Regulating Lewis Acid‐Base Interactions to Enhance Stability of Tin Oxide for High‐Performance Perovskite Solar Cells

Perovskite solar cells are an attractive technology for renewable energy production. However, stability issues with the electron transport layer (ETL), particularly the colloidal tin oxide (SnO 2 ) solution, can impact cell efficiency. In this study, a novel acidization treatment is introduced to re...

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Published in:Advanced materials interfaces 2023-10, Vol.10 (30), p.n/a
Main Authors: Li, Huishu, Du, Yi, Fang, Song, Chen, Xi, Li, Xiabing, Guo, Yang, Gu, Bangkai, Lu, Hao
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Acetic acid
Acidification
acidification engineering
Acids
Contact angle
Efficiency
Electron transport
electron transport layer
Energy conversion efficiency
Grain boundaries
Lewis acid
Microscopy
Morphology
Nanoparticles
perovskite solar cell
Perovskites
Photoelectricity
Photovoltaic cells
Quantum dots
Solar cells
Spectrum analysis
Stability
Tin dioxide
tin oxide colloidal solution
Tin oxides
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Summary:Perovskite solar cells are an attractive technology for renewable energy production. However, stability issues with the electron transport layer (ETL), particularly the colloidal tin oxide (SnO 2 ) solution, can impact cell efficiency. In this study, a novel acidization treatment is introduced to reactivate long‐time stored SnO 2 solutions, which previously led to low‐efficiency perovskite solar cells. The acidization treatment results in enhanced conductivity of the SnO 2 layer, improved perovskite film quality, and ultimately increased efficiency. These findings show that a 1‐month stored SnO 2 solution treated with acetic acid produces a device with a photoelectric conversion efficiency (PCE) of 20.9%, compared to 13.5% efficiency without treatment. With the addition of PEAI, the champion efficiency of the acetic acid‐treated device is 22.3%. This study provides a simple and effective engineering approach to fabricating high‐performance and stable ETLs for perovskite solar cells.
ISSN:2196-7350
2196-7350
DOI:10.1002/admi.202300328