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Perovskite solar cells with NiOx hole-transport layer

Mengjia Li1, Zuolin Zhang1, Jie Sun2, Fan Liu4, Jiangzhao Chen3, , Liming Ding2, and Cong Chen1, 5,

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 Corresponding author: Jiangzhao Chen, jiangzhaochen@cqu.edu.cn; Liming Ding, ding@nanoctr.cn; Cong Chen, chencong@hebut.edu.cn

DOI: 10.1088/1674-4926/44/10/100201

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Li Z, Li B, Wu X, et al. Organometallic-functionalized interfaces for highly efficient inverted perovskite solar cells. Science, 2022, 376, 416 doi: 10.1126/science.abm8566
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Jung J W, Chueh C C, Jen A K Y. A low-temperature, solution-processable, Cu-doped nickel oxide hole-transporting layer via the combustion method for high-performance thin-film perovskite solar cells. Adv Mater, 2015, 27, 7874 doi: 10.1002/adma.201503298
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Zhang H, Zhao C X, Yao J X, et al. Dopant-free NiO x nanocrystals: A low-cost and stable hole transport material for commercializing perovskite optoelectronics. Angew Chem Int Ed, 2023, 62, e202219307 doi: 10.1002/anie.202219307
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Zhang S H, Wang H Y, Duan X, et al. Printable and homogeneous NiO x hole transport layers prepared by a polymer-network gel method for large-area and flexible perovskite solar cells. Adv Funct Materials, 2021, 31, 2106495 doi: 10.1002/adfm.202106495
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Chen W, Wu Y Z, Yue Y F, et al. Efficient and stable large-area perovskite solar cells with inorganic charge extraction layers. Science, 2015, 350, 944 doi: 10.1126/science.aad1015
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Chen W, Liu F Z, Feng X Y, et al. Cesium doped NiO x as an efficient hole extraction layer for inverted planar perovskite solar cells. Adv Energy Mater, 2017, 7, 1700722 doi: 10.1002/aenm.201700722
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Wei Y, Yao K, Wang X F, et al. Improving the efficiency and environmental stability of inverted planar perovskite solar cells via silver-doped nickel oxide hole-transporting layer. Appl Surf Sci, 2018, 427, 782 doi: 10.1016/j.apsusc.2017.08.184
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Chen W, Wu Y H, Fan J, et al. Understanding the doping effect on NiO: Toward high-performance inverted perovskite solar cells. Adv Energy Mater, 2018, 8, 1703519 doi: 10.1002/aenm.201703519
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Zhang J K, Mao W J, Hou X, et al. Solution-processed Sr-doped NiOx as hole transport layer for efficient and stable perovskite solar cells. Sol Energy, 2018, 174, 1133 doi: 10.1016/j.solener.2018.10.004
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Wan X X, Jiang Y N, Qiu Z W, et al. Zinc as a new dopant for NiO x-based planar perovskite solar cells with stable efficiency near 20%. ACS Appl Energy Mater, 2018, 1, 3947 doi: 10.1021/acsaem.8b00671
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Chen X F, Xu L, Chen C, et al. Rare earth ions doped NiO x hole transport layer for efficient and stable inverted perovskite solar cells. J Power Sources, 2019, 444, 227267 doi: 10.1016/j.jpowsour.2019.227267
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Hou D G, Zhang J, Gan X L, et al. Pb and Li co-doped NiOx for efficient inverted planar perovskite solar cells. J Colloid Interface Sci, 2020, 559, 29 doi: 10.1016/j.jcis.2019.09.087
