Synergistic Interface Modification and Crystal Growth Regulation via a Fluorinated Sulfonate Multifunctional Buried Additive for High‐Efficiency CsPbI<sub>3</sub> Perovskite Solar Cells Exceeding 21%
Yuzhen Lv, Huifang Han, Huijing Liu, Xueqi Zhang, Yao Fu, Kun Lang, Zhen Sun, Xiaofei Zeng, Yihang Wei, Yahan Wu, Zhixue Li, Xu Pan, Xu Jia, Jianxi Yao
Abstract
Abstract All inorganic CsPbI 3 perovskites have attracted significant attention due to their excellent thermal stability and ideal bandgap characteristics. However, interfacial defects at the perovskite/electron transport layer (ETL) interface and uncontrolled crystallization processes of the perovskite remain critical bottlenecks for advancing device performance. Herein, a multifunctional buried interface‐modifying additive, pentafluoroaniline trifluoromethane sulfonate (PFAT), is employed. Analytical results confirm that PFAT can effectively anchor at the TiO 2 /perovskite interface while passivating defects in both layers, thereby suppressing interfacial recombination losses. Furthermore, this modification can reduce the surface energy of the CsPbI 3 crystal plane, promoting perovskite crystallization and yielding films with enhanced crystallinity. To strengthen PFAT‐perovskite interactions, a PFAT‐PbI 2 hybrid solution (PFATLI) is synthesized for interfacial modification. Consequently, the optimized PFATLI‐modified device achieved a power conversion efficiency (PCE) of 21.36%, an open‐circuit voltage ( V OC ) of 1.23 V, and a fill factor (FF) of 83.44%. For the larger‐area devices with an active area of 1 cm 2 , the PCE reached 17.41%, while under the weak illumination conditions, the PCE further increased to 41.27%. After 800 h of storage in an ambient environment with 5% relative humidity (RH) at room temperature (RT), the unencapsulated device retained 87.27% of its initial efficiency.