Proceedings of International Conference on Hybrid and Organic Photovoltaics (HOPV16)
Publication date: 28th March 2016
One of the challenges associated with making semitransparent perovskite solar cells for tandem applications is depositing a transparent electrode without damaging the perovskite. We have demonstrated that it is possible to sputter indium tin oxide if a buffer layer is used to protect perovskite. The indium tin oxide not only enables the fabrication of an efficient device, but also substantially improves stability by preventing the ingress of water, preventing the egress of the methylammonium iodide and preventing chemical reactions between halides and the electrode. Indium tin oxide improves the stability under one-son illumination at 100°C by more than two orders of magnitude. We have also been able to improve the thermal stability of perovskites by replacing methylammonium with cesium. We have made solar cells with over 6% efficiency using CsPbI2Br. Unlike the similar compound made with methylammonium, this compound does not undergo phase separation under illumination. Our progress making two-terminal and four-terminal tandems will be presented.