posted on 2022-09-29, 15:40authored byYang Wang, Hua Yang, Kun Zhang, Mingquan Tao, Mingzhu Li, Yanlin Song
Defects weaken the stability of perovskite
solar modules (PSMs)
and aggravate the photodegradation process under continuous illumination
(especially, UV light), limiting the competitiveness and commercial
development of perovskite photovoltaics. Herein, we propose a tautomeric
passivation strategy toward molecular isomerism passivation, 2,3-Bis(2,4,5-trimethyl-3-thienyl)
maleimide (DAE), to assist defect passivation for photostable PSMs
with sustainable UV protection. The tautomeric DAE molecule in the
perovskite film after UV irradiation presents high charge density
difference values (−0.182e for −CO–Pb;
0.015e for N–H···I–) and efficiently improves the defect formation energy, preventing
perovskite UV degradation through the free closed and open rings of
the DAE molecule in the PSM. The DAE PSCs exhibit champion efficiencies
up to 24.12% (small area: 0.08 cm2) and 18.47% (module
area: 25 cm2) as well as long-term UV photostability, continuously
charging a mobile phone through a DAE-PSM even on a cloudy day.