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Area of Science:

  • Materials Science
  • Renewable Energy
  • Photovoltaics

Background:

  • Wide-bandgap perovskite solar cells exhibit a significant open-circuit voltage (VOC) deficit compared to their narrower bandgap counterparts.
  • This deficit is primarily attributed to VOC-limiting recombination at the electron-transport-layer contact, caused by surface potential inhomogeneity and poor energetic alignment.
  • Existing monoammonium surface treatments are insufficient to resolve these issues.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate and mitigate the open-circuit voltage (VOC) deficit in wide-bandgap perovskite solar cells.
  • To improve the energetic alignment and surface potential uniformity at the perovskite-electron transport layer interface.
  • To enhance the power conversion efficiency (PCE) and operational stability of perovskite solar cells and tandem devices.

Main Methods:

  • Introduction of diammonium molecules, specifically 1,3-propane diammonium, to modify perovskite surface states.
  • Modification of surface states to achieve a more uniform spatial distribution of surface potential.
  • Fabrication and characterization of single-junction perovskite solar cells and monolithic all-perovskite tandem solar cells.

Main Results:

  • Diammonium treatment increased quasi-Fermi-level splitting by 90 meV.
  • Achieved 1.79 eV perovskite solar cells with a certified 1.33 V VOC and over 19% PCE.
  • Developed monolithic all-perovskite tandem solar cells with a record VOC of 2.19 V (89% of detailed balance limit) and over 27% PCE (26.3% certified).
  • Tandem devices retained over 86% of initial PCE after 500 hours of operation.

Conclusions:

  • Diammonium molecules effectively passivate perovskite surface states and improve energetic alignment, significantly reducing the VOC deficit.
  • The developed surface treatment enables high-performance, stable wide-bandgap perovskite solar cells and tandem devices.
  • This advancement represents a key step towards realizing the full potential of perovskite photovoltaics for efficient solar energy conversion.