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    Effect of 1,3-disubstituted urea derivatives as additives on the efficiency and stability of perovskite solar cells
    (Amer Chemical Soc, 2022) Kruszynska, Joanna; Sadegh, Faranak; Patel, Manushi J.; Akman, Erdi; Yadav, Pankaj; AkIn, Seçkin
    Additive engineering in perovskites precursor solution is one of the most effective methods to fabricate high-quality perovskite films. Finding proper additives for morphology improvement and passivation of the perovskite defects is critical to fabricate highly efficient and stable perovskite solar cells (PSCs). In this work, 1,3-disubstituted urea additives are employed to study the effect of different substituents at -NH moiety on the quality of the perovskite layer and device performance. By adding 1,3-diphenyl urea (Ph-urea) or 1,3-di(tert-butyl)urea (tBu-urea) into the precursors, the crystallization process leads to the formation of perovskite films with larger grains and lower defect densities as compared to the nonsubstituted urea additive. Using density functional theory (DFT) calculations and experimental spectro-scopic measurements, we found that the selected 1,3-disubstituted ureas are prone to form stronger coordination interaction with undercoordinated Pb2+ ions than the urea. Applying this additive engineering to the devices reduced the current density-voltage (J-V) hysteresis and improved the photovoltaic performance, resulting in maximum power conversion efficiencies of 21.7 and 21.2% for the Ph-urea and tBu-urea modified devices, respectively. In addition, the device with Ph-urea enhanced long-term stability, where it remains at 90% of its initial efficiency, while the device with tBu-urea degrades fast reaching 20% of its initial efficiency after aging for 90 days due to the high moisture permeability of tBu-urea.
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    The effect of B-site doping in all-inorganic CsPbIxBr3−x absorbers on the performance and stability of perovskite photovoltaics
    (Royal Society of Chemistry, 2023) Akman, Erdi; Öztürk, Teoman; Xiang, Wanchun; Sadegh, Faranak; Prochowicz, Daniel; Akın, Seçkin
    Despite the impressive efficiency of perovskite solar cells (PSCs), their operational stability is still hindered by the thermodynamic instability of the hybrid organic-inorganic absorber layer with ABX3 structure (A: organic/inorganic cation, B: metal cation, X: halogen anion and mixtures thereof). Due to the hygroscopic and volatile nature of the organic cations, i.e., methylammonium (MA+), they show very poor stability not only against thermal stress but also moisture. Therefore, a photoactive material free from organic components could offer great opportunities to prolong the operational stability of devices. In this context, all inorganic CsPbIxBr3−x perovskites are meticulously developed in terms of their structural/thermal stability and have triggered increasing research interest due to great prospects in the commercialization of perovskite technology. However, besides relatively low performance, the poor phase stability of inorganic perovskites associated with lattice strain and vacancies still requires a thorough understanding and permanent solutions for tackling these problems. In this comprehensive review, the recently reported B-site doping strategy in inorganic CsPbIxBr3−x perovskite thin films, which has been elucidated to passivate the defects, tune the grain orientation, and enhance the lifetime of charge-carriers, is presented based on different B-site elements belonging to group IIIA, IVA and VA, alkaline-earth, transition, and lanthanide metals. Solutions for confronting these current problems are elaborated and an outlook on further strategies is given.
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    Facile NaF Treatment Achieves 20% Efficient ETL-Free Perovskite Solar Cells
    (American Chemical Society, 2022) Sadegh, Faranak; Akman, Erdi; Prochowicz, Daniel; Tavakoli, Mohammad Mahdi; Yadav, Pankaj; Akın, Seçkin
    Electron transporting layer (ETL)-free perovskite solar cells (PSCs) exhibit promising progress in photovoltaic devices due to the elimination of the complex and energy-/time-consuming preparation route of ETLs. However, the performance of ETL-free devices still lags behind conventional devices because of mismatched energy levels and undesired interfacial charge recombination. In this study, we introduce sodium fluoride (NaF) as an interface layer in ETL-free PSCs to align the energy level between the perovskite and the FTO electrode. KPFM measurements clearly show that the NaF layer covers the surface of rough underlying FTO very well. This interface modification reduces the work function of FTO by forming an interfacial dipole layer, leading to band bending at the FTO/perovskite interface, which facilitates an effective electron carrier collection. Besides, the part of Na+ ions is found to be able to migrate into the absorber layer, facilitating enlarged grains and spontaneous passivation of the perovskite layer. As a result, the efficiency of the NaF-treated cell reaches 20%, comparable to those of state-of-the-art ETL-based cells. Moreover, this strategy effectively enhances the operational stability of devices by preserving 94% of the initial efficiency after storage for 500 h under continuous light soaking at 55 °C. Overall, these improvements in photovoltaic properties are clear indicators of enhanced interface passivation by NaF-based interface engineering. © 2022 American Chemical Society.
