Interfacial Modification for High-Efficiency Vapor-Phase-Deposited Perovskite Solar Cells Based on a Metal Oxide Buffer Layer

Abstract

Vacuum deposition is one of the most technologically relevant techniques for the fabrication of perovskite solar cells. The most efficient vacuum-based devices rely on doped organic contacts, compromising the long-term stability of the system. Here, we introduce an inorganic electron-transporting material to obtain power conversion efficiencies matching the best performing vacuum-deposited devices, with open-circuit potential close to the thermodynamic limit. We analyze the leakage current reduction and the interfacial recombination improvement upon use of a thin (<10 nm) interlayer of C₆₀, as well as a more favorable band alignment after a bias/ultraviolet light activation process. This work presents an alternative for organic contacts in highly efficient vacuum-deposited perovskite solar cells.