Engineering long-term stability into perovskite solar cells via application of a multi-functional TFSI-based ionic liquid
Organic-inorganic metal-halide perovskite solar cells (PSCs) have achieved a certified power-conversion efficiency (PCE) of 25.5%. However, long-term stability and air stability of the PSCs are still major concerns and hamper commercialization. Herein, we employ a multi-functional ionic liquid (IL), 1,3-bis(cyanomethyl)imidazolium bis(trifluoromethylsulfonyl)imide ([Bcim][TFSI]), which contains an imidazolium cation functionalized with nitrile (CN) groups and the TFSI anion and is, additionally, able to form an extensive network of low-barrier H bonds, as an additive in perovskite-precursor solutions. Because of a combination of the Lewis-basic CN groups and the hydrophobic TFSI anion in the IL, highly crystalline perovskite films with large grain sizes are obtained. The IL-modified perovskite films afford PSCs with long-term stability and PCEs > 21%. The stability of unencapsulated devices retain >95% of their original efficiency after 1,000 h of aging. This study demonstrates the considerable potential of TFSI-based ILs to improve the performance of PSCs.
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Gao, X.-X., Ding, B., Kanda, H., Fei, Z., Luo, W., Zhang, Y., Shibayama, N., Zuttel, A., Tirani, F. F., Scopelliti, R., Kinge, S., Zhang, B., Feng, Y., Dyson, P. J., & Nazeeruddin, M. K. (2021). Engineering long-term stability into perovskite solar cells via application of a multi-functional TFSI-based ionic liquid. Cell Reports Physical Science, 2(7), Article 100475. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.xcrp.2021.100475
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