Stabilizing halide perovskite surfaces for solar cell operation with wide-bandgap lead oxysalts

We show that converting the surfaces of lead halide perovskite to water-insoluble lead (II) oxysalt through reaction with sulfate or phosphate ions can effectively stabilize the perovskite surface and bulk material. These capping lead oxysalt thin layers enhance the water resistance of the perovskite films by forming strong chemical bonds. The wide-bandgap lead oxysalt layers also reduce the defect density on the perovskite surfaces by passivating undercoordinated surface lead centers, which are defect-nucleating sites. Formation of the lead oxysalt layer increases the carrier recombination lifetime and boosts the efficiency of the solar cells to 21.1%. Encapsulated devices stabilized by the lead oxysalt layers maintain 96.8% of their initial efficiency after operation at maximum power point under simulated air mass (AM) 1.5 G irradiation for 1200 hours at 65°C.

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Authors

Shuang Yang; Shangshang Chen; Edoardo Mosconi; Yanjun Fang; Xun Xiao; Congcong Wang; Yu Zhou; Zhenhua Yu; Jingjing Zhao; Yongli Gao; Filippo De Angelis; Jinsong Huang

Published

Aug 1, 2019

Journal or venue

Science

DOI

10.1126/science.aax3294

Paper type

journal article

Source

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