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Tripodal Triazatruxene Derivative as a Face-On Oriented Hole-Collecting Monolayer for Efficient and Stable Inverted Perovskite Solar Cells.

Tripodal Triazatruxene Derivative as a Face-On Oriented Hole-Collecting Monolayer for Efficient and Stable Inverted Perovskite Solar Cells.

Authors :
Truong MA
Funasaki T
Ueberricke L
Nojo W
Murdey R
Yamada T
Hu S
Akatsuka A
Sekiguchi N
Hira S
Xie L
Nakamura T
Shioya N
Kan D
Tsuji Y
Iikubo S
Yoshida H
Shimakawa Y
Hasegawa T
Kanemitsu Y
Suzuki T
Wakamiya A
Source :
Journal of the American Chemical Society [J Am Chem Soc] 2023 Apr 05; Vol. 145 (13), pp. 7528-7539. Date of Electronic Publication: 2023 Mar 22.
Publication Year :
2023

Abstract

Hole-collecting monolayers have drawn attention in perovskite solar cell research due to their ease of processing, high performance, and good durability. Since molecules in the hole-collecting monolayer are typically composed of functionalized π-conjugated structures, hole extraction is expected to be more efficient when the π-cores are oriented face-on with respect to the adjacent surfaces. However, strategies for reliably controlling the molecular orientation in monolayers remain elusive. In this work, multiple phosphonic acid anchoring groups were used to control the molecular orientation of a series of triazatruxene derivatives chemisorbed on a transparent conducting oxide electrode surface. Using infrared reflection absorption spectroscopy and metastable atom electron spectroscopy, we found that multipodal derivatives align face-on to the electrode surface, while the monopodal counterpart adopts a more tilted configuration. The face-on orientation was found to facilitate hole extraction, leading to inverted perovskite solar cells with enhanced stability and high-power conversion efficiencies up to 23.0%.

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
1520-5126
Volume :
145
Issue :
13
Database :
MEDLINE
Journal :
Journal of the American Chemical Society
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
36947735
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.1021/jacs.3c00805