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Di Girolamo D, Di Giacomo F, Matteocci F, et al. Progress, highlights and perspectives on NiO in perovskite photovoltaics. Chem Sci, 2020, 11, 7746 doi: 10.1039/D0SC02859B
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Dong X T, Wu G C, Cui G L, et al. Boosting efficiency and stability with KBr interface modification for NiOx-based inverted perovskite solar cells. Mater Sci Semicond Process, 2023, 160, 107454 doi: 10.1016/j.mssp.2023.107454
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Chen W, Zhou Y C, Chen G C, et al. Alkali chlorides for the suppression of the interfacial recombination in inverted planar perovskite solar cells. Adv Energy Mater, 2019, 9, 1803872 doi: 10.1002/aenm.201803872
[22]
Wang S J, Li Y K, Yang J B, et al. Critical role of removing impurities in nickel oxide on high-efficiency and long-term stability of inverted perovskite solar cells. Angew Chem Int Ed, 2022, 61, e202116534 doi: 10.1002/anie.202116534
[23]
Li C Y, Zhang Y, Zhang X J, et al. Efficient inverted perovskite solar cells with a fill factor over 86% via surface modification of the nickel oxide hole contact. Adv Funct Mater, 2023, 33, 2214774 doi: 10.1002/adfm.202214774
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Yin X, Zhai J F, Ingabire P B, et al. Design of NiO x/carbon heterostructure interlayer to improve hole extraction efficiency of inverted perovskite solar cells. Adv Materials Inter, 2021, 8, 2100862 doi: 10.1002/admi.202100862
[25]
Lin Y B, Zhang Y D, Zhang J X, et al. 18.9% efficient organic solar cells based on n-doped bulk-heterojunction and halogen-substituted self-assembled monolayers as hole extracting interlayers. Adv Energy Mater, 2022, 12, 2202503 doi: 10.1002/aenm.202202503
[26]
Li Z N, Tan Q, Chen G C, et al. Simple and robust phenoxazine phosphonic acid molecules as self-assembled hole selective contacts for high-performance inverted perovskite solar cells. Nanoscale, 2023, 15, 1676 doi: 10.1039/D2NR05677A
[27]
Sun J J, Shou C H, Sun J S, et al. NiO x-seeded self-assembled monolayers as highly hole-selective passivating contacts for efficient inverted perovskite solar cells. Sol RRL, 2021, 5, 2100663 doi: 10.1002/solr.202100663
[28]
Li L D, Wang Y R, Wang X Y, et al. Flexible all-perovskite tandem solar cells approaching 25% efficiency with molecule-bridged hole-selective contact. Nat Energy, 2022, 7, 708 doi: 10.1038/s41560-022-01045-2
[29]
Zhang J Q, Yang J, Dai R Y, et al. Elimination of interfacial lattice mismatch and detrimental reaction by self-assembled layer dual-passivation for efficient and stable inverted perovskite solar cells. Adv Energy Mater, 2022, 12, 2103674 doi: 10.1002/aenm.202103674
[30]
Wang Y S, Ju H, Mahmoudi T, et al. Cation-size mismatch and interface stabilization for efficient NiO x-based inverted perovskite solar cells with 21.9% efficiency. Nano Energy, 2021, 88, 106285 doi: 10.1016/j.nanoen.2021.106285
[31]
Li H Y, Zhang C, Gong C, et al. 2D/3D heterojunction engineering at the buried interface towards high-performance inverted methylammonium-free perovskite solar cells. Nat Energy, 2023, 8, 946 doi: 10.1038/s41560-023-01295-8
Fig. 1.  (Color online) (a) Sol-gel preparation of NiOx nanoparticles. Reproduced with permission[8], Copyright 2023, Wiley. (b) Possible degradation mechanism of NiOx-perovskite heterojunction. Reproduced with permission[10], Copyright 2022, the Royal Society of Chemistry.

