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Li T, Li W, Wang K, Tong Y, Wang H, Chen Y, Qi H, Kang Z, Wang H. Ambient Air Processed Inverted Inorganic Perovskite Solar Cells with over 21 % Efficiency Enabled by Multifunctional Ethacridine Lactate. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2024; 63:e202407508. [PMID: 38877782 DOI: 10.1002/anie.202407508] [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: 04/19/2024] [Revised: 05/30/2024] [Accepted: 06/14/2024] [Indexed: 06/16/2024]
Abstract
All-inorganic cesium lead triiodide perovskites (CsPbI3) have attracted increasing attention due to their good thermal stability, remarkable optoelectronic properties, and adaptability in tandem solar cells. However, N2-filled glovebox is generally required to strictly control the humidity during film fabrication due to the moisture-induced black-to-yellow phase transition, which remains a great hinderance for further commercialization. Herein, we report an effective approach via incorporating multifunctional ethacridine lactate (EAL) to mitigate moisture invasion and enable the fabrication of efficient inverted (p-i-n) CsPbI3 perovskite solar cells (PSCs) under ambient condition. It is revealed that the lactate anions accelerate the crystallization of CsPbI3, shortening the exposure time to moisture during film fabrication. Meanwhile, the conjugated backbone and multiple functional groups in the ethacridine cations can interact with I- and Pb2+ to reduce the undesired defects, stabilize the perovskite structure and facilitate the charge transport in the film. Moreover, EAL incorporation also leads to better energy alignment, thus favoring charge extraction at both upper and bottom interfaces. Consequently, the device efficiency and stability are enormously enhanced, with the champion efficiency reaching 21.08 %. This even surpasses the highest value reported for the devices fabricated in glovebox, representing a record efficiency of inverted all-inorganic PSCs.
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- Tianxiang Li
- State Key Laboratory of Solidification Processing, Center for Nano Energy Materials, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Northwestern Polytechnical University and Shaanxi Joint Laboratory of Graphene (NPU), Xi'an, 710072, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Solidification Processing, Center for Nano Energy Materials, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Northwestern Polytechnical University and Shaanxi Joint Laboratory of Graphene (NPU), Xi'an, 710072, P. R. China
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- School of Microelectronics, Northwestern Polytechnical University, Xi'an, 710072, P. R. China
- Chongqing Innovation Center, Northwestern Polytechnical University, Chongqing, 401135, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Solidification Processing, Center for Nano Energy Materials, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Northwestern Polytechnical University and Shaanxi Joint Laboratory of Graphene (NPU), Xi'an, 710072, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Solidification Processing, Center for Nano Energy Materials, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Northwestern Polytechnical University and Shaanxi Joint Laboratory of Graphene (NPU), Xi'an, 710072, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Solidification Processing, Center for Nano Energy Materials, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Northwestern Polytechnical University and Shaanxi Joint Laboratory of Graphene (NPU), Xi'an, 710072, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Solidification Processing, Center for Nano Energy Materials, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Northwestern Polytechnical University and Shaanxi Joint Laboratory of Graphene (NPU), Xi'an, 710072, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Solidification Processing, Center for Nano Energy Materials, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Northwestern Polytechnical University and Shaanxi Joint Laboratory of Graphene (NPU), Xi'an, 710072, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Solidification Processing, Center for Nano Energy Materials, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Northwestern Polytechnical University and Shaanxi Joint Laboratory of Graphene (NPU), Xi'an, 710072, P. R. China
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Siddiqui A, Sadegh F, Kumar KP, Rana P, Yadav P, Prochowicz D, Singh SP, Akin S. Molecularly Engineered Multifunctional Bridging Layer Derived from Dithiafulavene Capped Spiroxanthene for Stable and Efficient Perovskite Solar Cells. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2024; 16:16213-16223. [PMID: 38528377 PMCID: PMC10995899 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.3c19619] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/31/2023] [Revised: 03/12/2024] [Accepted: 03/15/2024] [Indexed: 03/27/2024]
Abstract
This study introduces a novel approach centered around the design and synthesis of an interfacial passivating layer in perovskite solar cells (PSCs). This architectural innovation is realized through the development of a specialized material, termed dithiafulvene end-capped Spiro[fluorene-9,9'-xanthene], denoted by the acronym AF32. In this design architecture, dithiafulvene is thoughtfully attached to the spiroxanthene fluorene core with phenothiazine as the spacer unit, possessing multiple alkyl chains. AF32 passivates interfacial defects by coordinating the sulfur constituents of the phenothiazine and dithiafulvene frameworks to the uncoordinated Pb2+ cations on the surface of the perovskite film, and the alkyl chains construct a hydrophobic environment, preventing moisture from entering the hydrophilic perovskite layer and improving the long-term stability of PSCs. Furthermore, this conductive interlayer facilitates hole transport in PSCs due to its well-aligned molecular orbital levels. Such improvements translated into an enhanced power conversion efficiency (PCE) of 22.6% for the device employing 1.5 mg/mL AF32, and it maintained 85% of its initial PCE after more than 1800 h under ambient conditions [illumination and 45 ± 5% relative humidity (RH)]. This study not only marks progress in photovoltaic technology but also expands our understanding of manipulating interfacial properties for optimized device performance and stability.
