Rare Earth Materials Chemistry and Applications, and §State Key Laboratory for Mesoscopic Physics and Department of Physics, Peking University , Beijing 100871, P. R. China.
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authors.affiliation: Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences, State Key Laboratory of Rare Earth Materials Chemistry and Applications, and §State Key Laboratory for Mesoscopic Physics and Department of Physics, Peking University , Beijing 100871, P. R. China.
authors.forename: Weibo
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authors.lastname: Yan
authors.affiliation: Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences, State Key Laboratory of Rare Earth Materials Chemistry and Applications, and §State Key Laboratory for Mesoscopic Physics and Department of Physics, Peking University , Beijing 100871, P. R. China.
authors.forename: Yunlong
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authors.affiliation: Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences, State Key Laboratory of Rare Earth Materials Chemistry and Applications, and §State Key Laboratory for Mesoscopic Physics and Department of Physics, Peking University , Beijing 100871, P. R. China.
authors.forename: Haitao
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authors.lastname: Peng
authors.affiliation: Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences, State Key Laboratory of Rare Earth Materials Chemistry and Applications, and §State Key Laboratory for Mesoscopic Physics and Department of Physics, Peking University , Beijing 100871, P. R. China.
authors.forename: Zhiwei
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Liu
authors.affiliation: Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences, State Key Laboratory of Rare Earth Materials Chemistry and Applications, and §State Key Laboratory for Mesoscopic Physics and Department of Physics, Peking University , Beijing 100871, P. R. China.
authors.forename: Zuqiang
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Bian
authors.affiliation: Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences, State Key Laboratory of Rare Earth Materials Chemistry and Applications, and §State Key Laboratory for Mesoscopic Physics and Department of Physics, Peking University , Beijing 100871, P. R. China.
authors.forename: Chunhui
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keywords: CuS; hole-selective contact; nanoparticles; perovskite; solar cell