Interfacial Energetics Reversal Strategy for Efficient Perovskite Solar Cells

S Sheng Jiang (Shanghai Advanced Research Institute) S Shaobing Xiong (School of Physics East China Normal University Shanghai China) Z Zhongcheng Yuan (Clarendon Laboratory, Department of Physics, University of Oxford, Parks Road, Oxford OX1 3PU, U.K.) Y Yafang Li X Xiaomeng You (Shanghai Key Laboratory of Magnetic Resonance East China Normal University Shanghai 200241 China) H Hongbo Wu (Zhejiang Key Laboratory of Energy Conversion Materials for Advanced Motor College of Materials and Environmental Engineering Hangzhou Dianzi University Hangzhou China) M Menghui Jia (State Key Laboratory of Precision Spectroscopy) Z Zhennan Lin (Key Laboratory of Polar Materials and Devices (MOE), and Department of Electronics) Z Zaifei Ma Y Yuning Wu (School of Physics and Electronic Science East China Normal University Shanghai 200241 China) Y Yefeng Yao (Shanghai Key Laboratory of Magnetic Resonance East China Normal University Shanghai China) X Xianjie Liu (Laboratory of Organic Electronics Department of Science and Technology (ITN) Linköping University Norrköping Sweden) J Junhao Chu (State Key Laboratory of Infrared Physics, Shanghai Institute of Technical Physics) Z Zhenrong Sun (State Key Laboratory of Precision Spectroscopy, School of Physics) M Mats Fahlman H Henry J. Snaith Q Qinye Bao (School of Physics East China Normal University Shanghai China)

Abstract

Abstract Reducing heterointerface nonradiative recombination is a key challenge for realizing highly efficient perovskite solar cells (PSCs). Motivated by this, a facile strategy is developed via interfacial energetics reversal to functionalize perovskite heterointerface. A surfactant molecule, trichloro[3‐(pentafluorophenyl)propyl]silane (TPFS) reverses perovskite surface energetics from intrinsic n‐type to p‐type, evidently demonstrated by ultraviolet and inverse photoelectron spectroscopies. The reconstructed perovskite surface energetics match well with the upper deposited hole transport layer, realizing an exquisite energy level alignment for accelerating hole extraction across the heterointerface. Meanwhile, TPFS further diminishes surface defect density. As a result, this cooperative strategy leads to greatly minimized nonradiative recombination. PSCs achieve an impressive power conversion efficiency of 25.9% with excellent reproducibility, and a nonradiative recombination‐induced qV oc loss of only 57 meV, which is the smallest reported to date in n‐i‐p structured PSCs.

Article Details

Volume / Issue Vol. 37, Issue 26
Published July 01, 2025
ISSN 0935-9648
Publisher Unknown Publisher

Journal Info

Advanced Materials

Unknown Publisher

ISSN: 0935-9648 Physical Sciences

Authors (17)

S

Sheng Jiang

Shanghai Advanced Research Institute

S

Shaobing Xiong

School of Physics East China Normal University Shanghai China

Z

Zhongcheng Yuan

Clarendon Laboratory, Department of Physics, University of Oxford, Parks Road, Oxford OX1 3PU, U.K.

Y

Yafang Li

X

Xiaomeng You

Shanghai Key Laboratory of Magnetic Resonance East China Normal University Shanghai 200241 China

H

Hongbo Wu

Zhejiang Key Laboratory of Energy Conversion Materials for Advanced Motor College of Materials and Environmental Engineering Hangzhou Dianzi University Hangzhou China

M

Menghui Jia

State Key Laboratory of Precision Spectroscopy

Z

Zhennan Lin

Key Laboratory of Polar Materials and Devices (MOE), and Department of Electronics

Z

Zaifei Ma

Y

Yuning Wu

School of Physics and Electronic Science East China Normal University Shanghai 200241 China

Y

Yefeng Yao

Shanghai Key Laboratory of Magnetic Resonance East China Normal University Shanghai China

X

Xianjie Liu

Laboratory of Organic Electronics Department of Science and Technology (ITN) Linköping University Norrköping Sweden

J

Junhao Chu

State Key Laboratory of Infrared Physics, Shanghai Institute of Technical Physics

Z

Zhenrong Sun

State Key Laboratory of Precision Spectroscopy, School of Physics

M

Mats Fahlman

H

Henry J. Snaith

Q

Qinye Bao

School of Physics East China Normal University Shanghai China