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Fig. 2.  (Color online) (a) The oxidation state and ionic radius for several metals. Reproduced with permission[19], Copyright 2020, the Royal Society of Chemistry. (b) Synthesis of NiOx nanoparticles. Reproduced with permission[22], Copyright 2022, Wiley. (c) NiOx modified by TTTS. Reproduced with permission[23], Copyright 2022, Wiley. (d) The preparation of NiOx/carbon heterostructure. Reproduced with permission[24], Copyright 2021, Wiley. (e) SAM-modified NiOx at the interface. Reproduced with permission[27], Copyright 2021, Wiley. (f) Flexible PSCs with bridging molecules. Reproduced with permission[28], Copyright 2022, Nature. (g) The energy level diagram for device with PTAA. Reproduced with permission[30], Copyright 2021, Elsevier. (h) TMSBr buffer layer inhibiting perovskite degradation. Reproduced with permission[10], Copyright 2022, the Royal Society of Chemistry.

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[1]
Li Z, Li B, Wu X, et al. Organometallic-functionalized interfaces for highly efficient inverted perovskite solar cells. Science, 2022, 376, 416 doi: 10.1126/science.abm8566
[2]
Luo M, Zong X, Zhao M, et al. Synergistic effect of amide and fluorine of polymers assist stable inverted perovskite solar cells with fill factor > 83%. Chem Eng J, 2022, 442, 136136 doi: 10.1016/j.cej.2022.136136
[3]
Li M J, Li H Y, Zhuang Q X, et al. Stabilizing perovskite precursor by synergy of functional groups for NiO x-based inverted solar cells with 23.5 % efficiency. Angew Chem Int Ed, 2022, 61, e202206914 doi: 10.1002/anie.202206914
[4]
Jiang F, Choy W C H, Li X C, et al. Post-treatment-free solution-processed non-stoichiometric NiO(x) nanoparticles for efficient hole-transport layers of organic optoelectronic devices. Adv Mater, 2015, 27, 2930 doi: 10.1002/adma.201405391
[5]
Zhang H, Cheng J Q, Lin F, et al. Pinhole-free and surface-nanostructured NiOx film by room-temperature solution process for high-performance flexible perovskite solar cells with good stability and reproducibility. ACS Nano, 2016, 10, 1503 doi: 10.1021/acsnano.5b07043
[6]
Lee J H, Noh Y W, Jin I S, et al. A solution-processed cobalt-doped nickel oxide for high efficiency inverted type perovskite solar cells. J Power Sources, 2019, 412, 425 doi: 10.1016/j.jpowsour.2018.11.081
[7]
Jung J W, Chueh C C, Jen A K Y. A low-temperature, solution-processable, Cu-doped nickel oxide hole-transporting layer via the combustion method for high-performance thin-film perovskite solar cells. Adv Mater, 2015, 27, 7874 doi: 10.1002/adma.201503298
[8]
Zhang H, Zhao C X, Yao J X, et al. Dopant-free NiO x nanocrystals: A low-cost and stable hole transport material for commercializing perovskite optoelectronics. Angew Chem Int Ed, 2023, 62, e202219307 doi: 10.1002/anie.202219307
[9]
Zhang S H, Wang H Y, Duan X, et al. Printable and homogeneous NiO x hole transport layers prepared by a polymer-network gel method for large-area and flexible perovskite solar cells. Adv Funct Materials, 2021, 31, 2106495 doi: 10.1002/adfm.202106495
[10]
Wu T H, Ono L K, Yoshioka R, et al. Elimination of light-induced degradation at the nickel oxide-perovskite heterojunction by aprotic sulfonium layers towards long-term operationally stable inverted perovskite solar cells. Energy Environ Sci, 2022, 15, 4612 doi: 10.1039/D2EE01801B
[11]
Chen W, Wu Y Z, Yue Y F, et al. Efficient and stable large-area perovskite solar cells with inorganic charge extraction layers. Science, 2015, 350, 944 doi: 10.1126/science.aad1015
[12]
Chen W, Liu F Z, Feng X Y, et al. Cesium doped NiO x as an efficient hole extraction layer for inverted planar perovskite solar cells. Adv Energy Mater, 2017, 7, 1700722 doi: 10.1002/aenm.201700722
[13]
Wei Y, Yao K, Wang X F, et al. Improving the efficiency and environmental stability of inverted planar perovskite solar cells via silver-doped nickel oxide hole-transporting layer. Appl Surf Sci, 2018, 427, 782 doi: 10.1016/j.apsusc.2017.08.184
