Room temperature nondestructive encapsulation via self-crosslinked fluorosilicone polymer enables damp heat-stable sustainable perovskite solar cells

• Published in: Nature communications Vol. 14; no. 1; pp. 1342 - 10
• Main Authors: Wang, Tong, Yang, Jiabao, Cao, Qi, Pu, Xingyu, Li, Yuke, Chen, Hui, Zhao, Junsong, Zhang, Yixin, Chen, Xingyuan, Li, Xuanhua
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: London Nature Publishing Group UK 11.03.2023; Nature Publishing Group; Nature Portfolio
• Subjects: 119/118; 140/131; 140/146; 147/135; 147/143; 639/301/299/946; 639/4077/909/4101/4096; Crosslinking; Efficiency; Encapsulation; Energy conversion efficiency; Heat; Heat transfer; Humanities and Social Sciences; Leakage; multidisciplinary; Perovskites; Photovoltaic cells; Photovoltaics; Polymer gels; Polymers; Room temperature; Science; Science (multidisciplinary); Solar cells; Stability; Thermal cycling; Thermal cycling tests; Thermal management; Thermal stability
• ISSN: 2041-1723; 2041-1723
• DOI: 10.1038/s41467-023-36918-x

Encapsulation engineering is an effective strategy to improve the stability of perovskite solar cells. However, current encapsulation materials are not suitable for lead-based devices because of their complex encapsulation processes, poor thermal management, and inefficient lead leakage suppression. In this work, we design a self-crosslinked fluorosilicone polymer gel, achieving nondestructive encapsulation at room temperature. Moreover, the proposed encapsulation strategy effectively promotes heat transfer and mitigates the potential impact of heat accumulation. As a result, the encapsulated devices maintain 98% of the normalized power conversion efficiency after 1000 h in the damp heat test and retain 95% of the normalized efficiency after 220 cycles in the thermal cycling test, satisfying the requirements of the International Electrotechnical Commission 61215 standard. The encapsulated devices also exhibit excellent lead leakage inhibition rates, 99% in the rain test and 98% in the immersion test, owing to excellent glass protection and strong coordination interaction. Our strategy provides a universal and integrated solution for achieving efficient, stable, and sustainable perovskite photovoltaics. Encapsulation engineering is an effective strategy to improve the stability of perovskite solar cells. Here, authors design and synthesize self-crosslinked fluorosilicone polymer gel for nondestructive encapsulation at room temperature, and maintain 98% of efficiency after 1000 h in damp heat test.