Zheng Jihong, Li Fumin, Chen Chong, Du Qing, Jin Mengqi, Li Huilin, Ji Mingxing, Shen Zhitao
Henan Key Laboratory of Photovoltaic Materials, Henan University, Kaifeng 475004, P. R. China.
ACS Appl Mater Interfaces. 2022 Jan 19;14(2):2989-2999. doi: 10.1021/acsami.1c23118. Epub 2022 Jan 4.
2,2',7,7'-Tetrakis(,-di--methoxyphenyl-amine)-9,9'-spirobifluorene (spiro-OMeTAD), the most widely used hole transport material in high-efficiency perovskite solar cells (PSCs), still has serious defects, such as moisture absorption and poor long-term conductivity, which seriously restrict further improvement of the power conversion efficiency (PCE) and stability of the cell. Herein, to overcome these problems, inorganic salt PbSO(PbO) quantum dots (QDs) are incorporated into spiro-OMeTAD as the hole transport layer (HTL) for the first time. The incorporated PbSO(PbO) QDs significantly hinder the agglomeration of lithium bis(trifluoromethanesulfonyl)-imide and improve the long-term conductivity through the oxidative interaction between PbSO(PbO) QDs and spiro-OMeTAD and hydrophobicity of the HTL. Furthermore, the spiro-OMeTAD:PbSO(PbO) composite film can effectively passivate perovskite defects at the perovskite/HTL interface, resulting in suppressed interfacial recombination. As a result, the PSC based on the spiro-OMeTAD:PbSO(PbO) HTL shows an improved PCE of 22.66%, which is much higher than that (18.89%) of the control device. PbSO(PbO) also significantly improves the moisture stability for 50 days at room temperature (at RH ∼ 40-50%) without encapsulation. This work indicates that inorganic PbSO(PbO) QDs are crucial materials that can be employed as an additive in spiro-OMeTAD to enhance the efficiency and stability of PSCs.
2,2',7,7'-四(N,N-二对甲氧基苯基胺)-9,9'-螺二芴(spiro-OMeTAD)是高效钙钛矿太阳能电池(PSC)中使用最广泛的空穴传输材料,但仍存在严重缺陷,如吸湿和长期导电性差等问题,这严重限制了电池功率转换效率(PCE)和稳定性的进一步提高。在此,为克服这些问题,首次将无机盐PbSO(PbO)量子点(QDs)掺入spiro-OMeTAD中作为空穴传输层(HTL)。掺入的PbSO(PbO)量子点显著阻碍双(三氟甲磺酰)亚胺锂的团聚,并通过PbSO(PbO)量子点与spiro-OMeTAD之间的氧化相互作用以及HTL的疏水性提高长期导电性。此外,spiro-OMeTAD:PbSO(PbO)复合膜可有效钝化钙钛矿/HTL界面处的钙钛矿缺陷,从而抑制界面复合。结果,基于spiro-OMeTAD:PbSO(PbO)HTL的PSC的PCE提高到22.66%,远高于对照器件的PCE(18.89%)。PbSO(PbO)还显著提高了在室温(相对湿度约40-50%)下未封装时50天的防潮稳定性。这项工作表明,无机PbSO(PbO)量子点是可作为添加剂用于spiro-OMeTAD以提高PSC效率和稳定性的关键材料。