Phenothiazine‐Phenoxazine Hybrid Cross Hole‐Transporting Material for High Performance Perovskite Solar Cell

X Xingdong Ding (Department of Mechanical Engineering City University of Hong Kong Tat Chee Avenue Hong Kong China) X Xiaowen Zhou (CECEP Solar Energy Technology (Zhen Jiang) Co. Ltd Zhenjiang 212132 China) C Cheng Chen H Haoxin Wang (State Key Laboratory of Microbial Technology) L Linqin Wang (Center of Artificial Photosynthesis for Solar Fuels and Department of Chemistry, School of Science and Research Center for Industries of the Future) Y Y. Tian M Ming Cheng (Department of Clinical Laboratory, Zhejiang Cancer Hospital, The Key Laboratory of Zhejiang Province for Aptamers and Theranostics, Hangzhou Institute of Medicine (HIM)) W Walid A. Daoud (Department of Mechanical Engineering City University of Hong Kong Hong Kong China)

Abstract

Abstract Hole transport materials (HTMs) critically influence perovskite solar cell (PSC) performance through three key mechanisms: facilitating hole transport, blocking electron recombination, and protecting the perovskite layer. Herein, we present novel HTMs featuring diphenothiazine (D‐PTZ) and diphenoxazine (D‐POZ) core architectures. Comprehensive characterization reveals that the hybrid cross phenothiazine‐phenoxazine (PTZ‐POZ) synergistically integrates the complementary advantages of D‐PTZ and D‐POZ demonstrating good solubility, improved film uniformity, and superior hole mobility. When implemented in small‐area PSC (0.0625 cm 2 ), PTZ‐POZ achieves record power conversion efficiency (PCE) of 25.85% with negligible hysteresis, outperforming D‐PTZ (23.09%) and D‐POZ (14.33%) based reference devices and representing the highest PCE reported to date for phenothiazine/phenoxazine‐based HTM devices. Additionally, the large‐area PSC (1.0 cm 2 ) based on PTZ‐POZ also achieved a high PCE of 23.23%. Moreover, the engineered HTM also exhibits exceptional stability, maintaining 90.4% of initial PCE after 1080 h at 40%s–50% humidity and ambient temperature. This study establishes a novel molecular design paradigm for developing low‐cost high‐efficiency PSCs.

Article Details

Volume / Issue Vol. 65, Issue 10
Published March 02, 2026
ISSN 1433-7851
Publisher Wiley

Journal Info

Angewandte Chemie International Edition

Wiley

ISSN: 1433-7851 Physical Sciences

Authors (8)

X

Xingdong Ding

Department of Mechanical Engineering City University of Hong Kong Tat Chee Avenue Hong Kong China

X

Xiaowen Zhou

CECEP Solar Energy Technology (Zhen Jiang) Co. Ltd Zhenjiang 212132 China

C

Cheng Chen

H

Haoxin Wang

State Key Laboratory of Microbial Technology

L

Linqin Wang

Center of Artificial Photosynthesis for Solar Fuels and Department of Chemistry, School of Science and Research Center for Industries of the Future

Y

Y. Tian

M

Ming Cheng

Department of Clinical Laboratory, Zhejiang Cancer Hospital, The Key Laboratory of Zhejiang Province for Aptamers and Theranostics, Hangzhou Institute of Medicine (HIM)

W

Walid A. Daoud

Department of Mechanical Engineering City University of Hong Kong Hong Kong China