4- Hole Transporting Layers (HTL)

Outlines
Role of the HTLs on the performance of
perovskite solar cells (PSCs)
Types of HTLs
How and why PSCs can work without HTLs
What is the original of the instability of PSCs
??
How Different HTLs enhanced the stability of
PSC.???

Role of the HTLs on the performance of

perovskite solar cells
Prevent the direct contact between the metal electrode
and TIo2- perovskite
As Electron blocking layers
recombination Then

Reduce the
increase the VOC

As hole extraction layers

losses of the charges

Then

reduce the

increase the ISC and FF

This part can be concluded after we compare PSC with and

Without HTLs

Types of
HTLs

Small
molecules

Common one
(Spiro- OMATD)
New small
molecules

Polymer materials

P3HT
PTAA
PANI

Inorganic
materials
P type

CuI
CuSCN
NiO

Why small molecules without dopant have impressive

properties???

High conductivity ( 10-4 S cm-1) compared to

Spiro- OMTAD
High thermal stability
low cost than Spiro- OMTAD
Achieve high PCE up to 13.7 % without
Additives
Enhance the solar cell stability up to (1000 h)

How and why PSC can work without

HTLs

perovskite work as absorber as well as p

type material
refer to HTL free PSCs

hat is the original of the instability of (PSCs)

Perovskite itself (Organic part )
The interface between perovskite / HTLs

How Different HTLs enhanced the

stability of PSC.???

Specially
Inorganic
materials
Small molecules

Fig. J-V curve evolution upon storage in ambient conditions on the

topbench with no encapsulation over a period of 54 days (using CuI
as HTL)