Interface Field‐Effect Passivation Enabled by Selectively Extruded Cations for Printable Mesoscopic Perovskite Solar Cells with Improved Performance

J Jianhang Qi (Michael Grätzel Center for Mesoscopic Solar Cells Wuhan National Laboratory for Optoelectronics Key Laboratory of Materials Chemistry for Energy Conversion and Storage of Ministry of Education Huazhong University of Science and Technology Wuhan Hubei China) B Bolun Zhang Y Yongming Ma (Michael Grätzel Center for Mesoscopic Solar Cells Wuhan National Laboratory for Optoelectronics Key Laboratory of Materials Chemistry for Energy Conversion and Storage of Ministry of Education Huazhong University of Science and Technology Wuhan Hubei China) D Dang Xu (Michael Grätzel Center for Mesoscopic Solar Cells Wuhan National Laboratory for Optoelectronics Key Laboratory of Materials Chemistry for Energy Conversion and Storage of Ministry of Education Huazhong University of Science and Technology Wuhan Hubei China) K Kai Chen J Jiale Liu (Center for Life Sciences, Academy for Advanced Interdisciplinary Studies, Peking University) Y Yang Zhou A Anyi Mei (Michael Grätzel Center for Mesoscopic Solar Cells Wuhan National Laboratory for Optoelectronics Key Laboratory of Materials Chemistry for Energy Conversion and Storage of Ministry of Education Huazhong University of Science and Technology Wuhan Hubei China) H Hongwei Han (Michael Grätzel Center for Mesoscopic Solar Cells Wuhan National Laboratory for Optoelectronics Key Laboratory of Materials Chemistry for Energy Conversion and Storage of Ministry of Education Huazhong University of Science and Technology Wuhan Hubei China)

Abstract

Abstract Mesoporous electron transport layer (ETL) in printable mesoscopic perovskite solar cells (p‐MPSCs) enables rapid and selective extraction of photogenerated electrons and facilitates device fabrication without a hole transport layer (HTL). However, the inherent mesoporous architecture introduces abundant interfacial defects that promote undesired non‐radiative recombination, limiting the power conversion efficiency (PCE). To address this challenge, an interface field‐effect passivation strategy is implemented, leveraging spatially selective cation extrusion. By incorporating tetraphenylphosphonium cations, sterically bulky organic ions that migrate to the perovskite/ETL interface during crystallization, a robust interfacial electrostatic field is introduced. This field simultaneously suppresses the non‐radiative recombination by inducing field‐effect passivation and enhances the charge extraction through optimizing energy alignment. The synergistic effects yield a PCE enhancement from 19.4% to 21.0%. This work underscores the potential of cation‐engineered interfacial fields to improve the performance of HTL‐free carbon‐electrode perovskite photovoltaics.

Article Details

Volume / Issue Vol. 37, Issue 32
Published August 01, 2025
ISSN 0935-9648
Publisher Unknown Publisher

Journal Info

Advanced Materials

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ISSN: 0935-9648 Physical Sciences

Authors (9)

J

Jianhang Qi

Michael Grätzel Center for Mesoscopic Solar Cells Wuhan National Laboratory for Optoelectronics Key Laboratory of Materials Chemistry for Energy Conversion and Storage of Ministry of Education Huazhong University of Science and Technology Wuhan Hubei China

B

Bolun Zhang

Y

Yongming Ma

Michael Grätzel Center for Mesoscopic Solar Cells Wuhan National Laboratory for Optoelectronics Key Laboratory of Materials Chemistry for Energy Conversion and Storage of Ministry of Education Huazhong University of Science and Technology Wuhan Hubei China

D

Dang Xu

Michael Grätzel Center for Mesoscopic Solar Cells Wuhan National Laboratory for Optoelectronics Key Laboratory of Materials Chemistry for Energy Conversion and Storage of Ministry of Education Huazhong University of Science and Technology Wuhan Hubei China

K

Kai Chen

J

Jiale Liu

Center for Life Sciences, Academy for Advanced Interdisciplinary Studies, Peking University

Y

Yang Zhou

A

Anyi Mei

Michael Grätzel Center for Mesoscopic Solar Cells Wuhan National Laboratory for Optoelectronics Key Laboratory of Materials Chemistry for Energy Conversion and Storage of Ministry of Education Huazhong University of Science and Technology Wuhan Hubei China

H

Hongwei Han

Michael Grätzel Center for Mesoscopic Solar Cells Wuhan National Laboratory for Optoelectronics Key Laboratory of Materials Chemistry for Energy Conversion and Storage of Ministry of Education Huazhong University of Science and Technology Wuhan Hubei China