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Connecting Interfacial Mechanical Adhesion, Efficiency, and Operational Stability in High Performance Inverted Perovskite Solar Cells

Zhenghong Dai, Shuai You, Dwaipayan Chakraborty, Shunran Li, Yadong Zhang, Anush Ranka, Stephen Barlow, Joseph J. Berry, Seth R. Marder, Peijun Guo, Yue Qi, Kai Zhu, Nitin P. Padture

ACS Energy Letters· Volume 9· Issue 4
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Abstract

Carbazole-based self-assembled monolayers (SAMs) at the interface between the metal-halide perovskite (MHP) and the transparent conducting oxide (TCO) serve the function of hole-transport layers in p-i-n “inverted” perovskite solar cells (PSCs). Here we show that the use of an iodine-terminated carbazole-based SAM increases the interfacial mechanical adhesion dramatically (2.6-fold) and that this is responsible for substantial improvements in the interfacial morphology, photocarrier transport, and operational stability. While the improved morphology and optoelectronic properties impart high efficiency (up to 25.39%) to the PSCs, the enhanced adhesion suppresses nucleation and propagation of pores/cracks during PSC operation, resulting in the retention of 96% of the initial efficiency after 1000 h of continuous-illumination testing at the maximum power-point. This demonstrates the strong connection between judicious interfacial adhesion toughening and simultaneous enhancement in the efficiency and operational stability of p-i-n PSCs, with broader implications for the reliability and durability of perovskite photovoltaics before they can be commercialized.
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Electronic materials

OpenAlex topics: Perovskite Materials and Applications · Conducting polymers and applications · Organic Electronics and Photovoltaics

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Affiliations

School of Engineering, Brown University, Providence, Rhode Island 02912, United States

Chemistry and Nanoscience Center, National Renewable Energy Laboratory, Golden, Colorado 80401, United States

Department of Chemical and Environmental Engineering, Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut 06520, United States

Energy Sciences Institute, Yale University, West Haven, Connecticut 06516, United States

Renewable and Sustainable Energy Institute, University of Colorado, Boulder, Colorado 80309, United States

Materials Science Center, National Renewable Energy Laboratory, Golden, Colorado 80401, United States

Department of Physics, University of Colorado, Boulder, Colorado 80309, United States

Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, University of Colorado, Boulder, Colorado 80309, United States

Funding

Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy · Office of Naval Research · U.S. Department of Energy · National Science Foundation

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