Advanced Science (Apr 2022)

Oxalate Pushes Efficiency of CsPb0.7Sn0.3IBr2 Based All‐Inorganic Perovskite Solar Cells to over 14%

  • Weihai Zhang,
  • Heng Liu,
  • Xingnan Qi,
  • Yinye Yu,
  • Yecheng Zhou,
  • Yu Xia,
  • Jieshun Cui,
  • Yueqing Shi,
  • Rui Chen,
  • Hsing‐Lin Wang

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1002/advs.202106054
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 9, no. 11
pp. n/a – n/a

Abstract

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Abstract All‐inorganic CsPbIBr2 perovskite solar cells (PSCs) have recently gained growing attention as a promising template to solve the thermal instability of organic–inorganic PSCs. However, the relatively low device efficiency hinders its further development. Herein, highly efficient and stable CsPb0.7Sn0.3IBr2 compositional perovskite‐based inorganic PSCs are fabricated by introducing appropriate amount of multifunctional zinc oxalate (ZnOX). In addition to offset Pb and Sn vacancies through Zn2+ ions incorporation, the oxalate group can strongly interact with undercoordinated metal ions to regulate film crystallization, delivering perovskite film with low defect density, high crystallinity, and superior electronic properties. Correspondingly, the resulting device delivers a champion efficiency of 14.1%, which presents the highest reported efficiency for bromine‐rich inorganic PSCs thus far. More importantly, chemically reducing oxalate group can effectively suppress the notorious oxidation of Sn2+, leading to significant enhancement on air stability.

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