Antisolvent-Free Dual-Anion Regulation for High-Efficient Sn-Pb and All-perovskite Tandem Solar Cells

Chen Zhang, Zhelu Hu, Jinpei Wang, Jianbin Zhu, Zhangquan Hu, Wenxiu Dang, Chunyu Guo, Qiushi Li, Jinxian Yang, Bing Zhang, Xueqin Ran, Ping Li, Qingxun Guo, Lingfeng Chao, Yingdong Xia, Lionel Aigouy, Zhuoying Chen, Yonghua Chen, Wei Huang

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Abstract

Mixed tin-lead (Sn-Pb) perovskites are integral to all-perovskite tandem solar cells (TSCs), offering significant potential to surpass the theoretical efficiency limits of single-junction solar cells. However, the rapid crystallization of Sn-Pb perovskite thin films and the propensity of Sn2+ to oxidize into Sn4+ remain critical challenges, hindering device performance and stability. Herein, it is demonstrated that a multifunctional dual-anion synergistic regulation strategy to fabricate high-quality MA-free Cs0.1FA0.9Pb0.5Sn0.5I3 perovskite thin films with superior morphology and crystallinity via a simplified antisolvent-free spin-coating process. Acetate anions (Ac) derived from formamidinium acetate (FAAc) effectively regulate crystallization kinetics and mitigate Sn2+ oxidation via intermediate phase formation and anion exchange process. Simultaneously, the combination of Ac and thiocyanate anions (SCN) from guanidinium thiocyanate (GuaSCN) promotes larger crystal grain growth and stabilizes Sn2+ via strong coordination interactions. The dual-anion strategy effectively minimizes grain boundaries, suppresses non-radiative recombination, and optimizes the energy level alignment at interfaces. As a result, the champion single-junction Sn-Pb perovskite solar cell (PSC) achieves an impressive power conversion efficiency (PCE) of 23.26%, setting a new benchmark for Sn-Pb PSCs fabricated without antisolvent. While all-perovskite TSCs reach 28.07% efficiency with remarkable operational stability, retaining 81% of initial performance after 600 h under maximum power point tracking.

Original languageEnglish
JournalAdvanced Materials
DOIs
StateAccepted/In press - 2025

Keywords

  • dual-anion synergistic regulation
  • perovskite tandem solar cells
  • Sn-Pb perovskite solar cells

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