Multiple-cation lead mixed-halide perovskites (MLMPs) have been recognized as ideal candidates in perovskite solar cells in terms of high efficiency and stability due to decreased open-circuit voltage loss and suppressed yellow phase formation. However, they still suffer from an unsatisfactory long-term moisture stability. In this study, phosphorus-containing Lewis acid and base molecules are employed to improve device efficiency and stability based on their multifunction including recombination reduction, phase segregation suppression, and moisture resistance. The strong fluorine-containing Lewis acid treatment can achieve a champion PCE of 22.02%. Unencapsulated and encapsulated devices retain 63% and 80% of the initial efficiency after 14 days of aging under 75% and 85% relative humidity, respectively. The better passivation of Lewis acid implies more halide defects than Pb defects at the MLMP surface. This unbalanced defect type results from phase segregation that is the synergistic effect of Cs and halide ion migrations. Identifying defect type based on different passivation effects is beneficial to not only choose suitable passivators to boost the efficiency and slow down the moisture degradation of MLMP solar cells, but also to understand the mechanism of defect-assisted moisture degradation.
Very
recently, two-dimensional (2D) perovskite nanosheets (PNSs),
taking the advantages of perovskite as well as the 2D structure properties,
have received an enormous level of interest throughout the scientific
community. In spite of this incredible success in perovskite nanocrystals
(NCs), self-assembly of many nanostructures in metal halide perovskites
has not yet been realized, and producing highly efficient red-emitting
PNSs remains challenging. In this Letter, we show that by using CsPbBrI2 perovskite nanoparticles (NPs) as a building block, PNSs
can emerge spontaneously under high ambient pressure via template-free
self-assembly without additional complicated operation. It is found
that the formation of PNSs is ascribed to the high pressure that provides
the driving force for the alignment of NPs in solution. Because of
the disappearance of the grain boundaries between the adjacent NPs
and increased crystallinity, these PNSs self-assembled from NPs exhibit
enhanced properties compared to the initial NPs, including higher
PL intensity and remarkable chemical stability toward light and water.
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