Optics and Precision Engineering, Volume. 30, Issue 19, 2332(2022)

Strategy of improving mechanical stability of flexible perovskite solar cells

Jieda CHEN1...2, Dongdong LI2, Xufei ZHU1 and Shanting ZHANG2,* |Show fewer author(s)
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  • 1Chemistry and Chemical Engineering Institute, Nanjing University of Science and Technology, Nanjing20094, China
  • 2Shanghai Advanced Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai0110, China
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    (a) Schematic of a hexahedral element formed by infinite material division; (b-c) Schematic XRD configurations for the (b) out-of-plane and (c) in-plane measurement[11]; (d) Residual strain distribution in the depth of 50, 200, 500 nm for the tensile-strained film (measured (points) and Gauss fitted (line) diffraction strain data as a function of sin2φ). The error bar indicates standard deviation of the 2θ[13]; (e) Schematics for in-situ tensile testing of perovskite materials; (f) Tensile stress-strain curves for MAPbI3 and MAPb(I0.87Br0.13)3[14]; (g) Chart of (GC/E)1/2 value for photovoltaic materials (semiconductors, metals, and elastomers)[15]
    Illustrations of perovskite solar cells (a1) without and (a2) with a protective layer consisting of a parylene film[27]; (b) The angular view SEM image of nanocone arrays of PDMS with aspect ratio of 0.5; (c) The angular view SEM image of i-cone arrays of epoxy with aspect ratio of 0.5; (d) Finite element mechanical modeling for perovskite solar cell based on flat and 0.5-aspect ratio-i-cone-epoxy substrates[28]
    (a) Dark-field optical microscopy image of the orthogonal AgNW arrays; The inset shows fast fourier transform image of orthogonal AgNW arrays. (b) An ultrathin and lightweight PSCs device mounted onto the surface of a leaf; (c) Variation in normalized device efficiency of PSCs using ITO and orthogonal AgNW electrodes under repeated (1 000 times) bending cycles[31]; (d) Device architecture of the all-carbon-electrode-based flexible PSCs; (e) PCE evolution of the flexible devices upon increasing bending curvature radius after 200 bending cycles; (f) Bending durability of the ITO/PEN-based and all-carbon-electrode-based flexible solar cells as a function of bending cycles (bending radius is fixed at 4 mm)[30]; (g) Resistance changes of PET/ITO and PET/IZVO TCEs during the dynamic fatigue twisting test with a fixed twisting angle of 20°; (h) Surface FESEM images of PET/ITO and PET/IZVO TCEs after the dynamic fatigue twisting; (i) XRD patterns of the IZO thin film and IZVO thin films deposited with varied concentration of V atoms on glass substrates; (j) Normalized PCE, (k) Rs and Rsh (measured on a flat surface) of PSCs with ITO and IZVO electrodes as a function of bending cycle at a radius of 5 mm[33]
    (a-d) The SEM images of CH3NH3PbI3-xClx films without and with different amount of H2O; (e) PCE of FPSCs as a function of bending cycles with different radii of 10 mm and 5 mm. Rb is the radius of curvature[34]; (f) Schematic illustration of interaction between PCL and perovskite; (g) Efficiency change of PSCs optimized by PCL additive after continuous operation for 400 h; (h) The evolution of normalized PCE as a function of different curvature radius of the FPSC[35]; (i) J-V curves of FPSCs with different concentrations of DS additive; (j) Schematic of the chelated intermediate and formation mechanism of perovskite using the DS additive[34]
    (a) Schematic illustration of grain boundary passivation of the perovskite film with s-ELA and its stitching effect for high mechanical endurance during stretch and release cycles; QNM-AFM characterization of MHP film (b) W/O s-ELA and (c) W/ s-ELA, with the corresponding (i) topography, (ii) Young’s modulus and (iii) adhesion images[37]; (d) The schematic diagram of PSCs structure of PEN/ITO/SnO2/Perovskite/Spiro-OMeTAD/MoO3/Ag and the enlarged illustration of the structure of borax as well as the interaction between borax and perovskite at grain boundaries; The indoor PCE decay curves of the pristine and target flexible devices (e) under different bending radii and (f) under different bending numbers with the bending radius of 5 mm[38]
    (a) Schematic diagram of the formation mechanism and working principle of the PEDOT:GO adhesive interface layer; (b) Viscosity tests at room temperature of different adhesive interface layer[40]; (c) Cross-sectional SEM image of FPSCs and schematic illustration of the device structure; (d) Normalized PCE for the FPSCs with different bending radii and the inset shows the corresponding photo of the cell under different bending radius; (e) PCE changes of FPSCs with or without Al(acac)3 boundary layer as a function of time (up to 1000 hours) under a working environment with relative humidity above 50%[41]
    Optical images of perovskite thin films containing different mass ratios of TUEG3 additives (a-b) before and (c-d) after annealing at 100 ℃ for 1 h; (e) Bending steps at a 1.5 mm radius, 50 times, and healing steps at 85 ℃ for 30 min. Solid lines represent median data, while dashed lines represent mean data[43]; (f) Supramolecular repair mechanism of the AD-23 adhesive; (g) J-V test of FPSCs without and with AD-23 adhesive; (h) Performance change of PSCs with AD-23 after bending 10,000 times at 2.5 mm radius; (i) SEM images of flexible control device, FPSC with AD-23 addition after bending test and FPSC with AD-23 addition after bending test and then thermal healing at 70℃[44]; (j) Preparation and dynamic nature of the self-healing PU; (k) Normalized average PCE as a function of stretching cycles with 20% stretching for PSCs without s-PU, with s-PU, with s-PU and annelaing[42]
    • Table 1. Performance of flexible perovskite cells devices prepared by different optimization methods

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      Table 1. Performance of flexible perovskite cells devices prepared by different optimization methods

      优化策略使用方法Voc/VJsc/(mA·cm-2FF/%PCE/%年份
      衬底优化使用耐高温柔性衬底90.9818.36511.72015
      纳米结构衬底280.8719.267.611.292016
      调整中性层位置270.9622.457517.032019
      电极优化CSCNTs电极300.8920.256511.92018
      纳米结构电极311.0618.637715.182019
      非晶IZVO电极321.1318.6473.8315.552022
      增大钙钛矿晶粒使用DIO、H2O双重添加剂330.98523.375.516.92018
      使用DS添加剂341.10322.4869.417.022018
      使用PCL添加剂350.9118.2161.0710.122020
      增加晶界交联s-GO构筑凝胶晶界361.1222.9877.4619.942021
      使用s-EAL添加剂371.0619.9974.815.312022
      Na2B4O7促进晶界交联381.1025.078.321.632022
      界面修饰PEDOTEVA界面391.1821.267919.872020
      PEDOTGO界面401.0822.648019.702021
      Al(acac)3修饰层411.1524.6378.3122.202021
      自愈合添加剂s-PU421.0922.3478.6519.152020
      TUEG3431.1020.6176.717.422021
      AD-23441.1324.6179.0721.992022
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    Category: Micro/Nano Technology and Fine Mechanics

    Received: Jun. 21, 2022

    Accepted: --

    Published Online: Oct. 27, 2022

    The Author Email: ZHANG Shanting (zhangst@sari.ac.cn)

    DOI:10.37188/OPE.20223019.2332

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