Molecule Anchoring Strategy Promotes Vertically Homogeneous Crystallization and Aligned Interfaces for Efficient Pb-Sn Perovskite Solar Cells and Tandem Device.

Xing, Gang; Li, Changbo; Gao, Weiyin; Yang, Jianxiong; Zhao, Xiaojia; Wang, Jinpei; Ran, Xueqin; Chao, Lingfeng et al. · Adv Mater · 2024

basic_science · Level V

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Abstract

Narrow-bandgap (NBG) Pb-Sn perovskites are ideal candidates as rear subcell in all-perovskite tandem solar cells. Because Pb-Sn perovskites contain multiple components, the rational regulation of vertical structure and both interfaces of the film is primarily crucial to achieve high-performing NBG perovskite solar cells (PSCs). Herein, a molecule anchoring strategy is developed to in situ construct Cs<sub>0.1</sub>MA<sub>0.3</sub>FA<sub>0.6</sub>Pb<sub>0.5</sub>Sn<sub>0.5</sub>I<sub>3</sub> perovskite film with vertically aligned crystals and optimized interfaces. Specifically, l-alanine methyl ester is developed as an anchoring additive to induce the vertical crystal growth, while PEA<sub>2</sub>PbI<sub>3</sub>SCN film is introduced to promote the homogeneous crystallization at the buried interface via SCN- anchoring with cations. Further ethylenediamine dihalides (EDA(I/Cl)<sub>2</sub>) post-treatment leads to the gradient energy level alignment on the film surface. Pb-Sn PSCs based on such film show efficient charge transport and extraction, producing a champion power conversion efficiency (PCE) of 22.3% with an impressive fill factor of 82.14%. Notably, combining with semitransparent 1.78 eV wide-bandgap PSCs, the four-terminal all-perovskite tandem device achieves a PCE of 27.1%. This work opens up a new pathway to boost the performance of Pb-Sn PSCs and their tandem devices.