Enhancing Quantum Dot Photovoltaic Efficiency Through Defect Passivation and Triplet Energy Transfer with 9-Anthracenecarboxylic Acid
Lee, Eon Ji
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Ham, Gayoung
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Yun, Sunhee
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You, Hyung Ryul
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Yong, Taeyeong
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Seo, Gayoung
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Lee, Wonjong
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Ma, Hyeon Soo
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Park, Jin Young
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Kim, Hae Jeong
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Kim, Soo-Kwan
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Kim, Younghoon
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Lim, Jongchul
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Kim, Minjun
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Cha, Hyojung
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Choi, Jongmin
A dual-functional electron transport layer (ETL) is reported for PbS colloidal quantum dot (CQD) photovoltaics by incorporating 9-anthracenecarboxylic acid (ACA) into a zinc oxide (ZnO) matrix. Despite its favorable electron transport characteristics and appropriate band alignment, intrinsic defects in ZnO, such as oxygen vacancies, remain a limiting factor in device performance. The carboxylate functional group of ACA effectively passivates these defects, thereby reducing trap-assisted recombin