Recent advances in heterojunction and interfacial engineering of perovskite solar cells(PSCs)have enabled great progress in developing highly efficient and stable devices.Nevertheless,the effect of halide choice on th...Recent advances in heterojunction and interfacial engineering of perovskite solar cells(PSCs)have enabled great progress in developing highly efficient and stable devices.Nevertheless,the effect of halide choice on the formation mechanism,crystallography,and photoelectric properties of the lowdimensional phase still requires further detailed study.In this work,we present key insights into the significance of halide choice when designing passivation strategies comprising large organic spacer salts,clarifying the effect of anions on the formation of quasi-2D/3D heterojunctions.To demonstrate the importance of halide influences,we employ novel neo-pentylammonium halide salts with different halide anions(neoPAX,X=I,Br,or Cl).We find that regardless of halide selection,iodide-based(neoPA)_(2)(FA)_((n-1))PbnI_((3n+1))phases are formed above the perovskite substrate,while the added halide anions diffuse and passivate the perovskite bulk.In addition,we also find the halide choice has an influence on the degree of dimensionality(n).Comparing the three halides,we find that chloride-based salts exhibit superior crystallographic,enhanced carrier transport,and extraction compared to the iodide and bromide analogs.As a result,we report high power conversion efficiency in quasi-2D/3D PSCs,which are optimal when using chloride salts,reaching up to 23.35%,and improving long-term stability.展开更多
Optimizing the components and morphology within the photoactive layer of organic solar cells(OSCs)can significantly enhance their power conversion efficiency(PCE).A new A-D-A type non-fullerene acceptor IDMIC-4F is de...Optimizing the components and morphology within the photoactive layer of organic solar cells(OSCs)can significantly enhance their power conversion efficiency(PCE).A new A-D-A type non-fullerene acceptor IDMIC-4F is designed and synthesized in this work,and is employed as the third component to prepare high performance ternary solar cells.IDMIC-4F can form fibrils after solution casting,and the presence of this fibrillar structure in the PBDB-T-2F:BTP-4F host confines the growth of donors and acceptors into fine domains,as well as acting as transport channels to enhance electron mobility.Single junction ternary devices incorporating 10 wt%IDMIC-4F exhibit enhanced light absorption and balanced carrier mobility,and achieve a maximum PCE of 16.6%compared to 15.7%for the binary device,which is a remarkable efficiency for OSCs reported in literature.This non-fullerene acceptor fibril network strategy is a promising method to improve the photovoltaic performance of ternary OSCs.展开更多
基金X.L.and T.W.are contributed equally to this work.W.Z.acknowledges the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council(EPSRC)New Investigator Award(2018EP/R043272/1)+8 种基金Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions Individual Fellowships(839136)H.L.acknowledges the Newton Advanced Fellowship(192097)X.L.acknowledges the financial support from Zhengzhou University ScholarshipT.W thanks the University of Surrey Doctoral College for financial supportS.J.S.gratefully acknowledges the support of EPSRC(UK)under grant number EP/N021037/1L.D.thanks the China Scholarship Council and the Cambridge Trusts for fundingR.C.K.and J.A.S.thank the company Xenocs for their ongoing support through the X-ray scattering user program at the University of Sheffield and the EPSRC for funding the purchase of this instrumentZ.W.,Y.S.,and G.S.thank the financial support from Zhengzhou Materials Genome InstituteS.D.S.and K.J.acknowledge the Royal Society for funding。
文摘Recent advances in heterojunction and interfacial engineering of perovskite solar cells(PSCs)have enabled great progress in developing highly efficient and stable devices.Nevertheless,the effect of halide choice on the formation mechanism,crystallography,and photoelectric properties of the lowdimensional phase still requires further detailed study.In this work,we present key insights into the significance of halide choice when designing passivation strategies comprising large organic spacer salts,clarifying the effect of anions on the formation of quasi-2D/3D heterojunctions.To demonstrate the importance of halide influences,we employ novel neo-pentylammonium halide salts with different halide anions(neoPAX,X=I,Br,or Cl).We find that regardless of halide selection,iodide-based(neoPA)_(2)(FA)_((n-1))PbnI_((3n+1))phases are formed above the perovskite substrate,while the added halide anions diffuse and passivate the perovskite bulk.In addition,we also find the halide choice has an influence on the degree of dimensionality(n).Comparing the three halides,we find that chloride-based salts exhibit superior crystallographic,enhanced carrier transport,and extraction compared to the iodide and bromide analogs.As a result,we report high power conversion efficiency in quasi-2D/3D PSCs,which are optimal when using chloride salts,reaching up to 23.35%,and improving long-term stability.
基金supported by the Natural Science Foundation of Hubei Province of China(2018CFA055)the National Natural Science Foundation of China(21774097)the 111 project(B18038)。
文摘Optimizing the components and morphology within the photoactive layer of organic solar cells(OSCs)can significantly enhance their power conversion efficiency(PCE).A new A-D-A type non-fullerene acceptor IDMIC-4F is designed and synthesized in this work,and is employed as the third component to prepare high performance ternary solar cells.IDMIC-4F can form fibrils after solution casting,and the presence of this fibrillar structure in the PBDB-T-2F:BTP-4F host confines the growth of donors and acceptors into fine domains,as well as acting as transport channels to enhance electron mobility.Single junction ternary devices incorporating 10 wt%IDMIC-4F exhibit enhanced light absorption and balanced carrier mobility,and achieve a maximum PCE of 16.6%compared to 15.7%for the binary device,which is a remarkable efficiency for OSCs reported in literature.This non-fullerene acceptor fibril network strategy is a promising method to improve the photovoltaic performance of ternary OSCs.
