  In this work, layered perovskite SBN was investigated in a new doped form for
hole as well as electron transport layer (HTL/ETL) in perovskite solar cells.
This work was targeted to conclude the effect of tin doping in
lanthanum-bismuth layer SBN on optical energy band gap besides dominant
electron-hole transportation to assist in perovskite solar cell applications.
Thoroughly hard ball-milled compositions Sr1-xSnxBi1.95La0.05Nb2O9 (x=0.0,
0.01, 0.03, 0.05, 0.1 and 0.2) were prepared by special microwave synthesis to
obtain fine (~10-60nm) mesoporous particle network of atomic level
substitutions. Microwave synthesis was crucial in modifying dielectric,
semiconducting and optical characteristics of prepared SBN materials. The band
gap reduced in continuous manner and carrier mobility was increased by 112% for
maximum tin doping. Nano particle formation assisted in raising carrier
mobility by bridging bigger grains through nano particles. The effect of
macro-sized grains and nano-sized grain boundaries on carrier transport were
further investigated in detail using impedance spectroscopy.
