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Li Y, Duan Y, Feng J, Sun Y, Wang K, Li H, Wang H, Zang Z, Zhou H, Xu D, Wu M, Li Y, Xie Z, Liu Z, Huang J, Yao Y, Peng Q, Fan Q, Yuan N, Ding J, Liu S, Liu Z. 25.71 %-Efficiency FACsPbI 3 Perovskite Solar Cells Enabled by A Thiourea-based Isomer. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2024; 63:e202410378. [PMID: 39143026 DOI: 10.1002/anie.202410378] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/02/2024] [Revised: 07/23/2024] [Accepted: 08/13/2024] [Indexed: 08/16/2024]
Abstract
Various isomers have been developed to regulate the morphology and reduce defects in state-of-the-art perovskite solar cells (PSCs). To insight the structure-function-effect correlations for the isomerization of thiourea derivatives on the performance of the PSCs, we developed two thiourea derivatives [(3,5-dichlorophenyl)amino]thiourea (AT) and N-(3,5-dichlorophenyl)hydrazinecarbothioamide (HB). Supported by experimental and calculated results, it was found that AT can bind with undercoordinated Pb2+ defect through synergistic interaction between N1 and C=S group with a defect formation energy of 1.818 eV, which is much higher than that from the synergistic interaction between two -NH- groups in HB and perovskite (1.015 eV). Moreover, the stronger interaction between AT and Pb2+ regulates the crystallization process of perovskite film to obtain a high-quality perovskite film with high crystallinity, large grain size, and low defect density. Consequently, the AT-treated FACsPbI3 device engenders an efficiency of 25.71 % (certified as 24.66 %), which is greatly higher than control (23.74 %) and HB-treated FACsPbI3 devices (25.05 %). The resultant device exhibits a remarkable stability for maintaining 91.0 % and 95.2 % of its initial efficiency after aging 2000 h in air condition or tracking at maximum power point for 1000 h, respectively.
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- Yong Li
- Key Laboratory of Applied Surface and Colloid Chemistry, Ministry of Education, Shaanxi Key Laboratory for Advanced Energy Devices, Shaanxi Engineering Lab for Advanced Energy Technology School of Materials Science and Engineering, Shaanxi Normal University, Xi'an, 710119, China
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- Key Laboratory of Applied Surface and Colloid Chemistry, Ministry of Education, Shaanxi Key Laboratory for Advanced Energy Devices, Shaanxi Engineering Lab for Advanced Energy Technology School of Materials Science and Engineering, Shaanxi Normal University, Xi'an, 710119, China
- College of Materials and Chemistry & Chemical Engineering, Chengdu University of Technology, Chengdu, 610059, China
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- Key Laboratory of Applied Surface and Colloid Chemistry, Ministry of Education, Shaanxi Key Laboratory for Advanced Energy Devices, Shaanxi Engineering Lab for Advanced Energy Technology School of Materials Science and Engineering, Shaanxi Normal University, Xi'an, 710119, China
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- Key Laboratory of Applied Surface and Colloid Chemistry, Ministry of Education, Shaanxi Key Laboratory for Advanced Energy Devices, Shaanxi Engineering Lab for Advanced Energy Technology School of Materials Science and Engineering, Shaanxi Normal University, Xi'an, 710119, China
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- Key Laboratory of Optoelectronic Technology & Systems (Ministry of Education), Chongqing University, Chongqing, 400044, China
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- College of Polymer Science and Engineering, State Key Laboratory of Polymer Materials Engineering, Sichuan University, Chengdu, 610065, China
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- Key Laboratory of Optoelectronic Technology & Systems (Ministry of Education), Chongqing University, Chongqing, 400044, China
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- Key Laboratory of Optoelectronic Technology & Systems (Ministry of Education), Chongqing University, Chongqing, 400044, China
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- Key Laboratory of Applied Surface and Colloid Chemistry, Ministry of Education, Shaanxi Key Laboratory for Advanced Energy Devices, Shaanxi Engineering Lab for Advanced Energy Technology School of Materials Science and Engineering, Shaanxi Normal University, Xi'an, 710119, China
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- Key Laboratory of Applied Surface and Colloid Chemistry, Ministry of Education, Shaanxi Key Laboratory for Advanced Energy Devices, Shaanxi Engineering Lab for Advanced Energy Technology School of Materials Science and Engineering, Shaanxi Normal University, Xi'an, 710119, China
