Organic-Inorganic Hybrid Interfacial Layer for High-Performance Planar Perovskite Solar Cells.

4,7-Diphenyl-1,10-phenanthroline (Bphen) is an efficient electron transport and hole blocking material in organic photoelectric devices. Here, we report cesium carbonate (Cs2CO3) doped Bphen as cathode interfacial layer in CH3NH3PbI3-xClx based planar perovskite solar cells (PSCs). Investigation finds that introducing Cs2CO3 suppresses the crystallization of Bphen and benefits a smooth interface contact between the perovskite and electrode, resulting in the decrease in carrier recombination and the perovskite degradation. In addition, the matching energy level of Bphen film in the PSCs effectively blocks the holes diffusion to cathode. The resultant power conversion efficiency (PCE) achieves as high as 17.03% in comparison with 12.67% of reference device without doping. Besides, experiments also demonstrate the stability of PSCs have large improvement because the suppressed crystallization of Bphen by doping Cs2CO3 as a superior barrier layer blocks the Ag atom and surrounding moisture access to the vulnerable perovskite layer.