Yang, Y.; Xiong, Q.; Wu, J.; Tu, Y.; Sun, T.; Li, G.; Liu, X.; Wang, X.; Du, Y.; Deng, C.; Tan, L.; Wei, Y.; Lin, Y.; Huang, Y.; Huang, M.; Sun, W.; Fan, L.; Xie, Y.; Lin, J.; Lan, Z.; Stacchinii, V.; Musiienko, A.; Hu, Q.; Gao, P.; Abate, A.; Nazeeruddin, M.K.: Poly(3-hexylthiophene)/perovskite Heterointerface by Spinodal Decomposition Enabling Efficient and Stable Perovskite Solar Cells. Advanced Materials 36 (2024), p. 2310800/1-10
10.1002/adma.202310800
Abstract:
The best research-cell efficiency of perovskite solar cells (PSCs) is comparable with that of mature silicon solar cells (SSCs); However, the industrial development of PSCs lags far behind SSCs. PSC is a multiphase and multicomponent system, whose consequent interfacial energy loss and carrier loss seriously affect the performance and stability of devices. Here, by using spinodal decomposition, a spontaneous solid phase segregation process, in situ introduces a poly(3-hexylthiophene)/perovskite (P3HT/PVK) heterointerface with interpenetrating structure in PSCs. The P3HT/PVK heterointerface tunes the energy alignment, thereby reducing the energy loss at the interface; The P3HT/PVK interpenetrating structure bridges a transport channel, thus decreasing the carrier loss at the interface. The simultaneous mitigation of energy and carrier losses by P3HT/PVK heterointerface enables n-i-p geometry device a power conversion efficiency of 24.53% (certified 23.94%) and excellent stability. These findings demonstrate an ingenious strategy to optimize the performance of PSCs by heterointerface via Spinodal decomposition.