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- Key Laboratory of Applied Surface and Colloid Chemistry, Ministry of Education, Shaanxi Key Laboratory for Advanced Energy Devices, Shaanxi Engineering Lab for Advanced Energy Technology School of Materials Science and Engineering, Shaanxi Normal University, Xi'an, 710119, China
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- Key Laboratory of Applied Surface and Colloid Chemistry, Ministry of Education, Shaanxi Key Laboratory for Advanced Energy Devices, Shaanxi Engineering Lab for Advanced Energy Technology School of Materials Science and Engineering, Shaanxi Normal University, Xi'an, 710119, China
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- College of Materials and Chemistry & Chemical Engineering, Chengdu University of Technology, Chengdu, 610059, China
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- College of Materials and Chemistry & Chemical Engineering, Chengdu University of Technology, Chengdu, 610059, China
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- College of Materials and Chemistry & Chemical Engineering, Chengdu University of Technology, Chengdu, 610059, China
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- College of Materials and Chemistry & Chemical Engineering, Chengdu University of Technology, Chengdu, 610059, China
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- College of Materials and Chemistry & Chemical Engineering, Chengdu University of Technology, Chengdu, 610059, China
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- State Key Laboratory for Mechanical Behavior of Materials, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, 710049, China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Jiangsu Collaborative Innovation Center of Photovoltaic Science and Engineering, Jiangsu Province Cultivation Base for State Key Laboratory of Photovoltaic Science and Technology, Changzhou University, Changzhou, 213164, China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Jiangsu Collaborative Innovation Center of Photovoltaic Science and Engineering, Jiangsu Province Cultivation Base for State Key Laboratory of Photovoltaic Science and Technology, Changzhou University, Changzhou, 213164, China
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- Key Laboratory of Applied Surface and Colloid Chemistry, Ministry of Education, Shaanxi Key Laboratory for Advanced Energy Devices, Shaanxi Engineering Lab for Advanced Energy Technology School of Materials Science and Engineering, Shaanxi Normal University, Xi'an, 710119, China
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- Key Laboratory of Applied Surface and Colloid Chemistry, Ministry of Education, Shaanxi Key Laboratory for Advanced Energy Devices, Shaanxi Engineering Lab for Advanced Energy Technology School of Materials Science and Engineering, Shaanxi Normal University, Xi'an, 710119, China
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Baumeler T, Saleh AA, Wani TA, Huang S, Jia X, Bai X, Abdi-Jalebi M, Arora N, Grätzel M, Dar MI. Champion Device Architectures for Low-Cost and Stable Single-Junction Perovskite Solar Cells. ACS MATERIALS LETTERS 2023; 5:2408-2421. [PMID: 37680545 PMCID: PMC10482147 DOI: 10.1021/acsmaterialslett.3c00337] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/03/2023] [Accepted: 07/10/2023] [Indexed: 09/09/2023]
Abstract
High power conversion efficiencies (PCE), low energy payback time (EPBT), and low manufacturing costs render perovskite solar cells (PSCs) competitive; however, a relatively low operational stability impedes their large-scale deployment. In addition, state-of-the-art PSCs are made of expensive materials, including the organic hole transport materials (HTMs) and the noble metals used as the charge collection electrode, which induce degradation in PSCs. Thus, developing inexpensive alternatives is crucial to fostering the transition from academic research to industrial development. Combining a carbon-based electrode with an inorganic HTM has shown the highest potential and should replace noble metals and organic HTMs. In this review, we illustrate the incorporation of a carbon layer as a back contact instead of noble metals and inorganic HTMs instead of organic ones as two cornerstones for achieving optimal stability and economic viability for PSCs. We discuss the primary considerations for the selection of the absorbing layer as well as the electron-transporting layer to be compatible with the champion designs and ultimate architecture for single-junction PSCs. More studies regarding the long-term stability are still required. Using the recommended device architecture presented in this work would pave the way toward constructing low-cost and stable PSCs.
