Chiral-structured heterointerfaces enable durable perovskite solar cells

Duan, Tianwei; You, Shuai; Chen, Min; Yu, Wenjian; Li, Yanyan; Guo, Peijun; Berry, Joseph J.; Luther, Joseph M.; Zhu, Kai; Zhou, Yuanyuan

doi:10.1126/science.ado5172

Chiral-structured heterointerfaces enable durable perovskite solar cells

Journal Article · Thu May 23 00:00:00 EDT 2024 · Science

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1126/science.ado5172· OSTI ID:2394634

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Hong Kong Baptist Univ. (China)
National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL), Golden, CO (United States)
Yale Univ., New Haven, CT (United States)
National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL), Golden, CO (United States); Univ. of Colorado, Boulder, CO (United States)
Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST) (Hong Kong)

Mechanical failure and chemical degradation of device heterointerfaces can strongly influence the long-term stability of perovskite solar cells (PSCs) under thermal cycling and damp heat conditions. Here, we report chirality-mediated interfaces based on R-/S-methylbenzyl-ammonium between the perovskite absorber and electron-transport layer to create an elastic yet strong heterointerface with increased mechanical reliability. This interface harnesses enantiomer-controlled entropy to enhance tolerance to thermal cycling–induced fatigue and material degradation, and a heterochiral arrangement of organic cations leads to closer packing of benzene rings, which enhances chemical stability and charge transfer. The encapsulated PSCs showed retentions of 92% of power-conversion efficiency under a thermal cycling test (-40°C to 85°C; 200 cycles over 1200 hours) and 92% under a damp heat test (85% relative humidity; 85°C; 600 hours).

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

Sponsoring Organization:: National Science Foundation (NSF); 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:: AC36-08GO28308

OSTI ID:: 2394634

Report Number(s):: NREL/JA--5900-90016; MainId:91794; UUID:bad6beab-b22b-4422-90fe-41a61d140f18; MainAdminId:72980

Journal Information:: Science, Journal Name: Science Journal Issue: 6698 Vol. 384; ISSN 0036-8075

Publisher:: AAASCopyright Statement

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

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