Multifunctional Modification of the Buried Interface in Mixed Tin-Lead Perovskite Solar Cells
Xinru Sun
Key Lab for Special Functional Materials of Ministry of Education National & Local Joint Engineering Research Center for High-efficiency Display and Lighting Technology School of Nanoscience and Materials Engineering, and Collaborative Innovation Center of Nano Functional Materials and Applications, Henan University, Kaifeng, 475004 China
Contribution: Writing - original draft (lead), Writing - review & editing (lead)
Search for more papers by this authorHongzhuo Wu
Key Lab for Special Functional Materials of Ministry of Education National & Local Joint Engineering Research Center for High-efficiency Display and Lighting Technology School of Nanoscience and Materials Engineering, and Collaborative Innovation Center of Nano Functional Materials and Applications, Henan University, Kaifeng, 475004 China
Contribution: Data curation (supporting), Methodology (supporting)
Search for more papers by this authorZhihao Li
Key Lab for Special Functional Materials of Ministry of Education National & Local Joint Engineering Research Center for High-efficiency Display and Lighting Technology School of Nanoscience and Materials Engineering, and Collaborative Innovation Center of Nano Functional Materials and Applications, Henan University, Kaifeng, 475004 China
Contribution: Data curation (equal), Formal analysis (equal)
Search for more papers by this authorRui Zhu
Key Lab for Special Functional Materials of Ministry of Education National & Local Joint Engineering Research Center for High-efficiency Display and Lighting Technology School of Nanoscience and Materials Engineering, and Collaborative Innovation Center of Nano Functional Materials and Applications, Henan University, Kaifeng, 475004 China
Contribution: Formal analysis (equal)
Search for more papers by this authorGuixiang Li
Helmholtz-Zentrum Berlin für Materialien und Energie GmbH, Hahn-Meitner-Platz 1, 14109 Berlin, Germany
Contribution: Data curation (equal)
Search for more papers by this authorZhenhuang Su
Shanghai Synchrotron Radiation Facility Shanghai Advanced Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 239 Zhangheng Road, Shanghai, 201204 P. R. China
Contribution: Software (equal)
Search for more papers by this authorJunhan Zhang
Shanghai Synchrotron Radiation Facility Shanghai Advanced Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 239 Zhangheng Road, Shanghai, 201204 P. R. China
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Search for more papers by this authorXingyu Gao
Shanghai Synchrotron Radiation Facility Shanghai Advanced Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 239 Zhangheng Road, Shanghai, 201204 P. R. China
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Search for more papers by this authorJorge Pascual
Polymat, University of the Basque Country UPV/EHU, 20018 Donostia-San Sebastián, Spain
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Search for more papers by this authorAntonio Abate
Helmholtz-Zentrum Berlin für Materialien und Energie GmbH, Hahn-Meitner-Platz 1, 14109 Berlin, Germany
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Meng Li
Key Lab for Special Functional Materials of Ministry of Education National & Local Joint Engineering Research Center for High-efficiency Display and Lighting Technology School of Nanoscience and Materials Engineering, and Collaborative Innovation Center of Nano Functional Materials and Applications, Henan University, Kaifeng, 475004 China
Contribution: Conceptualization (lead), Data curation (lead), Funding acquisition (lead), Writing - review & editing (lead)
Search for more papers by this authorXinru Sun
Key Lab for Special Functional Materials of Ministry of Education National & Local Joint Engineering Research Center for High-efficiency Display and Lighting Technology School of Nanoscience and Materials Engineering, and Collaborative Innovation Center of Nano Functional Materials and Applications, Henan University, Kaifeng, 475004 China
Contribution: Writing - original draft (lead), Writing - review & editing (lead)
Search for more papers by this authorHongzhuo Wu
Key Lab for Special Functional Materials of Ministry of Education National & Local Joint Engineering Research Center for High-efficiency Display and Lighting Technology School of Nanoscience and Materials Engineering, and Collaborative Innovation Center of Nano Functional Materials and Applications, Henan University, Kaifeng, 475004 China
