20% Efficient Perovskite Solar Cells with 2D Electron Transporting Layer. (6th December 2018)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Zhao, Xiaojuan; Liu, Shuangshuang; Zhang, Haitao; Chang, Sheng‐Yung; Huang, Wenchao; Zhu, Bowen; Shen, Yan; Shen, Cai; Wang, Deyu; Yang, Yang; Wang, Mingkui
• Is Part Of: Advanced functional materials. Volume 29:Number 4(2019)
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• Publication Date: 2018-12-06
• Subjects: defect physics -- exciton -- perovskite solar cell -- stability -- substitution; Materials -- Periodicals; Chemical vapor deposition -- Periodicals; 620.11
• DOI: 10.1002/adfm.201805168
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1616-301X

Abstract

Abstract: Herein, a 2D SnS2 electron transporting layer is reported via self‐assembly stacking deposition for highly efficient planar perovskite solar cells, achieving over 20% power conversion efficiency under AM 1.5 G 100 mW cm −2 light illumination. To the best of the authors' knowledge, this represents the highest efficiency that has so far been reported for perovskite solar cells using a 2D electron transporting layer. The large‐scaled 2D multilayer SnS2 sheet structure triggers a heterogeneous nucleation over the perovskite precursor film. The intermolecular Pb⋅⋅⋅S interactions between perovskite and SnS2 could passivate the interfacial trap states, which suppress charge recombination and thus facilitate electron extraction for balanced charge transport at interfaces between electron transporting layer/perovskite and hole transporting layer/perovskite. This work demonstrates that 2D materials have great potential for high‐performance perovskite solar cells. Abstract : Large‐scaled sheet structured 2D multilayer SnS2 triggers heterogeneous nucleation over the perovskite precursor film, bringing in balanced electron and hole transport at interfaces between electron transporting layers/perovskite and perovskite/hole transporting layer, and suppressing interfacial charge recombination, achieving the highest 20.12% power conversion efficiency that has so far been reported for perovskite solar cells using a 2D electron transporting layer.