Efficient Inverted Perovskite Solar Cells with Low Voltage Loss Achieved by a Pyridine‐Based Dopant‐Free Polymer Semiconductor

Abstract

Currently, the performance improvement for inverted perovskite solar cells (PVSCs) is mainly limited by the high open circuit voltage (VOC) loss caused by detrimental non‐radiative recombination (NRR) processes. Herein, we report a simple and efficient way to simultaneously reduce the NRR processes inside perovskites and at the interface by rationally designing a new pyridine‐based polymer hole‐transporting material (HTM),PPY2, which exhibits suitable energy levels with perovskites, high hole mobility, effective passivation of the uncoordinated Pb2+and iodide defects, as well as the capability of promoting the formation of high‐quality polycrystalline perovskite films. In absence of any dopants, the inverted PVSCs usingPPY2as the HTM deliver an encouraging PCE up to 22.41 % with a smallVOCloss (0.40 V), among the best device performances for inverted PVSCs reported so far. Furthermore,PPY2‐based unencapsulated devices show an excellent long‐term photostability, and over 97 % of its initial PCE can be maintained after one sun constant illumination for 500 h.

Document Details

Document Type
Pub Defense Publication
Publication Date
Feb 18, 2021
Source ID
10.1002/anie.202016085

Entities

People

  • Alex K.‐y. Jen
  • Cheng Zhong
  • Dangyuan Lei
  • Danjun Liu
  • Xianglang Sun
  • Xin Wu
  • Xinyu Yu
  • Zhen Li
  • Zhong'an Li
  • Zonglong Zhu

Organizations

  • Air Force Office of Scientific Research
  • City University of Hong Kong
  • Huazhong University of Science and Technology
  • National Natural Science Foundation of China
  • Wuhan University

Tags

Fields of Study

  • Materials science

Readers

  • Organizational Process Management (OPM).
  • Semiconductor Device Technology
  • Solar Photovoltaics and Thermoelectric Devices.

Technology Areas

  • Microelectronics