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Multifunctional small molecule interface management for efficient planar perovskite solar cells.

Rui Zhou¹, Xin Hu¹, Haijin Li¹

¹School of New Energy and Materials, Southwest Petroleum University, Chengdu 610500, China.

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Interface engineering using Imidazolium Salt (NOI) enhances perovskite solar cells (PSCs). This strategy reduces defects and strain, boosting power conversion efficiency (PCE) and operational stability for high-performance solar devices.

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Area of Science:

Materials Science
Renewable Energy
Nanotechnology

Background:

Perovskite solar cells (PSCs) require optimized electron transport layers (ETLs) and interfaces for high performance.
Interfacial defects, strain, and energy mismatches cause non-radiative recombination, limiting PSC efficiency and stability.
Interface engineering is a key strategy to address these challenges.

Purpose of the Study:

To investigate the use of Imidazolium Salt (NOI: 1N-3-acetic acid-imidazole) for interface engineering in SnO2/perovskite solar cells.
To improve the performance and stability of PSCs by mitigating interfacial issues.
To establish a facile method for enhancing PSC operational excellence.

Main Methods:

Incorporation of Imidazolium Salt (NOI) at the SnO2/perovskite interface.
Characterization of the modified interface to assess strain mitigation and defect passivation.
Fabrication and performance testing of PSC devices with and without NOI treatment.

Main Results:

NOI integration created a synergistic interface between SnO2 ETL and perovskite.
NOI effectively reduced tensile strain and passivated interface defects.
NOI treatment increased power conversion efficiency (PCE) from 21.5% to 23.3%.
Open-circuit voltage (VOC) improved from 1.15 V to 1.18 V.

Conclusions:

Imidazolium Salt (NOI) is an effective agent for interface engineering in PSCs.
This method offers a concise and potent strategy for enhancing PSC performance and stability.
The NOI-based approach contributes to the development of high-performance, hysteresis-free, and resilient PSCs.