Volume 21, Issue 3 2408516
Research Article

Thiol Groups Reutilization on Chemical Bath Deposited Tin Oxide Surface Achieving Interface Anchoring and Defects Passivation for Enhancing the Performance and Stability of Perovskite Solar Cells

Bin Ma

Bin Ma

Guangxi Key Laboratory of Optical and Electronic Material and Devices, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Guilin University of Technology, 12 Jiangan Road, Guilin, Guangxi, 541004 China

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Disheng Yao

Disheng Yao

Guangxi Key Laboratory of Optical and Electronic Material and Devices, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Guilin University of Technology, 12 Jiangan Road, Guilin, Guangxi, 541004 China

Collaborative Innovation Center for Exploration of Nonferrous Metal Deposits and Efficient Utilization of Resources, Guilin University of Technology, 12 Jiangan Road, Guilin, Guangxi, 541004 China

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Bitao Chen

Bitao Chen

Guangxi Key Laboratory of Optical and Electronic Material and Devices, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Guilin University of Technology, 12 Jiangan Road, Guilin, Guangxi, 541004 China

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Jilin Wang

Jilin Wang

Guangxi Key Laboratory of Optical and Electronic Material and Devices, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Guilin University of Technology, 12 Jiangan Road, Guilin, Guangxi, 541004 China

Collaborative Innovation Center for Exploration of Nonferrous Metal Deposits and Efficient Utilization of Resources, Guilin University of Technology, 12 Jiangan Road, Guilin, Guangxi, 541004 China

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Xueqi Zhang

Xueqi Zhang

Guangxi Key Laboratory of Optical and Electronic Material and Devices, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Guilin University of Technology, 12 Jiangan Road, Guilin, Guangxi, 541004 China

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Nan Tian

Nan Tian

Guangxi Key Laboratory of Optical and Electronic Material and Devices, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Guilin University of Technology, 12 Jiangan Road, Guilin, Guangxi, 541004 China

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Jiale Su

Jiale Su

Guangxi Key Laboratory of Optical and Electronic Material and Devices, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Guilin University of Technology, 12 Jiangan Road, Guilin, Guangxi, 541004 China

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Mingguang Chen

Mingguang Chen

Guangxi Key Laboratory of Optical and Electronic Material and Devices, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Guilin University of Technology, 12 Jiangan Road, Guilin, Guangxi, 541004 China

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Yong Peng

Yong Peng

State Key Lab of Advanced Technology for Materials Synthesis and Processing, Wuhan University of Technology, Wuhan, Hubei, 430070 China

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Guoyuan Zheng

Corresponding Author

Guoyuan Zheng

Guangxi Key Laboratory of Optical and Electronic Material and Devices, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Guilin University of Technology, 12 Jiangan Road, Guilin, Guangxi, 541004 China

Collaborative Innovation Center for Exploration of Nonferrous Metal Deposits and Efficient Utilization of Resources, Guilin University of Technology, 12 Jiangan Road, Guilin, Guangxi, 541004 China

E-mail: [email protected]; [email protected]

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Fei Long

Corresponding Author

Fei Long

Guangxi Key Laboratory of Optical and Electronic Material and Devices, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Guilin University of Technology, 12 Jiangan Road, Guilin, Guangxi, 541004 China

Collaborative Innovation Center for Exploration of Nonferrous Metal Deposits and Efficient Utilization of Resources, Guilin University of Technology, 12 Jiangan Road, Guilin, Guangxi, 541004 China

E-mail: [email protected]; [email protected]

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First published: 25 November 2024
Citations: 4

Abstract

Due to its simple process and adaptability to large-area deposition, chemical bath deposition (CBD) is one of the preparation methods for the SnO2 layer in highly efficient “n-i-p” structured perovskite solar cells (PSCs). However, the residual thioglycolic acid (TGA) on the CBD-SnO2 surface affects the stability of PSCs and the carrier transport at the CBD-SnO2/perovskite interface, hindering the further development of this method. This work demonstrates a method for the reutilization of surface groups to construct molecular bridges. This strategy utilizes the substitution reaction between the residual thiol group on the CBD-SnO2 surface and the iodine group of iodoacetamide (IAM) to form the IAM structure. The IAM structure not only assists the perovskite grain crystallization but also increases the electronic cloud density of the CBD-SnO2 surface. Consequently, the charge mobility of the CBD-SnO2 is enhanced and the energy band alignment at the CBD-SnO2/perovskite interface is optimized. A champion device with the IAM structure achieved a power conversion efficiency (PCE) of 22.41% while it maintained 80% of its original PCE after placing at 65 °C in nitrogen filled atmosphere for over 300 h and in an environment at 25 °C and 50 ± 5% relative humidity for over 1000 h, respectively.

Conflict of Interest

The authors declare no conflicts of interest.

Data Availability Statement

The data that support the findings of this study are available in the supplementary material of this article.

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