Abstract
In the present study, Er and Yb co-doped TiO2 (Er-Yb:TiO2) nanorod arrays were grown with a hydrothermal method, and perovskite solar cells were fabricated using them as an electron transfer material. The photovoltaic performance of the solar cells based on Er-Yb:TiO2 was enhanced compared with that of solar cells based on un-doped TiO2. The power conversion efficiency of the solar cells on Er-Yb:TiO2 increased to 13.4%, which is 20.8% higher than that of the solar cells based on un-doped TiO2. The experimental results indicate that the larger open circuit voltage could be due to the larger conduction band difference between Er-Yb:TiO2 and perovskite material. The enlarged short circuit current could be attributed to the faster electron transfer, reduced recombination, and the upconversion of Er-Yb:TiO2 NRs.
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