Surface Stoichiometric Tuning for High‐Efficiency and Light Illumination Stability in Sn–Pb Perovskite Solar Cells by PbBr<sub>2</sub> Wet Surface Treatment
Tin–lead (Sn–Pb) mixed perovskite solar cells (PSCs) are promising as bottom subcells in all‐perovskite tandem solar cells, but the oxidation of Sn 2+ remains challenging for long‐term stability. This study reveals a compositional gradient in Sn–Pb perovskite films, where excess Sn ions accumulate at the surface, intensifying oxidation and recombination losses. To address this issue, we introduce a PbBr 2 ‐TOAB wet surface treatment strategy during the fabrication of Sn–Pb perovskite films. X‐ray photoelectron spectroscopy analysis confirms that this treatment achieves more balanced Sn:Pb stoichiometry from ~4.36:1 to ~2.74:1, ensuring improved film quality and resistance to Sn 2+ oxidation. The treatment strategy boosts the power conversion efficiency (PCE) to 21.61% (0.09 cm 2 ), with an independently certified (from the National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology) PCE of 19.12%, compared to 21.13% for control PSCs. Moreover, target larger PSCs (1 cm 2 ) achieved an impressive PCE of 20.83%. The target PSCs show enhanced stability, retaining 80% of their initial PCE after 50 h of continuous light soaking. More importantly, encapsulated target PSCs maintain 95% of their initial PCE for 300 s under continuous illumination at maximum power point tracking conditions. Time‐dependent photoluminescence examination confirms that PbBr 2 ‐TOAB treatment significantly reduces ion migration, improving stability under light illumination.
Authors
- T. Sakurai (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5730-1937)
- Yulu He (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2531-1521)
- Md. Abdul Karim (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9042-811X)
- Md. Emrul Kayesh (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3737-819X)
- Towhid H. Chowdhury (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8490-1276)
- Ashraful Islam (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1633-1432)
- Shamim Ahmmed (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5847-2893)
- Wasif Islam Chowdhury
Institutions
- University of Tsukuba (JP)
- National Institute for Materials Science (JP)
- Purdue University West Lafayette (US)
- Tsukuba University of Technology (JP)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Solar RRL
- Published
- 2025-05-19
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1002/solr.202500225
- Citations
- 2
- Primary Topic
- Perovskite Materials and Applications
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 1.46
Funders
- Japan Society for the Promotion of Science
- Advanced Low Carbon Technology Research and Development Program