Chemical Reduction of Iodine Impurities and Defects with Potassium Formate for Efficient and Stable Perovskite Solar Cells
ADVANCED FUNCTIONAL MATERIALS(2023)
Abstract
The performance of perovskite solar cells (PSCs) is negatively affected by iodine (I-2) impurities generated from the oxidation of iodide ions in the perovskite precursor powder, solution, and perovskite films. In this study, the use of potassium formate (HCOOK) as a reductant to minimize the presence of detrimental I-2 impurities is presented. It is demonstrated that HCOOK can effectively reduce I-2 back to I- in the precursor solution as well as in the devices under external conditions. Furthermore, the introduced formate anion (HCOO-) and alkali metal cation (K+) can reduce the defect density within the perovskite film by modulating perovskite growth and passivating electronic defects, significantly prolonging the carrier lifetime and reducing the J-V hysteresis. Consequently, the maximum efficiency of the HCOOK-doped planar n-i-p PSCs reaches 23.8%. After 1000 h of operation at maximum power point tracking under continuous 1 sun illumination, the corresponding encapsulated devices retain 94% of their initial efficiency.
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Key words
chemical reduction,defect passivation,high performance,perovskite solar cells,potassium formate
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