24.96%‐Efficiency FACsPbI3 Perovskite Solar Cells Enabled by an Asymmetric 1,3‐Thiazole‐2,4‐Diammonium

Surmounting complicated defects at the electron transport layer (ETL) and perovskite interface plays a non‐trivial role in improving efficiency and stability of perovskite solar cells (PSCs). Herein, an asymmetric interface modification strategy (AIMS) is developed to passivate the defects from both a SnO2 ETL and the perovskite buried surface via incorporating 1,3‐thiazole‐2,4‐diammonium (TDA) into the SnO2/perovskite interface. Detailed experimental and calculated results demonstrate that N3 (the nitrogen atom bonding to the imine) in the TDA preferentially cures the free hydroxyl (OH), oxygen vacancy (VO), and the Sn‐related defects on the SnO2 surface, while N1 (the nitrogen atom bonding to the vinyl) is more inclined to passivate the Pb2+ and I− related defects at the perovskite buried surface. As a result, the TDA‐modified FACsPbI3 PSC yields a champion power conversion efficiency (PCE) of 24.96% with a gratifying open‐circuit voltage (Voc) of 1.20 V. In addition, the optimized PSCs exhibit charming air‐operational stability with the unencapsulated device sustaining 97.04% of its initial PCE after storage in air conditions for 1400 h. The encapsulated device maintains 90.21% of its initial PCE after maximum power point tracking for 500 h.

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