Crystals (Sep 2024)

Defect Passivation for Highly Efficient and Stable Sn-Pb Perovskite Solar Cells

  • Tengteng Li,
  • Fupeng Ma,
  • Yafeng Hao,
  • Huijia Wu,
  • Pu Zhu,
  • Ziwei Li,
  • Fengchao Li,
  • Jiangang Yu,
  • Meihong Liu,
  • Cheng Lei,
  • Ting Liang

DOI
https://doi.org/10.3390/cryst14090802
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 14, no. 9
p. 802

Abstract

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Sn-Pb perovskite solar cells, which have the advantages of low toxicity and a simple preparation process, have witnessed rapid development in recent years, with the power conversion efficiency for single-junction solar cells exceeding 23%. Nevertheless, the problems of poor crystalline quality of Sn-Pb perovskite films arising from rapid crystallization rate and facile oxidation of Sn2+ to Sn4+ have become key issues for the further development of Sn-Pb perovskite solar cells. Herein, we report the incorporation of triazinamide (N-(6-methyl-3-oxo-2,5-dihydro-1,2,4-Triazin-4(3H)-YL) acetamide) as an additive to regulate the crystalline growth of Sn-Pb perovskite films, resulting in films with low trap density and large grain size. The triazinamide additive effectively passivated defects in the perovskite films. As a result, the triazinamide-modified perovskite solar cells achieved a higher efficiency of 15.73%, compared with 13.32% for the control device, significantly improving device performance. Notably, the optimal triazinamide-modified perovskite solar cell maintained 72% of its initial power conversion efficiency after being stored in an air environment for nearly 300 h, while only 18% of the power conversion efficiency of the control perovskite solar cell was retained. This study proposes an effective strategy for fabricating highly efficient and stable Sn-Pb perovskite solar cells.

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