Enhanced perovskite electronic properties via a modified lead(ii) chloride Lewis acid-base adduct and their effect in high-efficiency perovskite solar cells

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Pham, Ngoc Duy, Tiong, Vincent Tiing, Chen, Peng, Wang, Lianzhou, Wilson, Gregory J., Bell, John and Wang, Honxia. 2017. "Enhanced perovskite electronic properties via a modified lead(ii) chloride Lewis acid-base adduct and their effect in high-efficiency perovskite solar cells." Journal of Materials Chemistry A. 5 (10), pp. 5195-5203. https://doi.org/10.1039/c6ta11139d
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Enhanced perovskite electronic properties via a modified lead(ii) chloride Lewis acid-base adduct and their effect in high-efficiency perovskite solar cells

ERA Journal ID201058
Article CategoryArticle
AuthorsPham, Ngoc Duy (Author), Tiong, Vincent Tiing (Author), Chen, Peng (Author), Wang, Lianzhou (Author), Wilson, Gregory J. (Author), Bell, John (Author) and Wang, Honxia (Author)
Journal TitleJournal of Materials Chemistry A
Journal Citation5 (10), pp. 5195-5203
Number of Pages9
Year2017
PublisherThe Royal Society of Chemistry
Place of PublicationUnited Kingdom
ISSN2050-7488
2050-7496
Digital Object Identifier (DOI)https://doi.org/10.1039/c6ta11139d
Abstract

Methylammonium lead triiodide (MAPbI3) perovskite solar cells have gained significant attention with an impressive certified power conversion efficiency of 22.1%. Suppression of recombination at the interface and grain boundaries is critical to achieve high performance perovskite solar cells (PSCs). Here, we report a simple method to improve the performance of PSCs by incorporating a lead chloride (PbCl2) material into the MAPbI3 perovskite precursor through a Lewis acid-base adduct. The optimal concentration of PbCl2 that helps increase the grain size of MAPbI3 with introduction of the ideal amount secondary phases (lead iodide and methylammonium lead tri-chloride) is 2.5% (molar ratio, relative to lead iodide). Examination by steady-state photoluminescence and time-resolved photoluminescence has shown that devices based on MAPbI3-2.5% of PbCl2 facilitated longer charge carrier lifetime and electron-hole collection efficiency which is ascribed to reduced defects and concurrent improved material crystallinity. Electrochemical impedance spectra (EIS) of the corresponding PSCs have revealed that, compared to the pristine MAPbI3 perovskite film, the 2.5% PbCl2-additive increased the recombination resistance of the PSCs by 2.4-fold. Meanwhile, measurement of the surface potential of the perovskite films has indicated that the PbCl2-additive modifies the electronic properties of the film, shifting the fermi-level of the MAPbI3 film by 90 meV, leading to a more favourable energetic band matching for charge transfer. As a result, the performance of PSCs is enhanced from an average efficiency of 16.5% to an average efficiency of 18.1% with maximum efficiency reaching 19% due to the significantly improved fill-factor (from 0.69 to 0.76), while the hysteresis effect is also suppressed with the PbCl2-additive.

