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Impact of pseudohalide-based cesium formate salt as an additive or substituent on perovskite solar cell performance

Raja Rajendran, Pei-Yu Wang, Ming-Hsien Li, Chen-Fu Lin, Farhan Yousuf, Cheng-Hung Hou, Jing-Jong Shyue, Peter Chen

Journal of Materials Chemistry C· Volume 14· Issue 1
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Abstract

This study investigates the dual roles of cesium formate (CsHCOO) as an additive and substituent in perovskite solar cells. Devices with the CsHCOO additive yield superior performance by enhancing grain size and passivating surface defects.
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OpenAlex topics: Perovskite Materials and Applications

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Affiliations

Department of Photonics, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan, 70101, Taiwan

Department of Physics and Nanotechnology, SRM Institute of Science & Technology, Kattankulathur, Chennai-603203, Tamilnadu, India

Department of Electro-Optical Engineering, National Formosa University, Yunlin 63201, Taiwan

Research Center for Applied Sciences, Academia Sinica, Taipei 11529, Taiwan

Hierarchical Green-Energy Materials (Hi-GEM) Research Center, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan 70101, Taiwan

Program on Key Materials, Academy of Innovative Semiconductor and Sustainable Manufacturing, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan 70101, Taiwan

Research Center for Critical Issues (RCCI), Academia Sinica, Tainan 711010, Taiwan

Funding

Ministry of Science and Technology · National Science and Technology Council · National Cheng Kung University

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