Simultaneous Passivation of Bulk and Interface Defects with Gradient 2D/3D Heterojunction Engineering for Efficient and Stable Perovskite Solar Cells

• DOI: 10.1021/acsami.2c04374
• Publication Date: 2022-04-29T15:12:39Z
• Authors: Baibai Liu; Jie Hu; Dongmei He; Le Bai; Qian Zhou; Wenqi Wang; Cunyun Xu; Qunliang Song; Donghwa Lee; Pengjun Zhao; Feng Hao; Xiaobin Niu; Zhigang Zang; Jiangzhao Chen
• Keywords: 0301 basic medicine; 03 medical and health sciences; Gradient 2D/3D heterojunction engineering; Perovskite solar cells; Efficiency; Simultaneous passivation of bulk and interface defects; Stability; 01 natural sciences; 7. Clean energy; 0104 chemical sciences

Minimizing bulk and interfacial nonradiative recombination losses is key to further improving the photovoltaic performance of perovskite solar cells (PSC) but very challenging. Herein, we report a gradient dimensionality engineering to simultaneously passivate the bulk and interface defects of perovskite films. The 2D/3D heterojunction is skillfully constructed by the diffusion of an amphiphilic spacer cation from the interface to the bulk. The 2D/3D heterojunction engineering strategy has achieved multiple functions, including defect passivation, hole extraction improvement, and moisture stability enhancement. The introduction of tertiary butyl at the spacer cation should be responsible for increased film and device moisture stability. The device with 2D/3D heterojunction engineering delivers a promising efficiency of 22.54% with a high voltage of 1.186 V and high fill factor of 0.841, which benefits from significantly suppressed bulk and interfacial nonradiative recombination losses. Moreover, the modified devices demonstrate excellent light, thermal, and moisture stability over 1000 h. This work paves the way for the commercial application of perovskite photovoltaics.