Keywordscarrier lifetime; charge transfer; chlorine compounds; efficiency; electronic properties; grain boundaries; lead compounds; perovskite; photoluminescence; solar cells; surface potential
ANZSRC Field of Research 2020400999. Electronics, sensors and digital hardware not elsewhere classified
401605. Functional materials
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University of Queensland
Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO), Australia
Institution of OriginUniversity of Southern Queensland
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Indenofluorene-based-copolymers: Influence of electron-deficient benzothiadiazole (BT) and benzooxadiazole (BO) moieties on light emitting devices
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Microstructure and mechanical properties of titanium/steel bimetallic joints
Chu, Qiaoling, Bai, Ruixiang, Zhang, Min, Li, Jihong, Lei, Zhenkun, Hu, Ning, Bell, John M and Yan, Cheng. 2017. "Microstructure and mechanical properties of titanium/steel bimetallic joints." Materials Characterization. 132, pp. 330-337. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.matchar.2017.08.025
Correction: Naphthalene flanked diketopyrrolopyrrole based organic semiconductors for high performance organic field effect transistors (New Journal of Chemistry (2018) 42 (12374–12385) DOI: 10.1039/C8NJ01453A)
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Benefit assessment of battery plus solar for customers and the grid
Boulaire, Fanny, Narimani, Afsaneh, Bell, John, Drogemuller, Robin, Vine, Desley, Buys, Laurie and Walker, Geoffrey. 2019. "Benefit assessment of battery plus solar for customers and the grid." Energy Strategy Reviews. 26. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.esr.2019.100372
Atypical defect motions in brittle layered sodium titanate nanowires
Bo, Arixin, Chen, Kai, Pickering, Edmund, Zhan, Haifei, Bell, John, Du, Aijun, Zhang, Yongqiang, Wang, Xiaoguang, Zhu, Huaiyong, Shan, Zhiwei and Gu, Yuantong. 2018. "Atypical defect motions in brittle layered sodium titanate nanowires." Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters. 9 (20), pp. 6052-6059. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.jpclett.8b02349
Building energy optimisation under uncertainty using ACOMV algorithm
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Ant colony algorithm for building energy optimisation problems and comparison with benchmark algorithms
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Low hysteresis perovskite solar cells using an electron-beam evaporated WO3-x thin film as the electron transport layer
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Tuning the amount of oxygen vacancies in sputter-deposited SnOx films for enhancing the performance of perovskite solar cells
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Stretchable respiration sensors: Advanced designs and multifunctional platforms for wearable physiological monitoring
Dinh, Toan, Nguyen, Thanh, Phan, Hoang-Phuong, Nguyen, Nam-Trung, Dao, Dzung Viet and Bell, John. 2020. "Stretchable respiration sensors: Advanced designs and multifunctional platforms for wearable physiological monitoring." Biosensors and Bioelectronics. 166. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bios.2020.112460
Oligomeric silica-wrapped perovskites enable synchronous defect passivation and grain stabilization for efficient and stable perovskite photovoltaics
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High-Performance PEDOT: PSS Flexible Thermoelectric Materials and Their Devices by Triple Post-Treatments
Xu, Shengduo, Hong, Min, Shi, Xiao-Lei, Wang, Yuan, Ge, Lei, Bai, Yang, Wang, Lianzhou, Dargusch, Matthew, Zou, Jin and Chen, Zhi-Gang. 2019. "High-Performance PEDOT: PSS Flexible Thermoelectric Materials and Their Devices by Triple Post-Treatments." Chemisty of Materials. 31 (14), pp. 5238-5244. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.chemmater.9b01500
Multi-biofunctional properties of three species of cicada wings and biomimetic fabrication of nanopatterned titanium pillars
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Bacteria Death and Osteoblast Metabolic Activity Correlated to Hydrothermally Synthesised TiO2 Surface Properties
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Evaluation of Particle Beam Lithography for Fabrication of Metallic Nano-structures
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Investigation of mechanical properties and morphology of hydrothermally manufactured titanium dioxide nanostructured surfaces
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Inorganic p-type semiconductors and carbon materials based hole transport materials for perovskite solar cells
