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Silver bismuth iodide (Ag–Bi–I) as an environmentally friendly semiconductor with suitable band gap and high stability has been regarded as a potential photovoltaic material, while the reported mesoscopic devices all showed poor open circuit voltage (Voc) of 0.5–0.6 V. Here, we successfully fabricated AgBiI4 planar heterojunction solar cells via a solution method with a Voc approaching 0.9 V, in which 2 wt % lithium bis(trifluoromethylsulfonyl)-imide (Li-TFSI) was added into the AgI:BiI3 precursor. The device presents a power conversion efficiency of 2.50 ± 0.20% with a Voc of 0.82 ± 0.20 V. Experimental results indicated that the readily coordinated component in the organic salt, TFSI–, could assist film growth and result in a full coverage morphology. Furthermore, double layer devices showed the carrier separation occurred in the interface of SnO2/AgBiI4. These results indicated  interface extraction and film enhancement should be concerned in further improvements.