A [2,2]paracyclophane triarylamine-based hole-transporting material for high performance perovskite solar cellsElectronic supplementary information (ESI) available. See DOI: 10.1039/c5ta08417b

We report the development of a novel hole transporting material (HTM), PCP-TPA, based on [2,2]paracyclophane. In comparison to the well-known HTM, spiro-OMeTAD, PCP-TPA could be prepared using a simple synthesis and showed a higher hole mobility due to effective intermolecular aggregation in the film state. When used as a HTM in perovskite solar cells, the power conversion efficiency reached 17.6%. PCP-TPA will potentially replace spiro-OMeTAD and advance the development of cost-effective and practical perovskite solar cells. We report a new hole transporting material (HTM) based on [2,2]paracyclophane triarylamine. Due to its higher charge mobility compared with spiro-OMeTAD, the solar cell device incorporating the new HTM achieved a high photovoltaic performance with a PCE of 17.6%.