Laser Processing of KBr‐Modified SnO₂ for Efficient Rigid and Flexible Ambient‐Processed Perovskite Solar Cells

Abstract

A combination of KBr modification and laser processing is utilized to prepare SnO 2 films for rigid and flexible perovskite solar cells (PSCs). The KBr modification effectively passivates the defects at the interface between SnO 2 and perovskite as well as grain boundaries of the perovskite film. A power conversion efficiency (PCE) of 20.14% is achieved with the KBr‐modified SnO 2 for the rigid PSCs fabricated under a relative humidity of around 65–75%, compared to the pristine SnO 2 films with a PCE of 18.66%. Then, a picosecond ultraviolet laser is employed to process KBr‐modified SnO 2 films on flexible substrates with a rapid scanning rate of 100 mm s −1 . The laser process improves the PCEs and durability of the PSCs. The flexible PSCs fabricated by the laser remain over 80% of their initial PCEs after 1000 bending cycles, higher than those fabricated by the hot plate showing 40% of their initial PCEs after the same bending cycles.