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Inorganic Rubidium Cation as an Enhancer for Photovoltaic Performance and Moisture Stability of HC(NH2)2PbI3 Perovskite Solar Cells.
- Source :
- Advanced Functional Materials; 4/25/2017, Vol. 27 Issue 16, pn/a-N.PAG, 9p
- Publication Year :
- 2017
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Abstract
- Perovskite solar cells (PSCs) based on organic monovalent cation (methylammonium or formamidinium) have shown excellent optoelectronic properties with high efficiencies above 22%, threatening the status of silicon solar cells. However, critical issues of long-term stability have to be solved for commercialization. The severe weakness of the state-of-the-art PSCs against moisture originates mainly from the hygroscopic organic cations. Here, rubidium (Rb) is suggested as a promising candidate for an inorganic-organic mixed cation system to enhance moisture-tolerance and photovoltaic performances of formamidinium lead iodide (FAPbI<subscript>3</subscript>). Partial incorporation of Rb in FAPbI<subscript>3</subscript> tunes the tolerance factor and stabilizes the photoactive perovskite structure. Phase conversion from hexagonal yellow FAPbI<subscript>3</subscript> to trigonal black FAPbI<subscript>3</subscript> becomes favored when Rb is introduced. The authors find that the absorbance and fluorescence lifetime of 5% Rb-incorporated FAPbI<subscript>3</subscript> (Rb<subscript>0.05</subscript>FA<subscript>0.95</subscript>PbI<subscript>3</subscript>) are enhanced than bare FAPbI<subscript>3</subscript>. Rb<subscript>0.05</subscript>FA<subscript>0.95</subscript>PbI<subscript>3</subscript>-based PSCs exhibit a best power conversion efficiency of 17.16%, which is much higher than that of the FAPbI<subscript>3</subscript> device (13.56%). Moreover, it is demonstrated that the Rb<subscript>0.05</subscript>FA<subscript>0.95</subscript>PbI<subscript>3</subscript> film shows superior stability against high humidity (85%) and the full device made with the mixed perovskite exhibits remarkable long-term stability under ambient condition without encapsulation, retaining the high performance for 1000 h. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
- Subjects :
- RUBIDIUM compounds
CHEMICAL stability
PHOTOVOLTAIC effect
METHYLAMMONIUM
PEROVSKITE
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Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 1616301X
- Volume :
- 27
- Issue :
- 16
- Database :
- Complementary Index
- Journal :
- Advanced Functional Materials
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 122637282
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1002/adfm.201605988