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Reconfiguration of interfacial energy band structure for high-performance inverted structure perovskite solar cells

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  • Moyao Zhang

    (Soochow University)

  • Qi Chen

    (Chinese Academy of Sciences)

  • Rongming Xue

    (Soochow University)

  • Yu Zhan

    (Soochow University)

  • Cheng Wang

    (Chinese Academy of Sciences)

  • Junqi Lai

    (Chinese Academy of Sciences)

  • Jin Yang

    (Chinese Academy of Sciences)

  • Hongzhen Lin

    (Chinese Academy of Sciences)

  • Jianlin Yao

    (Soochow University)

  • Yaowen Li

    (Soochow University)

  • Liwei Chen

    (Chinese Academy of Sciences
    Shanghai Jiaotong University)

  • Yongfang Li

    (Soochow University
    Chinese Academy of Sciences)

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Charged defects at the surface of the organic–inorganic perovskite active layer are detrimental to solar cells due to exacerbated charge carrier recombination. Here we show that charged surface defects can be benign after passivation and further exploited for reconfiguration of interfacial energy band structure. Based on the electrostatic interaction between oppositely charged ions, Lewis-acid-featured fullerene skeleton after iodide ionization (PCBB-3N-3I) not only efficiently passivates positively charged surface defects but also assembles on top of the perovskite active layer with preferred orientation. Consequently, PCBB-3N-3I with a strong molecular electric dipole forms a dipole interlayer to reconfigure interfacial energy band structure, leading to enhanced built-in potential and charge collection. As a result, inverted structure planar heterojunction perovskite solar cells exhibit the promising power conversion efficiency of 21.1% and robust ambient stability. This work opens up a new window to boost perovskite solar cells via rational exploitation of charged defects beyond passivation.

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  • Moyao Zhang & Qi Chen & Rongming Xue & Yu Zhan & Cheng Wang & Junqi Lai & Jin Yang & Hongzhen Lin & Jianlin Yao & Yaowen Li & Liwei Chen & Yongfang Li, 2019. "Reconfiguration of interfacial energy band structure for high-performance inverted structure perovskite solar cells," Nature Communications, Nature, vol. 10(1), pages 1-9, December.
    • Handle: RePEc:nat:natcom:v:10:y:2019:i:1:d:10.1038_s41467-019-12613-8
    DOI: 10.1038/s41467-019-12613-8
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    1. Naser Fakhri & Mohammad Salay Naderi & Saeid Gholami Farkoush & Sanam SaeidNahaei & Si-Na Park & Sang-Bong Rhee, 2021. "Simulation of Perovskite Solar Cells Optimized by the Inverse Planar Method in SILVACO: 3D Electrical and Optical Models," Energies, MDPI, vol. 14(18), pages 1-17, September.

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