Moderate temperature deposition of RF magnetron sputtered SnO<sub>2</sub>-based electron transporting layer for triple cation perovskite solar cells

<p dir="ltr">The perovskite solar cells (PSCs) are still facing the two main challenges of stability and scalability to meet the requirements for their potential commercialization. Therefore, developing a uniform, efficient, high quality and cost-effective electron transport layer (E...

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Main Author: Y. Zakaria (17886725) (author)
Other Authors: B. Aïssa (17886728) (author), T. Fix (7592447) (author), S. Ahzi (17886731) (author), S. Mansour (7211648) (author), A. Slaoui (1786944) (author)
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Electrical engineering
Electronics, sensors and digital hardware
Environmental engineering
Materials engineering
Nanotechnology
Physical sciences
Classical physics
Perovskite Solar Cells (PSCs)
Power Conversion Efficiency (PCE)
Electron Transport Layer (ETL)
Fabrication Scalability
Photoluminescence (PL)
Charge Transfer Dynamics
Electrical Conductivity
Electron Mobility
Optical Transmittance
Material's Characterization
X-ray Photoelectron Spectroscopy (XPS)
Structural Properties
Morphological Properties
Optical Properties
Incident Photon-to-Current Efficiency (IPCE)
Operational Lifetime
dc.title.none.fl_str_mv Moderate temperature deposition of RF magnetron sputtered SnO<sub>2</sub>-based electron transporting layer for triple cation perovskite solar cells
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description <p dir="ltr">The perovskite solar cells (PSCs) are still facing the two main challenges of stability and scalability to meet the requirements for their potential commercialization. Therefore, developing a uniform, efficient, high quality and cost-effective electron transport layer (ETL) thin film to achieve a stable PSC is one of the key factors to address these main issues. Magnetron sputtering deposition has been widely used for its high quality thin film deposition as well as its ability to deposit films uniformly on large area at the industrial scale. In this work, we report on the composition, structural, chemical state, and electronic properties of moderate temperature radio frequency (RF) sputtered SnO<sub>2</sub>. Ar and O<sub>2</sub> are employed as plasma-sputtering and reactive gases, respectively. We demonstrate the possibility to grow a high quality and stable SnO<sub>2</sub> thin films with high transport properties by reactive RF magnetron sputtering. Our findings show that PSC devices based on the sputtered SnO<sub>2</sub> ETL have reached a power conversion efficiency up to 17.10% and an average operational lifetime over 200 h. These uniform sputtered SnO<sub>2</sub> thin films with improved characteristics are promising for large photovoltaic modules and advanced optoelectronic devices.</p><h2>Other Information</h2><p dir="ltr">Published in: Scientific Reports<br>License: <a href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0" target="_blank">https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0</a><br>See article on publisher's website: <a href="https://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41598-023-35651-1" target="_blank">https://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41598-023-35651-1</a></p>
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spelling Moderate temperature deposition of RF magnetron sputtered SnO<sub>2</sub>-based electron transporting layer for triple cation perovskite solar cellsY. Zakaria (17886725)B. Aïssa (17886728)T. Fix (7592447)S. Ahzi (17886731)S. Mansour (7211648)A. Slaoui (1786944)EngineeringElectrical engineeringElectronics, sensors and digital hardwareEnvironmental engineeringMaterials engineeringNanotechnologyPhysical sciencesClassical physicsPerovskite Solar Cells (PSCs)Power Conversion Efficiency (PCE)Electron Transport Layer (ETL)Fabrication ScalabilityPhotoluminescence (PL)Charge Transfer DynamicsElectrical ConductivityElectron MobilityOptical TransmittanceMaterial's CharacterizationX-ray Photoelectron Spectroscopy (XPS)Structural PropertiesMorphological PropertiesOptical PropertiesIncident Photon-to-Current Efficiency (IPCE)Operational Lifetime<p dir="ltr">The perovskite solar cells (PSCs) are still facing the two main challenges of stability and scalability to meet the requirements for their potential commercialization. Therefore, developing a