An eco-friendly universal strategy via ribavirin to achieve highly efficient and stable perovskite solar cells

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Main Authors: Wu, Xianhu, Xia, Gaojie, Cui, Guanglei, Bi, Jieyu, Liu, Nian, Jiang, Jiaxin, Sun, Jilong, Liu, Luyang, Li, Ping, Lu, Ning, Zuo, Zewen, Gu, Min
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author Wu, Xianhu
Xia, Gaojie
Cui, Guanglei
Bi, Jieyu
Liu, Nian
Jiang, Jiaxin
Sun, Jilong
Liu, Luyang
Li, Ping
Lu, Ning
Zuo, Zewen
Gu, Min
author_facet Wu, Xianhu
Xia, Gaojie
Cui, Guanglei
Bi, Jieyu
Liu, Nian
Jiang, Jiaxin
Sun, Jilong
Liu, Luyang
Li, Ping
Lu, Ning
Zuo, Zewen
Gu, Min
contents The grain boundaries of perovskite films prepared by the solution method are highly disordered, with a large number of defects existing at the grain boundaries. These defect sites promote the decomposition of perovskite. Here, we use ribavirin obtained through bacillus subtilis fermentation to regulate the crystal growth of perovskite, inducing changes in the work function and energy level structure of perovskite, which significantly reduces the defect density. Based on density functional theory calculations, the defect formation energies of VI, VMA, VPb, and PbI in perovskite are improved. This increases the open-circuit voltage of perovskite solar cells (PSCs) (ITO/PEDOT:PSS/perovskite/PCBM/BCP/Ag) from 1.077 to 1.151 V, and the PCE increases significantly from 17.05% to 19.86%. Unencapsulated PSCs were stored in the environment (humidity approximately 35+-5%) for long-term stability testing. After approximately 900 hours of storage, the PCE of the ribavirin-based device retains 84.33% of its initial PCE, while the control-based device retains only 13.44% of its initial PCE. The PCE of PSCs (ITO/SnO2/perovskite/Spiro-OMETAD/Ag) is increased from 20.16% to 22.14%, demonstrating the universality of this doping method. This universal doping strategy provides a new approach for improving the efficiency and stability of PSCs using green molecular doping strategies.
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spellingShingle An eco-friendly universal strategy via ribavirin to achieve highly efficient and stable perovskite solar cells
Wu, Xianhu
Xia, Gaojie
Cui, Guanglei
Bi, Jieyu
Liu, Nian
Jiang, Jiaxin
Sun, Jilong
Liu, Luyang
Li, Ping
Lu, Ning
Zuo, Zewen
Gu, Min
Materials Science
Applied Physics
The grain boundaries of perovskite films prepared by the solution method are highly disordered, with a large number of defects existing at the grain boundaries. These defect sites promote the decomposition of perovskite. Here, we use ribavirin obtained through bacillus subtilis fermentation to regulate the crystal growth of perovskite, inducing changes in the work function and energy level structure of perovskite, which significantly reduces the defect density. Based on density functional theory calculations, the defect formation energies of VI, VMA, VPb, and PbI in perovskite are improved. This increases the open-circuit voltage of perovskite solar cells (PSCs) (ITO/PEDOT:PSS/perovskite/PCBM/BCP/Ag) from 1.077 to 1.151 V, and the PCE increases significantly from 17.05% to 19.86%. Unencapsulated PSCs were stored in the environment (humidity approximately 35+-5%) for long-term stability testing. After approximately 900 hours of storage, the PCE of the ribavirin-based device retains 84.33% of its initial PCE, while the control-based device retains only 13.44% of its initial PCE. The PCE of PSCs (ITO/SnO2/perovskite/Spiro-OMETAD/Ag) is increased from 20.16% to 22.14%, demonstrating the universality of this doping method. This universal doping strategy provides a new approach for improving the efficiency and stability of PSCs using green molecular doping strategies.
title An eco-friendly universal strategy via ribavirin to achieve highly efficient and stable perovskite solar cells
topic Materials Science
Applied Physics
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2507.10557