IP Library Granted Patent US 11,917,904
Granted Patent B2
US 11,917,904 · App. 18/220,832 · Granted Feb 27, 2024

Perovskite solar cell

Inventors: Weifeng Liang (Fujian, CN); Wenming Guo (Fujian, CN); Juanjuan Sun (Fujian, CN); Bo Luan (Fujian, CN); Yongsheng Guo (Fujian, CN); Guodong Chen (Fujian, CN)
Assignee: CONTEMPORARY AMPEREX TECHNOLOGY CO., LIMITED
H10K85/50H10K30/86H10K71/15H10K85/111H10K30/50
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Patent No.
US 11,917,904
App. No.
18/220,832
Granted
Feb 27, 2024
Kind
B2
Abstract

The present application provides a perovskite solar cell, including conductive glass, a hole transport layer, a perovskite layer, an electron transport layer and a back electrode, where a passivation layer may be disposed between the hole transport layer and the perovskite layer, and the passivation layer may include an amide and/or a cation thereof, where the amide may include a compound of formula (1) and/or formula (2): where R 1 and R 2 are each independently selected from hydrogen, —R, —NR 2 , —NHR, —NH 2 , —OH, —OR, —NHCOR, —OCOR, and —CH 2 COOH, where R represents a straight or branched chain alkyl group having 1-10 carbon atoms, m is an integer of 0 to 10; and n is an integer of 1 to 10; and where Ar is selected from a C5-C10 aryl or heteroaryl group.

Claims (37)

1. A perovskite solar cell, comprising conductive glass, a hole transport layer, a perovskite layer, an electron transport layer and a back electrode, wherein a passivation layer is disposed between the hole transport layer and the perovskite layer, and the passivation layer comprises an amide and/or a cation thereof, wherein the amide comprises a compound of formula ( 1 ) and/or formula ( 2 ):

wherein

R 1 and R 2 are each independently selected from hydrogen, —R, —NR 2 , —NHR, —NH 2 , —OH, —OR, —NHCOR, —OCOR, and —CH 2 COOH, wherein R represents a straight or branched chain alkyl group having 1-10 carbon atoms,

m is an integer of 0 to 10; and

n is an integer of 1 to 10; and

wherein Ar is selected from a C5-C10 aryl or heteroaryl group.

2. The perovskite solar cell according to claim 1 , wherein the passivation layer comprises an amide cation of formula (3),

wherein R 1 , R 2 , m, and n are as defined in claim 1 ; and

the passivation layer further comprises an organic acid containing N, 0 , S and/or P, and/or a polymer of the organic acid, and/or an inorganic acid, and/or one or more anions thereof.

3. The perovskite solar cell according to claim 2 , wherein the organic acid is selected from at least one of acetic acid, glycolic acid, oxalic acid, citric acid, ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid, maleic acid, acrylic acid, and organic phosphoric acid, and/or the inorganic acid is at least one selected from sulfamic acid and phosphoric acid.

4. The perovskite solar cell according to claim 2 , wherein a ratio of a molar sum of the amide or the cation thereof to a molar sum of the organic acid and/or the polymer of the organic acid and/or the inorganic acid, and/or the anions thereof is 1:1.0 to 1:1.5.

5. The perovskite solar cell according to claim 2 , wherein a ratio of a molar sum of the amide or the cation thereof to a molar sum of the organic acid and/or the polymer of the organic acid and/or the inorganic acid, and/or the anions thereof is 1:1.0 to 1:1.2.

6. The perovskite solar cell according to claim 1 , wherein the passivation layer comprises one or more anions having the following structural formulas:

wherein R 3 and R 4 are each independently selected from hydrogen or a straight or branched chain alkyl group having 1-10 carbon atoms, m is an integer of 0-10, and n is an integer of 1-10.

7. The perovskite solar cell according to claim 1 , wherein the passivation layer does not comprise a cyclic group.

8. The perovskite solar cell according to claim 1 , wherein the hole transport layer comprises 2,2′,7,7′-tetrakis[N,N-di(4-methoxyphenyl)amino]-9,9′-spirobifluorene, optionally a weight content of the 2,2′,7,7′-tetrakis[N,N-di(4-methoxyphenyl)amino]-9,9′-spirobifluorene is 60-95% based on a total weight of the hole transport layer.

