Carrier transport behavior in the perovskite light absorption layer significantly impacts the performance of perovskite solar cells (PSCs). In this work, reduced carrier recombination losses were achieved by the design of a band structure in perovskite materials. An ultrathin (PbI 2 /PbBr 2) n film with a gradient thickness ratio was deposited as the lead halide precursor layer by a thermal evaporation method, and PSCs with a gradient band structure in the perovskite absorption layer were fabricated by a two-step method in ambient atmosphere. For comparison, PSCs with homogeneous perovskite materials of MAPbI 3 and MAPbI x Br 3 − x were fabricated as well. It is found that the gradient type-II band structure greatly reduces the carrier lifetime and enhances the carrier separation efficiency. As a result, the PSCs with a gradient band structure exhibit an average power conversion efficiency of 17.5%, which is 1-2% higher than that of traditional PSCs. This work provides a novel method for developing high-efficiency PSCs.
Highly repeatable fabrication of compact perovskite films is crucial for large-area perovskite cells (PSCs) in commercial applications. In this work, a vapor-assisted method with the combination of spin-coating and thermal evaporation is employed to fabricate the double-layer PbI 2 /PbI x Br (2−x) precursor. It is found that surface morphologies of perovskite films could be tailored through tuning the spin-coating speed (the first precursor layer) and chemical compositions (the second precursor layer). The continuous pinhole-free perovskite films are successfully fabricated by double-layer PbI 2 /PbBr 2 precursors. The open-circuit voltages of all the corresponding cells exceed 1.00 V, showing an average value of 1.02 V. The high mean voltage and small variation reveals high repeatability of this method. This work provides a potential method to achieve large-area and high-efficiency PSCs.
Carrier transport behavior in perovskite light absorption layer significantly impacts the performance of perovskite solar cells (PSCs). In this work, reduced carrier recombination losses were achieved by the design of band structure in perovskite materials. An ultrathin (PbI2/PbBr2)n film with a gradient thickness ratio was deposited as the lead halide precursor layer by thermal evaporation method, and PSCs with a gradient band structure in perovskite absorption layer were fabricated by a two-step method in ambient atmosphere. For comparison, PSCs with homogeneous perovskite materials of MAPbI3 and MAPbIxBr3-x were fabricated as well. It is found that the gradient type-II band structure greatly reduces the carrier lifetime and enhances the carrier separation efficiency. As a result, the PSCs with a gradient band structure exhibit an average power conversion efficiency of 17.5%, which is 1-2% higher than that of traditional PSCs. This work provides a novel method for developing high-efficient PSCs.
Carrier transport behavior in perovskite light absorption layer significantly impacts the performance of perovskite solar cells (PSCs). In this work, reduced carrier recombination losses were achieved by the design of band structure in perovskite materials. An ultrathin (PbI 2 /PbBr 2 ) n film with a gradient thickness ratio was deposited as the lead halide precursor layer by thermal evaporation method, and PSCs with a gradient band structure in perovskite absorption layer were fabricated by a two-step method in ambient atmosphere. For comparison, PSCs with homogeneous perovskite materials of MAPbI 3 and MAPbI x Br 3-x were fabricated as well. It is found that the gradient type-II band structure greatly reduces the carrier lifetime and enhances the carrier separation efficiency. As a result, the PSCs with a gradient band structure exhibit an average power conversion efficiency of 17.5%, which is 1-2% higher than that of traditional PSCs. This work provides a novel method for developing high-efficient PSCs.
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