Metastable Dion-Jacobson 2D structure enables efficient and stable perovskite solar cells

Zhang, Fei; Park, So Yeon; Yao, Canglang; Lu, Haipeng; Dunfield, Sean P.; Xiao, Chuanxiao; Uličná, Soňa; Zhao, Xiaoming; Du Hill, Linze; Chen, Xihan; Wang, Xiaoming; Mundt, Laura E.; Stone, Kevin H.; Schelhas, Laura T.; Teeter, Glenn; Parkin, Sean; Ratcliff, Erin L.; Loo, Yueh-Lin; Berry, Joseph J.; Beard, Matthew C.; Yan, Yanfa; Larson, Bryon W.; Zhu, Kai

doi:10.1126/science.abj2637

Metastable Dion-Jacobson 2D structure enables efficient and stable perovskite solar cells

Journal Article · Thu Nov 25 00:00:00 EST 2021 · Science

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1126/science.abj2637· OSTI ID:1835536

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National Renewable Energy Lab. (NREL), Golden, CO (United States)
Univ. of Toledo, OH (United States)
National Renewable Energy Lab. (NREL), Golden, CO (United States); Univ. of Colorado, Boulder, CO (United States)
SLAC National Accelerator Lab., Menlo Park, CA (United States)
Princeton Univ., NJ (United States)
Univ. of Arizona, Tucson, AZ (United States)
National Renewable Energy Lab. (NREL), Golden, CO (United States); SLAC National Accelerator Lab., Menlo Park, CA (United States)
Univ. of Kentucky, Lexington, KY (United States)

The performance of three-dimensional (3D) organic-inorganic halide perovskite solar cells (PSCs) can be enhanced through surface treatment with 2D layered perovskites that have efficient charge transport. We maximized hole transport across the layers of a metastable Dion-Jacobson (DJ) 2D perovskite that tuned the orientational arrangements of asymmetric bulky organic molecules. The reduced energy barrier for hole transport increased out-of-plane transport rates by a factor of 4 to 5, and the power conversion efficiency (PCE) for the 2D PSC was 4.9%. With the metastable DJ 2D surface layer, the PCE of three common 3D PSCs was enhanced by approximately 12 to 16% and could reach approximately 24.7%. For a triple-cation–mixed-halide PSC, 90% of the initial PCE was retained after 1000 hours of 1-sun operation at ~40°C in nitrogen.

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Research Organization:: National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL), Golden, CO (United States); SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory (SLAC), Menlo Park, CA (United States)

Sponsoring Organization:: National Science Foundation (NSF); US Department of the Navy, Office of Naval Research (ONR); USDOE Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE), Renewable Power Office. Solar Energy Technologies Office; USDOE Office of Science (SC), Basic Energy Sciences (BES)

Grant/Contract Number:: AC02-05CH11231; AC02-76SF00515; AC36-08GO28308; EE0008790

OSTI ID:: 1835536

Alternate ID(s):: OSTI ID: 1862339

Report Number(s):: NREL/JA-5900-79906; MainId:39124; UUID:f1961fb0-aea7-4054-ae67-4b3dcdd07a71; MainAdminID:63382

Journal Information:: Science, Journal Name: Science Journal Issue: 6576 Vol. 375; ISSN 0036-8075

Publisher:: AAASCopyright Statement

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

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