Regulating Crystal Orientation via Ligand Anchoring Enables Efficient Wide-Bandgap Perovskite Solar Cells and Tandems.

Guan, Hongling; Zhou, Shun; Fu, Shiqiang; Pu, Dexin; Chen, Xuepeng; Ge, Yansong; Wang, Shuxin; Wang, Chen et al. · Adv Mater · 2024

basic_science · Level V

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Abstract

Wide-bandgap (WBG) perovskite solar cells have attracted considerable interest for their potential applications in tandem solar cells. However, the predominant obstacles impeding their widespread adoption are substantial open-circuit voltage (V<sub>OC</sub> ) deficit and severe photo-induced halide segregation. To tackle these challenges, a crystal orientation regulation strategy by introducing dodecyl-benzene-sulfonic-acid as an additive in perovskite precursors is proposed. This method significantly promotes the desired crystal orientation, passivates defects, and mitigates photo-induced halide phase segregation in perovskite films, leading to substantially reduced nonradiative recombination, minimized V<sub>OC</sub> deficits, and enhanced operational stability of the devices. The resulting 1.66 eV bandgap methylamine-free perovskite solar cells achieve a remarkable power conversion efficiency (PCE) of 22.40% (certified at 21.97%), with the smallest V<sub>OC</sub> deficit recorded at 0.39 V. Furthermore, the fabricated semitransparent WBG devices exhibit a competitive PCE of 20.13%. Consequently, four-terminal tandem cells comprising WBG perovskite top cells and 1.25 eV bandgap perovskite bottom cells showcase an impressive PCE of 28.06% (stabilized 27.92%), demonstrating great potential for efficient multijunction tandem solar cell applications.