Preventing lead leakage in perovskite solar cells and modules with a low-cost and stable chemisorption coating

Abstract

Despite the promising commercial prospects of perovskite solar cells, the issue of lead toxicity continues to hinder their future industrial applications. Here, we report a low-cost and rapidly degraded sulfosuccinic acid-modified polyvinyl alcohol (SMP) coating that prevents lead leakage and enhances device stability without compromising device performance. Even under different strict conditions (simulated heavy rain, acid rain, high temperatures, and competing ions), the coatings effectively prevent lead leakage by over 99%. After 75 days of outdoor exposure, the coating still demonstrates similar lead sequestration efficiency (SQE). In addition, it can be applied to different device structures (n–i–p and p–i–n) and modules, with over 99% SQE, making it a general method for preventing lead leakage.