Fabrication of Water-Repellent Platinum(II) Complex-based Photon Downshifting Layers for Perovskite Solar Cells by Ultrasonic Spray Deposition

Abstract

Organic-inorganic hybrid perovskite solar cells (PSCs) have been regarded as one of the most promising photovoltaics due to the rapid growth of efficiency from 3.8% to 25.2%.1 However, they exhibit relatively inefficient photocurrent generation in the UV region and severe degradation when exposed to UV light and humidity.

Herein, to enhance UV and humidity stability as well as photocurrent generating efficiency, a water-repellent platinum(II) complex, Pt-F, is developed as a luminescent photon downshifting layer (PDL) for PSCs. The Pt-F PDL is fabricated on the glass substrate of a PSC using ultrasonic spray deposition (USD), resulting in a considerably higher crystallinity and photoluminescence quantum yield (PLQY) than those fabricated by conventional spin-coating (PLQYs of 77% and 19%, respectively). A maximum device performance of 22.0% is achieved through the addition of a PDL coating to a 21.4% efficient PSC owing to the long-range photon downshifting effect of Pt-F, confirmed by the enhanced spectral response of the device in the UV region. Moreover, remarkable improvements in UV and humidity stability are observed in Pt-F-coated PSCs. The versatile effects of the Pt-F-based PDL, when fabricated by USD, suggest wide ranging applicability that can improve the performance and stability of other optoelectronic devices.2