Issue 31, 2024

Amino acid salt induced PbI2 crystal orientation optimization for high-efficiency perovskite solar cells with long-term stability

Abstract

The two-step method presents an efficient means to streamline the fabrication process of high-quality and reproducible perovskite films, making it a more suitable option for the fabrication of large-scale commercial perovskite solar cells. However, a challenge with the two-step method lies in the incomplete conversion of PbI2, leading to decreased device performance. To address this issue, potassium L-glutamate (PL-Glu) is introduced to modify the crystal orientation of PbI2, yielding a perovskite buried interface devoid of any PbI2 residue. This modification enables better infiltration of FAI, resulting in perovskite films with enhanced crystal quality, thereby significantly reducing the adverse impact of non-radiative recombination caused by the incomplete conversion of PbI2. Moreover, this method optimizes the energy level structure of the SnO2 electron transport layer, improving charge transport efficiency at the perovskite/SnO2 interface. Consequently, n-i-p perovskite solar cells achieve a power conversion efficiency (PCE) of 24.1% with a high fill factor of 82.9%. The PL-Glu-modified device maintained 92% of the initial PCE after 2700 hours under nitrogen. This study provides a novel engineering strategy for simultaneously optimizing perovskite absorbers and interfaces.

Graphical abstract: Amino acid salt induced PbI2 crystal orientation optimization for high-efficiency perovskite solar cells with long-term stability

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Article information

Article type
Paper
Submitted
03 अप्रैल 2024
Accepted
09 जून 2024
First published
10 जून 2024

J. Mater. Chem. A, 2024,12, 20056-20063

Amino acid salt induced PbI2 crystal orientation optimization for high-efficiency perovskite solar cells with long-term stability

J. Lu, Y. Wu, S. Wu, J. Zhao, J. Wang, R. Lin, H. Zou, S. Lu, K. Liu, S. Yue, Z. Wang, L. Zhou and S. Qu, J. Mater. Chem. A, 2024, 12, 20056 DOI: 10.1039/D4TA02248C

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