A Sputtered Gig-Lox TiO<sub>2</sub> Sponge Integrated with CsPbI<sub>3</sub>:EuI<sub>2</sub> for Semitransparent Perovskite Solar Cells

Publication date: 31 Ago 2025

JournalSource: OPENALEXOpenAlex type: articleOpen Access
Authors: Carlo Spampinato, Gaetano Calogero, Giovanni Mannino, Salvatore Valastro, Emanuele Smecca, Valentina Arena, Paola La Magna, Corrado Bongiorno, Enza Fazio, Alessandra Alberti

High Resolution Image Download MS PowerPoint Slide In this study, we propose a novel approach where in an innovative porous grazing incidence atomic flux coupled with local oxidation (gig-lox) TiO 2 electron transport layer (ETL), deposited by sputtering, is integrated with a fully inorganic CsPbI 3:EuI 2 perovskite. This combination is used as a photoactive layer in semitransparent perovskite solar cells (ST-PSC). The solvent-free, scalable porous oxide sponge-like in structure, is produced via a grazing-incidence Ti flux that undergoes localized progressive oxidation. The sponge offers ≈50% volume porosity that is available for perovskite infiltration. The result of the oxide-perovskite integration is a double-layer struc made of a perovskite-filled sponge covered by a cap of pure perovskite. The material has unique optical properties and structure as attested by spectroscopic ellipsometry and X-ray diffraction analyses. The double-layer structure exhibits semitransparency, and its reduced photoluminescence (PL) intensity relative to that of a single perovskite layer indicates efficient charge carrier injection into the porous TiO 2 . In perspective, the layer can be used in PSC as demonstrated by simulations.

Origin
The Journal of Physical Chemistry C
Volume
129
Issue
36
Pages
16338-16346
Cited by
7