Bi-function NaYF4:Er3+/Yb3+ structural morphology influence on dye-sensitized and lead-free perovskite solar cell's performance
摘要
Advanced multifunctional materials for renewable energy applications and its performance optimization become potential. The present work reveals structural morphology and its size variation of bi-function NaYF4:Er3+/Yb3+ influence on the energy conversion performance of dye-sensitized and lead-free perovskite solar cells. Through a facile hydrothermal method, by varying of pH of the materials, the shape and size of the resultant compound are changed. X-ray diffraction (XRD) confirms its phase, and the scanning electron microscopy (SEM) studies witnessed its shapes with size variation. Results of emission, reflectance studies support bi-function property of upconversion (UC), light scatter nature. NaYF4:Er3+/Yb3+ with pH 3-assisted co-sensitize dye-sensitized solar cells revealed higher power conversion efficiency (PCE) of 12.77% compared to other devices of UC-5, UC-7, and UC-9. The lead-free CH3NH3SnI3 (MASnI3)-based perovskite solar cell attained 1.36% power conversion efficiency.