N-Type Surface Doping of MAPbI3 via Charge Transfer from Small Molecules

TitleN-Type Surface Doping of MAPbI3 via Charge Transfer from Small Molecules
Publication TypeJournal Article
Year of Publication2018
AuthorsPerry, Erin E., John G. Labram, Naveen R. Venkatesan, Hidenori Nakayama, and Michael L. Chabinyc
JournalAdvanced Electronic Materials
Volume4
Pagination1800087
ISSN2199-160X
Keywordscharge transfer, interface engineering, ohmic contacts, perovskite solar cells, surface doping, trap passivation
Abstract

Organic hole and electron transport materials are regularly employed as electron- and hole-blocking layers in perovskite thin-film solar cells. In order to optimize charge extraction in the device, these organic layers can be doped using organic small molecules. However, to date there is little work carried out on direct doping of perovskite surfaces. In this report, the change in electrical properties of thin films of MAPbI3 by surface doping the film with an organic dopant molecule: cobaltocene (Co(C5H5)2) is studied. By varying the quantity of cobaltocene deposited, the conductivity of MAPbI3 thin films is observed to be tunable over several orders of magnitude. A tunable shift in the Fermi level illustrating that charge transfer doping enables control over the interfacial energy levels, is observed. An increase in photoconductivity is seen at intermediate doping levels, indicating passivation of surface traps confirmed by increased photoluminescence. This model system provides a means to understand more complex heterointerfaces of doped organic blends at perovskite surfaces.

URLhttps://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1002/aelm.201800087
DOI10.1002/aelm.201800087