High‐Throughput Pb Recycling for Perovskite Solar Cells Using Biomimetic Whitlockite

Pb contamination in aquatic environments causes severe pollution; therefore, harmless absorbents are required. In this study, we report a novel synthesis of whitlockite (WH, Ca 18 Mg 2 (HPO 4 ) 2 (PO 4 ) 12 ), which is the second most abundant biomineral in human bone, and its application as a high‐performing Pb 2+ absorbent. Hydroxyapatite (HAP) and WH are prepared via a simple precipitation method. The Pb 2+ absorption performance and mechanism of the synthesized biominerals are investigated in aqueous solutions at neutral pH. The results demonstrate that WH exhibits an excellent Pb 2+ absorption capacity of 2339 mg g −1 , which is 1.68 times higher than the recorded value for HAP. Furthermore, the absorbed Pb 2+ ions are recycled into high‐purity PbI 2 . This is employed as a precursor for the fabrication of perovskite solar cells (PSCs), resulting in a conversion efficiency of 19.00%…