A tailored graft-type polymer as a dopant-free hole transport material in indoor perovskite photovoltaics

Henry Opoku, Yun Hoo Kim, Ji Hyeon Lee, Hyungju Ahn, Jae Joon Lee, Se Woong Baek, Jea Woong Jo

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Abstract

As an essential component in efficient perovskite photovoltaics (PPVs), hole transport materials (HTMs) that meet the intricate requirements for next-generation charge transport layers have recently been of immense interest. Specifically, functionally tailored HTMs that aid in mitigating charge transport limitations and interfacial defects and thereby enhance the performance of both indoor and outdoor PPVs are being sought after. Herein, we developed a novel graft-type polymer composed of a benzo[1,2-b:4,5:b′]dithiophene-based main chain and poly(ethylene glycol) (PEG) side chains as an efficient dopant-free HTM for PPVs. Through a systemized tailoring of the contents of the side chains, we were able to control the hole transport and interfacial passivation abilities of the graft-type polymeric HTM. The polymeric HTM with an optimized PEG side chain exhibited a higher hole mobility, a reduced amount of interfacial traps, and an enhanced device stability compared to the control polymeric HTM. The PPVs capped with the optimized graft-type polymeric HTM demonstrated remarkably high power conversion efficiencies up to 38.2% and 21.7% under 1000 lux LED and AM 1.5 solar illuminations, respectively.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)15294-15300
Number of pages7
JournalJournal of Materials Chemistry A
Volume9
Issue number27
DOIs
StatePublished - 21 Jul 2021

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