Interfacial coordination utilizing chelating ligands for operationally stable perovskite solar modules

Perovskite solar cells (PSCs) feature a higher maximum theoretical efficiency and a lower cost than silicon-based solar cells, while also offering additional advantages of being flexible and transparent. However, the commercialization of PSCs remains a great challenge due to rapidly degraded efficie...

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Published in:Energy & environmental science 2024-12, Vol.17 (24), p.961-961
Main Authors: Tian, Bingkun, Zhang, Peikun, Liu, Tianjun, Chu, Weicun, Long, Yuyang, Xu, Peng, Jiang, Ying, Zhang, Jinping, Tang, Yajing, Sun, Xiangnan, Nie, Riming, Zhao, Xiaoming, Guo, Wanlin, Zhang, Zhuhua
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Bonding strength
Charge efficiency
Charge transfer
Charge transport
Chelation
Chemical bonds
Commercialization
Coordination polymers
Efficiency
Energy charge
Energy conversion efficiency
Energy levels
Ligands
Modules
Perovskites
Photovoltaic cells
Polymers
Solar cells
Stability
Surface defects
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Summary:Perovskite solar cells (PSCs) feature a higher maximum theoretical efficiency and a lower cost than silicon-based solar cells, while also offering additional advantages of being flexible and transparent. However, the commercialization of PSCs remains a great challenge due to rapidly degraded efficiency and stability when scaled up to industrial sizes. Here, we develop an interfacial coordination strategy utilizing chelating ligands to address both the efficiency and stability issues on a large scale. The ligands can form a layer of Pb( ii ) coordination polymers with robust chemical bonds that not only effectively passivate surface defects but also serve as a tightly adhered capping layer for protecting the perovskite surfaces. Then, the as-fabricated solar module with an area of up to 31.6 cm 2 exhibits a projected T 80 lifetime of over 9000 hours under 1-sun illumination at 25 °C. Moreover, the ligands introduce suitable energy levels between the perovskite and electron charge transport layer to facilitate charge transfer across the interface. As a result, we simultaneously achieve a power conversion efficiency of 25.0% for a 0.16 cm 2 single cell, and 22.6% for a 31.6 cm 2 module, comparable to the efficiencies achieved by state-of-the-art solar modules of similar sizes. An interfacial coordination strategy with chelating ligands enhances both efficiency and stability in large-scale solar modules.
ISSN:1754-5692
1754-5706
DOI:10.1039/d4ee02803a