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Oxidation-resistant all-perovskite tandem solar cells in substrate configuration

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  • Yurui Wang

    (Nanjing University)

  • Renxing Lin

    (Nanjing University)

  • Xiaoyu Wang

    (Jilin University)

  • Chenshuaiyu Liu

    (Nanjing University)

  • Yameen Ahmed

    (University of Victoria)

  • Zilong Huang

    (Nanjing University)

  • Zhibin Zhang

    (Peking University)

  • Hongjiang Li

    (Nanjing University)

  • Mei Zhang

    (Nanjing University)

  • Yuan Gao

    (Nanjing University)

  • Haowen Luo

    (Nanjing University)

  • Pu Wu

    (Nanjing University)

  • Han Gao

    (Nanjing University)

  • Xuntian Zheng

    (Nanjing University)

  • Manya Li

    (Nanjing University)

  • Zhou Liu

    (Nanjing University)

  • Wenchi Kong

    (Nanjing University)

  • Ludong Li

    (Nanjing University)

  • Kaihui Liu

    (Peking University)

  • Makhsud I. Saidaminov

    (University of Victoria)

  • Lijun Zhang

    (Jilin University)

  • Hairen Tan

    (Nanjing University)

Abstract

The commonly-used superstrate configuration (depositing front subcell first and then depositing back subcell) in all-perovskite tandem solar cells is disadvantageous for long-term stability due to oxidizable narrow-bandgap perovskite assembled last and easily exposable to air. Here we reverse the processing order and demonstrate all-perovskite tandems in a substrate configuration (depositing back subcell first and then depositing front subcell) to bury oxidizable narrow-bandgap perovskite deep in the device stack. By using guanidinium tetrafluoroborate additive in wide-bandgap perovskite subcell, we achieve an efficiency of 25.3% for the substrate-configured all-perovskite tandem cells. The unencapsulated devices exhibit no performance degradation after storage in dry air for 1000 hours. The substrate configuration also widens the choice of flexible substrates: we achieve 24.1% and 20.3% efficient flexible all-perovskite tandem solar cells on copper-coated polyethylene naphthalene and copper metal foil, respectively. Substrate configuration offers a promising route to unleash the commercial potential of all-perovskite tandem solar cells.

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  • Yurui Wang & Renxing Lin & Xiaoyu Wang & Chenshuaiyu Liu & Yameen Ahmed & Zilong Huang & Zhibin Zhang & Hongjiang Li & Mei Zhang & Yuan Gao & Haowen Luo & Pu Wu & Han Gao & Xuntian Zheng & Manya Li & , 2023. "Oxidation-resistant all-perovskite tandem solar cells in substrate configuration," Nature Communications, Nature, vol. 14(1), pages 1-11, December.
    • Handle: RePEc:nat:natcom:v:14:y:2023:i:1:d:10.1038_s41467-023-37492-y
    DOI: 10.1038/s41467-023-37492-y
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