9. The perovskite solar cell according to claim 1 , wherein the hole transport layer comprises a lithium salt, the lithium salt is lithium bis(trifluoromethanesulfonyl)imide, and a weight content of the lithium salt is 5-30% based on a total weight of the hole transport layer.

10. The perovskite solar cell according to claim 1 , wherein the perovskite solar cell is a tbrmal perovskite solar cell.

11. The perovskite solar cell according to claim 1 , wherein the passivation layer comprises an amide cation of formula (3),

wherein R 1 , R 2 , m, and n are as defined in claim 1 ; and

the passivation layer further comprises an organic acid containing N═O, S+O and/or P═O and/or a polymer of the organic acid, and/or an inorganic acid, and/or one or more anions thereof.

12. A method for preparing a perovskite solar cell, the method comprising a step of preparing a hole transport layer, a step of preparing a perovskite layer, a step of preparing an electron transport layer, and a step of preparing a back electrode, wherein a passivation layer is disposed between the hole transport layer and the perovskite layer, and preparation of the passivation layer comprises the following steps:

step S 1 : preparing or making a passivation material ready, the passivation material comprising an amide and/or a cation thereof, wherein the amide comprises a compound of formula (1) and/or formula (2):

wherein

R 1 and R2 are each independently selected from hydrogen, —R, —NR 2 , —NH 2 , —OH, —OR, —-NHCOR, —OCOR, and —CH 2 COOH, wherein R represents a straight or branched chain alkyl group having 1-10 carbon atoms,

m is an integer of 0 to 10; and

n is an integer of 1 to 10; and

wherein Ar is selected from a C5-C10 aryl or heteroaryl group;

step S 2 : formulating a solution of the passivation material; and

step S 3 : coating the solution of the passivation material on the perovskite layer, and then performing annealing to obtain the passivation layer.

13. The method for preparing the perovskite solar cell according to claim 12 , wherein in the preparation of the passivation layer, no other passivation material is used except the passivation material prepared in the step S 1 .

14. The method for preparing the perovskite solar cell according to claim 12 , wherein the step S 1 comprises the following operations:

(1) dissolving the amide in a solvent and performing stirring in an ice water bath; optionally, maintaining temperature at 0-4° C. during stirring;

(2) adding an organic acid, an inorganic acid and/or a polymer of the organic acid dropwise, optionally, continuing to react for 0.5-3 h after finishing the adding dropwise; and

(3) optionally, drying, washing and drying a reaction product in (2) to obtain the passivation material.

15. The method for preparing the perovskite solar cell according to claim 12 , wherein in the step S 2 , a solvent for formulating the solution of the passivation material is selected from one or more of ethanol, isopropanol, n-butanol, ethyl acetate, chloroform, chlorobenzene, ethyl butyrate, dichlorobenzene, diethyl ether, toluene, and xylene, optionally, a concentration of the solution of the passivation material for preparing the passivation layer is 0.2-2.5 mg/ml.

16. The method for preparing the perovskite solar cell according to claim 12 , wherein in the step S 3 , the solution of the passivation material is added to the perovskite layer, and the passivation material is spread on a surface of the perovskite layer by spin coating, a spin coating process comprises spinning at a rotational speed of 1000-5000 rpm for 15-40 s, and then the passivation material is placed in a vacuum environment for 5-20 min, and a vacuum degree is optionally 0.01-0.2 MPa.

Assignments (2)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Aug 6, 2024
From: CONTEMPORARY AMPEREX TECHNOLOGY CO., LIMITED
To: CONTEMPORARY AMPEREX TECHNOLOGY (HONG KONG) LIMITED
Reel/Frame 068338/0723 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jul 12, 2023
From: LIANG, WEIFENG; GUO, WENMING; SUN, JUANJUAN; LUAN, BO; GUO, YONGSHENG; CHEN, GUODONG
To: CONTEMPORARY AMPEREX TECHNOLOGY CO., LIMITED
Reel/Frame 064229/0260 →
Continuity (2)
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