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Vol. 15 (2023)

Highly Efficient and Stable FAPbI3 Perovskite Solar Cells and Modules Based on Exposure of the (011) Facet

https://doi.org/10.1007/s40820-023-01103-8
Kai Zhang
Beijing Key Laboratory of Novel Thin‑Film Solar Cells, North China Electric Power University, Beijing 102206, People’s Republic of China
Bin Ding
Institut des Sciences et Ingénierie Chimiques, Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL), Lausanne 1015, Switzerland
Chenyue Wang
Shanghai Synchrotron Radiation Facility (SSRF), Shanghai Advanced Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai 201204, People’s Republic of China
Pengju Shi
School of Engineering, Westlake University and Institute of Advanced Technology, Westlake Institute for Advanced Study, Hangzhou 310024, People’s Republic of China
Xianfu Zhang
Beijing Key Laboratory of Novel Thin‑Film Solar Cells, North China Electric Power University, Beijing 102206, People’s Republic of China
Cheng Liu
Beijing Key Laboratory of Novel Thin‑Film Solar Cells, North China Electric Power University, Beijing 102206, People’s Republic of China
Yi Yang
Beijing Key Laboratory of Novel Thin‑Film Solar Cells, North China Electric Power University, Beijing 102206, People’s Republic of China
Xingyu Gao
Shanghai Synchrotron Radiation Facility (SSRF), Shanghai Advanced Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai 201204, People’s Republic of China
Rui Wang
School of Engineering, Westlake University and Institute of Advanced Technology, Westlake Institute for Advanced Study, Hangzhou 310024, People’s Republic of China
Li Tao
Hubei Yangtze Memory Laboratories, Wuhan 430205, People’s Republic of China
Keith G. Brooks
Institut des Sciences et Ingénierie Chimiques, Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL), Lausanne 1015, Switzerland
Songyuan Dai
Beijing Key Laboratory of Novel Thin‑Film Solar Cells, North China Electric Power University, Beijing 102206, People’s Republic of China
Paul J. Dyson
Institut des Sciences et Ingénierie Chimiques, Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL), Lausanne 1015, Switzerland
Mohammad Khaja Nazeeruddin
Institut des Sciences et Ingénierie Chimiques, Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL), Lausanne 1015, Switzerland
Yong Ding
Beijing Key Laboratory of Novel Thin‑Film Solar Cells, North China Electric Power University, Beijing 102206, People’s Republic of China

Corresponding Author: Yong Ding

dingy@ncepu.edu.cn

Nano-Micro Letters, Vol. 15 (2023), Article Number: 138

Abstract

Perovskite crystal facets greatly impact the performance and stability of their corresponding photovoltaic devices. Compared to the (001) facet, the (011) facet yields better photoelectric properties, including higher conductivity and enhanced charge carrier mobility. Thus, achieving (011) facet-exposed films is a promising way to improve device performance. However, the growth of (011) facets is energetically unfavorable in FAPbI3 perovskites due to the influence of methylammonium chloride additive. Here, 1-butyl-4-methylpyridinium chloride ([4MBP]Cl) was used to expose (011) facets. The [4MBP]+ cation selectively decreases the surface energy of the (011) facet enabling the growth of the (011) plane. The [4MBP]+ cation causes the perovskite nuclei to rotate by 45° such that (011) crystal facets stack along the out-of-plane direction. The (011) facet has excellent charge transport properties and can achieve better-matched energy level alignment. In addition, [4MBP]Cl increases the activation energy barrier for ion migration, suppressing decomposition of the perovskite. As a result, a small-size device (0.06 cm2) and a module (29.0 cm2) based on exposure of the (011) facet achieved power conversion efficiencies of 25.24% and 21.12%, respectively.


Highlights:


1 The (011) facet has excellent charge transport properties achieving closer alignment of energy levels.
2 By exploiting the (011) facet a device (0.06 cm2) and a module (29 cm2) achieved power conversion efficiencies of 25.24% and 21.12%, respectively.

Keywords

Renewable energy Perovskite solar cell Perovskite solar module Facet engineering
Zhang, Kai, Bin Ding, Chenyue Wang, Pengju Shi, Xianfu Zhang, Cheng Liu, Yi Yang, Xingyu Gao, Rui Wang, Li Tao, Keith G. Brooks, Songyuan Dai, Paul J. Dyson, Mohammad Khaja Nazeeruddin, and Yong Ding. 2023. “Highly Efficient and Stable FAPbI3 Perovskite Solar Cells and Modules Based on Exposure of the (011) Facet”. Nano-Micro Letters 15 (May):138. https://doi.org/10.1007/s40820-023-01103-8.
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