Issue 30, 2023

Reduced open-circuit voltage deficit in wide-bandgap perovskite solar cells enabled by thiazolidine-based interfacial engineering

Abstract

Highly efficient and stable wide-bandgap (WBG, 1.65–1.70 eV) perovskite solar cells (PSCs) are a vital part to fabricate high-performance perovskite-silicon tandem solar cells. Herein, we propose an interfacial engineering strategy to passivate the surface defects of WBG perovskite films by employing 1,3-thiazolidine hydrochloride (ThHCl). The ThHCl treatment improves the carrier lifetime of the WBG perovskite absorber, decreases the defect density, and lowers the dark saturation current density of the device, leading to decreased nonradiative recombination. As a result, compared with the open-circuit voltage (VOC) of 1.08 V for the control device, the device with ThHCl treatment delivers an improved VOC of 1.17 V, corresponding to a VOC deficit of 510 mV. Finally, a champion efficiency of 20.02% is achieved for the ThHCl-treated device with decent stability. The corresponding semitransparent device shows good near-infrared transmittance, beneficial to the construction of perovskite-silicon tandem solar cells. Our results demonstrate that thiazolidine-based interfacial engineering is a promising approach for achieving efficient and stable WBG PSCs.

Graphical abstract: Reduced open-circuit voltage deficit in wide-bandgap perovskite solar cells enabled by thiazolidine-based interfacial engineering

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Article information

Article type
Paper
Submitted
04 May 2023
Accepted
05 Jun 2023
First published
06 Jun 2023

J. Mater. Chem. C, 2023,11, 10259-10265

Reduced open-circuit voltage deficit in wide-bandgap perovskite solar cells enabled by thiazolidine-based interfacial engineering

G. Cui, X. Zhang, Y. Zhu, C. Chen, Z. Gao, J. Wang, G. Xie, H. Huang, B. Zou and D. Zhao, J. Mater. Chem. C, 2023, 11, 10259 DOI: 10.1039/D3TC01566A

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