Surface passivation and hole extraction: Bifunctional interfacial engineering toward high-performance all-inorganic CsPbIBr2 perovskite solar cells with efficiency exceeding 12%Show others and affiliations
2022 (English)In: Journal of Energy Challenges and Mechanics, E-ISSN 2056-9386, Vol. 74, p. 387-393Article in journal (Refereed) Published
Abstract [en]
All-inorganic CsPbIBr2 perovskite solar cells (PSCs) have attracted considerable research attention in recent years due to their excellent thermal stability. However, their power conversion efficiencies (PCEs) are relatively low and still far below the theoretical limit. Here, we report the use of an organic dye molecule (namely VG1-C8) as a bifunctional interlayer between perovskite and the hole-transport layer in CsPbIBr2 PSCs. Combined experimental and theoretical calculation results disclose that the mul-tiple Lewis base sites in VG1-C8 can effectively passivate the trap states on the perovskite films. Meanwhile, the p-conjugated dye molecule significantly accelerates the hole extraction from the per-ovskite absorber as evidenced by the photoluminescence analysis. Consequently, the VG1-C8 treatment simultaneously boosts the photovoltage and photocurrent density values from 1.26 V and 10.80 mA cm -2 to 1.31 V and 12.44 mA cm -2, respectively. This leads to a significant enhancement of PCE from 9.20% to 12.10% under one sun irradiation (AM 1.5G). To our knowledge, this is the record efficiency reported so far for CsPbIBr2 PSCs. Thus, the present work demonstrates an effective interfacial passivation strategy for the development of highly efficient PSCs.
Place, publisher, year, edition, pages
Elsevier BV , 2022. Vol. 74, p. 387-393
Keywords [en]
All -inorganic perovskite solar cells, CsPbIBr 2, Defect passivation, Hole extraction, High efficiency
National Category
Physical Chemistry Materials Chemistry Condensed Matter Physics
Identifiers
URN: urn:nbn:se:kth:diva-320247DOI: 10.1016/j.jechem.2022.07.035ISI: 000861065000009Scopus ID: 2-s2.0-85136298828OAI: oai:DiVA.org:kth-320247DiVA, id: diva2:1704668
Note
QC 20221019
2022-10-192022-10-192023-05-25Bibliographically approved