Grain Boundary Passivation with Dion-Jacobson Phase Perovskites for High-Performance Pb-Sn Mixed Narrow-Bandgap Perovskite Solar Cells

The mixed Pb-Sn perovskites have the ideal bandgap of approximate to 1.2 eV for photovoltaic application. However, the undesirable p-doping introduced by Sn2+ oxidation restrains the device's power conversion efficiency (PCE) and stability. Herein, an additive strategy with p-phenyl dimethylammonium iodide (PhDMADI) is proposed, which has a bulky divalent organic cation and facilitates the formation of Dion-Jacobson phase-based quasi-2D perovskites at the grain boundaries. It is found that this unique 2D/3D bulk heterojunction structure is beneficial to suppress the oxidation of Sn2+ and isolate the moisture and oxygen, resulting in a good stability of the solar cell. Moreover, the quasi-2D perovskites can passivate defects effectively. The trap density of the perovskite film has decreased by one order of magnitude, thus the carrier lifetime is increased more than twice. These enhanced properties enable us to fabricate a device of 20.5% PCE with great stability.

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An additive strategy using p-phenyl dimethylammonium iodide is proposed to enhance the stability and power conversion efficiency of mixed Pb-Sn perovskites, forming a unique 2D/3D bulk heterojunction structure that suppresses oxidation and isolates moisture and oxygen.