High‐Performance Planar Heterojunction Perovskite Solar Cells Based on BaCl₂ Additive and Power Conversion Efficiency of Over 21%

Abstract

Abstract The photoelectric conversion efficiency of perovskite solar cells (PSCs) has rapidly developed in the past decade. However, the development of PSCs still has many limitations: for instance, the accumulation of harmful defects on their surfaces and grain boundaries limit their performance. Here, PSCs with ITO/SnO 2 /FA x MA 1− x Pb(I y Br 1− y ) 3 /Spiro‐OMeTAD/Ag structure are fabricated under air conditions, meanwhile, the effect the different masses of BaCl 2 (0, 10, 15, 20, and 25 mg) added to FA x MA 1− x Pb(I y Br 1− y ) 3 perovskite precursor solution on the performance of PSCs is investigated. The results show that the best performance is obtained when 20 mg BaCl 2 is added, and the performance parameters J sc , V oc , FF of the PSCs (those with 20 mg BaCl 2 ) are 24.43 mA cm −2 , 1137 mV, and 75.82, respectively, and their power conversion efficiency is up to 21.06%, which is ≈25% higher than that of the reference devices (those without BaCl 2 ). Test results, such as XRD, SEM, TRPL, SCLC, UV–Vis, show that right amount of BaCl 2 additive can significantly improve the crystallinity, absorbance, and interface defect state of perovskite films. It can also increase the separation and mobility of charge carriers, thus greatly improving the performance of PSCs.

Key findings

• ▸Adding BaCl2 to the perovskite precursor solution improved the performance of perovskite solar cells.
• ▸The optimal amount of BaCl2 added was 15 mg, which resulted in the highest power conversion efficiency.
• ▸The addition of BaCl2 reduced the accumulation of defects on the surface and grain boundaries of the perovskite material.

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DOI

10.1002/aelm.202100165

Journal

Advanced Electronic Materials

Year

2021