MAPI–MoS2 quantum dot composite films as active layers for efficient photovoltaics

Subha Sadhu; Ankur Kambley; Talitha Santos; Abhijit Ganguly; Slavia Deeksha Dsouza; Dilli Babu Padmanaban; P Papakonstantinou; Paul Maguire; Vladimir Svrcek; Davide Mariotti

doi:10.1039/d5na00485c

MAPI–MoS2 quantum dot composite films as active layers for efficient photovoltaics

Subha Sadhu, Ankur Kambley, Talitha Santos, Abhijit Ganguly, Slavia Deeksha Dsouza, Dilli Babu Padmanaban, P Papakonstantinou, Paul Maguire, Vladimir Svrcek, Davide Mariotti

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In this work we have incorporated MoS2 quantum dots having outstanding optoelectronic properties with methyl ammonium lead iodide (MAPI) to form a composite absorber material for photovoltaic applications. The inclusion of MoS2 quantum dots in the perovskite layer improves the absorption and charge transport properties of the active layer, in part due to the quantum dots contributing to defect passivation at the MAPI grain interfaces. The photocurrent density increases when the MoS2 quantum dots are introduced in the device structure, resulting in efficiency improvements of 14% and 28% for devices fabricated in different laboratories.

Original language	English
Number of pages	8
Journal	Nanoscale Advances
Early online date	23 Jun 2025
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1039/d5na00485c https://doi.org/10.1039/D5NA00485C
Publication status	Published online - 23 Jun 2025

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This paper is accompanied by representative samples of experimental data and the relevant numerical tabulated raw data are available from the University of Strathclyde's Research Portal at https://doi.org/10.15129/a4aad5a4-1052-42bb-a31c60fd167fd9b2. Detailed procedures explaining how these representative samples were selected, and how these experiments can be repeated, are provided in the corresponding sections of this paper. Additional results and raw data underlying this work are available in the ESI† or on request, following instructions provided at https://doi.org/10.15129/a4aad5a4-1052-42bb-a31c-60fd167fd9b2.

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photovoltaics
methyl ammonium lead iodide (MAPI)
MoS2 quantum dots

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