Citation: Bo Yang, Pu-An Lin, Tingwei Zhou, Xiaojia Zheng, Bing Cai, Wen-Hua Zhang. Facile surface regulation for highly efficient and thermally stable perovskite solar cells via chlormequat chloride[J]. Chinese Chemical Letters, ;2024, 35(10): 109425. doi: 10.1016/j.cclet.2023.109425 shu

Facile surface regulation for highly efficient and thermally stable perovskite solar cells via chlormequat chloride

Bo Yang ^a ,
Pu-An Lin ^a ,
Tingwei Zhou ^b ,
Xiaojia Zheng ^a ,
Bing Cai ^{a, c, *,} ,
Wen-Hua Zhang ^{c, *,}

a.
Institute of Chemical Materials, China Academy of Engineering Physics, Mianyang 621900, China
b.
School of Physical Science and Technology, Southwest University, Chongqing 400715, China
c.
Yunnan Key Laboratory of Carbon Neutrality and Green Low-carbon Technologies, School of Materials and Energy, Yunnan University, Kunming 650000, China

bingcai@caep.cn

wenhuazhang@ynu.edu.cn

Received Date: 28 July 2023
Revised Date: 18 November 2023
Accepted Date: 19 December 2023
Available Online: 21 December 2023

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Defects at the surface and grain boundaries of the perovskite films are extremely detrimental to both the efficiency and stability of perovskite solar cells (PSCs). Herein, a simple and stable quaternary ammonium halide, named chlormequat chloride (i.e., chlorinated choline chloride, CCC), is introduced to regulate the upper surface chemical environment of perovskite films. The anion (Cl⁻) and cation [ClCH₂CH₂N(CH₃)₃]⁺ in CCC could effectively self-search and passivate positively and negatively charged ionic defects in perovskites, respectively, which contributes to inhibited nonradiative recombination and reduced energy loss in PSCs. As a result, the champion power conversion efficiency (PCE) of PSCs can be significantly enhanced from 22.82% to 24.07%. Moreover, the unencapsulated device with CCC modification retains 92.0% of its original PCE even subject to thermal aging at 85 ℃ for 2496 h. This work provides guidance for the rational design of functional molecules as defect passivators in PSCs, which is beneficial for the improvements in both device performance and stability.
- Perovskite solar cells,
- Quaternary ammonium halide,
- Chlormequat chloride,
- Surface modulation,
- Thermal stability
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