Regulating the Film Growth and Reducing the Defects for Efficient CsPbIBr₂ Solar Cells

Inorganic lead halide perovskite CsPbIBr₂ possesses good stability with a suitable band gap for tandem solar cells. Decreasing the defect concentration and improving the film quality is crucial to further increase the power conversion efficiency of CsPbIBr₂ solar cells. Here, the crystallization dynamics of CsPbIBr₂ films is regulated by introducing the volatile organic salt, formamidinium acetate (FAAc) into the precursor solution. It is found that FAAc slows the crystallization process of CsPbIBr₂ films and pinhole-free films with large grains and smooth surfaces are obtained. The defect concentration of the films is decreased and the nonradiative recombination is significantly inhibited. By improving the film quality, the FAAc remarkably enhances the efficiency of CsPbIBr₂ solar cells. The champion device delivers a power conversion efficiency of 9.44% and exhibits higher stability than the reference device. This finding provides an effective strategy for reducing defects, suppressing the recombination, and improving the performance of CsPbIBr₂ solar cells.