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Multiple-Noncovalent-Interaction-Stabilized Layered Dion–Jacobson Perovskite for Efficient Solar Cells

Guangwei Lv, Ling Li, Di Lu, Zhiyuan Xu, Yixin Dong, Qiaohui Li, Zhitao Chang, Wan‐Jian Yin, Yongsheng Liu

2021Nano Letters91 citationsDOI

Abstract

Two-dimensional Dion–Jacobson (DJ) perovskites have shown improved structure stability in comparison with Ruddlesden–Popper (RP) perovskites. However, the mechanism behind the improved stability is still largely unexplored. Here a multifluorinated aromatic spacer, namely, 4F-PhDMA, has been successfully developed for 2D DJ perovskites. It is found that the 2D DJ perovskite with a 4F-PhDMA spacer exhibits a high dissociation energy due to the multiple noncovalent interactions. The optimized 2D DJ device based on the 4F-PhDMA spacer (n = 4) exhibits a champion efficiency of 16.62% with much improved light and thermal stability. This efficiency is much higher than that of the control device using an unfluorinated spacer (n = 4, PCE = 10.11%) and is among the highest efficiencies in aromatic-spacer-based 2D DJ perovskite solar cells (PSCs). Our work highlights the importance of incorporating multiple noncovalent interactions in the 2D DJ perovskite by employing a multifluorinated aromatic spacer to achieve DJ PSCs with both high efficiency and high stability.

Topics & Concepts

Perovskite (structure)Non-covalent interactionsThermal stabilityMaterials scienceTandemNanotechnologyCrystallographyChemical engineeringChemistryMoleculeOrganic chemistryComposite materialEngineeringHydrogen bondPerovskite Materials and ApplicationsConducting polymers and applicationsOrganic Electronics and Photovoltaics