Avoiding Structural Collapse to Reduce Lead Leakage in Perovskite Photovoltaics

Xueyuan Wei, Mengqi Xiao, Boyu Wang, Chenyue Wang, Yuekang Li, Jing Dou, Zhenhua Cui, Jie Dou, Hailiang Wang, Sai Ma, Cheng Zhu, Guizhou Yuan, Ning Yang, Tinglu Song, Huanping Zhou, Haining Chen, Yang Bai*, Qi Chen*

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Abstract

Perovskite solar cells (PSCs) have become a promising candidate for the next-generation photovoltaic technologies. As an essential element for high-efficiency PSCs however, the heavy metal Pb is soluble in water, causing a serious threat to the environment and human health. Due to the weak ionic bonding in three-dimensional (3D) perovskites, drastic structure decomposition occurs when immersing the perovskite film in water, which accelerates the Pb leakage. By introducing the chemically stable Dion-Jacobson (DJ) 2D perovskite at the 3D perovskite surface, the film dissolution is significantly slowed down, which retards lead leakage. As a result, the Pb contamination is dramatically reduced under various extreme conditions. In addition, the PSCs device deliver a power conversion efficiency (PCE) of 23.6 % and retain over 95 % of their initial PCE after the maximum power point tracking for over 1100 h.

Original languageEnglish
Article numbere202204314
JournalAngewandte Chemie - International Edition
Volume61
Issue number27
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 4 Jul 2022

Keywords

  • Dissolution Behaviour
  • Long-Term Stability
  • Pb Leakage
  • Perovskite Solar Cells
  • Structural Collapse

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Wei, X., Xiao, M., Wang, B., Wang, C., Li, Y., Dou, J., Cui, Z., Dou, J., Wang, H., Ma, S., Zhu, C., Yuan, G., Yang, N., Song, T., Zhou, H., Chen, H., Bai, Y., & Chen, Q. (2022). Avoiding Structural Collapse to Reduce Lead Leakage in Perovskite Photovoltaics. Angewandte Chemie - International Edition, 61(27), Article e202204314. https://doi.org/10.1002/anie.202204314