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[13p-P9-35] Effects of TiCl4 treatment of porous TiO2 on performance of perovskite solar cell
Keywords:Perovskite solar cell, porous TiO2
The effects of TiCl4 post-treatment on the physicochemical properties of porous TiO2 (pTiO2) layers fabricated at 300 °C and 400 °C in CH3NH3PbI3 perovskite photovoltaic cells were investigated. In the case of pTiO2 fabricated at 300 °C, the content of water was increased by the TiCl4 post-treatment due to the removal of residual organic compounds that existed before the treatment. It then caused a change in the surface activity of pTiO2 and enhancement of solar cell performance, though suppression of CH3NH3PbI3 perovskite formation occurred. In comparison, contents of water were decreased for pTiO2 fabricated at 400 °C, leading to enhancement of the conversion of PbI2 to CH3NH3PbI3 perovskite. As a result, there were significant increases in efficiency. The results showed that TiCl4 post-treatment is an effective approach to prepare high-performance CH3NH3PbI3 perovskite solar cells without heat treatment at a very high temperature.