The Performance of CH3NH3PbI3 - Nanoparticles based – Perovskite Solar Cells Fabricated by Facile Powder press Technique

Pitchaiya, Selvakumar; Natarajan, Muthukumarasamy; Santhanam, Agilan; Asokan, Vijayshankar; Madurai Ramakrishnan, Venkatraman; Selvaraj, Yuvaraj; Yuvapragasam, Akila; Rangasamy, Balasundaraprabhu; Sundaram, Senthilarasu; Velauthapillai, Dhayalan

doi:10.1016/j.materresbull.2018.08.022

Authors

Selvakumar Pitchaiya

Muthukumarasamy Natarajan

Agilan Santhanam

Vijayshankar Asokan

Venkatraman Madurai Ramakrishnan

Yuvaraj Selvaraj

Akila Yuvapragasam

Balasundaraprabhu Rangasamy

Dr Senthilarasu Sundaram S.Sundaram@napier.ac.uk
Associate Professor

Dhayalan Velauthapillai

Abstract

Here, we have introduced a facile solid-state route assisted method to prepare CH3NH3PbI3 perovskite nanoparticles (PNs) and together with a facile - powder press technique, for the deposition of prepared PNs - a solution cum vacuum-free route. The perovskite layer was prepared using different lead iodide (PbI2) precursor molar concentrations (0.5, 1, 1.5, 2 mmol) and the PbI2 concentration was found to have a significant impact on the structural, optical, morphological and electrical properties. The sample prepared using molar ratio PbI2: MAI at 1:3 shows the optimal bandgap value (∼1.51 eV), broader band edge peak at 755 nm and found have good optical property for photovoltaic (PV) applications. The J–V performance of the fabricated perovskite device with FTO/c-TiO2/mp-TiO2/Perovskite/CuI/ Cr/Pt-coated FTO counter electrode has been studied. The device fabricated using the concentration at PbI2:MAI 1:3 achieved a PCE of 3.9% and resulted in better long-term stability with deterioration in η and VOC by 27.87% and 29.23% after 15 days.

Citation

Pitchaiya, S., Natarajan, M., Santhanam, A., Asokan, V., Madurai Ramakrishnan, V., Selvaraj, Y., …Velauthapillai, D. (2018). The Performance of CH3NH3PbI3 - Nanoparticles based – Perovskite Solar Cells Fabricated by Facile Powder press Technique. Materials Research Bulletin, 108, 61-72. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.materresbull.2018.08.022

Journal Article Type	Article
Acceptance Date	Aug 14, 2018
Online Publication Date	Aug 31, 2018
Publication Date	2018-12
Deposit Date	Feb 2, 2022
Journal	Materials Research Bulletin
Print ISSN	0025-5408
Publisher	Elsevier
Peer Reviewed	Peer Reviewed
Volume	108
Pages	61-72
DOI	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.materresbull.2018.08.022
Public URL	http://researchrepository.napier.ac.uk/Output/2840001