Interface‐Enriched Fluorinated Covalent Organic Framework Enables Stable, High‐Performance n‐i‐p Perovskite Solar Cells

M Mengran Ma (Faculty of Chemistry Northeast Normal University Changchun People's Republic of China) K Kaiming Liu (Department of Physics and Materials Research Laboratory, Grainger College of Engineering, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign) Y Yege Jing (Faculty of Chemistry Northeast Normal University Changchun P. R. China) N Ning Zhang C Chen Wang S Shanpeng Wen (State Key Laboratory on Integrated Optoelectronics and College of Electronic Science & Engineering Jilin University Changchun P. R. China) G Guangshan Zhu (College of Chemistry)

Abstract

ABSTRACT Buried interfacial integrity remains a major bottleneck limiting both the efficiency and long‐term stability of perovskite solar cells (PSCs). Existing surface‐modification strategies often introduce additional interfacial discontinuities, thereby exacerbating rather than alleviating buried‐interface vulnerabilities. Here, we report an in situ buried‐interface modification strategy that reinforces the SnO 2 /perovskite interface using a fully conjugated covalent organic framework (COF) grafted with polyfluoroalkyl side chains. During perovskite crystallization, strong dipolar interactions between the polyfluoroalkyl chains and the SnO 2 drive the COF toward the buried SnO 2 /perovskite interface. The COF anchors at the SnO 2 /perovskite interface and forms a robust and functionally active interlayer. This dynamic interfacial assembly simultaneously 1) establishes a continuous, graded energy landscape that enhances electronic coupling and accelerates charge extraction; 2) induces facet‐selective SnO 2 ‐COF‐perovskite interactions that guide the oriented growth of perovskite grains; and 3) suppresses interfacial defects and halide migration, thereby stabilizing carrier transport. Consequently, n‐i‐p PSCs achieve a power conversion efficiency of 26.24% with a fill factor of 85.4%, and retain 86% of their initial efficiency after 2000 h of continuous operation. By transforming spontaneous molecular self‐assembly into a processing advantage, this work establishes a new materials paradigm for achieving high‐efficiency, stable, and scalable perovskite photovoltaics.

Article Details

Volume / Issue Vol. 38, Issue 17
Published March 01, 2026
ISSN 0935-9648
Publisher Unknown Publisher

Journal Info

Advanced Materials

Unknown Publisher

ISSN: 0935-9648 Physical Sciences

Authors (7)

M

Mengran Ma

Faculty of Chemistry Northeast Normal University Changchun People's Republic of China

K

Kaiming Liu

Department of Physics and Materials Research Laboratory, Grainger College of Engineering, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Y

Yege Jing

Faculty of Chemistry Northeast Normal University Changchun P. R. China

N

Ning Zhang

C

Chen Wang

S

Shanpeng Wen

State Key Laboratory on Integrated Optoelectronics and College of Electronic Science & Engineering Jilin University Changchun P. R. China

G

Guangshan Zhu

College of Chemistry