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- Thomas Baumeler
- Laboratory
of Photonics and Interfaces, Institute of Chemical Sciences and Engineering, École Polytechnique Fédérale
de Lausanne, Lausanne 1015, Switzerland
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- Department
of Chemistry, School of Science and Engineering, The American University in Cairo, AUC Avenue, P.O. Box 74, New Cairo, 11835, Cairo Egypt
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- Department
of Materials Science and Engineering, Indian
Institute of Technology Delhi, New Delhi, 110016, India
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- Institute
for Materials Discovery, University College
London, Malet Place, London, WC1E
7JE, United Kingdom
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- Cavendish
Laboratory, Department of Physics, University
of Cambridge, Cambridge CB3 0HE, United
Kingdom
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- Cavendish
Laboratory, Department of Physics, University
of Cambridge, Cambridge CB3 0HE, United
Kingdom
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- Institute
for Materials Discovery, University College
London, Malet Place, London, WC1E
7JE, United Kingdom
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- Cavendish
Laboratory, Department of Physics, University
of Cambridge, Cambridge CB3 0HE, United
Kingdom
- Department
of Chemistry, University College London, London, WC1H 0AJ, United Kingdom
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- Laboratory
of Photonics and Interfaces, Institute of Chemical Sciences and Engineering, École Polytechnique Fédérale
de Lausanne, Lausanne 1015, Switzerland
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- Cavendish
Laboratory, Department of Physics, University
of Cambridge, Cambridge CB3 0HE, United
Kingdom
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Nie J, Niu B, Wang Y, He Z, Zhang X, Zheng H, Lei Y, Zhong P, Ma X. Multi-functional MXene quantum dots enhance the quality of perovskite polycrystalline films and charge transport for solar cells. J Colloid Interface Sci 2023; 646:517-528. [PMID: 37209551 DOI: 10.1016/j.jcis.2023.05.058] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/13/2023] [Revised: 04/25/2023] [Accepted: 05/09/2023] [Indexed: 05/22/2023]
Abstract
Recently, two-dimensional (2D) transition metal carbides/nitrides (MXenes) find applications in perovskite solar cells (PSCs), due to their high conductivity, tunable electronic structures, and rich surface chemistry, etc. However, the integration of 2D MXenes into PSCs is limited by their large lateral sizes and relatively-small surface volume ratios, and the roles of MXenes in PSCs are still ambiguous. In this paper, zero-dimensional (0D) MXene quantum dots (MQDs) with an average size of 2.7 nm are obtained through clipping step by step combining a chemical etching and a hydrothermal reaction, which display rich terminals (i.e., -F, -OH, -O) and unique optical properties. The 0D MQDs incorporated into SnO2 electron transport layers (ETLs) of PSCs exhibit multifunction: 1) increasing the electrical conductivity of SnO2, 2) promoting better alignments of energy band positions at the perovskite/ETL interface, 3) improving the film quality of atop polycrystalline perovskite. Particularly, the MQDs not only tightly bond with the Sn atom for decreasing the defects of SnO2, but also interact with the Pb2+ of perovskite. As a result, the defect density of PSCs is significantly decreased from 5.21 × 1021 to 6.4 × 1020 cm-3, leading to enhanced charge transport and reduced nonradiative recombination. Furthermore, the power conversion efficiency (PCE) of PSCs is substantially improved from 17.44% to 21.63% using the MQDs-SnO2 hybrid ETL compared with the SnO2 ETL. Besides, the stability of the MQDs-SnO2-based PSC is greatly enhanced, with only ~4% degradation of the initial PCE after storage in ambient condition (25 °C, RH: 30-40%) for 1128 h, as compared to that of the reference device with a rapid degradation of ~60% of initial PCE after 460 h. And MQDs-SnO2-based PSC also presents higher thermal stability than SnO2-based device with continuous heating for 248 h at 85 °C. The unique MQDs exhibited in this work might also find other exciting applications such as light-emitting diodes, photodetectors, and fluorescent probes.
