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Gizachew Belay Adugna^1,2,3, Seid Yimer Abate¹, Wen-Ti Wu¹

¹Institute of Chemistry, Academia Sinica, Nankang, Taipei 115, Taiwan.

ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces

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Summary

Solution shearing fabricates large-area perovskite solar cells (PSCs). Fully solution-sheared PSCs achieved 15.89% efficiency, while hybrid methods reached 17.27%, showing potential for scalable PSC production.

Keywords:

fully sheared perovskite solar cells large-area perovskite film perovskite film morphology perovskite solar cell solution shearing

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Area of Science:

Materials Science
Renewable Energy

Background:

Perovskite solar cells (PSCs) offer promising photovoltaic performance.
Scalable fabrication methods are crucial for commercializing PSCs.
Solution-based techniques are attractive for large-area device manufacturing.

Purpose of the Study:

To investigate the efficacy of solution shearing for fabricating large-area PSCs.
To optimize film morphology and thickness using the solution shearing technique.
To compare the performance of fully solution-sheared PSCs with hybrid fabrication approaches.

Main Methods:

Utilized the solution shearing technique to deposit layers for PSCs with a device structure of FTO/c-TiO2/mp-TiO2/CH3NH3PbI3/Spiro-OMeTAD/Ag.
Optimized film morphology and thickness by adjusting shearing parameters for each layer.
Fabricated large-area devices up to 6 × 10 cm².

Main Results:

Fully solution-sheared PSCs achieved a champion power conversion efficiency (PCE) of 15.89%.
PSCs with a solution-sheared perovskite layer and spin-coated other layers reached a PCE of 17.27%.
Demonstrated control over film properties through solution shearing parameter optimization.

Conclusions:

Solution shearing is a viable, rapid, and cost-effective method for large-area PSC fabrication.
The technique shows potential for producing scalable PSC modules.
Hybrid approaches combining solution shearing with other methods can yield high-efficiency devices.