Two-in-one additive engineering strategy induced high-quality CsPbBr3 film in printable mesoscopic perovskite solar cells

Abstract

The use of all-inorganic cesium lead tribromide (CsPbBr3) in photovoltaics has gained significant attention due to its outstanding environmental stability and low cost of preparation. Printable perovskite solar cells (PSCs) based on CsPbBr3 have demonstrated a more straightforward fabrication procedure and remarkable stability, indicating great development potential. However, the preparation of the CsPbBr3 film can be challenging, as it requires depositing a high-quality PbBr2 film in a triple-layer porous scaffold and avoiding the incomplete conversion of PbBr2 in the subsequent step. Herein, we propose a two-in-one additive engineering strategy using 4-tert-Butylpyridine (TBP) into the PbBr2 solution and dimethyl sulfoxide (DMSO) to the CsBr precursor. The improved perovskite layer with better infiltration in scaffold, low carrier recombination rate and high absorption ability results in the boosting performance of PSCs. When the TBP is coupled with DMSO to fabricate printable mesoscopic CsPbBr3 PSCs, the device achieves a power conversion efficiency as high as 8.36 %. Furthemore, the modified CsPbBr3 PSC without any encapsulation retains above 97 % of its initial efficiency after 1600 h of storage in ambient air, indicating outstanding stability.