Volume 6, Issue 7 2200021
Research Article

Dimensional Engineering Enables 1.31 V Open-Circuit Voltage for Efficient and Stable Wide-Bandgap Halide Perovskite Solar Cells

Yue Yu

Yue Yu

Institute of Photovoltaic, Southwest Petroleum University, Chengdu, 610500 China

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Rui Liu

Rui Liu

Institute of Photovoltaic, Southwest Petroleum University, Chengdu, 610500 China

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Chang Liu

Chang Liu

Institute of Photovoltaic, Southwest Petroleum University, Chengdu, 610500 China

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Tian Hou

Tian Hou

Institute of Photovoltaic, Southwest Petroleum University, Chengdu, 610500 China

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Qiaofeng Wu

Qiaofeng Wu

Institute of Photovoltaic, Southwest Petroleum University, Chengdu, 610500 China

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Meng Zhang

Meng Zhang

Institute of Photovoltaic, Southwest Petroleum University, Chengdu, 610500 China

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Hua Yu

Corresponding Author

Hua Yu

Institute of Photovoltaic, Southwest Petroleum University, Chengdu, 610500 China

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First published: 16 March 2022
Citations: 5

Abstract

Wide-bandgap (WBG) perovskite solar cells (PSCs) are important ingredients for tandem solar cells and play a crucial role in next-generation multijunction photovoltaics. Yet, the severe open-circuit voltage loss (Vloss) and stability have not been solved. Herein, a dimensionally graded 2D/3D heterostructure is fabricated by in situ fabricating a 2D FPEA2PbI4 capping layer on the surface of the 3D WBG perovskite film. Through this 2D/3D dimensionally graded design, an enhanced build-in potential promotes the oriented transport of photoinduced carriers and reduces the nonradiative recombination, leading to an ultrahigh open-circuit voltage of 1.31 V with a minimum Vloss of 0.43 V in a 1.74 eV WBG perovskite system and a desirable efficiency of 18.06%. A longer photoluminescence lifetime and decreased trap density indicate the reduced trap-assisted nonradiative recombination. Moreover, such a 2D/3D heterostructure exhibits enhanced stability under moisture and heat. This passivation strategy offers an effective approach to achieving high open-circuit voltage WBG PSCs by facile in situ dimensional engineering, which may pave a general way to step forward in achieving high-performance and stable WBG PSCs.

Conflict of Interest

The authors declare no conflict 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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