Synergistic Self‐Assembled Monolayers Reinforce Buried Interface Anchoring for High‐Efficiency Tandem Perovskite Solar Cells

H Huiyao Zhao X Xiwen Zhang K Kai Zhang W Wenfeng Zhang R Rui Zhou Y Yanbei Wei J Jun Qu Y Yangdi Chen (School of New Energy and Materials Southwest Petroleum University Chengdu 610500 P.R. China) H Hongyu Li X Xueping Zong S Shantao Zhang (State Key Laboratory of Precision and Intelligent Chemistry, Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemistry for Energy Materials (iChEM), Department of Materials Science and Engineering University of Science and Technology of China Hefei 230026 China) M Mao Liang (Tianjin Key Laboratory of Organic Solar Cells and Photochemical Conversion Institution Department of Applied Chemistry Tianjin University of Technology Tianjin P. R. China) Y Yuelong Huang H Haijin Li (School of New Energy and Materials Southwest Petroleum University Chengdu 610500 P.R. China) Y Yingguo Yang W Wei Long Y Yang Wang S Shangfeng Yang

Abstract

Abstract Carbazole‐based self‐assembled monolayers (SAMs) have been commonly used as a single‐component hole transport layer (HTL) in inverted perovskite solar cells (PSCs), but suffer from facile π‐π stacking and self‐aggregations in solution and consequently poor anchoring ability with the atop perovskite layer. Herein, we developed a synergistic SAM (syn‐SAM) strategy through blending a non‐planar molecule 3,3‐(4‐amino‐4H‐1,2,4‐triazole‐3,5‐diyl)‐dibenzo acid (ABT) bearing multiple anchoring sites with the commonly used Me‐4PACz SAM. The coexistence of these two components leverages π‐π interactions and hydrogen bonding to mitigate aggregation effects, affording dense and uniform SAM, thereby enhancing anchoring at the perovskite buried interface and alleviating interfacial charge recombination. ABT incorporation further helps to mitigating tensile strain in perovskite film. Additionally, this strategy offers advantages of multi‐device compatibility. The single‐junction champion inverted PSC devices based on syn‐SAM deliver power conversion efficiencies (PCEs) of 25.75% (certified 25.45%) and 22.76% (area: 0.105 cm 2 ) for 1.56  and 1.68 eV bandgap perovskites, respectively. Moreover, this approach is beneficial for the monolithic perovskite/silicon tandem solar cells based on fully textured surfaces of heterojunction (HJT) silicon bottom cells, affording PCEs of 31.56% (area: 1.07 cm 2 ) and 26.57% (area: 20.06 cm 2 ). All devices exhibit excellent long‐term storage and thermal stability even under non‐encapsulated conditions.

Article Details

Volume / Issue Vol. 64, Issue 36
Published September 01, 2025
ISSN 1433-7851
Publisher Wiley

Journal Info

Angewandte Chemie International Edition

Wiley

ISSN: 1433-7851 Physical Sciences

Authors (18)

H

Huiyao Zhao

X

Xiwen Zhang

K

Kai Zhang

W

Wenfeng Zhang

R

Rui Zhou

Y

Yanbei Wei

J

Jun Qu

Y

Yangdi Chen

School of New Energy and Materials Southwest Petroleum University Chengdu 610500 P.R. China

H

Hongyu Li

X

Xueping Zong

S

Shantao Zhang

State Key Laboratory of Precision and Intelligent Chemistry, Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemistry for Energy Materials (iChEM), Department of Materials Science and Engineering University of Science and Technology of China Hefei 230026 China

M

Mao Liang

Tianjin Key Laboratory of Organic Solar Cells and Photochemical Conversion Institution Department of Applied Chemistry Tianjin University of Technology Tianjin P. R. China

Y

Yuelong Huang

H

Haijin Li

School of New Energy and Materials Southwest Petroleum University Chengdu 610500 P.R. China

Y

Yingguo Yang

W

Wei Long

Y

Yang Wang

S

Shangfeng Yang