高效柔性钙钛矿太阳电池的研究进展

钙钛矿太阳电池(PSC)具有高光电转换效率(PCE)、低成本、易采用溶液法制备等特点,在发展轻薄、便携的柔性太阳电池方面有独特优势,可用于可穿戴设备、光伏建筑等领域。由于在柔性衬底上沉积均匀和高质量的钙钛矿薄膜颇具挑战性,目前,单结柔性钙钛矿太阳电池的PCE虽已经达到24.08%,但仍落后于刚性钙钛矿太阳电池(认证PCE为26.1%);此外,柔性钙钛矿薄膜在制备和弯曲循环过程中会不可避免地产生晶界裂纹,这也为柔性钙钛矿太阳电池的稳定性和可靠性带来巨大挑战。系统地评述了提升柔性钙钛矿太阳电池PCE和稳定性的研究进展,从柔性衬底、晶粒调控、晶界增强、界面钝化及结构优化等不同角度进行了归纳总结,并对柔性钙钛矿太阳电池未来发展存在的问题和挑战进行了展望。     

钙钛矿太阳电池专利技术概述

钙钛矿太阳电池(Perovskite Solar Cells,PSCs)是由染料敏化太阳能电池演化出来的一种新型太阳能电池.其能够利用有机太阳能电池所采用的溶液法进行制备,极大降低了生产成本,有望成为新能源产业的一项重要技术.本文通过对检索到的国内外关于钙钛矿太阳电池的专利申请文件进行统计和梳理,对钙钛矿太阳电池领域的技术概况、专利申请态势以及专利技术发展趋势作了介绍,并分析了国内重点申请人的重点专利,为未来钙钛矿太阳电池领域的研究和改进提供参考.     

背面刻蚀对单晶硅太阳电池性能影响的研究

为了减少太阳电池载流子的背面复合,采用离子束对沉积完SiNx减反射膜后的单面扩散和双面扩散的单晶硅片背面进行刻蚀,研究了刻蚀时间对太阳电池性能的影响.采用标准的太阳电池单片测试仪测试电池性能.发现背面经离子束刻蚀后,单面扩散和双面扩散电池片的并联电阻、开路电压、填充因子和转换效率都有所提高,而串联电阻和短路电流的变化则...     

TiO2表面预处理对钙钛矿太阳电池性能的影响

采用一步法制作了基于 n-i-p结构的钙钛矿太阳电池。为了提高钙钛矿活性层以及TiO₂与钙钛矿活性层接触面的质量,用 MAI、MABr和PbI₂溶液对TiO₂层进行预处理,研究了预处理对电池性能的影响。结果显示对TiO₂进行预处理能够改善钙钛矿活性层薄膜的质量并提升钙钛矿太阳电池的性能。通过溶液预处理,太阳电池的能量转换效率和器件稳定性有显著提高,同时滞后效应明显减弱。     

钙钛矿太阳电池CsPbI3的相稳定性研究进展

对全无机CsPbI3钙钛矿材料在光伏电池、发光二极管等光电器件领域的优势以及目前室温下钙钛矿相CsPbI3存在的相不稳定性问题进行了简单的阐述,重点从相不稳定的原理性分析和外部影响因素入手,包括理论分析、结构特性、温度和湿度这四个方面系统分析了 CsPbI3钙钛矿相极易转变为非钙钛矿相的原因,并结合CsPbI3钙钛矿的...     

基于Cs2AgBiBr6卤化物双钙钛矿太阳电池的研究进展

铅基钙钛矿太阳电池的优异器件性能归因于其显著的光学和电子性质,其能量转换效率已从最初的约3.8%大幅提高到25%以上。尽管铅基钙钛矿太阳电池得到了快速的发展,但由于铅原子的毒性及其在热、光和湿度等条件下的不稳定性,阻碍了该类型钙钛矿光伏技术的实际应用。因此,寻找无铅、无毒和环保的卤化物钙钛矿来取代铅基材料在实际中的应用至关重要。无铅卤化物钙钛矿的研究是目前的研究热点之一。本文综述了无铅双钙钛矿Cs2AgBiBr6在钙钛矿太阳电池中的应用,介绍了Cs2AgBiBr6的结构与材料制备的方法,讨论了钙钛矿太阳电池的器件性能,分析了提高该类型光伏器件性能的相关策略,探讨了无铅钙钛矿面临的挑战以及发展方向。     

