Proceedings of International Conference on Hybrid and Organic Photovoltaics (HOPV18)
DOI: https://doi.org/10.29363/nanoge.hopv.2018.188
Publication date: 21st February 2018
Perovskite solar cells (PSCs) are promising alternatives toward clean energy because of their high-power conversion efficiency (PCE) over 22% and low materials and processing cost. However, their poor stability under operation is still limiting practical applications. In this talk, we present an innovative approach to control the surface growth of a low dimensional perovskite layer on top of a bulk three-dimensional (3D) perovskite film. This results in a structured perovskite interface where a distinct layered low dimensional perovskite is engineered on the bottom and the top of the 3D perovskite. We have investigated structural and optical properties of the stack and solar cells. When embodying the low dimensional perovskite layer, the photovoltaic cells exhibit an enhanced PCE of 20.1% on average, when compared to pristine 3D perovskite. The devices exhibit excellent stability and retain 85% of the initial PCE stressed under one sun illumination for 800 hours at 50°C in the ambient environment.