Multifunctional Aminoglycoside Antibiotics Modified SnO<sub>2</sub> Enabling High Efficiency and Mechanical Stability Perovskite Solar Cells
Tong Yan, Chenxi Zhang, Shiqi Li, Yukun Wu, Qinjun Sun, Yanxia Cui, Yuying Hao
Abstract
Abstract SnO 2 as an electron transport layer (ETL) has been widely used in regular planar perovskite solar cells (PSCs) owing to its high optical transmittance, less photocatalytic activity, and low‐temperature processing. However, SnO 2 ‐based PSCs still face many challenges which greatly impair their efficiency and stability of PSCs. Herein, a novel and effective multifunctional modification strategy is proposed by incorporating streptomycin sulfate (STRS) molecules with multiple functional groups into SnO 2 ETL. STRS can significantly suppress SnO 2 nanoparticle agglomeration, improve the electronic property of SnO 2 , as well as reduce nonradiative recombination. At the same time, interfacial residual tensile stress is released and the interfacial energy level alignment becomes more matched. As a result, the STRS‐modified PSCs achieve a higher efficiency of 22.89% compared to 20.61% of the control device and exhibit a hysteresis‐free feature. The humidity and thermal stability of PSCs based on STRS‐SnO 2 are significantly improved. Furthermore, the efficiency of flexible devices increased from 19.74% to 20.79%, and the devices still maintain >80% of initial PCE after 4500 bending cycles with a bend radius of 5 mm. This study provides a low‐cost, facile, and efficient strategy for achieving high efficiency and stability in PSCs.