Hydrogen Bonds in Precursor Solution: The Origin of the Anomalous J–V Curves in Perovskite Solar Cells
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
3. Results and Discussion
4. Conclusions
Supplementary Materials
Author Contributions
Funding
Data Availability Statement
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Samples | Scan Direction | Voc (V) | Jsc (mA cm−2) | FF (%) | PCE (%) | S-shaped J–V Curve * | Note * | |
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DMSO | X = 2 | Forward | 1.06 | 19.2 | 39.1 | 8.0 | Yes | |
Backward | 1.04 | 18.1 | 32.9 | 6.2 | ||||
X = 1 | Forward | 0.93 | 20.3 | 40.1 | 7.9 | Yes | Non-ultra-dry lead halide source. | |
Backward | 1.02 | 21.1 | 47.2 | 9.8 | ||||
Forward | 1.00 | 22.6 | 62.2 | 14.0 | No | |||
Backward | 1.06 | 22.6 | 72.0 | 17.2 | ||||
Forward | 0.97 | 22.9 | 73.2 | 16.3 | No | 0.04 mole equivalent thiourea. | ||
Backward | 1.03 | 23.1 | 73.6 | 17.5 | ||||
Forward | 0.99 | 13.8 | 30.6 | 4.2 | Yes | 0.1 mole equivalent thiourea. | ||
Backward | 1.00 | 14.5 | 41.6 | 6.1 | ||||
X = 0.7 | Forward | 0.92 | 20.2 | 73.2 | 13.6 | No | ||
Backward | 0.92 | 20.2 | 76.7 | 14.3 | ||||
Forward | 0.89 | 16.3 | 72.2 | 10.5 | No | 0.1 mole equivalent thiourea. | ||
Backward | 0.90 | 16.3 | 75.0 | 11.0 | ||||
Forward | 1.14 | 22.0 | 73.1 | 18.4 | No | Non-ultra-dry lead halide source. No thiourea was used | ||
Backward | 1.14 | 22.2 | 74.3 | 18.6 | ||||
Forward | 1.05 | 21.4 | 65.0 | 14.5 | No | Non-ultra-dry lead halide source. 0.06 mole equivalent thiourea. | ||
Backward | 1.05 | 21.5 | 66.6 | 15.0 | No | |||
NMP | X = 2.0 | Forward | 0.86 | 13.4 | 55.2 | 6.4 | No | Cs0.5MA0.95PbI3 |
Backward | 0.86 | 14.9 | 53.9 | 6.9 | ||||
X = 1.0 | Forward | 1.01 | 17.1 | 35.7 | 6.2 | Yes | ||
Backward | 0.98 | 17.2 | 30.7 | 5.2 | ||||
X = 0.7 | Forward | 1.07 | 21.7 | 55.9 | 13.1 | No | ||
Backward | 1.08 | 20.4 | 64.0 | 14.0 |
LBMs | FAI | MAI | ||||
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Chemical Shift of Ha (ppm) | Movement of △δ (ppm) | |△δ| (ppm) | Chemical Shift of Ha (ppm) | Movement of △δ (ppm) | |△δ| (ppm) | |
Free | 7.96 | - | - | 6.11 | - | - |
Thiourea | 7.93 | −0.03 | 0.03 | 5.8 | −0.31 | 0.31 |
DMF | 8.01 | 0.05 | 0.05 | 4.96 | −1.15 | 1.15 |
DMSO | 8.04 | 0.08 | 0.08 | 4.89 | −1.22 | 1.22 |
NMP | 8.05 | 0.09 | 0.09 | 5.48 | −0.63 | 0.63 |
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Zhang, L.; Yao, L.; Chu, Y.; Zhao, L.; Zhao, H.; Sun, Y.; Li, J.; He, J. Hydrogen Bonds in Precursor Solution: The Origin of the Anomalous J–V Curves in Perovskite Solar Cells. Crystals 2022, 12, 610. https://doi.org/10.3390/cryst12050610
Zhang L, Yao L, Chu Y, Zhao L, Zhao H, Sun Y, Li J, He J. Hydrogen Bonds in Precursor Solution: The Origin of the Anomalous J–V Curves in Perovskite Solar Cells. Crystals. 2022; 12(5):610. https://doi.org/10.3390/cryst12050610
Chicago/Turabian StyleZhang, Lin, Lin Yao, Yanfang Chu, Lei Zhao, Hongmei Zhao, Yuchen Sun, Jing Li, and Junjie He. 2022. "Hydrogen Bonds in Precursor Solution: The Origin of the Anomalous J–V Curves in Perovskite Solar Cells" Crystals 12, no. 5: 610. https://doi.org/10.3390/cryst12050610