Phase Stability Improvement of a γ-CsPbI 3 Perovskite Solar Cell Utilizing a Barium Bis(trifluoromethanesulfonimide) Solution.

The cesium lead iodide (CsPbI 3 ) perovskite solar cell possesses a wide band gap ranging from 1.65 to 1.75 eV, which is suitable for integration into a tandem structure along with a low-band-gap silicon solar cell. Moreover, CsPbI 3 has received considerable attention as a potential solution for the prevalent issues of low thermal stability of organic-inorganic perovskite solar cells and phase segregation encountered in conventional mixed halide wide-band-gap perovskite solar cells. Through the implementation of volatile additives, CsPbI 3 has demonstrated substantial advancements in efficiency, process temperature, and stability. This study introduces a novel approach for barium (Ba)-doping by spraying an antisolvent containing barium bis(trifluoromethanesulfonimide) during the spin-coating process. By incorporating Ba 2+ through this spraying technique, the formation of the delta phase in CsPbI 3 is significantly suppressed; thereby, a power conversion efficiency of 18.56% is achieved, and a remarkable 93% of the initial efficiency is maintained after 600 h.