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Mechanical, bactericidal and osteogenic behaviours of hydrothermally synthesised TiO2 nanowire arrays
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In3Se4 and S-doped In3Se4 nano/micro-structures as new anode materials for Li-ion batteries
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In-doped Bi2Se3 hierarchical nanostructures as anode materials for Li-ion batteries
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Scalable low-cost SnS2 nanosheets as counter electrode building blocks for dye-sensitized solar cells
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Insight into the liquid state of organo-lead halide perovskites and their new roles in dye-sensitized solar cells
Wang, Qiong, Yun, Jung-Ho, Zhang, Meng, Chen, Hongjun, Chen, Zhi-Gang and Wang, Lianzhou. 2014. "Insight into the liquid state of organo-lead halide perovskites and their new roles in dye-sensitized solar cells." Journal of Materials Chemistry A. 2 (27), pp. 10355-10358. https://doi.org/10.1039/c4ta01105h
A nanohybrid of CdTe@CdS nanocrystals and titania nanosheets with p-n nanojunctions for improved visible light-driven hydrogen production
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Activation of photocatalytic water oxidation on N-doped ZnO bundle-like nanoparticles under visible light
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ZnO-CdS@Cd heterostructure for effective photocatalytic hydrogen generation
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Microstructure construction and composition modification of CeO2 macrospheres with superior performance
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Bismuth oxychloride hollow microspheres with high visible light photocatalytic activity
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Nanosized anatase TiO2 single crystals with tunable exposed (001) facets for enhanced energy conversion efficiency of dye-sensitized solar cells
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Amino acid assisted synthesis of mesoporous TiO 2 nanocrystals for high performance dye-sensitized solar cells
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New electroless plating method for preparation of highly active Co-B catalysts for NaBH4 hydrolysis
Muir, Sean S., Chen, Zhigang, Wood, Barry J., Wang, Lianzhou, Lu, G. Q. (Max) and Yao, Xiangdong. 2014. "New electroless plating method for preparation of highly active Co-B catalysts for NaBH4 hydrolysis." International Journal of Hydrogen Energy. 39 (1), pp. 414-425. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijhydene.2013.10.022
Nitrogen doping in ion-exchangeable layered tantalate towards visible-light induced water oxidation
Zong, Xu, Sun, Chenghua, Chen, Zhigang, Mukherji, Aniruddh, Wu, Hao, Zou, Jin, Smith, Sean C., Lu, Gao Qing and Wang, Lianzhou. 2011. "Nitrogen doping in ion-exchangeable layered tantalate towards visible-light induced water oxidation." Chemical Communications. 47 (22), pp. 6293-6295. https://doi.org/10.1039/c0cc05440b
Photocatalytic water oxidation on F, N co-doped TiO2 with dominant exposed {001} facets under visible light
Zong, Xu, Xing, Zheng, Yu, Hua, Chen, Zhigang, Tang, Fengqiu, Zou, Jin, Lu, Gao Qing and Wang, Lianzhou. 2011. "Photocatalytic water oxidation on F, N co-doped TiO2 with dominant exposed {001} facets under visible light." Chemical Communications. 47 (42), pp. 11742-11744. https://doi.org/10.1039/c1cc14453g
A new type of carbon nitride-based polymer composite for enhanced photocatalytic hydrogen production
Xing, Zheng, Chen, Zhigang, Zong, Xu and Wang, Lianzhou. 2014. "A new type of carbon nitride-based polymer composite for enhanced photocatalytic hydrogen production." Chemical Communications. 50 (51), pp. 6762-6764. https://doi.org/10.1039/c4cc00397g
Investigation on Temperature-Dependent Electrical Conductivity of Carbon Nanotube/Epoxy Composites for Sustainable Energy Applications
Njuguna, Michael K., Galpaya, Dilini, Yan, Cheng, Colwell, Colwell, Will, Geoffrey, Hu, Ning, Yarlagadda, Prasad and Bell, John M.. 2015. "Investigation on Temperature-Dependent Electrical Conductivity of Carbon Nanotube/Epoxy Composites for Sustainable Energy Applications." Journal of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology. 15 (9), pp. 6957-6964. https://doi.org/10.1166/jnn.2015.10514
Ethanol sensitivity of thermally evaporated nanostructured WO3 thin films doped and implanted with Fe
Ahsan, M., Ahmad, M. Z., Tesfamichael, T., Bell, J. and Yarlagadda, Prasad K. D. V.. 2013. "Ethanol sensitivity of thermally evaporated nanostructured WO3 thin films doped and implanted with Fe." 2nd International Conference on Measurement, Instrumentation and Automation (ICMIA 2013). China 23 - 24 Apr 2013 Scientific.Net. https://doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/AMM.333-335.1938