Efficient And Stable Inorganic Lead-Free Perovskite Solar Cell And Method For Preparing The Same

a solar cell and inorganic lead-free technology, applied in the field of efficient and stable inorganic lead-free perovskite solar cells and a method for preparing the same, can solve the problems of a large number of deep level defects, a large number of inorganic cssni/sub>3/sub>solar cells with a lower photoelectric conversion efficiency, and a large number of inorganic defects, so as to achieve good long-term working stability,

Active Publication Date: 2022-06-02
SHANDONG UNIV
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This patent text describes an efficient and stable inorganic lead-free perovskite solar cell and a method for preparing it. The cell uses a thioureas small-molecule organic compound as a surface passivator of CsSnI3 perovskite to construct a perovskite solar cell with a trans structure. The method improves the photoelectric conversion efficiency and stability of the solar cell by effectively passivating crystal surface defects using vacuum thermal evaporation and thioureas small-molecule organic compound with strong coordination with tin ions on the surface of perovskite crystals. The inorganic lead-free perovskite solar cell exhibits a good long-term working stability, maintaining about 90% of the initial photoelectric conversion efficiency after testing for 500 h.

Problems solved by technology

However, the toxicity of lead ions in efficient organic-inorganic perovskite materials is still a major obstacle on the road to commercialization of perovskite batteries.
However, compared with organic-inorganic hybrid tin-based perovskite (MASnI3 and FASnI3) batteries, the all-inorganic CsSnI3 solar cells have a lower photoelectric conversion efficiency, which is only about 5%.
Previous studies have shown that the divalent tin ions on the surface of the all-inorganic CsSnI3 perovskite crystal will induce a large number of deep level defects.
1. The vacuum thermal evaporation used in the present disclosure could effectively improve the film and crystal defects caused by the different chemical reaction rates of the perovskite precursors.
2. The thioureas small-molecule organic compound used in the present disclosure contains S═CN functional groups, which have strong coordination with tin ions on the surface of perovskite crystals, thus increasing surface electron cloud density, increasing vacancy formation energy, reducing the density of deep-level trap states caused by oxidation of surface unsaturated tin ions and divalent tin, inhibiting non-radiative recombination of perovskites, and increasing lifetime of carriers.
3. In the present disclosure, the thioureas small-molecule organic compound needs to be used in an appropriate amount; because excessive amount of the thioureas small-molecule organic compound will cause a failure of forming CsSnI3 perovskite, while too little amount of the thioureas small-molecule organic compound will have no effect. The evaporation and deposition of the thioureas small-molecule organic compound in the present disclosure needs to be carried out after the evaporation and deposition of SnI2 and before the evaporation and deposition of CsI, and the above order of evaporation and deposition cannot be changed, otherwise the CsSnI3 perovskite of the present disclosure will not be obtained. The annealing involved in the process of preparing the CsSnI3 perovskite layer of the present disclosure needs to be conducted at an appropriate temperature; too low temperature will lead to insufficient reaction of the perovskite precursor, and too high temperature will destroy the PEDOT: PSS in the lower layer.
4. In the inorganic lead-free perovskite solar cell according to the present disclosure, the crystal surface defects are effectively passivated, which greatly improves the photoelectric conversion efficiency, up to 8.20%. The inorganic lead-free perovskite solar cell exhibits a good long-term working stability, and could still maintain about 90% of the initial photoelectric conversion efficiency after testing for 500 h.

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[0053]A method for preparing an efficient and stable inorganic lead-free perovskite solar cell is conducted as follows:

[0054](1) A conductive surface of an ITO conductive glass was partially etched by an etching process as follows: a dilute hydrochloric acid with a concentration of 2 mol / L was added to a surface of the ITO glass with a half of the surface covered with zinc powder at ambient temperature, and then reacted for 5 min; after that, the etching was completed. Then, the partially etched ITO glass was ultrasonically cleaned in a cleaning agent, acetone and ethanol in sequence at ambient temperature, 20 min for each cleaning material. The cleaned ITO glass was dried, and then placed in an ultraviolet-ozone processor and treated at ambient temperature for 30 min, obtaining an ITO conductive glass substrate with a thickness of 150 nm.

[0055](2) 100 μL of PEDOT: PSS conductive coating (with a concentration of 1.3-1.7%) was spin-coated on the ITO conductive glass substrate by a sp...

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[0063]A method for preparing an efficient and stable inorganic lead-free perovskite solar cell was conducted as described in Example 1, except that:

[0064]The metal counter electrode layer was an Au layer, which was prepared by a process as follows: under a pressure of lower than 1×10−5 Pa, Au was evaporated at an evaporation rate of 0.5 nm / s and deposited on the BCP layer, obtaining the Au counter electrode layer with a thickness of 50 nm.

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[0065]A method for preparing an efficient and stable inorganic lead-free perovskite solar cell was conducted as described in Example 1, except that:

[0066]In step (3), thiosemicarbazide was replaced with thiourea; the inorganic lead-free CsSnI3 perovskite layer was prepared by a process as follows: three precursors, i.e. 1.2 mmol of SnI2 (with a purity of 99.99%), 0.02 mmol of thiourea, and 1 mmol of CsI (with a purity of 99.9%), were respectively placed in three evaporation chambers of a vacuum thermal evaporation equipment, and under a vacuum degree of less than 1×10−5 Pa, SnI2 was firstly evaporated at a heating temperature of 350° C. and an evaporation rate of 0.2 nm / s until SnI2 was exhausted, thiourea was then evaporated at a heating temperature of 100° C. and an evaporation rate of 0.2 nm / s until thiourea was exhausted, and finally, CsI was evaporated at a heating temperature of 600° C. and an evaporation rate of 0.5 nm / s until CsI was exhausted. The deposited product was tran...

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The disclosure provides an efficient and stable inorganic lead-free perovskite solar cell and a method for preparing the same. The solar cell includes a conductive substrate, a PEDOT: PSS layer, an inorganic lead-free CsSnI3 perovskite layer, a C60 layer, a BCP layer, and a metal counter electrode layer arranged in order from bottom to top, wherein the inorganic lead-free CsSnI3 perovskite layer is a CsSnI3 perovskite layer passivated by a thioureas small-molecule organic compound.

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CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION[0001]This application claims the benefit and priority of Chinese patent application no. 202011282501.5 filed on Nov. 17, 2020, the disclosure of which is incorporated by reference herein in its entirety as part of the present application.TECHNICAL FIELD[0002]The present disclosure relates to an efficient and stable inorganic lead-free perovskite solar cell and a method for preparing the same, and belongs to the technical field of material synthesis and photoelectric conversion.BACKGROUND ART[0003]In recent years, organic-inorganic hybrid perovskite solar cells have become an emerging photovoltaic technology due to their excellent photovoltaic performance and low manufacturing cost. However, the toxicity of lead ions in efficient organic-inorganic perovskite materials is still a major obstacle on the road to commercialization of perovskite batteries. Tin and lead are elements of the same main group, and tin-based perovskite and lead-based perovs...

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Patent Type & Authority Applications(United States)
IPC IPC(8): H01G9/20H01L51/00H01L51/42
CPCH01G9/2009H01G9/2031H01L51/0035H01L51/4213H01L51/0037H01L51/0003H10K71/00H10K71/311H10K30/88H10K2102/00H10K30/50H10K30/10Y02E10/542H10K85/211H10K85/1135H10K30/82Y02E10/549H10K71/12H10K85/111
Inventor YIN, LONGWEILI, BO
Owner SHANDONG UNIV
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