Issue 4, 2014

A diketopyrrolopyrrole-containing hole transporting conjugated polymer for use in efficient stable organic–inorganic hybrid solar cells based on a perovskite

Abstract

Poly[2,5-bis(2-decyldodecyl)pyrrolo[3,4-c]pyrrole-1,4(2H,5H)-dione-(E)-1,2-di(2,2′-bithiophen-5-yl) ethene] (PDPPDBTE) was successfully incorporated as a p-type hole transporting material in solid-state organic–inorganic hybrid solar cells. The excellent optical and electrical properties of organo-lead halide perovskite (CH3NH3PbI3) nanocrystals used as light harvesters yielded a 9.2% power conversion efficiency (PCE) for the best-performing cell that exceeded the value (7.6%) obtained from the best hole conductor yet reported (2,2′,7,7′-tetrakis(N,N-di-p-methoxyphenyl-amine)9,9′-spirobifluorene, spiro-MeOTAD). The high PCE was attributed to the optimal oxidation potential (5.4 eV) and excellent charge carrier mobility of the polymer. The hydrophobicity of the polymer prevented water permeation into the porous perovskite heterojunction, and long-term aging tests over 1000 hours confirmed the enhanced stability of the PDPPDBTE-based cells.

Graphical abstract: A diketopyrrolopyrrole-containing hole transporting conjugated polymer for use in efficient stable organic–inorganic hybrid solar cells based on a perovskite

Supplementary files

Article information

Article type
Paper
Submitted
26 Dec 2013
Accepted
27 Jan 2014
First published
27 Jan 2014

Energy Environ. Sci., 2014,7, 1454-1460

A diketopyrrolopyrrole-containing hole transporting conjugated polymer for use in efficient stable organic–inorganic hybrid solar cells based on a perovskite

Y. S. Kwon, J. Lim, H. Yun, Y. Kim and T. Park, Energy Environ. Sci., 2014, 7, 1454 DOI: 10.1039/C3EE44174A

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