journal article·2024-05

Pre‐Embedded Multisite Chiral Molecules Realize Bottom‐Up Multilayer Manipulation toward Stable and Efficient Perovskite Solar Cells

Qian Zhou, Baibai Liu, Yu Chen, Danqing Ma, Xiao Han, Dongmei He, Zhengfu Zhang, Hua Yang, Liming Ding, Jing Feng, Jianhong Yi, Cong Chen, Jiangzhao Chen

Advanced Functional Materials· Volume 34· Issue 22
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Abstract

Abstract The defects from functional layers and interface, the agglomeration of SnO2 nanoparticles (NPs), and poor perovskite crystallization are the main barrier to further heightening the power conversion efficiency (PCE) and stability of regular perovskite solar cells. Here, a bottom‐up multilayer manipulation strategy by pre‐embedding multisite racemic DL‐cysteine hydrochloride monohydrate (DLCH) into the SnO2 electron transport layer (ETL) is reported. The positively and negatively charged defects from ETL, perovskite layer and their interface can be passivated through the synergistic effect of the ─SH, ─COOH, ─NH3+, and Cl− groups in DLCH. The synergy of multiple functional groups and multiple chemical bonds enables bottom‐up cross‐layer passivation, which minimizes bulk and interfacial nonradiative recombination losses. Furthermore, the multifunctional DLCH plays a role in inhibiting the agglomeration of SnO2 NPs, managing photons, relieving interfacial tensile stress, and manipulating perovskite crystallization. Benefiting from the above advantages, the DLCH‐incorporating device delivers a PCE of 24.01%, which is much higher than the 21.61% of the control device. Moreover, the DLCH‐modified devices demonstrate inviting thermal and ambient stabilities by maintaining 93% of the initial efficiency after aging at 65 °C for 1800 h and 95% of the original PCE after aging under a relative humidity of 20–25% for 2000 h.
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OpenAlex topics: Perovskite Materials and Applications · Quantum Dots Synthesis And Properties · Conducting polymers and applications

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Affiliations

Key Laboratory of Optoelectronic Technology & Systems (Ministry of Education) College of Optoelectronic Engineering Chongqing University Chongqing 400044 China

Faculty of Materials Science and Engineering Kunming University of Science and Technology Kunming 650093 China

Institute of High Energy Physics Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) Beijing 100049 China

Center for Excellence in Nanoscience (CAS) Key Laboratory of Nanosystem and Hierarchical Fabrication (CAS) National Center for Nanoscience and Technology Beijing 100190 China

State Key Laboratory of Reliability and Intelligence of Electrical Equipment School of Materials Science and Engineering Hebei University of Technology Tianjin 300401 China

Funding

National Natural Science Foundation of China

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