[14]
Chen W, Wu Y H, Fan J, et al. Understanding the doping effect on NiO: Toward high-performance inverted perovskite solar cells. Adv Energy Mater, 2018, 8, 1703519 doi: 10.1002/aenm.201703519
[15]
Zhang J K, Mao W J, Hou X, et al. Solution-processed Sr-doped NiOx as hole transport layer for efficient and stable perovskite solar cells. Sol Energy, 2018, 174, 1133 doi: 10.1016/j.solener.2018.10.004
[16]
Wan X X, Jiang Y N, Qiu Z W, et al. Zinc as a new dopant for NiO x-based planar perovskite solar cells with stable efficiency near 20%. ACS Appl Energy Mater, 2018, 1, 3947 doi: 10.1021/acsaem.8b00671
[17]
Chen X F, Xu L, Chen C, et al. Rare earth ions doped NiO x hole transport layer for efficient and stable inverted perovskite solar cells. J Power Sources, 2019, 444, 227267 doi: 10.1016/j.jpowsour.2019.227267
[18]
Hou D G, Zhang J, Gan X L, et al. Pb and Li co-doped NiOx for efficient inverted planar perovskite solar cells. J Colloid Interface Sci, 2020, 559, 29 doi: 10.1016/j.jcis.2019.09.087
[19]
Di Girolamo D, Di Giacomo F, Matteocci F, et al. Progress, highlights and perspectives on NiO in perovskite photovoltaics. Chem Sci, 2020, 11, 7746 doi: 10.1039/D0SC02859B
[20]
Dong X T, Wu G C, Cui G L, et al. Boosting efficiency and stability with KBr interface modification for NiOx-based inverted perovskite solar cells. Mater Sci Semicond Process, 2023, 160, 107454 doi: 10.1016/j.mssp.2023.107454
[21]
Chen W, Zhou Y C, Chen G C, et al. Alkali chlorides for the suppression of the interfacial recombination in inverted planar perovskite solar cells. Adv Energy Mater, 2019, 9, 1803872 doi: 10.1002/aenm.201803872
[22]
Wang S J, Li Y K, Yang J B, et al. Critical role of removing impurities in nickel oxide on high-efficiency and long-term stability of inverted perovskite solar cells. Angew Chem Int Ed, 2022, 61, e202116534 doi: 10.1002/anie.202116534
[23]
Li C Y, Zhang Y, Zhang X J, et al. Efficient inverted perovskite solar cells with a fill factor over 86% via surface modification of the nickel oxide hole contact. Adv Funct Mater, 2023, 33, 2214774 doi: 10.1002/adfm.202214774
[24]
Yin X, Zhai J F, Ingabire P B, et al. Design of NiO x/carbon heterostructure interlayer to improve hole extraction efficiency of inverted perovskite solar cells. Adv Materials Inter, 2021, 8, 2100862 doi: 10.1002/admi.202100862
[25]
Lin Y B, Zhang Y D, Zhang J X, et al. 18.9% efficient organic solar cells based on n-doped bulk-heterojunction and halogen-substituted self-assembled monolayers as hole extracting interlayers. Adv Energy Mater, 2022, 12, 2202503 doi: 10.1002/aenm.202202503
[26]
Li Z N, Tan Q, Chen G C, et al. Simple and robust phenoxazine phosphonic acid molecules as self-assembled hole selective contacts for high-performance inverted perovskite solar cells. Nanoscale, 2023, 15, 1676 doi: 10.1039/D2NR05677A
[27]
Sun J J, Shou C H, Sun J S, et al. NiO x-seeded self-assembled monolayers as highly hole-selective passivating contacts for efficient inverted perovskite solar cells. Sol RRL, 2021, 5, 2100663 doi: 10.1002/solr.202100663
[28]
Li L D, Wang Y R, Wang X Y, et al. Flexible all-perovskite tandem solar cells approaching 25% efficiency with molecule-bridged hole-selective contact. Nat Energy, 2022, 7, 708 doi: 10.1038/s41560-022-01045-2
[29]
Zhang J Q, Yang J, Dai R Y, et al. Elimination of interfacial lattice mismatch and detrimental reaction by self-assembled layer dual-passivation for efficient and stable inverted perovskite solar cells. Adv Energy Mater, 2022, 12, 2103674 doi: 10.1002/aenm.202103674
[30]
Wang Y S, Ju H, Mahmoudi T, et al. Cation-size mismatch and interface stabilization for efficient NiO x-based inverted perovskite solar cells with 21.9% efficiency. Nano Energy, 2021, 88, 106285 doi: 10.1016/j.nanoen.2021.106285
[31]
Li H Y, Zhang C, Gong C, et al. 2D/3D heterojunction engineering at the buried interface towards high-performance inverted methylammonium-free perovskite solar cells. Nat Energy, 2023, 8, 946 doi: 10.1038/s41560-023-01295-8

