journal article·2024-12Open access

Multi‐Point Collaborative Passivation of Surface Defects for Efficient and Stable Perovskite Solar Cells

Xiang Qiao, Rui Zhu, Dong Yan, Zhenhuang Su, Zuhong Zhang, Hongzhuo Wu, Yasong Tan, Mengnan Liang, Weiwei Zuo, Junhan Zhang, Guixiang Li, Xingyu Gao, Michael Saliba, Meng Li

Advanced Functional Materials· Volume 34· Issue 51

Abstract

Abstract The inherent defects (lead iodide inversion and iodine vacancy) in perovskites cause non‐radiative recombination and there is also ion migration, decreasing the efficiency and stability of perovskite devices. Eliminating these inherent defects is critical for achieving high‐efficiency perovskite solar cells. Herein, an organic molecule with multiple active sites (4,7‐bromo‐5,6‐fluoro‐2,1,3‐phenylpropyl thiadiazole, M4) is introduced to modify the upper interface of perovskites. When M4 interacts with the perovskite surface, the active bromine (Br) site interacts with lead (Pb) at the surface to repair iodine atomic vacancy defects. The fluorine (F) site of M4 interacts with Pb to correct octahedral crystal lattice distortions and eliminate PbI defects. Additionally, sulfur–iodine (S–I) interactions reduce I–I dimerization and eliminate IPb defects. It is also calculated that the energy level of M4 aligns with the band gap, promoting charge transfer. As a result, the perovskite devices achieve an efficiency of 25.1%, a stabilized power output (SPO) of 25.0%, a voltage of 1.19 V, and a fill factor of 85.2%. The device retains 95% of its initial efficiency after 2000 h of ageing in a nitrogen atmosphere. Thus, multi‐point cooperative passivation of surface defects provides an effective method to improve the efficiency and stability of perovskite solar cells.
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OpenAlex topics: Perovskite Materials and Applications · Conducting polymers and applications · Chalcogenide Semiconductor Thin Films

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Affiliations

Key Lab for Special Functional Materials of Ministry of Education National & Local Joint Engineering Research Center for High‐efficiency Display and Lighting Technology School of Nanoscience and Materials Engineering and Collaborative Innovation Center of Nano Functional Materials and Applications Henan University Kaifeng 475004 P. R. China

School of Physics and Optoelectronic Engineering Foshan University No.18, Jiang wan Road Foshan Guangdong 528000 P.R. China

Shanghai Synchrotron Radiation Facility (SSRF) Shanghai Advanced Research Institute Chinese Academy of Sciences 239 Zhang heng Road Shanghai 201204 P. R. China

Institute for Photovoltaics University of Stuttgart Pfaffenwaldring 47 70569 Stuttgart Germany

Institute of Chemical Sciences and Engineering École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL) Lausanne 1015 Switzerland

Funding

China Postdoctoral Science Foundation · National Natural Science Foundation of China · Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft · European Research Council · Austrian Federal Ministry of Economy, Family and Youth · HORIZON EUROPE European Research Council

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