Record‐Efficiency Flexible Perovskite Solar Cells Enabled by Multifunctional Organic Ions Interface Passivation
Lu Yang, Jiangshan Feng, Zhike Liu, Yuwei Duan, Sheng Zhan, Shaomin Yang, Kun He, Yong Li, Yawei Zhou, Ningyi Yuan, Jianning Ding, Shengzhong Liu
Abstract
Abstract Flexible perovskite solar cells (f‐PSCs) have attracted great attention because of their unique advantages in lightweight and portable electronics applications. However, their efficiencies are far inferior to those of their rigid counterparts. Herein, a novel histamine diiodate (HADI) is designed based on theoretical study to modify the SnO 2 /perovskite interface. Systematic experimental results reveal that the HADI serves effectively as a multifunctional agent mainly in three aspects: 1) surface modification to realign the SnO 2 conduction band upward to improve interfacial charge extraction; 2) passivating the buried perovskite surface, and 3) bridging between the SnO 2 and perovskite layers for effective charge transfer. Consequently, the rigid MA‐free PSCs based on the HADI‐SnO 2 electron transport layer (ETL) display not only a high champion power conversion efficiency (PCE) of 24.79% and open‐circuit voltage ( V OC ) of 1.20 V but also outstanding stability as demonstrated by the PSCs preserving 91% of their initial efficiencies after being exposed to ambient atmosphere for 1200 h without any encapsulation. Furthermore, the solution‐processed HADI‐SnO 2 ETL formed at low temperature (100 °C) is utilized in f‐PSCs that achieve a PCE as high as 22.44%, the highest reported PCE for f‐PSCs to date.