PEOz-PEDOT:PSS Composite Layer: A Route to Suppressed Hysteresis and Enhanced Open-Circuit Voltage in a Planar Perovskite Solar Cell

The successful commercialization of perovskite solar cells (Pvs-SCs) calls for the need to find low-temperature processable interlayers with outstanding charge-transport features. In this work, we strategically blend poly(2-ethyl-2-oxazoline) (PEOz) with PEDOT:PSS as the modified hole transport layer (HTL) to achieve high-efficiency P–I–N CH3NH3PbI3 Pvs-SCs. The PEOz-PEDOT:PSS HTL exhibits enhanced features over the conventional layer including the following: (1) promoting perovskite with enlarged grain sizes to decrease the perovskite layer’s recombination, (2) increasing the work function of the HTL, and (3) decreasing the noncapacitive current in Pvs-SCs. Remarkably, we demonstrate a 17.39% power conversion efficiency with very low hysteresis and high Voc values of 1.075 V for Pvs-SCs with PEOz-PEDOT:PSS.