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Fullerene imposed high open-circuit voltage in efficient perovskite based solar cells

Henk J. BolinkMichele SessoloCristina MomblonaLidón Gil-escrig

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Materials scienceFullereneInorganic chemistryIodide02 engineering and technology010402 general chemistry7. Clean energy01 natural scienceslaw.inventionlawSolar cellGeneral Materials SciencePerovskite (structure)chemistry.chemical_classificationRenewable Energy Sustainability and the EnvironmentOpen-circuit voltagebusiness.industryEnergy conversion efficiencyGeneral Chemistry021001 nanoscience & nanotechnology0104 chemical scienceschemistryOptoelectronics0210 nano-technologybusinessLayer (electronics)Voltage

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Five different commercially available fullerenes are evaluated as hole blocking/electron transporting materials in p–i–n methylammonium lead iodide perovskite solar cells using a vacuum deposited perovskite absorber layer. A significant enhancement of the solar cell performance can be obtained by selecting a suitable fullerene derivative. Open-circuit voltages as high as 1.11 volts are obtained leading to a power conversion efficiency of 14.6%.

https://doi.org/10.1039/c5ta10574a