Mixed Self-Assembled Monolayers for High-Photovoltage Tin Perovskite Solar Cells
Self-assembled monolayers (SAMs) are used as potent hole transport layers (HTLs) in lead-based perovskite solar cells, enabling large quasi-Fermi level splitting for high photovoltage (>1.1 V) with a deficit of <0.5 V. However, tin-based perovskite solar cells (TPSCs) with SAM HTLs suffer from low photovoltage (<0.65 V) with a deficit of >0.7 V. Herein we employ a holistic approach to tackle this significant challenge by designing a mixed SAM, engineering a compatible tin perovskite thin film, and leveraging an efficient electron transport layer. Consequently, high photovoltage of 0.829 V is achieved with an efficiency of 9.4%, which is a record to our knowledge among TPSCs using SAMs as sole HTLs. Finally, while SAMs have been little used in TPSCs thus far, our holistic approach should catalyze their future advancements toward outperformance.
- Research Organization:
- Brookhaven National Laboratory (BNL), Upton, NY (United States)
- Sponsoring Organization:
- National Science Foundation (NSF); USDOE Office of Science (SC), Basic Energy Sciences (BES). Scientific User Facilities (SUF)
- Grant/Contract Number:
- SC0012704
- OSTI ID:
- 2372684
- Report Number(s):
- BNL-225689-2024-JAAM
- Journal Information:
- ACS Energy Letters, Journal Name: ACS Energy Letters Journal Issue: 4 Vol. 9; ISSN 2380-8195
- Publisher:
- American Chemical Society (ACS)Copyright Statement
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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