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- Junli Nie
- School of Advanced Materials and Nanotechnology, Xidian University, 266 Xinglong Section of Xifeng Road, Xi'an 710126, Shaanxi, People's Republic of China
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- School of Advanced Materials and Nanotechnology, Xidian University, 266 Xinglong Section of Xifeng Road, Xi'an 710126, Shaanxi, People's Republic of China
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- School of Advanced Materials and Nanotechnology, Xidian University, 266 Xinglong Section of Xifeng Road, Xi'an 710126, Shaanxi, People's Republic of China
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- School of Advanced Materials and Nanotechnology, Xidian University, 266 Xinglong Section of Xifeng Road, Xi'an 710126, Shaanxi, People's Republic of China
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- School of Advanced Materials and Nanotechnology, Xidian University, 266 Xinglong Section of Xifeng Road, Xi'an 710126, Shaanxi, People's Republic of China
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- School of Advanced Materials and Nanotechnology, Xidian University, 266 Xinglong Section of Xifeng Road, Xi'an 710126, Shaanxi, People's Republic of China
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- School of Advanced Materials and Nanotechnology, Xidian University, 266 Xinglong Section of Xifeng Road, Xi'an 710126, Shaanxi, People's Republic of China; State Key Discipline Laboratory of Wide Band Gap Semiconductor Technology, Xidian University, Xi'an 710071, Shaanxi, People's Republic of China
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- School of Advanced Materials and Nanotechnology, Xidian University, 266 Xinglong Section of Xifeng Road, Xi'an 710126, Shaanxi, People's Republic of China; State Key Discipline Laboratory of Wide Band Gap Semiconductor Technology, Xidian University, Xi'an 710071, Shaanxi, People's Republic of China.
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- State Key Discipline Laboratory of Wide Band Gap Semiconductor Technology, Xidian University, Xi'an 710071, Shaanxi, People's Republic of China; School of Microelectronics, Xidian University, Xi'an 710071, Shaanxi, People's Republic of China
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Ge Y, Wang H, Wang C, Wang C, Guan H, Shao W, Wang T, Ke W, Tao C, Fang G. Intermediate Phase Engineering with 2,2-Azodi(2-Methylbutyronitrile) for Efficient and Stable Perovskite Solar Cells. ADVANCED MATERIALS (DEERFIELD BEACH, FLA.) 2023:e2210186. [PMID: 36961356 DOI: 10.1002/adma.202210186] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/03/2022] [Revised: 02/17/2023] [Indexed: 05/17/2023]
Abstract
Sequential deposition has been widely employed to modulate the crystallization of perovskite solar cells because it can avoid the formation of nucleation centers and even initial crystallization in the precursor solution. However, challenges remain in overcoming the incomplete and random transformation of PbI2 films with organic ammonium salts. Herein, a unique intermediate phase engineering strategy has been developed by simultaneously introducing 2,2-azodi(2-methylbutyronitrile) (AMBN) to both PbI2 and ammonium salt solutions to regulate perovskite crystallization. AMBN not only coordinates with PbI2 to form a favorably mesoporous PbI2 film due to the coordination between Pb2+ and the cyano group (C≡N), but also suppresses the vigorous activity of FA+ ions by interacting with FAI, leading to the full PbI2 transformation with the preferred orientation. Therefore, perovskites with favorable facet orientations are obtained, and the defects are largely suppressed owing to the passivation of uncoordinated Pb2+ and FA+ . As a result, a champion power conversion efficiency over 25% with a stabilized efficiency of 24.8% is achieved. Moreover, the device exhibits an improved operational stability, retaining 96% of initial power conversion efficiency under 1000 h continuous white-light illumination with an intensity of 100 mW cm-2 at ≈55 °C in N2 atmosphere.
