journal article·2023-07Open access

Low‐Dimensional 2‐thiopheneethylammonium Lead Halide Capping Layer Enables Efficient Single‐Junction Methylamine‐Free Wide‐Bandgap and Tandem Perovskite Solar Cells

Hongling Guan, Wenjun Zhang, Jiwei Liang, Chen Wang, Xuzhi Hu, Dexing Pu, Lishuai Huang, Yansong Ge, Hongsheng Cui, Yuanrong Zou, Guojia Fang, Weijun Ke

Advanced Functional Materials· Volume 33· Issue 30

Abstract

Abstract Wide‐bandgap (WBG) perovskite solar cells (PSCs) have garnered significant attention for their potential applications in tandem solar cells. However, their large open‐circuit voltage (VOC) deficit and serious photo‐induced halide segregation remain the main challenges that impede their applications. Herein, a post‐treatment strategy without thermal annealing is presented to form a 2D top layer of 2‐thiopheneethylammonium lead halide (n = 1) on WBG perovskites. This thermal annealing‐free post‐treatment method can more effectively passivate the defects of WBG methylamine (MA)‐free formamidinium/cesium lead iodide/bromide perovskite films and suppress photo‐induced perovskite phase segregation, as compared with the thermal annealing method that yields multi‐2D phases. The resulting opaque and semi‐transparent 1.66 eV‐bandgap perovskite solar cells deliver maximum power conversion efficiencies of 21.47% (a small VOC deficit of 0.43 V) and 19.11%, respectively, both of which are among the highest reports for inverted MA‐free WBG PSCs. Consequently, four‐terminal all‐perovskite tandem cells realize a remarkable efficiency of 26.64%, showing great promise for their applications in efficient multi‐junction tandem solar cells.
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Research context

OpenAlex topics: Perovskite Materials and Applications · Quantum Dots Synthesis And Properties · Conducting polymers and applications

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Affiliations

Key Lab of Artificial Micro‐ and Nano‐Structures of Ministry of Education School of Physics and Technology Wuhan University Wuhan 430072 China

Funding

National Natural Science Foundation of China · Natural Science Foundation of Hubei Province

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