Vertically Oriented 2D Perovskite Layer with = 1 Phase Enables Efficient and Stable Inverted Perovskite Solar Cells.

ACS Appl Mater Interfaces

Frontier Science Center for Flexible Electronics (FSCFE), Institute of Flexible Electronics (IFE), Northwestern Polytechnical University, 127 West Youyi Road, Xi'an 710072, P. R. China.

Published: November 2024

Surface passivation with 2D perovskites has been reported to be important for high-performance perovskite solar cells (PSCs). However, it is challenging to achieve a controlled growth of 2D perovskites, which typically feature random orientation and various n number. In this paper, we fabricate a 2D layer with a highly ordered orientation and pure = 1 phase on top of the perovskite film using the organic spacer molecule 7-fluoro-1,2,3,4-tetrahydroisoquinolinehydrochloride (7-FTH). The formed 2D perovskites feature a highly ordered orientation normal to the substrate and a pure = 1 phase, which efficiently passivates surface defects of the as-prepared perovskite films and improves the energy level alignment between the perovskite film and electron transport layer. Consequently, the modified PSCs achieve a champion power conversion efficiency (PCE) of 24.65% with improved and fill factor. After being stored in an N glovebox for 1200 h and kept in ambient air (room temperature and relative humidity of 50-70%) for 840 h, the modified devices retain 93% and 95% of its initial PCE, respectively.

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