Optimal Methylammounium Chloride Additive for High-Performance Perovskite Solar Cells

Organic–inorganic lead halide perovskite solar cells (PSCs) have presented promising improvements within recent years due to the superior photophysical properties of perovskites. The efficiency of PSCs is closely related to the quality of the of the perovskite film. Additive engineering is an effect...

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Main Authors: Qinghua Cao, Hui Liu, Jiangping Xing, Bing’e Li, Chuangping Liu, Fobao Xie, Xiaoli Zhang, Weiren Zhao
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author Qinghua Cao
Hui Liu
Jiangping Xing
Bing’e Li
Chuangping Liu
Fobao Xie
Xiaoli Zhang
Weiren Zhao
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Hui Liu
Jiangping Xing
Bing’e Li
Chuangping Liu
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Xiaoli Zhang
Weiren Zhao
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description Organic–inorganic lead halide perovskite solar cells (PSCs) have presented promising improvements within recent years due to the superior photophysical properties of perovskites. The efficiency of PSCs is closely related to the quality of the of the perovskite film. Additive engineering is an effective strategy to regulate the crystallization of perovskite film. Therefore, in this work, we introduce methylammounium chloride (MACl) into a perovskite precursor as an additive to improve the crystallization of perovskite film and to suppress the formation of defects to achieve high-performance PSCs. By meticulously investigating and studying the influence of different percentages of MACl additives on perovskite film quality, we obtain that the best amount of incorporated MACl is 10%. Thanks the employment of the optimal amount of MACl, the perovskite film shows a significantly improved morphology with larger grains, a smoother surface, and suppressed defects. Finally, the target PSCs with the addition of 10% MACl present the highest PCE of 23.61%, which is much higher than the value (16.72%) of the control device.
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spelling doaj-art-e4b066a0eb8a412aa2b76c51e41f101a2025-08-20T03:12:19ZengMDPI AGNanomaterials2079-49912025-02-0115429210.3390/nano15040292Optimal Methylammounium Chloride Additive for High-Performance Perovskite Solar CellsQinghua Cao0Hui Liu1Jiangping Xing2Bing’e Li3Chuangping Liu4Fobao Xie5Xiaoli Zhang6Weiren Zhao7School of Physics and Opto-Electronic Engineering, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Sensing Physics and System Integration Applications, Guangdong University of Technology, Guangzhou 510006, ChinaSchool of Physics and Opto-Electronic Engineering, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Sensing Physics and System Integration Applications, Guangdong University of Technology, Guangzhou 510006, ChinaSchool of Physics and Opto-Electronic Engineering, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Sensing Physics and System Integration Applications, Guangdong University of Technology, Guangzhou 510006, ChinaSchool of Physics and Opto-Electronic Engineering, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Sensing Physics and System Integration Applications, Guangdong University of Technology, Guangzhou 510006, ChinaSchool of Physics and Opto-Electronic Engineering, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Sensing Physics and System Integration Applications, Guangdong University of Technology, Guangzhou 510006, ChinaSchool of Physics and Opto-Electronic Engineering, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Sensing Physics and System Integration Applications, Guangdong University of Technology, Guangzhou 510006, ChinaSchool of Physics and Opto-Electronic Engineering, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Sensing Physics and System Integration Applications, Guangdong University of Technology, Guangzhou 510006, ChinaShanwei-GDUT Collaborative Research Institute for Innovation Industrial Technology, Shanwei 730010, ChinaOrganic–inorganic lead halide perovskite solar cells (PSCs) have presented promising improvements within recent years due to the superior photophysical properties of perovskites. The efficiency of PSCs is closely related to the quality of the of the perovskite film. Additive engineering is an effective strategy to regulate the crystallization of perovskite film. Therefore, in this work, we introduce methylammounium chloride (MACl) into a perovskite precursor as an additive to improve the crystallization of perovskite film and to suppress the formation of defects to achieve high-performance PSCs. By meticulously investigating and studying the influence of different percentages of MACl additives on perovskite film quality, we obtain that the best amount of incorporated MACl is 10%. Thanks the employment of the optimal amount of MACl, the perovskite film shows a significantly improved morphology with larger grains, a smoother surface, and suppressed defects. Finally, the target PSCs with the addition of 10% MACl present the highest PCE of 23.61%, which is much higher than the value (16.72%) of the control device.https://www.mdpi.com/2079-4991/15/4/292perovskite film qualityMACl additivehigh-performance PSCs
spellingShingle Qinghua Cao
Hui Liu
Jiangping Xing
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Fobao Xie
Xiaoli Zhang
Weiren Zhao
Optimal Methylammounium Chloride Additive for High-Performance Perovskite Solar Cells
Nanomaterials
perovskite film quality
MACl additive
high-performance PSCs
title Optimal Methylammounium Chloride Additive for High-Performance Perovskite Solar Cells
title_full Optimal Methylammounium Chloride Additive for High-Performance Perovskite Solar Cells
title_fullStr Optimal Methylammounium Chloride Additive for High-Performance Perovskite Solar Cells
title_full_unstemmed Optimal Methylammounium Chloride Additive for High-Performance Perovskite Solar Cells
title_short Optimal Methylammounium Chloride Additive for High-Performance Perovskite Solar Cells
title_sort optimal methylammounium chloride additive for high performance perovskite solar cells
topic perovskite film quality
MACl additive
high-performance PSCs
url https://www.mdpi.com/2079-4991/15/4/292
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