Lanthanum acetate-mediated dual-ion passivation for efficient and stable carbon-based perovskite solar cells
摘要
Organic–inorganic hybrid lead halide perovskite solar cells have great photovoltaic potential but suffer from inherent structural instability, limiting their commercialization. Carbon-based perovskite solar cells (C-PSCs) are promising due to their low cost, simple fabrication, and enhanced stability. Herein, La(Ac)3 was selected as a modifier to further improve C-PSCs’ performance and stability, owing to “lattice regulation and defect passivation” effect. La3+ may partially replace B-site Pb2+ to enhance crystalline quality, while dissociated Ac− passivates deep-level defects by coordinating with undercoordinated Pb2+. The MAPbI3 film modified with 0.5 mol% La(Ac)3 shows optimal crystalline quality and prolonged carrier lifetime. The champion C-PSC achieves a power conversion efficiency (PCE) of 18.12%, a 13.75% relative enhancement over the control (15.93%). Unencapsulated modified devices retain 85% of initial PCE after 35 d in ambient air (RH ≈ 50%), and encapsulated modified devices retain 82.1% in ambient air under continuous simulated solar illumination (one-sun intensity, AM 1.5G equivalent LED source) for 240h. This work provides a simple and low-cost strategy toward the scalable fabrication of high-performance C-PSCs.
Graphical abstractThis table of contents covers the architecture of the perovskite solar cell. The La(Ac)3-doped device achieves an enhanced photoelectric conversion efficiency of 18%, while the hysteresis index of the La(Ac)3-incorporated device is notably decreased from 13.25 to 6.40%.