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      Mengjia Li, Zuolin Zhang, Jie Sun, Fan Liu, Jiangzhao Chen, Liming Ding, Cong Chen. Perovskite solar cells with NiOx hole-transport layer[J]. Journal of Semiconductors, 2023, 44(10): 100201. doi: 10.1088/1674-4926/44/10/100201 ****M J Li, Z L Zhang, J Sun, F Liu, J Z Chen, L M Ding, C Chen. Perovskite solar cells with NiOx hole-transport layer[J]. J. Semicond, 2023, 44(10): 100201. doi: 10.1088/1674-4926/44/10/100201
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      Mengjia Li, Zuolin Zhang, Jie Sun, Fan Liu, Jiangzhao Chen, Liming Ding, Cong Chen. Perovskite solar cells with NiOx hole-transport layer[J]. Journal of Semiconductors, 2023, 44(10): 100201. doi: 10.1088/1674-4926/44/10/100201 ****
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      DOI: 10.1088/1674-4926/44/10/100201
      • 1.

        State Key Laboratory of Reliability and Intelligence of Electrical Equipment, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Hebei University of Technology, Tianjin 300401, China

      • 2.

        Center for Excellence in Nanoscience (CAS), Key Laboratory of Nanosystem and Hierarchical Fabrication (CAS), National Center for Nanoscience and Technology, Beijing 100190, China

      • 3.

        Key Laboratory of Optoelectronic Technology & Systems (MoE), College of Optoelectronic Engineering, Chongqing University, Chongqing 400044, China

      • 4.

        Department of Chemical Engineering, Kansas State University, Manhattan, KS 66506, USA

      • 5.

        Macao Institute of Materials Science and Engineering (MIMSE), Macau University of Science and Technology, Macau 999078, China

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      • Mengjia Li：received her BE from Hebei University of Technology in June 2020. Currently, she is a PhD student in School of Materials Science and Engineering under the supervision of Prof. Cong Chen at Hebei University of Technology. Her research focuses on perovskite solar cells
      • Zuolin Zhang：received his BE from Hebei University of Technology in June 2021. Currently, he is a Master Student in School of Materials Science and Engineering under the supervision of Prof. Cong Chen at Hebei University of Technology. His research focuses on perovskite solar cells
      • Jie Sun：got her BS from Minzu University of China in 2021. Now she is a PhD student at University of Chinese Academy of Sciences under the supervision of Prof. Liming Ding. Her research focuses on perovskite devices
      • Fan Liu：received his BS in Materials Science from Liaoning Shihua University. Now he is a PhD student under the supervision of Prof. Chuancheng Duan at the Department of Chemical Engineering, Kansas State University. His research focuses on protonic ceramic electrochemical cells
      • Jiangzhao Chen：is a professor at College of Optoelectronic Engineering in Chongqing University. He received PhD from Huazhong University of Science and Technology, and then worked as a postdoc at Sungkyunkwan University and at the University of Hong Kong, respectively. His work focuses on perovskite solar cells
      • Liming Ding：got his PhD from University of Science and Technology of China (was a joint student at Changchun Institute of Applied Chemistry, CAS). He started his research on OSCs and PLEDs in Olle Ingans Lab in 1998. Later on, he worked at National Center for Polymer Research, Wright-Patterson Air Force Base and Argonne National Lab (USA). He joined Konarka as a Senior Scientist in 2008. In 2010, he joined National Center for Nanoscience and Technology as a full professor. His research focuses on innovative materials and devices. He is RSC Fellow, and the Associate Editor for Journal of Semiconductors
      • Cong Chen：is currently an associate professor at Hebei University of Technology. He received his PhD from Jilin University in June 2019. His research focuses on solar cells and NIR photodetectors
      • Corresponding author: jiangzhaochen@cqu.edu.cn; ding@nanoctr.cn; chencong@hebut.edu.cn
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