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Humidity‐Resistant Flexible Perovskite Solar Cells with Over 20% Efficiency
Author(s) -
Ren Ningyu,
Chen Bingbing,
Li Renjie,
Wang Pengyang,
Mazumdar Sayantan,
Shi Biao,
Zhu Chengjun,
Zhao Ying,
Zhang Xiaodan
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
solar rrl
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.544
H-Index - 37
ISSN - 2367-198X
DOI - 10.1002/solr.202000795
Subject(s) - materials science , energy conversion efficiency , perovskite (structure) , crystallinity , photovoltaic system , relative humidity , optoelectronics , layer (electronics) , composite material , grain size , chemical engineering , nanotechnology , electrical engineering , meteorology , physics , engineering
Flexible perovskite solar cells (FPSCs) with high efficiency and excellent mechanical flexible properties have attracted enormous interest as a promising photovoltaic technology in recent years. However, the performance or stability of FPSCs is still far inferior to that of conventional glass‐based perovskite solar cells (PSCs). Herein, a cross‐linking agent called aluminum acetylacetonate (Al(acac) 3 ) is introduced as an interface layer between electron transport layer and perovskite absorber. Due to the well‐matched energy levels and improved grain size and crystallinity of the perovskite, a champion device with the highest power conversion efficiency (PCE) of 20.87% is achieved on the FPSCs. The device retains about 80% of its initial performance after 1000 h under >50% relative humidity without encapsulation. In addition, attributed to the Al(acac) 3 super bending resistance, more than 91% of the original PCE is retained after 1500 bending cycles. This work proposes the substrate side optimization for improving device efficiency and stability which may provide a novel concept for promoting the development of FPSCs.