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Spatial Conformation Engineering of Aromatic Ketones for Highly Efficient and Stable Perovskite Solar Cells

Jiang, Xiaoqing  
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Zhu, Lina
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Zhang, Bingqian
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December 9, 2024
Journal of the American Chemical Society

Carbonyl-containing materials employed in state-of-the-art hybrid lead halide perovskite solar cells (PSCs) exhibit a strong structure-dependent electron donor effect that predominates in defect passivation. However, the impact of the molecular spatial conformation on the efficacy of carbonyl-containing passivators remains ambiguous, hindering the advancement of molecular design for passivating materials. Herein, we show that altering the spatial torsion angle of aromatic ketones from twisted to planar configurations, as seen in benzophenone (BP, 27.2 degrees), anthrone (AR, 15.3 degrees), and 9-fluorenone (FO, 0 degrees), leads to a notable increment of the electron cloud density around the carbonyl group, thus improving the passivation ability for lead-based defects. Consequently, the PSC performance also relies on the torsion angle of the aromatic ketones, with the coplanar FO-based PSC achieving a highest power conversion efficiency (PCE) of 25.13% and retaining 92% of its initial efficiency after 1000 h of operation at the maximum power point under continuous 1-sun illumination (ISOS-L-1I). Moreover, a perovskite mini-module (14.0 cm2) containing FO exhibits a PCE of 20.19%. Our findings highlight the influence of molecular conformation on the passivation effect of the carbonyl group, offering deeper insight into the design and development of aromatic ketones as passivators for highly efficient and stable PSCs.

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DOI
10.1021/jacs.4c13866
Web of Science ID

WOS:001372917200001

Author(s)
Jiang, Xiaoqing  

EPFL

Zhu, Lina
Zhang, Bingqian
Zheng, Likai  

EPFL

Wang, Linqin
Li, Pingping
Wang, Minhuan  

EPFL

Yang, Guangyue
Dong, Kaiwen
Li, Suying
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Date Issued

2024-12-09

Publisher

AMER CHEMICAL SOC

Published in
Journal of the American Chemical Society
Volume

46

Issue

50

Start page

384833

End page

34841

Subjects

Aromatic compounds

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Defects

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Ketones

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Pérovskites

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Thin fil

Editorial or Peer reviewed

REVIEWED

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FunderFunding(s)Grant NumberGrant URL

National Natural Science Foundation of China

22209090;51973223;22403093

National Natural Science Foundation of China

ZR2022QB098;DICP I202456

Natural Science Foundation of Shandong Province

2022M721227

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December 24, 2024
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