Materials Science and Engineering: B ( IF 3.6 ) Pub Date : 2024-01-31 , DOI: 10.1016/j.mseb.2024.117197 Hisham A. Maddah
Understanding the charge transport mechanism in natural dye-sensitized solar cells (DSSCs) remains a challenge to achieving high efficiency. This work investigates the charge transport mechanism in -carotene DSSCs cosensitized with MAPbI3 perovskites (P) according to experimental results validated by mathematical models. Photoanode heterostructures [ETL/P/HTL] were characterized via Raman and SEM for checking (i) layers deposition, and (ii) dye uniformity. Cosensitization yielded minimum voltage loss (built-in potential) at the ITO/TiO2 junction, probably due to: (i) increased likelihood of absorbing more VIS photons, (ii) upward shifting of TiO2 Fermi level, and (iii) reduction in the photoinduced electrostatic potential barrier, . Rather than voltage loss from charge transport across a Schottky barrier, perovskites prevent back-electrons facilitated by exciton generation, electron injection, and quantum tunneling. Perovskite-integrated photoanodes displayed notably high Voc (>0.65 V). This research shows the potential of perovskites/carotenoids light harvesters for naturally-sensitized solar cells.
中文翻译:
天然染料敏化太阳能电池中TiO2/MAPbI3/β-胡萝卜素异质结构的电荷传输机制研究
了解天然染料敏化太阳能电池(DSSC)中的电荷传输机制仍然是实现高效率的挑战。这项工作研究了电荷传输机制根据数学模型验证的实验结果,β-胡萝卜素 DSSC 与 MAPbI 3钙钛矿 (P) 共敏。通过拉曼和 SEM对光电阳极异质结构 [ETL/P/HTL] 进行表征,以检查 (i) 层沉积和 (ii) 染料均匀性。共敏化在 ITO/TiO 2结处产生最小的电压损失(内置电势),可能是由于:(i) 吸收更多可见光光子的可能性增加,(ii) TiO 2费米能级向上移动,以及 (iii) 减少在光致静电势垒中,。钙钛矿不是通过肖特基势垒的电荷传输造成电压损失,而是防止激子产生、电子注入和量子隧道促进的反电子。钙钛矿集成光电阳极表现出显着高的 V oc (>0.65 V)。这项研究展示了钙钛矿/类胡萝卜素光收集器在自然敏化太阳能电池中的潜力。