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- Afzal Siddiqui
- Department
of Polymers and Functional Materials, CSIR-Indian
Institute of Chemical Technology (IICT), Uppal Road, Tarnaka, Hyderabad 500007, India
- Academy
of Scientific and Innovative Research (AcSIR), Ghaziabad 201002, Uttar Pradesh, India
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- Laboratory
of Advanced Materials & Photovoltaics (LAMPs), Necmettin Erbakan University, 42090 Konya, Turkey
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- Department
of Polymers and Functional Materials, CSIR-Indian
Institute of Chemical Technology (IICT), Uppal Road, Tarnaka, Hyderabad 500007, India
- Academy
of Scientific and Innovative Research (AcSIR), Ghaziabad 201002, Uttar Pradesh, India
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- Department
of Polymers and Functional Materials, CSIR-Indian
Institute of Chemical Technology (IICT), Uppal Road, Tarnaka, Hyderabad 500007, India
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- Department
of Solar Energy, School of Energy Technology, Pandit Deendayal Energy University, Gandhinagar 382007, Gujarat, India
- Department
of Physics, School of Energy Technology, Pandit Deendayal Energy University, Gandhinagar 382007, Gujarat, India
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- Institute
of Physical Chemistry, Polish Academy of Sciences, 01-224 Warsaw, Poland
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- Department
of Polymers and Functional Materials, CSIR-Indian
Institute of Chemical Technology (IICT), Uppal Road, Tarnaka, Hyderabad 500007, India
- Academy
of Scientific and Innovative Research (AcSIR), Ghaziabad 201002, Uttar Pradesh, India
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- Laboratory
of Advanced Materials & Photovoltaics (LAMPs), Necmettin Erbakan University, 42090 Konya, Turkey
- Department
of Metallurgical and Materials Engineering, Necmettin Erbakan University, 42090 Konya, Turkey
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Wu W, Chen Q, Cao J, Fu J, Zhang Z, Chen L, Rui D, Zhang J, Zhou Y, Song B. Chirality-Induced Crystallization and Defect Passivation of Perovskites: Toward High-Performance Solar Cells. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2024; 16:16340-16350. [PMID: 38511525 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.4c01246] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 03/22/2024]
Abstract
As an additive for perovskites, in addition to functional groups, the steric configuration of molecules is worthy of consideration because it influences perovskite crystallization, thus determining whether defect passivation is effective without any side effects. In this work, the chiral molecules l- and d-pyroglutamic acid (l-PA and d-PA) were chosen as additives for perovskite passivators to reveal the reasons for the differences in passivation between amino acids with different steric configurations. Functional groups, such as the C═O groups and N-H groups of l-PA and d-PA, can passivate the perovskite defects. However, l-PA exhibited a more distorted steric configuration, while d-PA was more planar, leading to differences in the distances between the two C═O groups. Taking the Pb-Pb bond length as a reference, the shorter distance between the two C═O groups of l-PA distorts the perovskite lattice structure, which results in poor device stability. Conversely, the similar distance between the two C═O groups of d-PA promoted the preferred orientational growth of the perovskite. Finally, the d-PA-doped device accomplished an excellent efficiency of 24.11% with an improved open-circuit voltage of 1.17 V. Furthermore, the efficiency of the unencapsulated d-PA-doped device was maintained at 93% in N2 for more than 3000 h and 74% after 500 h of operation at maximum power point tracking under continuous illumination.
