Organic emitters with near-unity photoluminescence to reinforce buried interface of perovskite solar cells and modules

• Published in: Energy & environmental science Vol. 17; no. 14; pp. 5115 - 5123
• Main Authors: Suo, Zhen-Yang, Xiao, Guo-Bin, Su, Zhenhuang, Dong, Runmin, Mu, Xijiao, Gao, Xingyu, Wu, Yiying, Cao, Jing
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Cambridge Royal Society of Chemistry 16.07.2024; Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC)
• Subjects: Cyano groups; Dipoles; Electron distribution; Emitters; Emitters (electron); Energy loss; Illumination; Interface stability; Iodides; Luminescence; Maximum power; Modules; Performance degradation; Perovskites; Photochemicals; Photoluminescence; Photons; Photovoltaic cells; Solar cells; Substrates; Unity
• ISSN: 1754-5692; 1754-5706
• DOI: 10.1039/d4ee01552e

Stabilizing the embedded perovskite-substrate interface without UV-vis damage remains a longstanding challenge in perovskite solar cells and modules since it leads to energy loss and phase instability under UV-vis illumination. In this work, we developed a buried interface reinforcement strategy utilizing cyano-based organic emitters with near-unity photoluminescence. Due to the dipole homogenization effect, the electron distribution around the cyano group in triphenylamine-based emitter becomes more dispersed, making it better suited to compensate for iodide vacancies and reinforce the PbI 6 octahedral configuration at the buried interface. This emitter with near-unity photoluminescence further suppresses the photochemical degradation during long-term illumination, thereby contributing to better cell performance and stability. Devices with an active area of 0.10 cm 2 obtain a champion efficiency of up to 25.67% (certified 25.09%), while the recorded efficiencies of solar modules reach 23.41% (certified 22.83%) and 21.91% for the aperture areas of 11.44 and 72.00 cm 2 . An unencapsulated device retains 90% of its original performance after 1000 h of continuous 1-sun illumination at maximum power point operating conditions. We developed an embedded perovskite-bottom interface reinforcement strategy employing cyano-based emitters with near-unity photoluminescence efficiency, to enhance the device performance and stability.