High Efficiency and Stability of Inverted Perovskite Solar Cells Using Phenethyl Ammonium Iodide-Modified Interface of NiOx and Perovskite Layers

Hole transport layer NiOx-based inverted perovskite solar cells (PSCs) have advantages of simple fabrication, low temperature, and low cost. Furthermore, the p-type NiOx material compared to that of typical n-type SnOx for PSCs has better photostability potential due to its lower photocatalytic ability. However, the NiOx layer modified by some typical materials show relatively simple functions, which limit the synthesized performance of NiOx-based inverted PSCs. Phenethyl ammonium iodide (PEAI) was introduced to modify the NiOx/perovskite interface, which can synchronously contribute to better crystallinity and stability of the perovskite layer, passivating interface defects, formed quasi-two-dimensional PEA2PbI4 perovskite layers, and superior interface contact properties. The PCEs of PSCs with the PEAI-modified NiOx/perovskite interface was obviously increased from 20.31 from 16.54% compared to that of the reference PSCs. The PSCs with PEAI modification remained 75 and 72% of the original PCE values agi...