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- Title
Trifluoromethyl‐Group Bearing, Hydrophobic Bulky Cations as Defect Passivators for Highly Efficient, Stable Perovskite Solar Cells.
- Authors
Lee, Hock Beng; Kumar, Neetesh; Devaraj, Vasanthan; Tyagi, Barkha; He, Siwei; Sahani, Rishabh; Ko, Keum-Jin; Oh, Jin-Woo; Kang, Jae-Wook
- Abstract
Solution‐processed perovskite films are rich in surface defects and grain boundaries, which limits their performance and stability in photovoltaic application. Surface passivation using bulky organic cations can effectively reduce the surface defects of a perovskite film without affecting its fundamental properties. Herein, the use of hydrophobic bulky aromatic molecules, namely 4‐trifluoromethyl‐benzylammonium iodide/bromide (CF3BZA‐I/Br), as defect‐passivators to heal the surface defects and grain boundaries of perovskite films is introduced. Owing to the presence of the trifluoromethyl (CF3) moieties, CF3BZA‐I/Br‐passivated perovskite films exhibit a hydrophobic surface with significantly fewer grain boundaries. By suppressing the surface and interfacial imperfections, CF3BZA‐Br‐treated perovskite solar cells achieve an outstanding power conversion efficiency (PCE) of 20.75%. The PCE improvement originates mainly from the reduction of trap states and nonradiative carrier recombination. The ultrathin hydrophobic barrier layer formed after passivation also shields the perovskite film surface from moisture ingress and environmental degradation, leading to improved stability of the devices. By optimizing the passivation conditions, the bulky CF3BZA‐I/Br molecules could be the ideal defect passivators, with versatile applications in a wide variety of perovskite optoelectronics.
- Subjects
PHOTOVOLTAIC power systems; PEROVSKITE; SOLAR cells; SURFACE passivation; HYDROPHOBIC surfaces; SURFACE defects; CRYSTAL grain boundaries
- Publication
Solar RRL, 2021, Vol 5, Issue 12, p1
- ISSN
2367-198X
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1002/solr.202100712