Nature Communications (Jun 2024)
Solvent engineering for scalable fabrication of perovskite/silicon tandem solar cells in air
- Xuntian Zheng,
- Wenchi Kong,
- Jin Wen,
- Jiajia Hong,
- Haowen Luo,
- Rui Xia,
- Zilong Huang,
- Xin Luo,
- Zhou Liu,
- Hongjiang Li,
- Hongfei Sun,
- Yurui Wang,
- Chenshuaiyu Liu,
- Pu Wu,
- Han Gao,
- Manya Li,
- Anh Dinh Bui,
- Yi Mo,
- Xueling Zhang,
- Guangtao Yang,
- Yifeng Chen,
- Zhiqiang Feng,
- Hieu T. Nguyen,
- Renxing Lin,
- Ludong Li,
- Jifan Gao,
- Hairen Tan
Affiliations
- Xuntian Zheng
- National Laboratory of Solid State Microstructures, College of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Frontiers Science Center for Critical Earth Material Cycling, Nanjing University
- Wenchi Kong
- National Laboratory of Solid State Microstructures, College of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Frontiers Science Center for Critical Earth Material Cycling, Nanjing University
- Jin Wen
- National Laboratory of Solid State Microstructures, College of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Frontiers Science Center for Critical Earth Material Cycling, Nanjing University
- Jiajia Hong
- National Laboratory of Solid State Microstructures, College of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Frontiers Science Center for Critical Earth Material Cycling, Nanjing University
- Haowen Luo
- National Laboratory of Solid State Microstructures, College of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Frontiers Science Center for Critical Earth Material Cycling, Nanjing University
- Rui Xia
- State Key Laboratory of PV Science and Technology, Trina Solar
- Zilong Huang
- National Laboratory of Solid State Microstructures, College of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Frontiers Science Center for Critical Earth Material Cycling, Nanjing University
- Xin Luo
- National Laboratory of Solid State Microstructures, College of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Frontiers Science Center for Critical Earth Material Cycling, Nanjing University
- Zhou Liu
- National Laboratory of Solid State Microstructures, College of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Frontiers Science Center for Critical Earth Material Cycling, Nanjing University
- Hongjiang Li
- State Key Laboratory of PV Science and Technology, Trina Solar
- Hongfei Sun
- National Laboratory of Solid State Microstructures, College of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Frontiers Science Center for Critical Earth Material Cycling, Nanjing University
- Yurui Wang
- National Laboratory of Solid State Microstructures, College of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Frontiers Science Center for Critical Earth Material Cycling, Nanjing University
- Chenshuaiyu Liu
- National Laboratory of Solid State Microstructures, College of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Frontiers Science Center for Critical Earth Material Cycling, Nanjing University
- Pu Wu
- National Laboratory of Solid State Microstructures, College of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Frontiers Science Center for Critical Earth Material Cycling, Nanjing University
- Han Gao
- National Laboratory of Solid State Microstructures, College of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Frontiers Science Center for Critical Earth Material Cycling, Nanjing University
- Manya Li
- National Laboratory of Solid State Microstructures, College of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Frontiers Science Center for Critical Earth Material Cycling, Nanjing University
- Anh Dinh Bui
- Research School of Electrical, Energy and Materials Engineering, College of Engineering and Computer Science, The Australian National University
- Yi Mo
- State Key Laboratory of PV Science and Technology, Trina Solar
- Xueling Zhang
- State Key Laboratory of PV Science and Technology, Trina Solar
- Guangtao Yang
- State Key Laboratory of PV Science and Technology, Trina Solar
- Yifeng Chen
- State Key Laboratory of PV Science and Technology, Trina Solar
- Zhiqiang Feng
- State Key Laboratory of PV Science and Technology, Trina Solar
- Hieu T. Nguyen
- Research School of Electrical, Energy and Materials Engineering, College of Engineering and Computer Science, The Australian National University
- Renxing Lin
- National Laboratory of Solid State Microstructures, College of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Frontiers Science Center for Critical Earth Material Cycling, Nanjing University
- Ludong Li
- National Laboratory of Solid State Microstructures, College of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Frontiers Science Center for Critical Earth Material Cycling, Nanjing University
- Jifan Gao
- State Key Laboratory of PV Science and Technology, Trina Solar
- Hairen Tan
- National Laboratory of Solid State Microstructures, College of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Frontiers Science Center for Critical Earth Material Cycling, Nanjing University
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-024-49351-5
- Journal volume & issue
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Vol. 15,
no. 1
pp. 1 – 9
Abstract
Abstract Perovskite/silicon tandem solar cells hold great promise for realizing high power conversion efficiency at low cost. However, achieving scalable fabrication of wide-bandgap perovskite (~1.68 eV) in air, without the protective environment of an inert atmosphere, remains challenging due to moisture-induced degradation of perovskite films. Herein, this study reveals that the extent of moisture interference is significantly influenced by the properties of solvent. We further demonstrate that n-Butanol (nBA), with its low polarity and moderate volatilization rate, not only mitigates the detrimental effects of moisture in air during scalable fabrication but also enhances the uniformity of perovskite films. This approach enables us to achieve an impressive efficiency of 29.4% (certified 28.7%) for double-sided textured perovskite/silicon tandem cells featuring large-size pyramids (2–3 μm) and 26.3% over an aperture area of 16 cm2. This advance provides a route for large-scale production of perovskite/silicon tandem solar cells, marking a significant stride toward their commercial viability.
