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Published in: Journal of Materials Science: Materials in Electronics 21/2018

03-09-2018

Application of copper phthalocyanin for surface modification of perovskite solar cells

Authors: Mahnaz Mozaffari, Abbas Behjat, Naeimeh Torabi

Published in: Journal of Materials Science: Materials in Electronics | Issue 21/2018

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Abstract

The photovoltaic performance of perovskite solar cells is promoted by addition of different amounts of copper phthalocyanine (CuPc) to the Methylammonium lead Iodide (CH3NH3PbI3)–CuPc composite. Solar cells using CH3NH3PbI3-0.05 wt% CuPc were fabricated by a sequential deposition method. Higher short-circuit current density and efficiency were achieved for the CH3NH3PbI3-0.05 wt% CuPc solar cells as compared to those of the reference perovskite solar cells. This suggests that increased light absorption and improvement in quality of perovskite active films is due to the application of CuPc that leads to a higher crystallinity of CH3NH3PbI3.

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Metadata
Title
Application of copper phthalocyanin for surface modification of perovskite solar cells
Authors
Mahnaz Mozaffari
Abbas Behjat
Naeimeh Torabi
Publication date
03-09-2018
Publisher
Springer US
Published in
Journal of Materials Science: Materials in Electronics / Issue 21/2018
Print ISSN: 0957-4522
Electronic ISSN: 1573-482X
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s10854-018-9931-1

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