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Quasi-Planar Core Based Spiro-Type Hole-Transporting Material for Dopant-Free Perovskite Solar Cells

Shao, Guang
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Wang, Dian
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Zhou, Zu Kun
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November 18, 2024
Angewandte Chemie International Edition

Hole-transporting material (HTMs) are crucial for obtaining the stability and high efficiency of perovskite solar cells (PSCs). However, the current state-of-the-art n-i-p PSCs relied on the use of 2,2′,7,7′-tetrakis(N,N-di-p-methoxyphenylamine)-9,9′-spirobifluorene (spiro-OMeTAD) exhibit inferior intrinsic and ambient stability due to the p-dopant and hydrophilic Li-TFSI additive. In this study, a new spiro-type HTM with a critical quasi-planar core (Z-W-03) is developed to improve both the thermal and ambient stability of PSCs. The results suggest that the planar carbazole structure effectively passivates the trap states compared to the triphenylamine with a propeller-like conformation in spiro-OMeTAD. This passivation effect leads to the shallower trap states when the quasi-planar HTMs interact with the Pb-dimer. Consequently, the device using Z-W-03 achieves a higher Voc of 1.178 V compared to the spiro-OMeTAD's 1.155 V, resulting in an enhanced efficiency of 24.02 %. In addition, the double-column π–π stacking of Z-W-03 results in high hole mobility (~10−4 cm2 V−1 s−1) even without p-dopant. Moreover, when the surface interface is modified, the undoped Z-W-03 device can achieve an efficiency of nearly 23 %. Compared to the PSCs using spiro-OMeTAD, those with Z-W-03 exhibit enhanced stability under N2 and ambient conditions. This superior performance is attributed to the quasi-planar core structure and the presence of multiple CH/π and π–π intermolecular stacking in Z-W-03. The multiple CH/π and π–π intermolecular contacts of HTMs can improve the hole hopping transport. Therefore, it is imperative to focus on further molecular structure design and optimization of spiro-type HTMs incorporating quasi-planar cores and carbazole moieties for the commercialization of PSCs.

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DOI
10.1002/anie.202411217
Scopus ID

2-s2.0-85206239530

PubMed ID

39103975

Author(s)
Shao, Guang

Sun Yat-Sen University

Wang, Dian

Sun Yat-Sen University

Zhou, Zu Kun

Sun Yat-Sen University

Yu, Hui Juan

Sun Yat-Sen University

Kang, Tao

China North Vehicle Research Institute

Zhu, Wei Hua

Sun Yat-Sen University

Xiao, Jing

Sun Yat-Sen University

Yu, Zhi Lan

Hunan University of Science and Technology

Peng, Lifen

Hunan University of Science and Technology

Chen, Jian

Sun Yat-Sen University

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Date Issued

2024-11-18

Publisher

Wiley-VCH Verlag GmbH

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Angewandte Chemie International Edition
Volume

63

Issue

47

Article Number

e202411217

Subjects

Dopant-Free

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Hole-Transporting Material

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Perovskite Solar Cells

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Quasi-Planar Core

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FunderFunding(s)Grant NumberGrant URL

Ministry of Education in Saudi Arabia

Hong Kong Polytechnic University

École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne

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January 25, 2025
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