Stabilized hole-selective layer for high-performance inverted p-i-n perovskite solar cells

Li, Zhen; Sun, Xianglang; Zheng, Xiaopeng; Li, Bo; Gao, Danpeng; Zhang, Shoufeng; Wu, Xin; Li, Shuai; Gong, Jianqiu; Luther, Joseph M.; Li, Zhong’an; Zhu, Zonglong

doi:10.1126/science.ade9637

Stabilized hole-selective layer for high-performance inverted p-i-n perovskite solar cells

Journal Article · Fri Oct 20 00:00:00 EDT 2023 · Science

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1126/science.ade9637· OSTI ID:2205184

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City University of Hong Kong, Kowloon (Hong Kong)
City University of Hong Kong, Kowloon (Hong Kong); Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan (China)
National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL), Golden, CO (United States); University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing (China)
National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL), Golden, CO (United States)
Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan (China)

P-i-n geometry perovskite solar cells (PSCs) offer simplified fabrication, greater amenability to charge extraction layers, and low-temperature processing over n-i-p counterparts. Self-assembled monolayers (SAMs) can enhance the performance of p-i-n PSCs but ultrathin SAMs can be thermally unstable. Here we report a thermally robust hole-selective layer comprised of nickel oxide (NiO_x) nanoparticle film with a surface-anchored (4-(3,11-dimethoxy-7H-dibenzo[c,g]carbazol-7-yl)butyl)phosphonic acid (MeO-4PADBC) SAM that can improve and stabilize the NiO_x/perovskite interface. The energetic alignment and favorable contact and binding between NiO_x/MeO-4PADBC and perovskite reduced the voltage deficit of PSCs with various perovskite compositions and led to strong interface toughening effects under thermal stress. The resulting 1.53–electron-volt devices achieved 25.6% certified power conversion efficiency and maintained >90% of their initial efficiency after continuously operating at 65 degrees Celsius for 1200 hours under 1-sun illumination.

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Research Organization:: National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL), Golden, CO (United States)

Sponsoring Organization:: USDOE Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE); Innovation and Technology Fund; Research Grants Council of Hong Kong; Green Tech Fund; Science Technology and Innovation Committee of Shenzhen Municipality; National Natural Science Foundation of China; Youth Foundation of Hubei Scientific Committee

Grant/Contract Number:: AC36-08GO28308

OSTI ID:: 2205184

Report Number(s):: NREL/JA--5F00-86170; MainId:86943; UUID:78c0c9a7-aff4-4cb4-9fbd-33f9894bd4bd; MainAdminID:71017

Journal Information:: Science, Journal Name: Science Journal Issue: 6668 Vol. 382; ISSN 0036-8075

Publisher:: AAASCopyright Statement

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

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