2D ferroelectric perovskite for efficient and stable perovskite solar cells

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Contributors

  • Xia Chen - , Huaqiao University, Ministry of Education of the People's Republic of China (MOE) (Author)
  • Chunyan Deng - , Huaqiao University, Ministry of Education of the People's Republic of China (MOE) (Author)
  • Jihuai Wu - , Huaqiao University, Ministry of Education of the People's Republic of China (MOE) (Author)
  • Yitian Du - , Leibniz Institute for Solid State and Materials Research Dresden, TUD Dresden University of Technology (Author)
  • Ran Ji - , Chair of Emerging Electronic Technologies (gB/IFW and cfaed), Leibniz Institute for Solid State and Materials Research Dresden (Author)
  • Zongbao Zhang - , Chair of Emerging Electronic Technologies (gB/IFW and cfaed), Leibniz Institute for Solid State and Materials Research Dresden (Author)
  • Angelika Wrzesińska-Lashkova - , Chair of Emerging Electronic Technologies (gB/IFW and cfaed), Leibniz Institute for Solid State and Materials Research Dresden (Author)
  • Lina Tan - , Huaqiao University, Ministry of Education of the People's Republic of China (MOE) (Author)
  • Liuxue Sun - , Huaqiao University, Ministry of Education of the People's Republic of China (MOE) (Author)
  • Yuelin Wei - , Huaqiao University, Ministry of Education of the People's Republic of China (MOE) (Author)
  • Yunfang Huang - , Huaqiao University, Ministry of Education of the People's Republic of China (MOE) (Author)
  • Yana Vaynzof - , Center for Advancing Electronics Dresden (cfaed), Chair of Emerging Electronic Technologies (gB/IFW and cfaed), Leibniz Institute for Solid State and Materials Research Dresden (Author)
  • Zhang Lan - , Huaqiao University, Ministry of Education of the People's Republic of China (MOE) (Author)

Abstract

The incorporation of two-dimensional (2D) perovskites into three-dimensional (3D) perovskite has been demonstrated to markedly enhance the power conversion efficiency and long-term stability of perovskite solar cells (PSCs). However, the inferior out-of-plane charge transport resulting from the insulation of organic spacer layers represents the major impediment to the photovoltaic performance of 2D/3D perovskite solar cells. Herein, we introduce 2D ferroelectric perovskite (DFP)2PbI4 as seeds, enabling the regulation of the crystallization process of the 3D perovskite and resulting in high-quality perovskite films with larger domains of preferential crystalline orientation. Meanwhile, owing to the ferroelectric effect of (DFP)2PbI4, the built-in potential in 2D/3D perovskite is increased, resulting in an improvement in device performance. PSCs fabricated with the 2D ferroelectric perovskite show enhanced performance with power conversion efficiency of 25.31 %. The devices also exhibit improved stability, maintaining over 80 % of their initial efficiency for 1000 h under maximum power point tracking. This work establishes a promising approach to utilizing 2D ferroelectric perovskite for regulating the crystallization of perovskite and combining molecular ferroelectrics with PSCs.

Details

Original languageEnglish
Article number164162
JournalChemical engineering journal
Volume516
Publication statusPublished - 15 Jul 2025
Peer-reviewedYes

Keywords

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Keywords

  • 2D molecular ferroelectrics, 2D perovskite seeds, Built-in potential, Perovskite solar cells, Seed-induced crystallization