Influence of interlayers in PSCs n-i-p and p-i-n, using CuI (40 nm) and ZnO (30 nm) as HTL/ETL. Nt is varied between 4.5 × 1017 cm−3 and 4.5 × 1016 cm−3. The MASI thickness was 150 nm to p-i-n PSCs in both values of Nt and it varied in n-i-p PSCs (400 and 700 nm, respectively).
Defect density Nt (cm−3) | PSC n-i-p | Interlayer thickness (nm) | PCE (%) | PSC p-i-n | Interlayer thickness (nm) | PCE (%) |
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4.5 × 1017 | CuI/MASI/ZnO/FTO | — | 6.90 | CuI/MASI/ZnO | — | 3.72 |
CuI/MASI/C60/ZnO/FTO | 5 | 5.68 | CuI/MASI/C60/ZnO | 5 | 3.33 | |
CuI/MASI/C60/ZnO/FTO | 10 | 5.76 | CuI/MASI/C60/ZnO | 10 | 3.41 | |
CuI/MASI/C60/ZnO/FTO | 15 | 6.10 | CuI/MASI/C60/ZnO | 15 | 3.66 | |
CuI/MASI/PCBM/ZnO/FTO | 5 | 8.06 | CuI/MASI/PCBM/ZnO | 5 | 5.22 | |
CuI/MASI/PCBM/ZnO/FTO | 10 | 8.09 | CuI/MASI/PCBM/ZnO | 10 | 5.24 | |
CuI/MASI/PCBM/ZnO/FTO | 15 | 8.11 | CuI/MASI/PCBM/ZnO | 15 | 5.26 | |
4.5 × 1016 | CuI/MASI/ZnO | — | 11.85 | CuI/MASI/ZnO | — | 8.22 |
CuI/MASI/PCBM/ZnO | 15 | 13.38 | CuI/MASI/PCBM/ZnO | 15 | 10.00 | |
CuI/MASI/C60/ZnO | 15 | 11.05 | CuI/MASI/C60/ZnO | 15 | 8.15 |