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- Wenting Wu
- College of Chemistry, Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, Soochow University, Suzhou 215123, P. R. China
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- College of Chemistry, Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, Soochow University, Suzhou 215123, P. R. China
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- College of Chemistry, Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, Soochow University, Suzhou 215123, P. R. China
- Laboratory of Advanced Optoelectronic Materials, Suzhou Key Laboratory of Novel Semiconductor-Optoelectronics Materials and Devices, Soochow University, Suzhou 215123, P. R. China
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- College of Chemistry, Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, Soochow University, Suzhou 215123, P. R. China
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- College of Chemistry, Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, Soochow University, Suzhou 215123, P. R. China
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- School of Material Science & Engineering, National Experimental Demonstration Center for Materials Science and Engineering, Jiangsu Province Cultivation Base for State Key Laboratory of Photovoltaic Science and Technology, Changzhou University, Changzhou 213164, Jiangsu, P. R. China
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- College of Chemistry, Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, Soochow University, Suzhou 215123, P. R. China
- Laboratory of Advanced Optoelectronic Materials, Suzhou Key Laboratory of Novel Semiconductor-Optoelectronics Materials and Devices, Soochow University, Suzhou 215123, P. R. China
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- School of Material Science & Engineering, National Experimental Demonstration Center for Materials Science and Engineering, Jiangsu Province Cultivation Base for State Key Laboratory of Photovoltaic Science and Technology, Changzhou University, Changzhou 213164, Jiangsu, P. R. China
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- College of Chemistry, Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, Soochow University, Suzhou 215123, P. R. China
- Laboratory of Advanced Optoelectronic Materials, Suzhou Key Laboratory of Novel Semiconductor-Optoelectronics Materials and Devices, Soochow University, Suzhou 215123, P. R. China
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- College of Chemistry, Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, Soochow University, Suzhou 215123, P. R. China
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Merten L, Eberle T, Kneschaurek E, Scheffczyk N, Zimmermann P, Zaluzhnyy I, Khadiev A, Bertram F, Paulus F, Hinderhofer A, Schreiber F. Halide Segregated Crystallization of Mixed-Halide Perovskites Revealed by In Situ GIWAXS. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2024; 16:8913-8921. [PMID: 38335318 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.3c18623] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/12/2024]
Abstract
Mixed-halide perovskites of the composition MAPb(BrxI1-x)3, which seem to exhibit a random and uniform distribution of halide ions in the absence of light, segregate into bromide- and iodide-rich phases under illumination. This phenomenon of halide segregation has been widely investigated in the photovoltaics context since it is detrimental for the material properties and ultimately the device performance of these otherwise very attractive materials. A full understanding of the mechanisms and driving forces has remained elusive. In this work, a study of the crystallization pathways and the mixing behavior during deposition of MAPb(BrxI1-x)3 thin films with varying halide ratios is presented. In situ grazing incidence wide-angle scattering (GIWAXS) reveals the distinct crystallization behavior of mixed-halide perovskite compositions during two different fabrication routes: nitrogen gas-quenching and the lead acetate route. The perovskite phase formation of mixed-halide thin films hints toward a segregation tendency since separate crystallization pathways are observed for iodide- and bromide-rich phases within the mixed compositions. Crystallization of the bromide perovskite phase (MAPbBr3) is already observed during spin coating, while the iodide-based fraction of the composition forms solvent complexes as an intermediate phase, only converting into the perovskite phase upon thermal annealing. These parallel crystallization pathways result in mixed-halide perovskites forming from initially halide-segregated phases only under the influence of heating.
