Improved air stability of PbS-sensitized solar cell by incorporating ethanedithiol during spin-assisted successive ionic layer adsorption and reaction

Sang Hyuk Im; Hi Jung Kim; Sungwoo Kim; Sang Wook Kim; Sang Il Seok

doi:10.1016/j.orgel.2012.06.040

Improved air stability of PbS-sensitized solar cell by incorporating ethanedithiol during spin-assisted successive ionic layer adsorption and reaction

Sang Hyuk Im, Hi Jung Kim, Sungwoo Kim, Sang Wook Kim, Sang Il Seok

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Abstract

We fabricated all solid-state PbS-sensitized solar cells by the repeated step-by-step spin-coating of Pb(NO₃)₂, Na₂S, and ethanedithiol (EDT) solution on mesoporous TiO₂ (mp-TiO ₂) films. Incorporating EDT molecules into the PbS nanoparticles during the spin-assisted successive ionic layer adsorption and reaction (SILAR) process greatly improved the stability of the device in air and its efficiency owing to the improved charge injection and surface passivation because the EDT molecules prevent the overgrowth and oxidation of the PbS nanoparticles during the layer-by-layer coating of the EDT molecules.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	2352-2357
Number of pages	6
Journal	Organic Electronics
Volume	13
Issue number	11
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.orgel.2012.06.040
Publication status	Published - 2012 Nov
Externally published	Yes

Keywords

Air stability
Ethanedithiol
PbS-sensitizer
Solar cells
Spin-assisted successive ionic layer adsorption and reaction

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials
Biomaterials
Chemistry(all)
Condensed Matter Physics
Materials Chemistry
Electrical and Electronic Engineering

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