Spacer Engineering of Diammonium‐Based 2D Perovskites toward Efficient and Stable 2D/3D Heterostructure Perovskite Solar Cells
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Niu, TianqiXie, Yue‐Min
Xue, Qifan
Xun, Sangni
Yao, Qin
Zhen, Fuchao
Yan, Wenbo
Li, Hong
Brédas, Jean‐Luc
Yip, Hin‐Lap
Cao, Yong
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Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, The University of ArizonaIssue Date
2021-10-31
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Niu, T., Xie, Y.-M., Xue, Q., Xun, S., Yao, Q., Zhen, F., Yan, W., Li, H., Brédas, J.-L., Yip, H.-L., & Cao, Y. (2021). Spacer Engineering of Diammonium-Based 2D Perovskites toward Efficient and Stable 2D/3D Heterostructure Perovskite Solar Cells. Advanced Energy Materials.Journal
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Perovskite solar cells (PSCs) based on 2D/3D heterostructures show great potential to combine the advantages of the high efficiency of 3D perovskites and the high stability of 2D perovskites. However, an in-depth understanding of the organic-spacer effects on the 2D quantum well (QW) structures and electronic properties at the 2D/3D interfaces is yet to be fully achieved, especially in the case of 2D perovskites based on diammonium spacers/ligands. Here, a series of diammonium spacers is considered for the construct ion 2D/3D perovskite heterostructures. It is found that the chemical structure and concentration of the spacers can dramatically affect the characteristics of the 2D capping layers, including their phase purity and orientation. Density functional theory calculations indicate that the spacer modifications can induce shifts in the energy-level alignments at the 2D/3D interfaces and therefore influence the charge-transfer characteristics. The strong intermolecular interactions between the 2,2-(ethylenedioxy)bis(ethylammonium) (EDBE) cations and inorganic [PbI6]4− slabs facilitate a controlled deposition of a phase-pure QW structure (n = 1) with a horizontal orientation, which leads to better surface passivation and carrier extraction. These benefits endow the EDBE-based 2D/3D devices with a high power conversion efficiency of 22.6% and remarkable environmental stability, highlighting the promise of spacer-chemistry design for high-performance 2D/3D PSCs.Note
12 month embargo; first published: 31 October 2021ISSN
1614-6832EISSN
1614-6840Version
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National Natural Science Foundation of Chinaae974a485f413a2113503eed53cd6c53
10.1002/aenm.202102973