PbI2对钙钛矿薄膜及太阳电池性能的影响

碘化铅(PbI₂)是两步法制备钙钛矿薄膜最常使用的金属卤化物前驱体,精确控制PbI₂在钙钛矿薄膜中的含量和空间分布以及优化PbI₂薄膜的形貌结构对于制备高效稳定的太阳电池具有重要意义。探索了PbI₂的浓度和退火方式对钙钛矿薄膜及太阳电池性能的影响。研究发现,PbI₂溶液的浓度不仅决定钙钛矿薄膜中PbI₂的含量,也影响钙钛矿的晶粒尺寸、取向及光学吸收等性质,从而导致器件性能的改变,当钙钛矿薄膜表面分布约45%的PbI₂时器件性能更佳。此外,PbI₂的形貌、结晶性和孔隙度受退火方式的影响显著,与溶剂退火相比,通过短暂的1 min热退火制备的PbI₂薄膜更有利于减少钙钛矿表界面缺陷,提升器件的开路电压,最终使器件的基础光电转换效率(PCE)可以提升至20.89%。上述研究结果有助于进一步优化钙钛矿太阳电池制备工艺,提升器件性能。     

阴极材料对有机太阳电池性能的影响

分别用Al、LiF/Al和Ca/Al制备了三种不同阴极材料的体相异质结有机太阳电池。对其光电特性进行了表征,分析了不同阴极材料对电池性能的影响机制。结果表明:所制备的有机太阳电池在10–1W/cm2辐照度的光照下,开路电压分别为0.419 3,0.565 0和0.591 1 V,能量转换效率分别为1.17%、2.06%和1.91%;采用LiF/Al层状阴极制备的有机太阳电池具有更高的能量转换效率;功函数愈低的材料做阴极,有机太阳电池的能量转换效率也愈高。     

浴铜灵有机分子材料对钙钛矿薄膜表面的钝化作用

采用2,9-二甲基-4,7-二苯基-1,10-邻二氮杂菲(浴铜灵,缩写:BCP)有机小分子作为钙钛矿薄膜与电子传输层之间的界面修饰层,从而使得反型结构的钙钛矿太阳电池性能得到显著改善。通过扫描电子显微镜研究发现:BCP分子可在钙钛矿薄膜样品表面的晶界间充分填充,推测其抑制了界面缺陷态的产生。进一步研究器件内部界面电荷的累积,并结合交流阻抗谱的分析,证实经BCP钝化的钙钛矿太阳电池中界面电荷的累积减少,光生载流子的复合被抑制,电池的光电转换效率由原来的15.7%提升到了17.4%。     

Low-Dimensional 2-thiopheneethylammonium Lead Halide Capping Layer Enables Efficient Single-Junction Methylamine-Free Wide-Bandgap and Tandem Perovskite Solar Cells

Wide-bandgap (WBG) perovskite solar cells (PSCs) have garnered significant attention for their potential applications in tandem solar cells. However, their large open-circuit voltage (V_OC) deficit and serious photo-induced halide segregation remain the main challenges that impede their applications. Herein, a post-treatment strategy without thermal annealing is presented to form a 2D top layer of 2-thiopheneethylammonium lead halide (n = 1) on WBG perovskites. This thermal annealing-free post-treatment method can more effectively passivate the defects of WBG methylamine (MA)-free formamidinium/cesium lead iodide/bromide perovskite films and suppress photo-induced perovskite phase segregation, as compared with the thermal annealing method that yields multi-2D phases. The resulting opaque and semi-transparent 1.66 eV-bandgap perovskite solar cells deliver maximum power conversion efficiencies of 21.47% (a small V_OC deficit of 0.43 V) and 19.11%, respectively, both of which are among the highest reports for inverted MA-free WBG PSCs. Consequently, four-terminal all-perovskite tandem cells realize a remarkable efficiency of 26.64%, showing great promise for their applications in efficient multi-junction tandem solar cells.     

