journal article·2025-09

Synergistic Efficiency‐Stability Enhancement in Sn–Pb Narrow‐Bandgap Perovskite Solar Cells via Molecular Chain‐Length Engineering

Yibin Lai, Xuehui Xu, Pan Li, Ran Peng, Huiyan Chen, Lurong Yang, Chunyang Yin, Hanbo Zhu, Ziyan Jia, Juan Hui, Buyi Yan, Jizhong Yao, Sai Bai, Xiaojian She, Yang (Michael) Yang

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Abstract

Abstract Tin–lead (Sn–Pb) mixed narrow band gap (NBG) perovskite solar cells (PSCs) hold promise for tandem photovoltaic applications due to their tunable bandgap (≈1.25 eV), but face challenges from rapid crystallization kinetics and operational instability. Conventional ammonium salt passivators improve efficiency but often compromise stability by introducing mobile ions. Herein, alkylammonium halide salts are systematically investigated with varying carbon chain lengths to reconcile this trade‐off. As a result, it is found that the long‐chain oleylammonium iodide (OAmI) achieves unprecedented synergy. It demonstrates superior defect passivation, enhanced crystallographic orientation, and suppressed ion migration. Transient ion current measurements reveal a fourfold reduction in mobile ion density for OAmI‐treated devices. Electrostatic potential calculations and XPS analysis confirm stronger coordination between OAmI and undercoordinated Sn 2+ /Pb 2+ sites, while GIWAXS reveal improved (001)‐oriented crystallization and reduced surface roughness. These synergies yield a champion power conversion efficiency (PCE) of 22.69% for gas‐quenching produced Sn–Pb PSCs and 14.46% for 6 × 6 cm 2 mini‐modules, alongside a T80 lifetime nearly twofold increase compared to the control group.
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Research context

OpenAlex topics: Perovskite Materials and Applications · Chalcogenide Semiconductor Thin Films · Conducting polymers and applications

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Affiliations

State Key Laboratory of Extreme Photonics and Instrumentation College of Optical Science and Engineering Zhejiang University Hangzhou Zhejiang 310027 China

Jiaxing Key Laboratory of Photonic Sensing and Intelligent Imaging, Intelligent Optics and Photonics Research Center Jiaxing Institute of Zhejiang University Jiaxing Zhejiang 314041 China

Institute of Fundamental and Frontier Sciences University of Electronic Science and Technology of China Chengdu 611731 China

Hangzhou Microguanta Semiconductor Co. LTD. Hangzhou 310027 China

Funding

National Natural Science Foundation of China · Key Research and Development Program of Zhejiang Province

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