Issue 25, 2015

Nanocolumnar 1-dimensional TiO2 photoanodes deposited by PVD-OAD for perovskite solar cell fabrication

Abstract

Perovskite solar cells have attracted increasing interest among the photovoltaic community in the last few years owing to their unique properties and high efficiency. In the present work, we report the fabrication of perovskite solar cells based on highly ordered 1-dimensional porous TiO2 photoanodes, which are uniform on a large area. These nanocolumnar porous TiO2 photoanodes were deposited by physical vapor deposition in an oblique angle configuration (PVD-OAD) by varying the zenithal angle between the target and the substrate normal. Perovskite infiltration into these 1-dimensional nanocolumnar structures was homogeneous through the entire thickness of the porous layer as revealed by secondary ion mass spectroscopy studies. The fabricated solar cells, with an optimized thickness of the photoanode and with industrially accepted methods, will pave the way for easy implementation on a large scale.

Graphical abstract: Nanocolumnar 1-dimensional TiO2 photoanodes deposited by PVD-OAD for perovskite solar cell fabrication

Supplementary files

Article information

Article type
Paper
Submitted
27 3 2015
Accepted
11 5 2015
First published
13 5 2015

J. Mater. Chem. A, 2015,3, 13291-13298

Author version available

Nanocolumnar 1-dimensional TiO2 photoanodes deposited by PVD-OAD for perovskite solar cell fabrication

F. J. Ramos, M. Oliva-Ramirez, M. K. Nazeeruddin, M. Grätzel, A. R. González-Elipe and S. Ahmad, J. Mater. Chem. A, 2015, 3, 13291 DOI: 10.1039/C5TA02238J

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