Pioneering Interface Configuration with Fermi‐Level Tailoring for Tin Perovskite Photovoltaics

Y Yu‐Tong Yang (Institute of Functional Nano & Soft Materials (FUNSOM) State Key Laboratory of Bioinspired Interfacial Materials Science Soochow University Suzhou China) C Chun‐Hui Su (State Key Laboratory of Bioinspired Interfacial Materials Science Institute of Functional Nano & Soft Materials (FUNSOM) Soochow University Suzhou 215123 China) K Kai Jin Y Yan‐Hui Lou (College of Energy Soochow Institute for Energy and Materials Innovations Soochow University Suzhou China) X Xiao‐Yu Rong (State Key Laboratory of Bioinspired Interfacial Materials Science Institute of Functional Nano & Soft Materials (FUNSOM) Soochow University Suzhou 215123 China) C Chun‐Hao Chen (Institute of Functional Nano & Soft Materials (FUNSOM) State Key Laboratory of Bioinspired Interfacial Materials Science Soochow University Suzhou China) J Jing Chen X Xin Chen K Kai‐Li Wang (Institute of Functional Nano & Soft Materials (FUNSOM) State Key Laboratory of Bioinspired Interfacial Materials Science Soochow University Suzhou China) Y Yu Xia L Lei Huang (BLSA-ZJU Research Center and Key Laboratory of Biomass Chemical Engineering of Ministry of Education, College of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China.) J Jian Fan Z Zhao‐Kui Wang (Institute of Functional Nano & Soft Materials (FUNSOM) State Key Laboratory of Bioinspired Interfacial Materials Science Soochow University Suzhou China)

Abstract

Abstract Tin‐based perovskite solar cells (TPSCs) have attracted attention for their environmentally friendly and high theoretical efficiency. However, their current efficiency remains substantially lower than that of lead‐based devices, which due to nonideal film quality and interfacial energy level mismatch. In the inverted structure, conventional hole transport materials, PEDOT:PSS, exhibits nonideal energy level alignment with perovskite, leading to carrier accumulation and recombination. Here, we designed and synthesized a carbazole‐based phosphonic acid self‐assembled monolayer with terminal methylthio groups, which was introduced beneath PEDOT:PSS to construct a composite hole transport layer structure. This architecture, enabled by methylthio groups linkages that ensured intimate interfacial contact and improved energy‐level alignment, effectively suppressed recombination losses and facilitated more efficient hole extraction. Consequently, the optimized device achieved an impressive power conversion efficiency of 15.11% along with excellent operational stability under various conditions. This work provides new insights into interfacial fermi‐level tailoring, paving the way for high‐performance TPSCs.

Article Details

Volume / Issue Vol. 65, Issue 4
Published January 22, 2026
ISSN 1433-7851
Publisher Wiley

Journal Info

Angewandte Chemie International Edition

Wiley

ISSN: 1433-7851 Physical Sciences

Authors (13)

Y

Yu‐Tong Yang

Institute of Functional Nano & Soft Materials (FUNSOM) State Key Laboratory of Bioinspired Interfacial Materials Science Soochow University Suzhou China

C

Chun‐Hui Su

State Key Laboratory of Bioinspired Interfacial Materials Science Institute of Functional Nano & Soft Materials (FUNSOM) Soochow University Suzhou 215123 China

K

Kai Jin

Y

Yan‐Hui Lou

College of Energy Soochow Institute for Energy and Materials Innovations Soochow University Suzhou China

X

Xiao‐Yu Rong

State Key Laboratory of Bioinspired Interfacial Materials Science Institute of Functional Nano & Soft Materials (FUNSOM) Soochow University Suzhou 215123 China

C

Chun‐Hao Chen

Institute of Functional Nano & Soft Materials (FUNSOM) State Key Laboratory of Bioinspired Interfacial Materials Science Soochow University Suzhou China

J

Jing Chen

X

Xin Chen

K

Kai‐Li Wang

Institute of Functional Nano & Soft Materials (FUNSOM) State Key Laboratory of Bioinspired Interfacial Materials Science Soochow University Suzhou China

Y

Yu Xia

L

Lei Huang

BLSA-ZJU Research Center and Key Laboratory of Biomass Chemical Engineering of Ministry of Education, College of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China.

J

Jian Fan

Z

Zhao‐Kui Wang

Institute of Functional Nano & Soft Materials (FUNSOM) State Key Laboratory of Bioinspired Interfacial Materials Science Soochow University Suzhou China