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

Xin Xu; Kun Cao; Wenjing Zhu; Wenwen Gu; Ben Ma; Minchao Qin; Jie Qian; Yao Lu; Ziwei Liu; Shufen Chen; Xinhui Lu; Wei Huang

doi:10.1021/acsaem.0c00407

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

Xin Xu
, Kun Cao
, Wenjing Zhu
, Wenwen Gu
, Ben Ma
, Minchao Qin
, Jie Qian
, Yao Lu
, Ziwei Liu
, Shufen Chen
, Xinhui Lu
, Wei Huang

Institute of Flexible Electronics

Nanjing University of Posts and Telecommunications
Chinese University of Hong Kong
Northwestern Polytechnical University Xian

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Abstract

Formamidinium tin iodide (FASnI3) perovskite is a promising light harvester for lead-free perovskite solar cells (PSCs). However, the poor quality of the solution-processed FASnI3 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 DPPA0.02FA0.98SnI3 perovskite achieves better film crystallinity and morphology. Our champion device based on DPPA0.02FA0.98SnI3 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 N2 environment. This work provides a feasible approach to fabricate high-quality 3D perovskites for lead-free PSCs applications.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	5415-5426
Number of pages	12
Journal	ACS Applied Energy Materials
Volume	3
Issue number	6
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1021/acsaem.0c00407
State	Published - 22 Jun 2020

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crystallinity
DPPAI
lead-free
mixed-cation
perovskite solar cells

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