• Journal of Inorganic Materials
  • Vol. 39, Issue 5, 477 (2024)
Tian CHEN1, Yuan LUO1, Liu ZHU2,3, Xueyi GUO1, and Ying YANG1,*
Author Affiliations
  • 11. School of Metallurgy and Environment, Central South University, Changsha 410083, China
  • 22. First Rare Materials Co., Ltd., Qingyuan 511500, China
  • 33. Guangdong Provincial Enterprises Key Laboratory of High Performance Thin Film Solar Materials, Qingyuan 511517, China
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    DOI: 10.15541/jim20230532 Cite this Article
    Tian CHEN, Yuan LUO, Liu ZHU, Xueyi GUO, Ying YANG. Organic-inorganic Co-addition to Improve Mechanical Bending and Environmental Stability of Flexible Perovskite Solar Cells[J]. Journal of Inorganic Materials, 2024, 39(5): 477 Copy Citation Text show less

    Abstract

    Recently, perovskite solar cells have developed marvelously of which power conversion efficiency (PCE) achieved 26.1%, but the mechanical bending and environmental stability of flexible perovskite solar cells (F-PSCs) have remained major obstacles to their commercialization. In this study, the quality and crystallization of perovskite thin films were enhanced by adding agarose (AG). The interaction mechanism, PCE, mechanical bending and environmental stability of the assembled F-PSCs were investigated. It was found that the perovskite films modified by the optimal concentration of AG (3 mmol/L) exhibited denser and smoother morphology, higher crystallinity and absorbance, the lowest defect state density, and lower charge transfer resistance of 2191 Ω. Based on the optimal photoelectric properties, PCE increased from 15.17% to 17.30%. TiO2 nanoparticles (0.75 mmol/L) were further introduced to form a synergistic interaction with AG (3 mmol/L), which provided a rigid backbone structure, and thus enhanced the mechanical and environmental stability of perovskite layers. After 1500 cycles of bending (3 mm in radius), the AG/TiO2 co-modified F-PSCs maintained 84.73% of initial PCE, much higher than the blank device (9.32%). After 49 d in the air, the optimal F-PSCs still maintained 83.27% of initial PCE, superior than the blank device (62.21%). This work provides possibility for preparing highly efficient and stable F-PSCs.
    Tian CHEN, Yuan LUO, Liu ZHU, Xueyi GUO, Ying YANG. Organic-inorganic Co-addition to Improve Mechanical Bending and Environmental Stability of Flexible Perovskite Solar Cells[J]. Journal of Inorganic Materials, 2024, 39(5): 477
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