Issue 46, 2023

Diammonium spacer-induced stable zigzag type 2D Dion–Jacobson lead/tin-based perovskite solar cells

Abstract

Hybrid halide two dimensional (2D) perovskites have attracted considerable attention because they exhibit an improvement in perovskite solar cells compared with their 3D analogs. However, their bulky organic space group, leading to higher bandgaps and exciton binding energy, limits the charge transport in solar cells. Herein, the 3-(aminomethyl)pyridinium (3API2, C6H10N2I2) dication is incorporated into FA(Pb0.5Sn0.5)I3 to develop zigzag type 2D Dion–Jacobson-phase perovskites, which have low band gaps in the range of 1.44 to 1.53 eV for concentrations from 5 mol% to 20 mol% due to structural distortion. The introduction of the 3API2 cation increases the carrier conductivity and produces a high-quality perovskite film with no pinhole and connected grains, which is favorable for efficient carrier transport. Consequently, solar cells employing FA(Pb0.5Sn0.5)I3 with 10 mol% 3API2 added as a light absorber achieve a power conversion efficiency of 5.46% with an open-circuit voltage of 0.47 V, a fill factor of 58.07% and a short-circuit current density of 20.18 mA cm−2. With this class of new 2D Dion–Jacobson perovskite compositions, this work suggests potential future directions for improving the performance and device stability of perovskite solar cells.

Graphical abstract: Diammonium spacer-induced stable zigzag type 2D Dion–Jacobson lead/tin-based perovskite solar cells

Supplementary files

Article information

Article type
Paper
Submitted
30 Jun 2023
Accepted
25 Oct 2023
First published
28 Oct 2023

Dalton Trans., 2023,52, 17258-17272

Diammonium spacer-induced stable zigzag type 2D Dion–Jacobson lead/tin-based perovskite solar cells

M. Jung, Dalton Trans., 2023, 52, 17258 DOI: 10.1039/D3DT02041J

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