Supramolecular design principles in pseudohalides for high-performance perovskite solar mini modules

Song, Hochan; Kim, Hak-Beom; Cho, Seong Chan; Lee, Jeongjae; Yang, Jonghee; Jeong, Woo Hyeon; Won, Ji Yeon; Jeong, Hong In; Yeop, Jiwoo; Kim, Jin Young; Lawrie, Benjamin J.; Ahmadi, Mahshid; Lee, Bo Ram; Kim, Minjin; Choi, Seung Ju; Kim, Dong Suk; Lee, Minjae; Lee, Sang Uck; Jo, Yimhyun; Choi, Hyosung

doi:10.1016/j.joule.2024.05.019

Title: Supramolecular design principles in pseudohalides for high-performance perovskite solar mini modules

Journal Article · Wed Jun 19 00:00:00 UTC 2024 · Joule

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.joule.2024.05.019 · OSTI ID:2429801

Song, Hochan ^[1]; Kim, Hak-Beom ^[2]; Cho, Seong Chan ^[3]; Lee, Jeongjae ^[4]; Yang, Jonghee ^[5]; Jeong, Woo Hyeon ^[3]; Won, Ji Yeon ^[1]; Jeong, Hong In ^[1]; Yeop, Jiwoo ^[6]; Kim, Jin Young ^[6];

^[7]; Ahmadi, Mahshid ^[8]; Lee, Bo Ram ^[3]; Kim, Minjin ^[9]; Choi, Seung Ju ^[9]; Kim, Dong Suk ^[6]; Lee, Minjae ^[10]; Lee, Sang Uck ^[3]; Jo, Yimhyun ^[9];

^[1]

Hanyang Univ., Seoul (Korea, Republic of)
Korea Institute of Energy Research, Ulsan (Korea, Republic of)
Sungkyunkwan Univ., Suwon (Republic of Korea)
Seoul National Univ. (Korea, Republic of)
Yonsei Univ., Seoul (Korea, Republic of)
Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology (UNIST), Ulsan (Korea, Republic of)
Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States). Center for Nanophase Materials Sciences (CNMS)
Univ. of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN (United States)
Korea Institute of Energy Research, Ulsan (Republic of Korea)
Kunsan National University, Gunsan (Korea, Republic of)

In this work, we reveal the role of non-covalent interactions, which are known to play important roles in supramolecular phenomena, in achieving efficient perovskite surface and grain boundary passivation. By using a series of pseudohalides, we find that trifluoroacetate (TFA^-) provides the strongest binding to iodide vacancies by means of non-covalent hydrogen bonding and dispersion interactions. By exploiting additional non-covalent dispersion and hydrophobic interactions in aromatic 3,3-diphenylpropylammonium (DPA⁺), we present a dual-ion passivation strategy that not only minimizes the non-radiative recombination center and local chemical inhomogeneities but also induces preferentially oriented growth of α-FAPbI₃ lattice. Further, this leads to an outstanding power conversion efficiency (PCE) of 25.63% with an exceptional open-circuit voltage of 1.191 V in a perovskite solar cell with a small area, while perovskite solar mini modules with aperture areas of 25 and 64cm² achieved PCE of 22.47% (quasi-steady-state [QSS]-certified 20.50%) and 20.88%, respectively, with outstanding stability under high-humidity conditions.

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Research Organization:: Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States)

Sponsoring Organization:: USDOE Office of Science (SC), Basic Energy Sciences (BES)

Grant/Contract Number:: AC05-00OR22725

OSTI ID:: 2429801

Journal Information:: Joule, Journal Name: Joule Journal Issue: 8 Vol. 8; ISSN 2542-4351

Publisher:: Elsevier - Cell PressCopyright Statement

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

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