Thermal Stability of CuSCN Hole Conductor-Based Perovskite Solar Cells.
Although perovskite solar cells (PSCs) surpassing 20 % in certified power conversion efficiency (PCE) have been demonstrated with organic hole-transporting layers (HTLs), thermal degradation remains one of the key issues for practical applications. We fabricated PSCs using low temperature solution-processed CuSCN as the inorganic hole-transport layer (HTL), which possesses a highly stable crystalline structure and is robust even at high temperatures. The best-performing cell delivers a PCE of 18.0 %, with 15.9 % measured at the stabilized power output. Here we report the thermal stability of PSCs based on CuSCN in comparison with commonly used 2,2',7,7'-tetrakis-(N,N-di-4-methoxyphenylamino)-9,9'-spirobifluorene (spiro-OMeTAD). The PSC fabricated with organic spiro-OMeTAD degrades to 25 % of initial PCE after annealing for 2 h at 125 °C in air under 40 % average relative humidity. However, CuSCN-based PSCs maintain approximately 60 % of the initial value, exhibiting superior thermal stability under identical conditions. This work demonstrates that high efficiency and improved thermal stability are simultaneously achieved when CuSCN is used as an HTL in PSCs.
School of Energy and Chemical Engineering, Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology (UNIST), 50 UNIST-gil, Ulsan, 44919, South Korea.|Division of Advanced Materials, Korea Research Institute of Chemical Technology (KRICT), 141 Gajeong-ro, Deajeon, 34114, South Korea.
Minsu
M
Jung
Division of Advanced Materials, Korea Research Institute of Chemical Technology (KRICT), 141 Gajeong-ro, Deajeon, 34114, South Korea.
Young Chan
YC
Kim
Division of Advanced Materials, Korea Research Institute of Chemical Technology (KRICT), 141 Gajeong-ro, Deajeon, 34114, South Korea.
Nam Joong
NJ
Jeon
School of Energy and Chemical Engineering, Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology (UNIST), 50 UNIST-gil, Ulsan, 44919, South Korea.|Division of Advanced Materials, Korea Research Institute of Chemical Technology (KRICT), 141 Gajeong-ro, Deajeon, 34114, South Korea.
Woon Seok
WS
Yang
Division of Advanced Materials, Korea Research Institute of Chemical Technology (KRICT), 141 Gajeong-ro, Deajeon, 34114, South Korea.
Jangwon
J
Seo
Division of Advanced Materials, Korea Research Institute of Chemical Technology (KRICT), 141 Gajeong-ro, Deajeon, 34114, South Korea.
Jun Hong
JH
Noh
School of Energy and Chemical Engineering, Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology (UNIST), 50 UNIST-gil, Ulsan, 44919, South Korea. seoksi@unist.ac.kr.|Division of Advanced Materials, Korea Research Institute of Chemical Technology (KRICT), 141 Gajeong-ro, Deajeon, 34114, South Korea. seoksi@unist.ac.kr.
Sang
S
Il Seok
D017610:Calcium Compounds / Q000737:chemistry*; D004355:Drug Stability; D011211:Electric Power Supplies; D010087:Oxides / Q000737:chemistry*; D012993:Solar Energy; D013696:Temperature; D013861:Thiocyanates / Q000737:chemistry*; D014025:Titanium / Q000737:chemistry*
D017610:Calcium Compounds; D010087:Oxides; D013861:Thiocyanates; C059910:perovskite; D014025:Titanium; C028631:cuprous thiocyanate
copper thiocyanate; hole-transporting layer; perovskite; solar cell; thermal stability