Improving Charge Transport via Intermediate-Controlled Crystal Growth in 2D Perovskite Solar Cells

Gao, Liguo; Zhang, Fei; Xiao, Chuanxiao; Chen, Xihan; Larson, Bryon W.; Berry, Joseph J.; Zhu, Kai

doi:10.1002/adfm.201901652

Title: Improving Charge Transport via Intermediate-Controlled Crystal Growth in 2D Perovskite Solar Cells

Journal Article · Mon Apr 15 00:00:00 EDT 2019 · Advanced Functional Materials

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1002/adfm.201901652· OSTI ID:1510423

Gao, Liguo ^[1]; Zhang, Fei ^[2]; Xiao, Chuanxiao ^[2];

^[2]; Larson, Bryon W. ^[2]; Berry, Joseph J. ^[2];

^[2]

National Renewable Energy Lab. (NREL), Golden, CO (United States); Colorado School of Mines, Golden, CO (United States)
National Renewable Energy Lab. (NREL), Golden, CO (United States)

Abstract Reduced‐dimensional hybrid perovskite semiconductors have recently attracted significant attention due to their promising stability and optoelectronic properties. However, the issue of poor charge transport in 2D perovskites limits its application. Here, studies on intermediate‐controlled crystal growth are reported to improve charge carrier transport in 2D perovskite thin films. It is shown that the coordination strength of solvents with perovskite precursor affects the initial state of intermediate phase formation as well as the subsequent perovskite layer growth. Tuning the solvent composition with a mixture (5:5) of dimethyl formamide (DMF) and dimethyl sulfoxide (DMSO) leads to the growth of highly orientated 2D perovskite films with much‐improved optoelectronic properties (faster transport by ≈50x, longer carrier lifetime by ≈4x, and lower defect density by ≈30x) than the film prepared with pure DMF. Consequently, perovskite solar cells based on DMF/DMSO (5:5) show >80% efficiency improvement than the devices based on pure DMF.

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Research Organization:: Energy Frontier Research Centers (EFRC) (United States). Center for Hybrid Organic-Inorganic Semiconductors for Energy (CHOISE); National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL), Golden, CO (United States)

Sponsoring Organization:: USDOE Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE), Renewable Power Office. Solar Energy Technologies Office

Grant/Contract Number:: AC36-08GO28308; DE‐AC36‐08GO28308

OSTI ID:: 1510423

Alternate ID(s):: OSTI ID: 1507171

Report Number(s):: NREL/JA-5900-73170

Journal Information:: Advanced Functional Materials, Vol. 29, Issue 47; ISSN 1616-301X

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Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

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