Molten Salt Strategy for Reproducible Evaporation of Efficient Perovskite Solar Cells

Vacuum evaporation is promising for the scalable fabrication of perovskite solar cells (PSCs). Nevertheless, the poor thermal conductivity of metal halide powder leads to unfavorable temperature inhomogeneity, which destabilizes the evaporation rate, posing a major challenge to the reproducible deposition of perovskite films, particularly by coevaporation. Herein, a molten salt strategy is reported for sequentially vacuum evaporation of PSCs. The molten salt increases the thermal conductivity of metal halides and greatly homogenizes the temperature, which stabilizes the evaporation rate and the composition of the resulting perovskite films. The PSCs yield power conversion efficiencies (PCEs) of ≈24% with exceptional reproducibility. The unencapsulated PSCs maintain 85% of the initial PCE after 3600 h of maximum power point tracking and maintain 85% of the initial PCE after being heated at 60 °C for 3000 h. The molten salt strategy opens a new avenue for the application of evaporation in perovskite optoelectronics.     

Suppressing the Photoinduced Halide Segregation in Wide-Bandgap Perovskite Solar Cells by Strain Relaxation

Efficient and stable wide bandgap (WBG) perovskite solar cells (PSCs) are imperative for fabricating superior tandem devices. However, small crystal grains and light-induced phase segregation of WBG perovskite result in large open-circuit voltage (V_OC) deficits, critically impeding the development of the related devices. Herein, the effective functional groups of Lewis-base trans-Ferulic acid (t-FA) are employed to release the residual microstrain in the perovskite lattice. Larger perovskite crystals are formed by strengthening the interaction between the perovskite solute and solution. The lattice structure is stabilized to suppress light-induced halide segregation. Finally, the power conversion efficiency (PCE) of the optimized device with a bandgap of ≈1.77 eV is increased from 17.33% to 19.31% with the enhancement of V_OC. Moreover, replacing a mixture of MeO-2PACZ and Me-4PACZ as the hole transporting layer (HTL), the PCE further lifts to 19.9% and V_OC is 1.32 V, one of the highest performances reported for WBG PSCs, especially for devices prepared entirely by solution spin-coating. Therefore, this study provides a practicable alternative for realizing efficient WBG PSCs, which can contribute to the growth of perovskite-based tandem devices.     

Morphological Control for High Performance,Solution‐Processed Planar Heterojunction Perovskite Solar Cells

Organometal trihalide perovskite based solar cells have exhibited the highest efficiencies to‐date when incorporated into mesostructured composites. However, thin solid films of a perovskite absorber should be capable of operating at the highest efficiency in a simple planar heterojunction configuration. Here, it is shown that film morphology is a critical issue in planar heterojunction CH₃NH₃PbI_3‐xCl_x solar cells. The morphology is carefully controlled by varying processing conditions, and it is demonstrated that the highest photocurrents are attainable only with the highest perovskite surface coverages. With optimized solution based film formation, power conversion efficiencies of up to 11.4% are achieved, the first report of efficiencies above 10% in fully thin‐film solution processed perovskite solar cells with no mesoporous layer.     

Multifunctional Enhancement for Highly Stable and Efficient Perovskite Solar Cells

With a certified efficiency as high as 25.2%, perovskite has taken the crown as the highest efficiency thin film solar cell material. Unfortunately, serious instability issues must be resolved before perovskite solar cells (PSCs) are commercialized. Aided by theoretical calculation, an appropriate multifunctional molecule, 2,2-difluoropropanediamide (DFPDA), is selected to ameliorate all the instability issues. Specifically, the carbonyl groups in DFPDA form chemical bonds with Pb²⁺ and passivate under-coordinated Pb²⁺ defects. Consequently, the perovskite crystallization rate is reduced and high-quality films are produced with fewer defects. The amino groups not only bind with iodide to suppress ion migration but also increase the electron density on the carbonyl groups to further enhance their passivation effect. Furthermore, the fluorine groups in DFPDA form both an effective barrier on the perovskite to improve its moisture stability and a bridge between the perovskite and HTL for effective charge transport. In addition, they show an effective doping effect in the HTL to improve its carrier mobility. With the help of the combined effects of these groups in DFPDA, the PSCs with DFPDA additive achieve a champion efficiency of 22.21% and a substantially improved stability against moisture, heat, and light.     

