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Tryptamine Terminated Low-Dimensional Interfaces Enabled High Performance Perovskite/Silicon Tandem Solar Cells.

Hao Liang¹, Wenjing Wang^1,2, Xianyuan Jiang¹

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A novel tryptamine molecule enhances perovskite solar cells by improving surface passivation and carrier transport. This leads to higher efficiency and stability in both single-junction and tandem perovskite/silicon devices.

Keywords:

interface low‐dimensional structure perovskite/silicon tandem solar cells

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Area of Science:

Materials Science
Photovoltaics
Chemical Engineering

Background:

High-quality interfaces are crucial for efficient solar cell performance.
Low-dimensional perovskite structures offer effective surface passivation and stability.
Terminal molecules can hinder charge transport if energy levels are misaligned.

Purpose of the Study:

To explore tryptamine as a terminal molecule for low-dimensional structures in perovskite solar cells.
To simultaneously achieve excellent surface passivation and interfacial carrier transport.
To enhance the performance and stability of perovskite solar cells and perovskite/silicon tandem cells.

Main Methods:

Synthesized a low-dimensional structure using a tryptamine terminal molecule.
Investigated the electronic properties and energy level alignment at the interface.
Fabricated and characterized single-junction and tandem perovskite solar cells.

Main Results:

The tryptamine molecule's HOMO level aligned well with the perovskite, enhancing orbital coupling.
Achieved a 23.53% efficiency and 1.266 V open-circuit voltage (V_OC) for single-junction cells.
Demonstrated a 33.22% efficiency and 1.987 V V_OC for perovskite/silicon tandem cells.
Observed suppressed halide phase segregation and enhanced operational stability.

Conclusions:

Tryptamine-based low-dimensional structures effectively passivate perovskite surfaces and facilitate carrier transport.
This approach significantly boosts the performance of perovskite solar cells and tandem devices.
The strategy offers a promising pathway for developing stable and highly efficient perovskite solar technologies.