journal article·2024-02Open access

Poly(3‐hexylthiophene)/perovskite Heterointerface by Spinodal Decomposition Enabling Efficient and Stable Perovskite Solar Cells

Yuqian Yang, Qiu Xiong, Jihuai Wu, Yongguang Tu, Tianxiao Sun, Guixiang Li, Xuping Liu, Xiaobing Wang, Yitian Du, Chunyan Deng, Lina Tan, Yuelin Wei, Yu Lin, Yunfang Huang, Miaoliang Huang, Weihai Sun, Leqing Fan, Yiming Xie, Jianming Lin, Zhang Lan, Valerio Stacchinii, Artem Musiienko, Qin Hu, Peng Gao, Antonio Abate, Mohammad Khaja Nazeeruddin

Advanced Materials· Volume 36· Issue 7

Abstract

Abstract The best research‐cell efficiency of perovskite solar cells (PSCs) is comparable with that of mature silicon solar cells (SSCs); However, the industrial development of PSCs lags far behind SSCs. PSC is a multiphase and multicomponent system, whose consequent interfacial energy loss and carrier loss seriously affect the performance and stability of devices. Here, by using spinodal decomposition, a spontaneous solid phase segregation process, in situ introduces a poly(3‐hexylthiophene)/perovskite (P3HT/PVK) heterointerface with interpenetrating structure in PSCs. The P3HT/PVK heterointerface tunes the energy alignment, thereby reducing the energy loss at the interface; The P3HT/PVK interpenetrating structure bridges a transport channel, thus decreasing the carrier loss at the interface. The simultaneous mitigation of energy and carrier losses by P3HT/PVK heterointerface enables n‐i‐p geometry device a power conversion efficiency of 24.53% (certified 23.94%) and excellent stability. These findings demonstrate an ingenious strategy to optimize the performance of PSCs by heterointerface via Spinodal decomposition.
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OpenAlex topics: Perovskite Materials and Applications · Conducting polymers and applications · Organic Electronics and Photovoltaics

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Affiliations

Engineering Research Center of Environment‐Friendly Functional Materials Ministry of Education Institute of Materials Physical Chemistry Huaqiao University Xiamen Fujian 361021 P. R. China

Helmholtz‐Zentrum Berlin für Materialien und Energie Kekuléstraße 5 D‐12489 Berlin Germany

Xiamen Institute Rare Earth Materials Haixi Institutes Chinese Academy of Science Xiamen 361021 P. R. China

Frontiers Science Center for Flexible Electronics Northwestern Polytechnical University Xi'an Shaanxi 710072 P. R. China

Univ Sci & Technol China Sch Microelect Hefei Anhui 230026 P. R. China

Institute of Chemical Sciences and Engineering École Polytechnique Fedérale de Lausanne Sion Valais CH‐1951 Switzerland

Funding

National Natural Science Foundation of China

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