Issue 43, 2022

Ionic and poly(ionic liquid)s as perovskite passivating molecules for improved solar cell performances

Abstract

Perovskite solar cell devices have improved significantly in efficiency and are on the verge of commercialization. However, device stability has not yet been fully met. In this study, we use a K+-doped formamidinium (FA)-based perovskite, which has been shown to be an ideal perovskite for fabricating efficient solar cells with low hysteresis and better stability compared to MA-free perovskite materials. Nevertheless, in order to further progress on the performance and stability of the devices, additives were employed. While in the literature different types of additives have been used, in particular ionic liquids (ILs) and polymers, the novelty of this work lies in the use of poly(ionic liquid)s (PILs) as additives for the absorber layer, which have been used only recently as perovskite passivation agents. PILs were chosen for their high ionic conductivity and their hydrophobic nature in a macromolecular structure. Here, we show a direct comparison between the performances of devices obtained by adding a passivation IL (tBMPy-TFSI) and its polymeric version PIL (PVMPy-TFSI) in the perovskite layer. Preliminary studies show that the addition of both additives improves the solar cell performance and reduces the degradation rate. In particular, while the IL mainly induces higher solar cell performances due to the increase in VOC and FF, the PIL promotes JSC and performance stability under illumination and significantly reduce the JV hysteresis index, to approach 0% under AM1.5G illumination. Thus, both ILs and PILs are valuable passivation molecules for perovskite grain boundaries, promoting charge diffusion and protecting the perovskite layer from external agents that may induce degradation. We believe that PIL additives present attractive prospects for stable perovskite solar cell devices.

Graphical abstract: Ionic and poly(ionic liquid)s as perovskite passivating molecules for improved solar cell performances

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Article information

Article type
Paper
Submitted
22 Jun 2022
Accepted
17 Oct 2022
First published
19 Oct 2022
This article is Open Access
Creative Commons BY-NC license

J. Mater. Chem. C, 2022,10, 16583-16591

Ionic and poly(ionic liquid)s as perovskite passivating molecules for improved solar cell performances

S. Mariotti, D. Mantione, S. Almosni, M. Ivanović, T. Bessho, M. Furue, H. Segawa, G. Hadziioannou, E. Cloutet and T. Toupance, J. Mater. Chem. C, 2022, 10, 16583 DOI: 10.1039/D2TC02633C

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