Journal
ANGEWANDTE CHEMIE-INTERNATIONAL EDITION
Volume 60, Issue 39, Pages 21583-21591Publisher
WILEY-V C H VERLAG GMBH
DOI: 10.1002/anie.202107599
Keywords
lead-free systems; perovskite solar cells; tin fluoride; tin halide perovskites; tin oxidation
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- China Scholarship Council (CSC) [201906150131]
- Research School HyPerCells of Helmholtz-Zentrum Berlin
- University of Potsdam
- Projekt DEAL
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Fluoride plays a key role in preventing the formation of Sn-IV in perovskite solar cells by selectively forming SnF4 complexes. Additionally, fluoride directly influences the colloidal chemistry of precursor dispersions, thereby affecting perovskite crystallization.
Tin is the frontrunner for substituting toxic lead in perovskite solar cells. However, tin suffers the detrimental oxidation of Sn-II to Sn-IV. Most of reported strategies employ SnF2 in the perovskite precursor solution to prevent Sn-IV formation. Nevertheless, the working mechanism of this additive remains debated. To further elucidate it, we investigate the fluoride chemistry in tin halide perovskites by complementary analytical tools. NMR analysis of the precursor solution discloses a strong preferential affinity of fluoride anions for Sn-IV over Sn-II, selectively complexing it as SnF4. Hard X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy on films shows the lower tendency of SnF4 than SnI4 to get included in the perovskite structure, hence preventing the inclusion of Sn-IV in the film. Finally, small-angle X-ray scattering reveals the strong influence of fluoride on the colloidal chemistry of precursor dispersions, directly affecting perovskite crystallization.
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