Flattening Grain‐Boundary Grooves for Perovskite Solar Cells with High Optomechanical Reliability. Issue 15 (4th March 2023)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Hao, Mingwei; Duan, Tianwei; Ma, Zhiwei; Ju, Ming‐Gang; Bennett, Joseph A.; Liu, Tanghao; Guo, Peijun; Zhou, Yuanyuan
• Is Part Of: Advanced materials. Volume 35:Issue 15(2023)
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• Publication Date: 2023-03-04
• Subjects: grain‐boundary grooves -- interface modification -- microstructural characteristics -- optomechanical reliability -- perovskite solar cells; Materials -- Periodicals; Chemical vapor deposition -- Periodicals; 620.11
• DOI: 10.1002/adma.202211155
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0935-9648

Abstract

Abstract: Optomechanical reliability has emerged as an important criterion for evaluating the performance and commercialization potential of perovskite solar cells (PSCs) due to the mechanical‐property mismatch of metal halide perovskites with other device layer. In this work, grain‐boundary grooves, a rarely discussed film microstructural characteristic, are found to impart significant effects on the optomechanical reliability of perovskite–substrate heterointerfaces and thus PSC performance. By pre‐burying iso‐butylammonium chloride additive in the electron‐transport layer (ETL), GB grooves (GBGs) are flattened and an optomechanically reliable perovskite heterointerface that resists photothermal fatigue is created. The improved mechanical integrity of the ETL–perovskite heterointerfaces also benefits the charge transport and chemical stability by facilitating carrier injection and reducing moisture or solvent trapping, respectively. Accordingly, high‐performance PSCs which exhibit efficiency retentions of 94.8% under 440 h damp heat test (85% RH and 85 °C), and 93.0% under 2000 h continuous light soaking are achieved. Abstract : Grain‐boundary grooves are found to have important effects on the properties of perovskite heterointerfaces and thus the device performance of perovskite solar cells (PSCs). Especially, flattening grain‐boundary grooves elevates the (opto‐)mechanical reliability, contributing to device efficiency and stability enhancement.