Synergistic doping of fullerene electron transport layer and colloidal quantum dot solids enhances solar cell performance.

Yuan, Mingjian; Voznyy, Oleksandr; Zhitomirsky, David; Kanjanaboos, Pongsakorn; Sargent, Edward H · Adv Mater · 2015

basic_science · Level V

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Abstract

The spatial location of the predominant source of performance-limiting recombination in today's best colloidal quantum dot (CQD) cells is identified, pinpointing the TiO2:CQD junction; then, a highly n-doped PCBM layer is introduced at the CQD:TiO2 heterointerface. An n-doped PCBM layer is essential to maintain the depletion region and allow for efficient current extraction, thereby producing a record 8.9% in overall power conversion efficiency.