4.7 Article

Improved Crystallization and Stability of Mixed-Cation Tin Iodide for Lead-Free Perovskite Solar Cells

Journal

ACS APPLIED ENERGY MATERIALS
Volume 3, Issue 6, Pages 5415-5426

Publisher

AMER CHEMICAL SOC
DOI: 10.1021/acsaem.0c00407

Keywords

lead-free; DPPAI; mixed-cation; perovskite solar cells; crystallinity

Funding

  1. National Foundation for Science and Technology Development of China (973 project) [2015CB932203]
  2. National Key Research and Development Program of China [2017YFB0404501]
  3. National Major Fundamental Research Program of China [91833306]
  4. National Natural Science Foundation of China [61505086, 61705111, 61704091]
  5. Science Fund for Distinguished Young Scholars of Jiangsu Province of China [BK20160039]
  6. Natural Science Foundation of Jiangsu Province [BM2012010, BK20170899]
  7. Priority Academic Program Development of Jiangsu Higher Education Institutions [YX030002]
  8. Synergetic Innovation Center for Organic Electronics and Information Displays
  9. National Postdoctoral Program for Innovative Talents [BX201700122]
  10. Startup Foundation of Nanjing University of Posts and Telecommunications [NY217010, NY217011]
  11. Open Foundation from Jilin University [IOSKL2017KF04, IOSKL2018KF01]
  12. Research Grant Council of Hong Kong (RGC) [14314216]
  13. CUHK Direct Grant [4441636]

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Formamidinium tin iodide (FASnI(3)) perovskite is a promising light harvester for lead-free perovskite solar cells (PSCs). However, the poor quality of the solution-processed FASnI(3) film always leads to an inferior efficiency and poor stability. Herein, we demonstrate a mixed-cation strategy by trace-doping of highly hydrophobic cations to construct high-quality three-dimensional (3D) perovskite films. Tin halide perovskites with FA and 3,3-diphenylpropylammonium (DPPA) hybrid cations were fabricated, and the trace-doping of DPPA cations can greatly enhance the stability of 3D perovskites by suppressing the oxidation of Sn2+ to Sn4+. After optimization of DPPAI/FAI ratios, the DPPA(0.02)FA(0.98)SnI(3) perovskite achieves better film crystallinity and morphology. Our champion device based on DPPA(0.02)FA(0.98)SnI(3) perovskite shows the highest power conversion efficiency of 6.75% with all improved device parameters. Moreover, the corresponding unencapsulated device retains 70% of its initial efficiency after aging over 600 h in N-2 environment. This work provides a feasible approach to fabricate high-quality 3D perovskites for lead-free PSCs applications.

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