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- Yansong Ge
- Key Lab of Artificial Micro- and Nano-Structures of Ministry of Education of China, School of Physics and Technology, Wuhan University, Wuhan, Hubei, 430072, China
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- Key Lab of Artificial Micro- and Nano-Structures of Ministry of Education of China, School of Physics and Technology, Wuhan University, Wuhan, Hubei, 430072, China
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- Key Lab of Artificial Micro- and Nano-Structures of Ministry of Education of China, School of Physics and Technology, Wuhan University, Wuhan, Hubei, 430072, China
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- Key Lab of Artificial Micro- and Nano-Structures of Ministry of Education of China, School of Physics and Technology, Wuhan University, Wuhan, Hubei, 430072, China
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- Key Lab of Artificial Micro- and Nano-Structures of Ministry of Education of China, School of Physics and Technology, Wuhan University, Wuhan, Hubei, 430072, China
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- Key Lab of Artificial Micro- and Nano-Structures of Ministry of Education of China, School of Physics and Technology, Wuhan University, Wuhan, Hubei, 430072, China
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- Key Lab of Artificial Micro- and Nano-Structures of Ministry of Education of China, School of Physics and Technology, Wuhan University, Wuhan, Hubei, 430072, China
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- Key Lab of Artificial Micro- and Nano-Structures of Ministry of Education of China, School of Physics and Technology, Wuhan University, Wuhan, Hubei, 430072, China
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- Key Lab of Artificial Micro- and Nano-Structures of Ministry of Education of China, School of Physics and Technology, Wuhan University, Wuhan, Hubei, 430072, China
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- Key Lab of Artificial Micro- and Nano-Structures of Ministry of Education of China, School of Physics and Technology, Wuhan University, Wuhan, Hubei, 430072, China
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Effects of polyethylene oxide particles on the photo-physical properties and stability of FA-rich perovskite solar cells. Sci Rep 2022; 12:12860. [PMID: 35896576 PMCID: PMC9329478 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-022-15923-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/28/2022] [Accepted: 07/01/2022] [Indexed: 11/29/2022] Open
Abstract
In this paper, we use Polyethylene Oxide (PEO) particles to control the morphology of Formamidinium (FA)-rich perovskite films and achieve large grains with improved optoelectronic properties. Consequently, a planar perovskite solar cell (PSC) is fabricated with additions of 5 wt% of PEO, and the highest PCE of 18.03% was obtained. This solar cell is also shown to retain up to 80% of its initial PCE after about 140 h of storage under the ambient conditions (average relative humidity of 62.5 ± 3.25%) in an unencapsulated state. Furthermore, the steady-state PCE of the PEO-modified PSC device remained stable for long (over 2500 s) under continuous illumination. This addition of PEO particles is shown to enable the tuning of the optoelectronic properties of perovskite films, improvements in the overall photophysical properties of PSCs, and an increase in resistance to the degradation of PSCs.
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Ye F, Ma J, Chen C, Wang H, Xu Y, Zhang S, Wang T, Tao C, Fang G. Roles of MACl in Sequentially Deposited Bromine-Free Perovskite Absorbers for Efficient Solar Cells. ADVANCED MATERIALS (DEERFIELD BEACH, FLA.) 2021; 33:e2007126. [PMID: 33296122 DOI: 10.1002/adma.202007126] [Citation(s) in RCA: 38] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/19/2020] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
Abstract
So far, the combination of methylammonium bromide/methylammonium chloride (MABr/MACl) or methylammonium iodide (MAI)/MACl is the most frequently used additives to stabilize formamidinium lead iodide (FAPbI3 ) fabricated by the sequential deposition method. However, the enlarged bandgap due to the addition of bromide and the ambiguous functions of these additives in lead iodide (PbI2 ) transformation are still worth considering. Herein, the roles of MACl in sequentially deposited Br-free FA-based perovskites are systematically investigated. It is found that MACl can finely regulate the PbI2 /FAI reaction, tune the phase transition at room temperature, and adjust intermediate-related perovskite crystallization and decomposition during thermal annealing. Compared to FAPbI3 , the perovskite with MACl exhibits larger grain, longer carrier lifetime, and reduced trap density. The resultant solar cell therefore achieves a champion power conversion efficiency (PCE) of 23.1% under reverse scan with a stabilized power output of 23.0%. In addition, it shows much improved photostability under 100 mW cm-2 white illumination (xenon lamp) in nitrogen atmosphere without encapsulation.
