Crystals 2019, 9(2), 83; https://doi.org/10.3390/cryst9020083
A Water-Stable Organic-Inorganic Hybrid Perovskite for Solar Cells by Inorganic Passivation
Department of Materials Science & Engineering, McMaster University, 1280 Main St W, Hamilton, ON L8S4L8, Canada
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Received: 17 January 2019 / Revised: 27 January 2019 / Accepted: 2 February 2019 / Published: 4 February 2019
(This article belongs to the Special Issue Advances in Thin Film Solar Cells)
Abstract
Organic-inorganic hybrid halide perovskite solar cells (PSCs) have been a trending topic in recent years. Significant progress has been made to increase their power conversion efficiency (PCE) to more than 20%. However, the poor stability of PSCs in both working and non-working conditions results in rapid degradation through multiple environmental erosions such as water, heat, and UV light. Attempts have been made to resolve the rapid-degradation problems, including formula changes, transport layer improvements, and encapsulations, but none of these have effectively resolved the dilemma. This paper reports our findings on adding inorganic films as surface-passivation layers on top of the hybrid perovskite materials, which not only enhance stability by eliminating weak sites but also prevent water penetration by using a water-stable layer. The surface-passivated hybrid perovskite layer indicates a slight increase of bandgap energy (Eg = 1.76 eV), compared to the original methylammonium lead iodide (MAPbI3, Eg = 1.61 eV) layer, allowing for more stable perovskite layer with a small sacrifice in the photoluminescence property, which represents a lower charge diffusion rate and higher bandgap energy. Our finding offers an alternative approach to resolving the low stability issue for PSC fabrication. View Full-TextKeywords:
hybrid perovskite layer; surface/interface inorganic passivation; photoluminescence; moisture resistance; crystal structure
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