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- Lena Merten
- Institute of Applied Physics, University of Tübingen, Auf der Morgenstelle 10, 72076 Tübingen, Germany
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- Institute of Applied Physics, University of Tübingen, Auf der Morgenstelle 10, 72076 Tübingen, Germany
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- Institute of Applied Physics, University of Tübingen, Auf der Morgenstelle 10, 72076 Tübingen, Germany
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- Institute of Applied Physics, University of Tübingen, Auf der Morgenstelle 10, 72076 Tübingen, Germany
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- Institute of Applied Physics, University of Tübingen, Auf der Morgenstelle 10, 72076 Tübingen, Germany
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- Institute of Applied Physics, University of Tübingen, Auf der Morgenstelle 10, 72076 Tübingen, Germany
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- Deutsches Elektronen-Synchrotron DESY, Notkestr. 85, 22607 Hamburg, Germany
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- Deutsches Elektronen-Synchrotron DESY, Notkestr. 85, 22607 Hamburg, Germany
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- Institute for Materials Chemistry, Leibniz Institute for Solid State and Materials Research Dresden (IFW), Helmholtzstraße 20, 01069 Dresden, Germany
- Center for Advancing Electronics Dresden (cfaed), Technische Universität Dresden, Helmholtzstraße 18, 01069 Dresden, Germany
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- Institute of Applied Physics, University of Tübingen, Auf der Morgenstelle 10, 72076 Tübingen, Germany
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- Institute of Applied Physics, University of Tübingen, Auf der Morgenstelle 10, 72076 Tübingen, Germany
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Zou Y, Eichhorn J, Zhang J, Apfelbeck FAC, Yin S, Wolz L, Chen CC, Sharp ID, Müller-Buschbaum P. Microstrain and Crystal Orientation Variation within Naked Triple-Cation Mixed Halide Perovskites under Heat, UV, and Visible Light Exposure. ACS ENERGY LETTERS 2024; 9:388-399. [PMID: 38356935 PMCID: PMC10863397 DOI: 10.1021/acsenergylett.3c02617] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/03/2023] [Revised: 12/22/2023] [Accepted: 01/02/2024] [Indexed: 02/16/2024]
Abstract
The instability of perovskite absorbers under various environmental stressors is the most significant obstacle to widespread commercialization of perovskite solar cells. Herein, we study the evolution of crystal structure and microstrain present in naked triple-cation mixed CsMAFA-based perovskite films under heat, UV, and visible light (1 Sun) conditions by grazing-incidence wide-angle X-ray scattering (GIWAXS). We find that the microstrain is gradient distributed along the surface normal of the films, decreasing from the upper surface to regions deeper within the film. Moreover, heat, UV, and visible light treatments do not interfere with the crystalline orientations within annealed polycrystalline films. However, when subjected to heat, the naked perovskite films exhibit a rapid component decomposition, induced by phase separation and ion migration. Conversely, under exposure to UV and 1 Sun light soaking, the naked perovskite films undergo a self-optimization structure evolution during degradation and develop into smoother films with reduced surface potential fluctuations.
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- Yuqin Zou
- TUM
School of Natural Sciences, Department of Physics, Chair for Functional
Materials, Technical University of Munich, James-Franck-Str. 1, 85748 Garching, Germany
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- Walter
Schottky Institute, Technische Universität
München, 85748 Garching, Germany
- Physics
Department, TUM School of Natural Sciences, Technische Universität München, 85748 Garching, Germany
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- Forschungszentrum
Jülich GmbH, Helmholtz-Institute
Erlangen-Nürnberg (HI ERN), Immerwahrstraße 2, 91058 Erlangen, Germany
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- TUM
School of Natural Sciences, Department of Physics, Chair for Functional
Materials, Technical University of Munich, James-Franck-Str. 1, 85748 Garching, Germany
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- TUM
School of Natural Sciences, Department of Physics, Chair for Functional
Materials, Technical University of Munich, James-Franck-Str. 1, 85748 Garching, Germany
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- Walter
Schottky Institute, Technische Universität
München, 85748 Garching, Germany
- Physics
Department, TUM School of Natural Sciences, Technische Universität München, 85748 Garching, Germany
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- School
of Materials Science and Engineering, Shanghai
Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200240, P. R. China
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- Walter
Schottky Institute, Technische Universität
München, 85748 Garching, Germany
- Physics
Department, TUM School of Natural Sciences, Technische Universität München, 85748 Garching, Germany
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- TUM
School of Natural Sciences, Department of Physics, Chair for Functional
Materials, Technical University of Munich, James-Franck-Str. 1, 85748 Garching, Germany
- Technical
University of Munich, Heinz Maier-Leibnitz-Zentrum
(MLZ), Lichtenbergstr.
1, 85748 Garching, Germany
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