Open AccessAchieving Long‐Term Operational Stability of Perovskite Solar Cells with a Stabilized Efficiency Exceeding 20% after 1000 h
Author(s) -
Yang TaeYoul,
Jeon Nam Joong,
Shin HeeWon,
Shin Seong Sik,
Kim Young Yun,
Seo Jangwon
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
advanced science
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 5.388
H-Index - 100
ISSN - 2198-3844
DOI - 10.1002/advs.201900528
Subject(s) - materials science , mesoporous material , energy conversion efficiency , perovskite (structure) , oxygen , chemical engineering , degradation (telecommunications) , nanotechnology , optoelectronics , chemistry , catalysis , computer science , telecommunications , biochemistry , organic chemistry , engineering
Perovskite solar cells (PSCs) with mesoporous TiO 2 (mp‐TiO 2 ) as the electron transport material attain power conversion efficiencies (PCEs) above 22%; however, their poor long‐term stability is a critical issue that must be resolved for commercialization. Herein, it is demonstrated that the long‐term operational stability of mp‐TiO 2 based PSCs with PCE over 20% is achieved by isolating devices from oxygen and humidity. This achievement attributes to systematic understanding of the critical role of oxygen in the degradation of PSCs. PSCs exhibit fast degradation under controlled oxygen atmosphere and illumination, which is accompanied by iodine migration into the hole transport material (HTM). A diffusion barrier at the HTM/perovskite interface or encapsulation on top of the devices improves the stability against oxygen under light soaking. Notably, a mp‐TiO 2 based PSC with a solid encapsulation retains 20% efficiency after 1000 h of 1 sun (AM1.5G including UV) illumination in ambient air.