A High‐Throughput Approach to Identifying Environment‐Friendly Artificial Antisolvents for Efficient Perovskite Solar Cells
Rapid crystallization facilitated by antisolvents is widely employed for producing high-quality perovskite films, but constrained by the limited variety and high toxicity of conventional solvents, underscoring the need for sustainable and low-toxicity solvent systems for large-scale production. In this study, a systematic screening of over 40 antisolvents is conducted using a high-throughput platform, uncovering a significant correlation between the antisolvent properties within Hansen solubility space and the structural and optoelectronic characteristics of the resultant perovskite films. A Hansen solubility sphere is subsequently constructed, pinpointing a specific region within this space that is most conducive to the formation of high-quality perovskite films. The underlying mechanism is further elucidated: antisolvents situated outside this optimal region either induce a rapid extraction of N,N-dimethylformamide (DMF), thereby limiting grain growth due to insufficient crystallization time or fail to adequately extract DMF. Since no ideal low-toxicity single antisolvent is found, a general concept based on solvent combinations with ultra-low-toxicity is introduced to solve the issues. The design rule for environment-friendly "artificial" solvents, which is validated for different perovskite compositions, paves the way for sustainable development and production of perovskite-based optoelectronic technologies.
Authors
- Feiyue Lu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0005-4777-0007)
- Wei Meng (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4887-1732)
- Zhangyu Yuan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4372-0959)
- Hao Li (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3796-6952)
- Ning Li (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1208-4638)
- Ying Shang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0002-2163-4267)
Institutions
- South China University of Technology (CN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Advanced Materials
- Published
- 2025-04-25
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1002/adma.202504602
- Citations
- 5
- Primary Topic
- Perovskite Materials and Applications
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 3.65
Funders
- National Natural Science Foundation of China