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- Feihong Ye
- Key Lab of Artificial Micro- and Nano-Structures of Ministry of Education of China, School of Physics and Technology, Wuhan University, Wuhan, 430072, P. R. China
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- Key Lab of Artificial Micro- and Nano-Structures of Ministry of Education of China, School of Physics and Technology, Wuhan University, Wuhan, 430072, P. R. China
- Henan Institute of Advanced Technology, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, 450001, P. R. China
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- Key Lab of Artificial Micro- and Nano-Structures of Ministry of Education of China, School of Physics and Technology, Wuhan University, Wuhan, 430072, P. R. China
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- Key Lab of Artificial Micro- and Nano-Structures of Ministry of Education of China, School of Physics and Technology, Wuhan University, Wuhan, 430072, P. R. China
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- Key Lab of Artificial Micro- and Nano-Structures of Ministry of Education of China, School of Physics and Technology, Wuhan University, Wuhan, 430072, P. R. China
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- Key Lab of Artificial Micro- and Nano-Structures of Ministry of Education of China, School of Physics and Technology, Wuhan University, Wuhan, 430072, P. R. China
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- Key Lab of Artificial Micro- and Nano-Structures of Ministry of Education of China, School of Physics and Technology, Wuhan University, Wuhan, 430072, P. R. China
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- Key Lab of Artificial Micro- and Nano-Structures of Ministry of Education of China, School of Physics and Technology, Wuhan University, Wuhan, 430072, P. R. China
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- Key Lab of Artificial Micro- and Nano-Structures of Ministry of Education of China, School of Physics and Technology, Wuhan University, Wuhan, 430072, P. R. China
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Cassabaum AA, Bera K, Rich CC, Nebgen BR, Kwang SY, Clapham ML, Frontiera RR. Femtosecond stimulated Raman spectro-microscopy for probing chemical reaction dynamics in solid-state materials. J Chem Phys 2020; 153:030901. [DOI: 10.1063/5.0009976] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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- Alyssa A. Cassabaum
- Department of Chemistry, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota 55455, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota 55455, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota 55455, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota 55455, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota 55455, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota 55455, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota 55455, USA
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Lee JH, Shin D, Rhee R, Yun S, Yeom KM, Chun DH, Lee S, Kim D, Yi Y, Noh JH, Park JH. Band Alignment Engineering between Planar SnO 2 and Halide Perovskites via Two-Step Annealing. J Phys Chem Lett 2019; 10:6545-6550. [PMID: 31596090 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpclett.9b02488] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
Abstract
Managing defects in SnO2 is critical for improving the power conversion efficiency (PCE) of halide perovskite-based solar cells. However, typically reported SnO2-based perovskite solar cells have inherent defects in the SnO2 layer, which lead to a lower PCE and hysteresis. Here, we report that a dual-coating approach for SnO2 with different annealing temperatures can simultaneously form a SnO2 layer with high crystallinity and uniform surface coverage. Along with these enhanced physical properties, the dual-coated SnO2 layer shows favorable band alignment with a mixed halide perovskite. After careful optimization of the dual-coating method, the average PCE of the perovskite solar cell based on the dual-coated SnO2 layer increases from 18.07 to 19.23% with a best-performing cell of 20.03%. Note that a facile two-step coating and annealing method can open new avenues to develop SnO2-based perovskite solar cells with stabilized and improved photovoltaic performances.
