Communications Chemistry ( IF 5.9 ) Pub Date : 2019-08-08 , DOI: 10.1038/s42004-019-0195-3 Sagar M. Jain , Tomas Edvinsson , James R. Durrant
The very fast evolution in certified efficiency of lead-halide organic-inorganic perovskite solar cells to 24.2%, on par and even surpassing the record for polycrystalline silicon solar cells (22.3%), bears the promise of a new era in photovoltaics and revitalisation of thin film solar cell technologies. However, the presence of toxic lead and particularly toxic solvents during the fabrication process makes large-scale manufacturing of perovskite solar cells challenging due to legislation and environment issues. For lead-free alternatives, non-toxic tin, antimony and bismuth based solar cells still rely on up-scalable fabrication processes that employ toxic solvents. Here we employ non-toxic methyl-acetate solution processed (CH3NH3)3Bi2I9 films to fabricate lead-free, bismuth based (CH3NH3)3Bi2I9 perovskites on mesoporous TiO2 architecture using a sustainable route. Optoelectronic characterization, X-ray diffraction and electron microscopy show that the route can provide homogeneous and good quality (CH3NH3)3Bi2I9 films. Fine-tuning the perovskite/hole transport layer interface by the use of conventional 2,2′,7,7′-tetrakis (N,N′-di-p-methoxyphenylamino)−9,9′-spirbiuorene, known as Spiro-OMeTAD, and poly(3-hexylthiophene-2,5-diyl - P3HT as hole transporting materials, yields power conversion efficiencies of 1.12% and 1.62% under 1 sun illumination. Devices prepared using poly(3-hexylthiophene-2,5-diyl hole transport layer shown 300 h of stability under continuous 1 sun illumination, without the use of an ultra violet-filter.
中文翻译:
使用无毒溶剂绿色稳定地制造无铅铋基钙钛矿太阳能电池
卤化铅有机-无机钙钛矿太阳能电池的认证效率飞跃至24.2%,甚至超过了多晶硅太阳能电池的记录(22.3%),这预示着光伏领域的新纪元和振兴薄膜太阳能电池技术。然而,由于立法和环境问题,在制造过程中存在有毒铅,特别是有毒溶剂,使得钙钛矿太阳能电池的大规模制造具有挑战性。对于无铅替代品,无毒的锡,锑和铋基太阳能电池仍依赖采用有毒溶剂的可升级制造工艺。在这里,我们采用无毒的醋酸甲酯溶液处理(CH 3 NH 3)3 Bi 2在中孔TiO 2结构上采用可持续的方法,用I 9膜制造无铅铋基(CH 3 NH 3)3 Bi 2 I 9钙钛矿。光电特性,X射线衍射和电子显微镜显示该路线可提供均质且质量良好的(CH 3 NH 3)3 Bi 2 I 9膜。微调通过使用常规2,2-钙钛矿/空穴传输层界面',7,7'-四(Ñ,Ñ ' -二p-甲氧基苯基氨基)-9,9'-螺环丁烯,称为Spiro-OMeTAD,和聚(3-己基噻吩-2,5-二基-P3HT)作为空穴传输材料,在1种阳光照射下的功率转换效率为1.12%和1.62%使用聚(3-己基噻吩-2,5-二基空穴传输层)制备的器件在连续1次日光照射下显示300 h的稳定性,而没有使用紫外线滤光片。