journal article·2024-08

Homogenizing the Electron Extraction via Eliminating Low‐Conductive Contacts Enables Efficient Perovskite Solar Cells with Reduced Up‐Scaling Losses

Zhineng Lan, Hao Huang, Yi Lu, Shujie Qu, Min Wang, Shuxian Du, Yingying Yang, Changxu Sun, Qiang Zhang, Yi Suo, Xinxin Wang, Luyao Yan, Peng Cui, Zhiguo Zhao, Meicheng Li

Advanced Functional Materials· Volume 34· Issue 32
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Abstract

Abstract Maintaining the power conversion efficiency (PCE) of perovskite solar cells (PSCs) while enlarging the active area is necessary for their industrialization, where the key part is the uniform carrier extraction. Here, a conformal electron transport layer (ETL) is reported with eliminated low‐conductive contacts through a tailored deposition that combines chemical bath deposition and modified spin‐coating on a light‐managing textured substrate. The KPFM and C‐AFM are utilized to prove the uniform and optimized electrical properties. This study further employs the 2D measurements of PL and TRPL mapping to focus on revealing the enhanced uniformity of electron extraction. The uniform ETL conductivity and electron extraction contribute to a substantial decrease in device up‐scaling losses, making the δPCE ( between 0.08 cm2‐device and 1 cm2‐device decrease from 5.02% to 2.97%, while the perovskite film is deposited using two‐step method. When using one‐step method to deposit perovskite film, PCEs of 25.13% and 23.93% for the active area of 0.08 cm2 and 1 cm2 are achieved, and the δPCE decreases from 7.89% to 4.77%, validating the significant effects on reducing up‐scaling losses. This work provides a new perspective to maintain high efficiency while device up‐scaling, providing more opportunities to push forward the PSCs industrialization.
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OpenAlex topics: Perovskite Materials and Applications · Quantum Dots Synthesis And Properties · Chalcogenide Semiconductor Thin Films

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Affiliations

State Key Laboratory of Alternate Electrical Power System with Renewable Energy Sources North China Electric Power University Beijing 102206 China

Huaneng Clean Energy Research Institute Beijing 100000 China

Funding

Ministry of Science and Technology · National Natural Science Foundation of China · Natural Science Foundation of Beijing Municipality · Beijing Science and Technology Planning Project · Beijing Nova Program · Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities

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