Efficient and luminescent perovskite solar cells using defect-suppressed SnO2 via excess ligand strategy

Gabkyung Seo, Jason J. Yoo, Seongsik Nam, Da Seul Lee, Shanshan Gao, Bo Kyung Kim, Sae Jin Sung, Bong Joo Kang, Dane W. deQuilettes, Junho Park, Ji-Sang Park, In Sun Cho, Fabian Rotermund, Sang Il Seok () and Seong Sik Shin ()
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Gabkyung Seo: Sungkyunkwan University
Jason J. Yoo: Korea Research Institute of Chemical Technology
Seongsik Nam: Sungkyunkwan University
Da Seul Lee: Sungkyunkwan University
Shanshan Gao: Sungkyunkwan University
Bo Kyung Kim: Sungkyunkwan University
Sae Jin Sung: Korea Research Institute of Chemical Technology
Bong Joo Kang: Korea Research Institute of Chemical Technology
Dane W. deQuilettes: Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Junho Park: Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology
Ji-Sang Park: Sungkyunkwan University
In Sun Cho: Ajou University
Fabian Rotermund: Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology
Sang Il Seok: Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology (UNIST)
Seong Sik Shin: Sungkyunkwan University

Nature Energy, 2025, vol. 10, issue 6, 774-784

Abstract: Abstract The deposition of electron-transport layers using chemical bath deposition (CBD) enables high efficiency in perovskite solar cells. However, the conventional CBD methods require time to achieve uniform films on large substrates and often fail to deposit high-quality films due to incomplete surface coverage and oxidation. Here we show an excess ligand strategy based on the CBD of tin oxide (SnO2), suppressing the cluster-by-cluster pathway while facilitating the ion-by-ion pathway to create uniform films. Our approach enables rapid synthesis of high-quality SnO2 electron-transport layers with reduced defect densities. The resulting SnO2 thin films exhibit superior optoelectronic properties, including a low surface-recombination velocity (5.5 cm s−1) and a high electroluminescence efficiency of 24.8%. These improvements result in a high power-conversion efficiency of 26.4% for perovskite solar cells, an efficiency of 23% for perovskite modules and an efficiency of 23.1% for carbon-based perovskite cells. This highlights its potential for the low-cost, large-scale production of efficient solar devices.

Date: 2025
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