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- Jung Hwan Lee
- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering , Yonsei University , 50 Yonseiro , Seodaemun-gu, Seoul 03722 , Republic of Korea
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- Institute of Physics and Applied Physics , Yonsei University , 50 Yonsei-ro , Seodaemun-gu, Seoul 03722 , Republic of Korea
- van der Waals Materials Research Center , Yonsei University , 50 Yonsei-ro , Seodaemun-gu, Seoul 03722 , Republic of Korea
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- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering , Yonsei University , 50 Yonseiro , Seodaemun-gu, Seoul 03722 , Republic of Korea
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- Spectroscopy Laboratory for Functional π-Electronic Systems and Department of Chemistry , Yonsei University , 50 Yonsei-ro , Seodaemun-gu, Seoul 03722 , Republic of Korea
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- School of Civil, Environmental and Architectural Engineering and Green School , Korea University , Seoul 02841 , Republic of Korea
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- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering , Yonsei University , 50 Yonseiro , Seodaemun-gu, Seoul 03722 , Republic of Korea
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- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering , Yonsei University , 50 Yonseiro , Seodaemun-gu, Seoul 03722 , Republic of Korea
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- Spectroscopy Laboratory for Functional π-Electronic Systems and Department of Chemistry , Yonsei University , 50 Yonsei-ro , Seodaemun-gu, Seoul 03722 , Republic of Korea
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- Institute of Physics and Applied Physics , Yonsei University , 50 Yonsei-ro , Seodaemun-gu, Seoul 03722 , Republic of Korea
- van der Waals Materials Research Center , Yonsei University , 50 Yonsei-ro , Seodaemun-gu, Seoul 03722 , Republic of Korea
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- School of Civil, Environmental and Architectural Engineering and Green School , Korea University , Seoul 02841 , Republic of Korea
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- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering , Yonsei University , 50 Yonseiro , Seodaemun-gu, Seoul 03722 , Republic of Korea
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Dar MI, Arora N, Steck C, Mishra A, Alotaibi MH, Bäuerle P, Zakeeruddin SM, Grätzel M. High Open Circuit Voltage for Perovskite Solar Cells with S,Si-Heteropentacene-Based Hole Conductors. Eur J Inorg Chem 2018. [DOI: 10.1002/ejic.201800680] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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- M. Ibrahim Dar
- Laboratory of Photonics and Interfaces; Institute of Chemical Sciences and Engineering; École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne; 1015 Lausanne Switzerland
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- Laboratory of Photonics and Interfaces; Institute of Chemical Sciences and Engineering; École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne; 1015 Lausanne Switzerland
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- Institute of Organic Chemistry II and Advanced Materials; University of Ulm; Albert-Einstein-Allee 11 89081 Ulm Germany
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- Institute of Organic Chemistry II and Advanced Materials; University of Ulm; Albert-Einstein-Allee 11 89081 Ulm Germany
- School of Chemistry; Sambalpur University; Jyoti Vihar -768019 Sambalpur India
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- National Center for Petrochemicals Technology; King Abdulaziz City for Science and Technology; P.O. Box 6086 11442, Riyadh Riyadh Saudi Arabia
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- Institute of Organic Chemistry II and Advanced Materials; University of Ulm; Albert-Einstein-Allee 11 89081 Ulm Germany
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- Laboratory of Photonics and Interfaces; Institute of Chemical Sciences and Engineering; École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne; 1015 Lausanne Switzerland
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- Laboratory of Photonics and Interfaces; Institute of Chemical Sciences and Engineering; École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne; 1015 Lausanne Switzerland
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Zhang J, Daniel Q, Zhang T, Wen X, Xu B, Sun L, Bach U, Cheng YB. Chemical Dopant Engineering in Hole Transport Layers for Efficient Perovskite Solar Cells: Insight into the Interfacial Recombination. ACS NANO 2018; 12:10452-10462. [PMID: 30207694 DOI: 10.1021/acsnano.8b06062] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/08/2023]
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Chemical doping of organic semiconductors has been recognized as an effective way to enhance the electrical conductivity. In perovskite solar cells (PSCs), various types of dopants have been developed for organic hole transport materials (HTMs); however, the knowledge of the basic requirements for being efficient dopants as well as the comprehensive roles of the dopants in PSCs has not been clearly revealed. Here, three copper-based complexes with controlled redox activities are applied as dopants in PSCs, and it is found that the oxidative reactivity of dopants presents substantial impacts on conductivity, charge dynamics, and solar cell performance. A significant improvement of open-circuit voltage ( Voc) by more than 100 mV and an increase of power conversion efficiency from 13.2 to 19.3% have been achieved by tuning the doping level of the HTM. The observed large variation of Voc for three dopants reveals their different recombination kinetics at the perovskite/HTM interfaces and suggests a model of an interfacial recombination mechanism. We also suggest that the dopants in HTMs can also affect the charge recombination kinetics as well as the solar cell performance. Based on these findings, a strategy is proposed to physically passivate the electron-hole recombination by inserting an ultrathin Al2O3 insulating layer between the perovskite and the HTM. This strategy contributes a significant enhancement of the power conversion efficiency and environmental stability, indicating that dopant engineering is one crucial way to further improve the performance of PSCs.
