@article{Yan2015, 
author = {Weibo Yan and Yunlong Li and Yu Li and Senyun Ye and Zhiwei Liu and Shufeng Wang and Zuqiang Bian and Chunhui Huang},
title = {Stable high-performance hybrid perovskite solar cells with ultrathin polythiophene as hole-transporting layer},
year = {2015},
journal = {Nano Research},
volume = {8},
number = {8},
pages = {2474-2480},
keywords = {perovskite solar cells, electrochemical polymerization, polythiophene, hole-transporting layer},
url = {https://www.sciopen.com/article/10.1007/s12274-015-0755-5},
doi = {10.1007/s12274-015-0755-5},
abstract = {Ultrathin polythiophene films prepared via electrochemical polymerization is successfully used as the hole-transporting material, substituting conventional HTM-PEDOT: PSS, in planar p-i-n CH3NH3PbI3 perovskite-based solar cells, affording a series of ITO/polythiophene/CH3NH3PbI3/C60/BCP/Ag devices. The ultrathin polythiophene film possesses good transmittance, high conductivity, a smooth surface, high wettability, compatibility with PbI2 DMF solution, and an energy level matching that of the CH3NH3PbI3 perovskite material. A promising power conversion efficiency of about 15.4%, featuring a high fill factor of 0.774, open voltage of 0.99 V, and short-circuit current density of 20.3 mA·cm-2 is obtained. The overall performance of the devices is superior to that of cells using PEDOT: PSS. The differences of solar cells with different hole-transfer materials in charge recombination, charge transport and transfer, and device stability are further investigated and demonstrate that polythiophene is a more effective and promising hole-transporting material. This work provides a simple, prompt, controllable, and economic approach for the preparation of an effective hole-transporting material, which undoubtedly offers an alternative method in the future industrial production of perovskite solar cells.}
}