uniform, efficient, high quality and cost-effective electron transport layer (ETL) thin film to achieve a stable PSC is one of the key factors to address these main issues. Magnetron sputtering deposition has been widely used for its high quality thin film deposition as well as its ability to deposit films uniformly on large area at the industrial scale. In this work, we report on the composition, structural, chemical state, and electronic properties of moderate temperature radio frequency (RF) sputtered SnO<sub>2</sub>. Ar and O<sub>2</sub> are employed as plasma-sputtering and reactive gases, respectively. We demonstrate the possibility to grow a high quality and stable SnO<sub>2</sub> thin films with high transport properties by reactive RF magnetron sputtering. Our findings show that PSC devices based on the sputtered SnO<sub>2</sub> ETL have reached a power conversion efficiency up to 17.10% and an average operational lifetime over 200 h. These uniform sputtered SnO<sub>2</sub> thin films with improved characteristics are promising for large photovoltaic modules and advanced optoelectronic devices.</p><h2>Other Information</h2><p dir="ltr">Published in: Scientific Reports<br>License: <a href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0" target="_blank">https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0</a><br>See article on publisher's website: <a href="https://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41598-023-35651-1" target="_blank">https://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41598-023-35651-1</a></p>2023-06-05T03:00:00ZTextJournal contributioninfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersiontextcontribution to journal10.1038/s41598-023-35651-1https://figshare.com/articles/journal_contribution/Moderate_temperature_deposition_of_RF_magnetron_sputtered_SnO_sub_2_sub_-based_electron_transporting_layer_for_triple_cation_perovskite_solar_cells/25125605CC BY 4.0info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessoai:figshare.com:article/251256052023-06-05T03:00:00Z
spellingShingle Moderate temperature deposition of RF magnetron sputtered SnO<sub>2</sub>-based electron transporting layer for triple cation perovskite solar cells
Y. Zakaria (17886725)
Engineering
Electrical engineering
Electronics, sensors and digital hardware
Environmental engineering
Materials engineering
Nanotechnology
Physical sciences
Classical physics
Perovskite Solar Cells (PSCs)
Power Conversion Efficiency (PCE)
Electron Transport Layer (ETL)
Fabrication Scalability
Photoluminescence (PL)
Charge Transfer Dynamics
Electrical Conductivity
Electron Mobility
Optical Transmittance
Material's Characterization
X-ray Photoelectron Spectroscopy (XPS)
Structural Properties
Morphological Properties
Optical Properties
Incident Photon-to-Current Efficiency (IPCE)
Operational Lifetime
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title Moderate temperature deposition of RF magnetron sputtered SnO<sub>2</sub>-based electron transporting layer for triple cation perovskite solar cells
title_full Moderate temperature deposition of RF magnetron sputtered SnO<sub>2</sub>-based electron transporting layer for triple cation perovskite solar cells
title_fullStr Moderate temperature deposition of RF magnetron sputtered SnO<sub>2</sub>-based electron transporting layer for triple cation perovskite solar cells
title_full_unstemmed Moderate temperature deposition of RF magnetron sputtered SnO<sub>2</sub>-based electron transporting layer for triple cation perovskite solar cells
title_short Moderate temperature deposition of RF magnetron sputtered SnO<sub>2</sub>-based electron transporting layer for triple cation perovskite solar cells
title_sort Moderate temperature deposition of RF magnetron sputtered SnO<sub>2</sub>-based electron transporting layer for triple cation perovskite solar cells
topic Engineering
Electrical engineering
Electronics, sensors and digital hardware
Environmental engineering
Materials engineering
Nanotechnology
Physical sciences
Classical physics
Perovskite Solar Cells (PSCs)
Power Conversion Efficiency (PCE)
Electron Transport Layer (ETL)
Fabrication Scalability
Photoluminescence (PL)
Charge Transfer Dynamics
Electrical Conductivity
Electron Mobility
Optical Transmittance
Material's Characterization
X-ray Photoelectron Spectroscopy (XPS)
Structural Properties
Morphological Properties
Optical Properties
Incident Photon-to-Current Efficiency (IPCE)
Operational Lifetime