Tailoring Perovskite Surface Potential and Chelation Advances Efficient Solar Cells

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Modifying perovskite surface using various organic ammonium halide cations has proven to be an effective approach for enhancing the overall performance of perovskite solar cells. Nevertheless, the impact of the structural symmetry of these ammonium halide cations on perovskite interface termination has remained uncertain. Here, this work investigates the influence of symmetry on the performance of the devices, using molecules based on symmetrical bis(2-chloroethyl)ammonium cation (B(CE)A+ ) and asymmetrical 2-chloroethylammonium cation (CEA+ ) as interface layers between the perovskite and hole transport layer. These results reveal that the symmetrical B(CE)A+ cations lead to a more homogeneous surface potential and more comprehensive chelation with uncoordinated Pb2+ compared to the asymmetrical cations, resulting in a more favorable energy band alignment and strengthened defect healing. This strategy, leveraging the spatial geometrical symmetry of the interface cations, promotes hole carrier extraction between functional layers and reduces nonradiative recombination on the perovskite surface. Consequently, perovskite solar cells processed with the symmetrical B(CE)A+ cations achieve a power conversion efficiency (PCE) of 25.60% and retain ≈91% of their initial PCE after 500 h of maximum power point operation. This work highlights the significant benefits of utilizing structurally symmetrical cations in promoting the performance and stability of perovskite solar cells.

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2024

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2024

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - year:2024

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Advanced materials (Deerfield Beach, Fla.) - (2024) vom: 13. März, Seite e2310080

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Shao, Wenlong [VerfasserIn]
Wang, Haibing [VerfasserIn]
Fu, Shiqiang [VerfasserIn]
Ge, Yansong [VerfasserIn]
Guan, Hongling [VerfasserIn]
Wang, Chen [VerfasserIn]
Wang, Cheng [VerfasserIn]
Wang, Ti [VerfasserIn]
Ke, Weijun [VerfasserIn]
Fang, Guojia [VerfasserIn]

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Ammonium cations
Journal Article
Perovskite solar cells
Surface potential and chelation
Symmetry and asymmetry

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Date Revised 18.03.2024

published: Print-Electronic

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10.1002/adma.202310080

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NLM369687213