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Vol. 15 (2023)

Ionic Liquid Assisted Imprint for Efficient and Stable Quasi-2D Perovskite Solar Cells with Controlled Phase Distribution

https://doi.org/10.1007/s40820-023-01076-8
Haibin Peng
Department of Polymer Materials and Engineering, School of Physics and Materials Science, Nanchang University, 999 Xuefu Avenue, Nanchang 330031, People’s Republic of China
Dengxue Li
College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering , Institute of Polymers and Energy Chemistry (IPEC), Nanchang University, 999 Xuefu Avenue, Nanchang 330031, People’s Republic of China
Zongcai Li
College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering , Institute of Polymers and Energy Chemistry (IPEC), Nanchang University, 999 Xuefu Avenue, Nanchang 330031, People’s Republic of China
Zhi Xing
College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering , Institute of Polymers and Energy Chemistry (IPEC), Nanchang University, 999 Xuefu Avenue, Nanchang 330031, People’s Republic of China
Xiaotian Hu
College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering , Institute of Polymers and Energy Chemistry (IPEC), Nanchang University, 999 Xuefu Avenue, Nanchang 330031, People’s Republic of China
Ting Hu
Department of Polymer Materials and Engineering, School of Physics and Materials Science, Nanchang University, 999 Xuefu Avenue, Nanchang 330031, People’s Republic of China
Yiwang Chen
College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering , Institute of Polymers and Energy Chemistry (IPEC), Nanchang University, 999 Xuefu Avenue, Nanchang 330031, People’s Republic of China

Corresponding Author: Yiwang Chen

ywchen@ncu.edu.cn

Nano-Micro Letters, Vol. 15 (2023), Article Number: 91

Abstract

Although two-dimensional perovskite devices are highly stable, they also lead to a number of challenges. For instance, the introduction of large organic amines makes crystallization process complicated, causing problems such as generally small grain size and blocked charge transfer. In this work, imprint assisted with methylamine acetate were used to improve the morphology of the film, optimize the internal phase distribution, and enhance the charge transfer of the perovskite film. Specifically, imprint promoted the dispersion of spacer cations in the recrystallization process with the assistance of methylamine acetate, thus inhibited the formation of low-n phase induced by the aggregation of spacer cations and facilitated the formation of 3D-like phase. In this case, the corresponding quasi-2D perovskite solar cells delivered improved efficiency and exhibited superior stability. Our work provides an effective strategy to obtain uniform phase distribution for quasi-2D perovskite.


Highlights:


1 The strategy of imprint assisted with methylamine acetate effectively ameliorates the morphology of the film, optimize the internal phase distribution, and enhance the charge transfer of the perovskite film.
2 The combination of imprinting with additive engineering improves the phase distribution within quasi-2D perovskite and promote the carrier transport, resulting in a power conversion efficiency of 18.96% with specific good reproducibility.

Keywords

Imprint Two-dimensional perovskite Phase distribution Charge transfer Stability
Peng, Haibin, Dengxue Li, Zongcai Li, Zhi Xing, Xiaotian Hu, Ting Hu, and Yiwang Chen. 2023. “Ionic Liquid Assisted Imprint for Efficient and Stable Quasi-2D Perovskite Solar Cells With Controlled Phase Distribution”. Nano-Micro Letters 15 (April):91. https://doi.org/10.1007/s40820-023-01076-8.
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