Contribution: Data curation (supporting), Methodology (supporting)
Search for more papers by this authorZhihao Li
Key Lab for Special Functional Materials of Ministry of Education National & Local Joint Engineering Research Center for High-efficiency Display and Lighting Technology School of Nanoscience and Materials Engineering, and Collaborative Innovation Center of Nano Functional Materials and Applications, Henan University, Kaifeng, 475004 China
Contribution: Data curation (equal), Formal analysis (equal)
Search for more papers by this authorRui Zhu
Key Lab for Special Functional Materials of Ministry of Education National & Local Joint Engineering Research Center for High-efficiency Display and Lighting Technology School of Nanoscience and Materials Engineering, and Collaborative Innovation Center of Nano Functional Materials and Applications, Henan University, Kaifeng, 475004 China
Contribution: Formal analysis (equal)
Search for more papers by this authorGuixiang Li
Helmholtz-Zentrum Berlin für Materialien und Energie GmbH, Hahn-Meitner-Platz 1, 14109 Berlin, Germany
Contribution: Data curation (equal)
Search for more papers by this authorZhenhuang Su
Shanghai Synchrotron Radiation Facility Shanghai Advanced Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 239 Zhangheng Road, Shanghai, 201204 P. R. China
Contribution: Software (equal)
Search for more papers by this authorJunhan Zhang
Shanghai Synchrotron Radiation Facility Shanghai Advanced Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 239 Zhangheng Road, Shanghai, 201204 P. R. China
Contribution: Software (equal)
Search for more papers by this authorXingyu Gao
Shanghai Synchrotron Radiation Facility Shanghai Advanced Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 239 Zhangheng Road, Shanghai, 201204 P. R. China
Contribution: Software (equal)
Search for more papers by this authorJorge Pascual
Polymat, University of the Basque Country UPV/EHU, 20018 Donostia-San Sebastián, Spain
Contribution: Data curation (equal), Methodology (equal)
Search for more papers by this authorAntonio Abate
Helmholtz-Zentrum Berlin für Materialien und Energie GmbH, Hahn-Meitner-Platz 1, 14109 Berlin, Germany
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Search for more papers by this authorCorresponding Author
Meng Li
Key Lab for Special Functional Materials of Ministry of Education National & Local Joint Engineering Research Center for High-efficiency Display and Lighting Technology School of Nanoscience and Materials Engineering, and Collaborative Innovation Center of Nano Functional Materials and Applications, Henan University, Kaifeng, 475004 China
Contribution: Conceptualization (lead), Data curation (lead), Funding acquisition (lead), Writing - review & editing (lead)
Search for more papers by this authorGraphical Abstract
Regulating the buried interface is crucial for perovskite crystallization and charge transport. An innovative approach, using hydroxylamine salts for interface modification precisely anchors perovskite ions, promoting controlled crystal growth. This approach significantly enhances the efficiency and long-term stability of Sn−Pb perovskite solar cells, critical for future development of all-perovskite tandems.
Abstract
Mixed tin-lead perovskite solar cells can reach band gaps as low as 1.2 eV, offering high theoretical efficiency and serving as base materials for all-perovskite tandem solar cells. However, instability and high defect densities at the interfaces, particularly the buried surface, have limited performance improvements. In this work, we present the modification of the bottom perovskite interface with multifunctional hydroxylamine salts. These salts can effectively coordinate the different perovskite components, having critical influences in regulating the crystallization process and passivating defects of varying nature. The surface modification reduced traps at the interface and prevented the formation of excessive lead iodide, enhancing the quality of the films. The modified devices presented fill factors reaching 81 % and efficiencies of up to 23.8 %. The unencapsulated modified devices maintained over 95 % of their initial efficiency after 2000 h of shelf storage.
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