Suppressed Ion Migration in FA‐Rich Perovskite Photovoltaics through Enhanced Nucleation of Encapsulation Interface

• Published in: Small (Weinheim an der Bergstrasse, Germany) Vol. 20; no. 4; pp. e2305732 - n/a
• Main Authors: Li, Jianlin, Xing, Zhi, Li, Dengxue, Wang, Yajun, Hu, Xiaotian, Hu, Ting, Chen, Yiwang
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Germany Wiley Subscription Services, Inc 01.01.2024
• Subjects: atomic layer deposition; Atomic layer epitaxy; buffer layer; Carrier transport; Controllability; Encapsulation; Energy levels; Homogeneity; Ion migration; Nucleation; perovskite solar cells; Perovskites; Photovoltaic cells; Photovoltaic conversion; Relative humidity; Solar cells; stability; Thickness; Tin; Vinyl acetate; nucleation; atomic layer deposition; perovskite solar cells; stability; buffer layer
• ISSN: 1613-6810; 1613-6829; 1613-6829
• DOI: 10.1002/smll.202305732

With excellent homogeneity, compactness and controllable thickness, atomic layer deposition (ALD) technology is widely used in perovskite solar cells (PSCs). However, residual organic sources and undesired reactions pose serious challenges to device performance as well as stability. Here, ester groups of poly(ethylene‐co‐vinyl acetate) are introduced as a reaction medium to promote the nucleation and complete conversion of tetrakis(dimethylamino)tin(IV) (TDMA‐Sn). Through simulations and experiments, it is verified that ester groups as Lewis bases can coordinate with TDMA‐Sn to facilitate homogeneous deposition of ALD‐SnOx, which acts as self‐encapsulated interface with blocking properties against external moisture as well as internal ion migration. Meanwhile, a comprehensive evaluation of the self‐encapsulated interface reveals that the energy level alignment is optimized to improve the carrier transport. Finally, the self‐encapsulated device obtains a champion photovoltaic conversion efficiency (PCE) of 22.06% and retains 85% of the initial PCE after being stored at 85 °C with relative humidity of 85% for more than 800 h. Ester‐rich poly(ethylene‐co‐vinyl acetate) is introduced into PCBM as the nucleation medium to obtain the dense SnOx layer through atomic layer deposition, which prevents undesired interface reactions and suppresses ion migration. Eventually, the target device achieves a photovoltaic conversion efficiency of 22.06% with superior stability under the damp heat test (85 °C and 85% RH).