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Efficient Semi-Transparent Wide-Bandgap Perovskite Solar Cells Enabled by Pure-Chloride 2D-Perovskite Passivation

https://doi.org/10.1007/s40820-023-01090-w
Liu Yang
Xiamen Key Laboratory of Optoelectronic Materials and Advanced Manufacturing, Institute of Luminescent Materials and Information Displays, College of Materials Science and Engineering, Huaqiao University, Xiamen 361021, People’s Republic of China
Yongbin Jin
Xiamen Key Laboratory of Optoelectronic Materials and Advanced Manufacturing, Institute of Luminescent Materials and Information Displays, College of Materials Science and Engineering, Huaqiao University, Xiamen 361021, People’s Republic of China
Zheng Fang
MOE Engineering Research Center for Brittle Materials Machining, Institute of Manufacturing Engineering, College of Mechanical Engineering and Automation, Huaqiao University, Xiamen 361021, People’s Republic of China
Jinyan Zhang
Gold Stone (Fujian) Energy Company Limited, Quanzhou 362005, People’s Republic of China
Ziang Nan
Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemistry for Energy Materials, Department of Chemistry, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Xiamen University, Xiamen 361005, People’s Republic of China
Lingfang Zheng
Xiamen Key Laboratory of Optoelectronic Materials and Advanced Manufacturing, Institute of Luminescent Materials and Information Displays, College of Materials Science and Engineering, Huaqiao University, Xiamen 361021, People’s Republic of China
Huihu Zhuang
Gold Stone (Fujian) Energy Company Limited, Quanzhou 362005, People’s Republic of China
Qinghua Zeng
Gold Stone (Fujian) Energy Company Limited, Quanzhou 362005, People’s Republic of China
Kaikai Liu
Xiamen Key Laboratory of Optoelectronic Materials and Advanced Manufacturing, Institute of Luminescent Materials and Information Displays, College of Materials Science and Engineering, Huaqiao University, Xiamen 361021, People’s Republic of China
Bingru Deng
Xiamen Key Laboratory of Optoelectronic Materials and Advanced Manufacturing, Institute of Luminescent Materials and Information Displays, College of Materials Science and Engineering, Huaqiao University, Xiamen 361021, People’s Republic of China
Huiping Feng
Xiamen Key Laboratory of Optoelectronic Materials and Advanced Manufacturing, Institute of Luminescent Materials and Information Displays, College of Materials Science and Engineering, Huaqiao University, Xiamen 361021, People’s Republic of China
Yujie Luo
Xiamen Key Laboratory of Optoelectronic Materials and Advanced Manufacturing, Institute of Luminescent Materials and Information Displays, College of Materials Science and Engineering, Huaqiao University, Xiamen 361021, People’s Republic of China
Chengbo Tian
Xiamen Key Laboratory of Optoelectronic Materials and Advanced Manufacturing, Institute of Luminescent Materials and Information Displays, College of Materials Science and Engineering, Huaqiao University, Xiamen 361021, People’s Republic of China
Changcai Cui
MOE Engineering Research Center for Brittle Materials Machining, Institute of Manufacturing Engineering, College of Mechanical Engineering and Automation, Huaqiao University, Xiamen 361021, People’s Republic of China
Liqiang Xie
Xiamen Key Laboratory of Optoelectronic Materials and Advanced Manufacturing, Institute of Luminescent Materials and Information Displays, College of Materials Science and Engineering, Huaqiao University, Xiamen 361021, People’s Republic of China
Xipeng Xu
MOE Engineering Research Center for Brittle Materials Machining, Institute of Manufacturing Engineering, College of Mechanical Engineering and Automation, Huaqiao University, Xiamen 361021, People’s Republic of China
Zhanhua Wei
Xiamen Key Laboratory of Optoelectronic Materials and Advanced Manufacturing, Institute of Luminescent Materials and Information Displays, College of Materials Science and Engineering, Huaqiao University, Xiamen 361021, People’s Republic of China

Corresponding Author: Zhanhua Wei

weizhanhua@hqu.edu.cn

Nano-Micro Letters, Vol. 15 (2023), Article Number: 111

Abstract

Wide-bandgap (WBG) perovskite solar cells suffer from severe non-radiative recombination and exhibit relatively large open-circuit voltage (VOC) deficits, limiting their photovoltaic performance. Here, we address these issues by in-situ forming a well-defined 2D perovskite (PMA)2PbCl4 (phenmethylammonium is referred to as PMA) passivation layer on top of the WBG active layer. The 2D layer with highly pure dimensionality and halide components is realized by intentionally tailoring the side-chain substituent at the aryl ring of the post-treatment reagent. First-principle calculation and single-crystal X-ray diffraction results reveal that weak intermolecular interactions between bulky PMA cations and relatively low cation-halide hydrogen bonding strength are crucial in forming the well-defined 2D phase. The (PMA)2PbCl4 forms improved type-I energy level alignment with the WBG perovskite, reducing the electron recombination at the perovskite/hole-transport-layer interface. Applying this strategy in fabricating semi-transparent WBG perovskite solar cells (indium tin oxide as the back electrode), the VOC deficits can be reduced to 0.49 V, comparable with the reported state-of-the-art WBG perovskite solar cells using metal electrodes. Consequently, we obtain hysteresis-free 18.60%-efficient WBG perovskite solar cells with a high VOC of 1.23 V.


Highlights:


1 Three bulky cation chlorides (PMACl, PEACl and NMACl) are used to modify the perovskite surface and form pure-anion 2D (PMA)2PbCl4, mixed-anion 2D (PEA)2Pb(IxCl4-x), and non-2D NMAI passivation layers, respectively.
2 Intermolecular interactions between the bulky cations and the strength of cation-halide hydrogen bonds are critical to forming the three distinct passivation layers.
3 Semi-transparent wide-bandgap perovskite solar cells (WBG-PSCs) with ITO as the back electrode show hysteresis-free PCE of 18.60% and VOC deficit of 0.49 V.

Keywords

Wide-bandgap perovskite solar cells Transparent back electrodes Defect passivation Bulky cations
Yang, Liu, Yongbin Jin, Zheng Fang, Jinyan Zhang, Ziang Nan, Lingfang Zheng, Huihu Zhuang, Qinghua Zeng, Kaikai Liu, Bingru Deng, Huiping Feng, Yujie Luo, Chengbo Tian, Changcai Cui, Liqiang Xie, Xipeng Xu, and Zhanhua Wei. 2023. “Efficient Semi-Transparent Wide-Bandgap Perovskite Solar Cells Enabled by Pure-Chloride 2D-Perovskite Passivation”. Nano-Micro Letters 15 (April):111. https://doi.org/10.1007/s40820-023-01090-w.
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