Chemical Bath Deposition of Co‐Doped TiO₂ Electron Transport Layer for Hysteresis‐Suppressed High‐Efficiency Planar Perovskite Solar Cells

Abstract

Planar hybrid perovskite solar cells (PSCs) attract great attention due to their obvious advantages of low‐temperature processing with a high power conversion efficiency (PCE) up to 23.32%. Here, Co‐doped TiO 2 (Co‐TiO 2 ) deposited by a straightforward low‐temperature chemical bath deposition (CBD) method is explored. Using Co‐TiO 2 as an electron transport layer (ETL) for the planar PSCs, the effects of doping on TiO 2 morphology, electronic properties, and solar cell performance are investigated. The PCE increases to 19.10% when the Co doping concentration is optimized at 5 mol%, an increase of 17.40% compared with that using the pristine TiO 2 . Meanwhile, the notorious J – V hysteresis is suppressed to a greater extent. Considering that the low‐temperature CBD is comparable with continuous roll‐to‐roll processing, it makes the process and the Co‐TiO 2 ETL potential candidates for low‐cost commercialization.