Gaining Insight into the Effect of Organic Interface Layer on Suppressing Ion Migration Induced Interfacial Degradation in Perovskite Solar Cells

Ion migration induced interfacial degradation is a detrimental factor for the stability of perovskite solar cells (PSCs) and hence requires special attention to address this issue for the development of efficient PSCs with improved stability. Here, an “S‐shaped, hook‐like” organic small molecule, naphthalene diimide derivative (NDI‐BN), is employed as a cathode interface layer (CIL) to tailor the [6,6]‐phenylC61‐butyric acid methylester (PCBM)/Ag interface in inverted PSCs. By realizing enhanced electron extraction capability via the incorporation of NDI‐BN, a peak power conversion efficiency of 21.32% is achieved. Capacitance–voltage measurements and X‐ray photoelectron spectroscopy analysis confirmed an obvious role of this new organic CIL in successfully blocking ionic diffusion pathways toward the Ag cathode, thereby preventing interfacial degradation and improving device stability. The molecular packing motif of NDI‐BN further unveils its densely packed structure with π–π stacking force which has the ability to effectually hinder ion migration. Furthermore, theoretical calculations reveal that intercalation of decomposed perovskite species into the NDI clusters is considerably more difficult compared with the PCBM counterparts. This substantial contrast between NDI‐BN and PCBM molecules in terms of their structures and packing fashion determines the different tendencies of ion migration and unveils the superior potential of NDI‐BN in curtailing interfacial degradation.     

Plasmonic‐Induced Photon Recycling in Metal Halide Perovskite Solar Cells

Organic–inorganic metal halide perovskite solar cells have emerged in the past few years to promise highly efficient photovoltaic devices at low costs. Here, temperature‐sensitive core–shell Ag@TiO₂ nanoparticles are successfully incorporated into perovskite solar cells through a low‐temperature processing route, boosting the measured device efficiencies up to 16.3%. Experimental evidence is shown and a theoretical model is developed which predicts that the presence of highly polarizable nanoparticles enhances the radiative decay of excitons and increases the reabsorption of emitted radiation, representing a novel photon recycling scheme. The work elucidates the complicated subtle interactions between light and matter in plasmonic photovoltaic composites. Photonic and plasmonic schemes such as this may help to move highly efficient perovskite solar cells closer to the theoretical limiting efficiencies.     

A Review on Encapsulation Technology from Organic Light Emitting Diodes to Organic and Perovskite Solar Cells

Organic light emitting diodes (OLEDs) employing organic thin-film based emitters have attracted tremendous attention due to their widespread applications in lighting and as displays in mobile devices and televisions. The novel thin-film photovoltaic techniques using organic or organic–inorganic hybrid materials such as organic photovoltaics (OPVs) and perovskite solar cells (PSCs) have become emerging competitive candidates with regard to the traditional photovoltaic techniques on account of high-efficiency, low-cost, and simple manufacturing processing properties. However, OLEDs, OPVs, and PSCs are vulnerable to the undesired degradation induced by moisture and oxygen. To afford long-term stability, a robust encapsulation technique by employing materials and structures that possess high barrier performance against oxygen and moisture must be explored and employed to protect these devices. Herein, the recent progress on specific encapsulation materials and techniques for three types of devices on the basis of fundamental understanding of device stability is reviewed. First, their degradation mechanisms, as well as, influencing factors are discussed. Then, the encapsulation technologies and materials are classified and discussed. Moreover, the advantages and disadvantages of various encapsulation technologies and materials coupled with their encapsulation applications in different devices are compared. Finally, the ongoing challenges and future perspectives of encapsulation frontier are provided.