Selective iodoplumbate cold casting for kinetically stabilized perovskites leading to high-efficiency photovoltaic modules
摘要
Traditional perovskite research mainly focuses on thermodynamically stable structures, limiting new architecture development. Here we introduce a selective iodoplumbate cold casting (SICC) process, enabling the formation of kinetic products that correspond to local minima in the reaction energy landscape. By combining simplified precursors with room-temperature crystallization, SICC can replicate reactant compositional changes, enabling the creation of diverse structures that are unattainable with conventional methods. We present a low-dimensional corrugated structure using a cation that is typically known to form three-dimensional (3D) perovskite. In addition, kinetically stabilized n = 1 two-dimensional (2D) perovskite films show grain sizes equivalent to their correlation length and a mixed orientation with >21% out-of-plane alignment. These features enhance vertical charge transport and provide a beneficial band alignment for 3D:2D heterostructures. The high phase purity and crystal features are also reproduced in perovskites with N > 1. To prove SICC’s scalability, a 50-cm2 3D:2D perovskite mini-module was fabricated. This SICC-based mini-module achieved an impressive efficiency of 22.15% and a geometric fill factor of 94.36%. It also demonstrated outstanding stability, maintaining T90 for 1,200 h under maximum power point tracking conditions at ~50 °C.