Biomimetic Mineralization Nucleation with Polymer Template Enabled High‐Performance Perovskite Solar Cells by Anti‐Solvent‐Free Technology

A Aihui Liang (College of Chemistry and Materials/Key Laboratory of Fluorine and Silicon for Energy Materials and Chemistry of Ministry of Education, Jiangxi Normal University, 99 Ziyang Avenue, Nanchang 330022, China) C Chuizheng Feng (Institute of Polymer Optoelectronic Materials and Devices/State Key Laboratory of Luminescent Materials and Devices South China University of Technology Guangzhou P. R. China) Y Yonglong Yang (College of Chemistry and Materials/Key Laboratory of Fluorine and Silicon for Energy Materials and Chemistry of Ministry of Education/National Engineering Research Center for Carbohydrate Synthesis, Jiangxi Normal University Nanchang P. R. China) J JiaXin Liu J Jia Yang (Key Laboratory of Green Chemistry & Technology, Ministry of Education, College of Chemistry) G Gang Xie (Key Laboratory of Synthetic and Natural Functional Molecule Chemistry of Ministry of Education, College of Chemistry and Materials Science) F Fei Huang Y Yiwang Chen (College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering/Film Energy Chemistry for Jiangxi Provincial Key Laboratory (FEC), Nanchang University, Nanchang, China.)

Abstract

AbstractNucleation regulation in the perovskite film‐forming process has been widely studied to optimize crystal quality and enable high‐efficiency perovskite solar cells (PVSCs) by an anti‐solvent‐free method. However, the vertical nucleation process is often difficult to control in anti‐solvent‐free preparation, due to the heterogeneous metal ion distribution and subsequent non‐uniform nucleation. Inspired by natural biomineralization mechanisms, this is pioneered that the introduction of a functional biopolymer carboxymethyl chitosan (CMC) at the buried interface of the perovskite layer, which would promote homogeneous vertical nucleation. Furthermore, CMC can improve perovskite film quality, passivate interfacial defects, and mitigate residual stresses. Finally, PVSCs with CMC prepared by anti‐solvent‐free method exhibit a remarkable PCE of 25.12%, ranking among the highest devices fabricated without anti‐solvent, while also exhibiting significantly improved stability. Encouragingly, the large‐area PVSCs (1 cm2) achieved an excellent PCE of 24%. This is believed that this work offers a robust strategy for optimizing anti‐solvent‐free fabrication processes for scalable and printable PVSCs.

Article Details

Volume / Issue Vol. 37, Issue 38
Published September 01, 2025
ISSN 0935-9648
Publisher Unknown Publisher

Journal Info

Advanced Materials

Unknown Publisher

ISSN: 0935-9648 Physical Sciences

Authors (8)

A

Aihui Liang

College of Chemistry and Materials/Key Laboratory of Fluorine and Silicon for Energy Materials and Chemistry of Ministry of Education, Jiangxi Normal University, 99 Ziyang Avenue, Nanchang 330022, China

C

Chuizheng Feng

Institute of Polymer Optoelectronic Materials and Devices/State Key Laboratory of Luminescent Materials and Devices South China University of Technology Guangzhou P. R. China

Y

Yonglong Yang

College of Chemistry and Materials/Key Laboratory of Fluorine and Silicon for Energy Materials and Chemistry of Ministry of Education/National Engineering Research Center for Carbohydrate Synthesis, Jiangxi Normal University Nanchang P. R. China

J

JiaXin Liu

J

Jia Yang

Key Laboratory of Green Chemistry & Technology, Ministry of Education, College of Chemistry

G

Gang Xie

Key Laboratory of Synthetic and Natural Functional Molecule Chemistry of Ministry of Education, College of Chemistry and Materials Science

F

Fei Huang

Y

Yiwang Chen

College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering/Film Energy Chemistry for Jiangxi Provincial Key Laboratory (FEC), Nanchang University, Nanchang, China.