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Vol. 16 (2024)

Multifunctional MOF@COF Nanoparticles Mediated Perovskite Films Management Toward Sustainable Perovskite Solar Cells

https://doi.org/10.1007/s40820-024-01390-9
Yayu Dong
MIIT Key Laboratory of Critical Materials Technology for New Energy Conversion and Storage, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin 150001, Heilongjiang, People’s Republic of China
Jian Zhang
MIIT Key Laboratory of Critical Materials Technology for New Energy Conversion and Storage, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin 150001, Heilongjiang, People’s Republic of China
Hongyu Zhang
MIIT Key Laboratory of Critical Materials Technology for New Energy Conversion and Storage, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin 150001, Heilongjiang, People’s Republic of China
Wei Wang
MIIT Key Laboratory of Critical Materials Technology for New Energy Conversion and Storage, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin 150001, Heilongjiang, People’s Republic of China
Boyuan Hu
MIIT Key Laboratory of Critical Materials Technology for New Energy Conversion and Storage, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin 150001, Heilongjiang, People’s Republic of China
Debin Xia
MIIT Key Laboratory of Critical Materials Technology for New Energy Conversion and Storage, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin 150001, Heilongjiang, People’s Republic of China
Kaifeng Lin
MIIT Key Laboratory of Critical Materials Technology for New Energy Conversion and Storage, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin 150001, Heilongjiang, People’s Republic of China
Lin Geng
School of Materials Science and Engineering, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin 150001, Heilongjiang, People’s Republic of China
Yulin Yang
MIIT Key Laboratory of Critical Materials Technology for New Energy Conversion and Storage, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin 150001, Heilongjiang, People’s Republic of China

Corresponding Author: Yulin Yang

ylyang@hit.edu.cn

Nano-Micro Letters, Vol. 16 (2024), Article Number: 171

Abstract

Although covalent organic frameworks (COFs) with high π-conjugation have recently exhibited great prospects in perovskite solar cells (PSCs), their further application in PSCs is still hindered by face-to-face stacking and aggregation issues. Herein, metal–organic framework (MOF-808) is selected as an ideal platform for the in situ homogeneous growth of a COF to construct a core–shell MOF@COF nanoparticle, which could effectively inhibit COF stacking and aggregation. The synergistic intrinsic mechanisms induced by the MOF@COF nanoparticles for reinforcing intrinsic stability and mitigating lead leakage in PSCs have been explored. The complementary utilization of π-conjugated skeletons and nanopores could optimize the crystallization of large-grained perovskite films and eliminate defects. The resulting PSCs achieve an impressive power conversion efficiency of 23.61% with superior open circuit voltage (1.20 V) and maintained approximately 90% of the original power conversion efficiency after 2000 h (30–50% RH and 25–30 °C). Benefiting from the synergistic effects of the in situ chemical fixation and adsorption abilities of the MOF@COF nanoparticles, the amount of lead leakage from unpackaged PSCs soaked in water (< 5 ppm) satisfies the laboratory assessment required for the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act Regulation.


Highlights:
1 Covalent organic frameworks (COFs) were in situ homogeneously growing on the surface of metal–organic framework (MOF-808) by a covalent bond to construct a core–shell MOF@COF nanoparticle.
2 MOF@COF optimized the crystallinity of perovskite to achieve 23.61% efficiency with superior open circuit voltage (1.20 V).
3 MOF-assisted COFs to ‘trap’ leaked lead ions by in situ chemical fixation and adsorption.
4 The amount of lead leakage (<5 ppm) satisfied the laboratory assessment.

Keywords

Perovskite solar cells Covalent organic frameworks Metal–organic frameworks Lead leakage Stability
Dong, Yayu, Jian Zhang, Hongyu Zhang, Wei Wang, Boyuan Hu, Debin Xia, Kaifeng Lin, Lin Geng, and Yulin Yang. 2024. “Multifunctional MOF@COF Nanoparticles Mediated Perovskite Films Management Toward Sustainable Perovskite Solar Cells”. Nano-Micro Letters 16 (April):171. https://doi.org/10.1007/s40820-024-01390-9.
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