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- Organic Chemistry, Centre of Molecular Devices, Department of Chemistry, Chemical Science and Engineering , KTH Royal Institute of Technology , SE-10044 Stockholm , Sweden
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- Centre for Micro-Photonics , Swinburne University of Technology , Melbourne , Victoria 3122 , Australia
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- Physical Chemistry, Department of Chemistry-Ångström Laboratory , Uppsala University , Box 523, 751 20 Uppsala , Sweden
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- Organic Chemistry, Centre of Molecular Devices, Department of Chemistry, Chemical Science and Engineering , KTH Royal Institute of Technology , SE-10044 Stockholm , Sweden
- State Key Laboratory of Fine Chemicals, DUT-KTH Joint Education and Research Center on Molecular Devices , Dalian University of Technology , 116012 Dalian , China
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- CSIRO Manufacturing , Clayton , Victoria 3168 , Australia
- Melbourne Centre for Nanofabrication , Clayton , Victoria 3800 , Australia
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- State Key Laboratory of Silicate Materials for Architectures , Wuhan University of Technology , Wuhan , Hubei 430070 , China
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Yadav P, Dar MI, Arora N, Alharbi EA, Giordano F, Zakeeruddin SM, Grätzel M. The Role of Rubidium in Multiple-Cation-Based High-Efficiency Perovskite Solar Cells. ADVANCED MATERIALS (DEERFIELD BEACH, FLA.) 2017; 29:1701077. [PMID: 28892279 DOI: 10.1002/adma.201701077] [Citation(s) in RCA: 39] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/23/2017] [Revised: 06/22/2017] [Indexed: 06/07/2023]
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Perovskite solar cells (PSCs) based on cesium (Cs)- and rubidium (Rb)-containing perovskite films show highly reproducible performance; however, a fundamental understanding of these systems is still emerging. Herein, this study has systematically investigated the role of Cs and Rb cations in complete devices by examining the transport and recombination processes using current-voltage characteristics and impedance spectroscopy in the dark. As the credibility of these measurements depends on the performance of devices, this study has chosen two different PSCs, (MAFACs)Pb(IBr)3 (MA = CH3 NH3+ , FA = CH(NH2 )2+ ) and (MAFACsRb)Pb(IBr)3 , yielding impressive performances of 19.5% and 21.1%, respectively. From detailed studies, this study surmises that the confluence of the low trap-assisted charge-carrier recombination, low resistance offered to holes at the perovskite/2,2',7,7'-tetrakis(N,N-di-p-methoxyphenylamine)-9,9-spirobifluorene interface with a low series resistance (Rs ), and low capacitance leads to the realization of higher performance when an extra Rb cation is incorporated into the absorber films. This study provides a thorough understanding of the impact of inorganic cations on the properties and performance of highly efficient devices, and also highlights new strategies to fabricate efficient multiple-cation-based PSCs.
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- Pankaj Yadav
- Laboratory of Photonics and Interfaces, Institute of Chemical Sciences and Engineering, École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne, CH-1015, Lausanne, Switzerland
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- Laboratory of Photonics and Interfaces, Institute of Chemical Sciences and Engineering, École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne, CH-1015, Lausanne, Switzerland
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- Laboratory of Photonics and Interfaces, Institute of Chemical Sciences and Engineering, École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne, CH-1015, Lausanne, Switzerland
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- Laboratory of Photonics and Interfaces, Institute of Chemical Sciences and Engineering, École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne, CH-1015, Lausanne, Switzerland
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- Laboratory of Photonics and Interfaces, Institute of Chemical Sciences and Engineering, École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne, CH-1015, Lausanne, Switzerland
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- Laboratory of Photonics and Interfaces, Institute of Chemical Sciences and Engineering, École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne, CH-1015, Lausanne, Switzerland
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- Laboratory of Photonics and Interfaces, Institute of Chemical Sciences and Engineering, École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne, CH-1015, Lausanne, Switzerland
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