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    Highly efficient, stable and hysteresis-less planar perovskite solar cell based on chemical bath treated Zn2SnO4 electron transport layer
    (Elsevier, 2020) Sadegh, Faranak; Akın, Seçkin; Moghadam, Majid; Mirkhani, Valiollah; Ruiz-Preciado, Marco A.; Wang, Zaiwei
    The electron transport layer (ETL) is a key constituent in perovskite solar cells (PSCs). It should provide efficient and selective electron extraction, low resistivity and high stability. Here, zinc stannate (Zn2SnO4, ZSO) is employed as an ETL in planar PSCs. A surface treatment of a compact ZSO layer is introduced based on chemical bath deposition (CBD). CBD results in a dense and uniform surface morphology that promotes the formation of a perovskite film with better surface coverage and enlarged grains, which lead to reduced recombination losses. Such improvements effectively increase the charge extraction at ETL/perovskite interface and reduce trapassisted recombination, which results in a remarkable photovoltaic performance, low hysteresis index, and good reproducibility. The efficiency of PSCs based on CBD-modified ZSO ETL has been dramatically increased from 19.3% to 21.3% with a notable increase in open circuit voltage of 60 mV compared to bare ZSO-based devices. This value is among the highest for ZSO-based PSCs. More importantly, the CBD-treated PSCs exhibited good stability, retaining more than 90% of its initial efficiency over 1000 h under continuous illumination at maximum power point. These results demonstrate that CBD can significantly improve the performance and stability of ZSO-based planar PSCs, a crucial requirement for commercialization.
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    Inorganic cufeo2 delafossite nanoparticles as effective hole transport materials for highly efficient and long-term stable perovskite solar cells
    (American Chemical Society, 2019) Akın, Seçkin; Sadegh, Faranak; Turan, Servet; Sönmezoğlu, Savaş
    The regular architecture (n-i-p) of perovskite solar cells (PSCs) has attracted increasing interest in the renewable energy field, owing to high certified efficiencies in the recent years. However, there are still serious obstacles of PSCs associated with spiro-OMeTAD hole transport material (HTM), such as (i) prohibitively expensive material cost (∼150−500 $/g) and (ii) operational instability at elevated temperatures and high humidity levels. Herein, we have reported the highly photo, thermal, and moisture-stable and cost-effective PSCs employing inorganic CuFeO2 delafossite nanoparticles as a HTM layer, for the first time. By exhibiting superior hole mobility and additive-free nature, the best-performing cell achieved a power conversion efficiency (PCE) of 15.6% with a negligible hysteresis. Despite exhibiting a lower PCE as compared to the spiroOMeTAD-based control cell (19.1%), nonencapsulated CuFeO2-based cells maintained above 85% of their initial efficiency, while the PCE of control cells dropped to ∼10% under continuous illumination at maximum power point tracking after 1000 h. More importantly, the performance of control cells was quickly degraded at above 70 °C, whereas CuFeO2-based cells, retaining ∼80% of their initial efficiency after 200 h, were highly stable even at 85 °C in ambient air under dark conditions. Besides showing significant improvement in stability against light soaking and thermal stress, CuFeO2-based cells exhibited superior shelf stability even at 80 ± 5% relative humidity and retained over 90% of their initial PCE. Overall, we strongly believe that this study highlights the potential of inorganic HTMs for the commercial deployment of long-term stable and low-cost PSCs.
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    Moisture-resistant FAPbI(3) perovskite solar cell with 22.25 % power conversion efficiency through pentafluorobenzyl phosphonic acid passivation
    (Wiley, 2021) Akman, Erdi; Shalan, Ahmed Esmail; Sadegh, Faranak; Akın, Seçkin
    Perovskite solar cells (PSCs) have shown great promise for photovoltaic applications, owing to their low-cost assembly, exceptional performance, and low-temperature solution processing. However, the advancement of PSCs towards commercialization requires improvements in efficiency and long-term stability. The surface and grain boundaries of perovskite layer, as well as interfaces, are critical factors in determining the performance of the assembled cells. Defects, which are mainly located at perovskite surfaces, can trigger hysteresis, carrier recombination, and degradation, which diminish the power conversion efficiencies (PCEs) of the resultant cells. This study concerns the stabilization of the alpha-FAPbI(3) perovskite phase without negatively affecting the spectral features by using 2,3,4,5,6-pentafluorobenzyl phosphonic acid (PFBPA) as a passivation agent. Accordingly, high-quality PSCs are attained with an improved PCE of 22.25 % and respectable cell parameters compared to the pristine cells without the passivation layer. The thin PFBPA passivation layer effectively protects the perovskite layer from moisture, resulting in better long-term stability for unsealed PSCs, which maintain >90 % of the original efficiency under different humidity levels (40-75 %) after 600 h. PFBPA passivation is found to have a considerable impact in obtaining high-quality and stable FAPbI(3) films to benefit both the efficiency and the stability of PSCs.