Triple‐Functional Hydrazide‐Based Modifier for Self‐Assembled Monolayers/Perovskite to Obtain 26.29%‐Efficiency Inverted MA‐Free Perovskite Solar Cells

H Hanye Wang (Key Laboratory of Applied Surface and Colloid Chemistry Ministry of Education Shaanxi Key Laboratory For Advanced Energy Devices Shaanxi Engineering Lab For Advanced Energy Technology School of Materials Science and Engineering Shaanxi Normal University Xi'an China) Y Yong Li Y Yan Cai D Dongfang Xu J Junfeng Lin (Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences, CAS Key Laboratory of Organic Solids, Institute of Chemistry) H Hui Zhou (Department of Chemistry and Materials) B Baihui Wang (Key Laboratory of Applied Surface and Colloid Chemistry Ministry of Education Shaanxi Key Laboratory for Advanced Energy Devices Shaanxi Engineering Lab for Advanced Energy Technology School of Materials Science and Engineering Shaanxi Normal University Xi'an 710119 China) R Rui Sun Y Yongzhe Li H Hongjie Lei (Key Laboratory of Applied Surface and Colloid Chemistry Ministry of Education Shaanxi Key Laboratory For Advanced Energy Devices Shaanxi Engineering Lab For Advanced Energy Technology School of Materials Science and Engineering Shaanxi Normal University Xi'an China) Z Zihao Fan (Key Laboratory of Applied Surface and Colloid Chemistry Ministry of Education Shaanxi Key Laboratory for Advanced Energy Devices Shaanxi Engineering Lab for Advanced Energy Technology School of Materials Science and Engineering Shaanxi Normal University Xi'an 710119 China) Y Yifan Wang Y Yiqiao Sun (Key Laboratory of Applied Surface and Colloid Chemistry Ministry of Education Shaanxi Key Laboratory For Advanced Energy Devices Shaanxi Engineering Lab For Advanced Energy Technology School of Materials Science and Engineering Shaanxi Normal University Xi'an China) Y Yulin Liu P Peiyuan Liu J Junjie Zhang H Hongtao Bian (Key Laboratory of Applied Surface and Colloid Chemistry of Ministry of Education, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Shaanxi Normal University 2 , Xi’an 710119,) S Sujuan Wu Z Zhike Liu

Abstract

Abstract Inverted perovskite solar cells (PSCs) face challenges in hole‐transport layer (HTL) uniformity and buried interface defect passivation. To address these issues, we introduce 4‐(methylthio)benzhydrazide (MTBH) as a triple‐functional modifier for self‐assembled monolayers (SAMs)/perovskite to enhance the performance of inverted PSCs. MTBH simultaneously optimizes the [4‐(3,6‐dimethyl‐9H‐carbazol‐9‐yl)butyl]phosphonic acid (Me‐4PACz) SAMs and passivates perovskite defects through ternary synergistic interactions: (1) P═O→S‐C coordination between Me‐4PACz and MTBH improves SAMs ordering and energy‐level alignment; (2) N─H⋯I − hydrogen bonding passivates iodine vacancies; (3) C═O→Pb 2+ coordination repairs undercoordinated lead defects. These interactions regulate perovskite crystallization kinetics, inducing a “fast nucleation‐slow growth” mode that yields high‐quality films with reduced residual stress (18.0 MPa versus Control's 60.1 MPa) and suppressed grain‐boundary defects. Consequently, MTBH‐incorporated devices achieve a champion power conversion efficiency (PCE) of 26.29% (versus 23.62% for control) with a high fill factor (FF: 84.94%) and open‐circuit voltage ( V OC : 1.19 V). The devices also exhibit exceptional stability, retaining 93.76% PCE after 2000 h in ambient air and 98.0% after 470 h of maximum power point tracking.

Article Details

Volume / Issue Vol. 65, Issue 8
Published February 16, 2026
ISSN 1433-7851
Publisher Wiley

Journal Info

Angewandte Chemie International Edition

Wiley

ISSN: 1433-7851 Physical Sciences

Authors (19)

H

Hanye Wang

Key Laboratory of Applied Surface and Colloid Chemistry Ministry of Education Shaanxi Key Laboratory For Advanced Energy Devices Shaanxi Engineering Lab For Advanced Energy Technology School of Materials Science and Engineering Shaanxi Normal University Xi'an China

Y

Yong Li

Y

Yan Cai

D

Dongfang Xu

J

Junfeng Lin

Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences, CAS Key Laboratory of Organic Solids, Institute of Chemistry

H

Hui Zhou

Department of Chemistry and Materials

B

Baihui Wang

Key Laboratory of Applied Surface and Colloid Chemistry Ministry of Education Shaanxi Key Laboratory for Advanced Energy Devices Shaanxi Engineering Lab for Advanced Energy Technology School of Materials Science and Engineering Shaanxi Normal University Xi'an 710119 China

R

Rui Sun

Y

Yongzhe Li

H

Hongjie Lei

Key Laboratory of Applied Surface and Colloid Chemistry Ministry of Education Shaanxi Key Laboratory For Advanced Energy Devices Shaanxi Engineering Lab For Advanced Energy Technology School of Materials Science and Engineering Shaanxi Normal University Xi'an China

Z

Zihao Fan

Key Laboratory of Applied Surface and Colloid Chemistry Ministry of Education Shaanxi Key Laboratory for Advanced Energy Devices Shaanxi Engineering Lab for Advanced Energy Technology School of Materials Science and Engineering Shaanxi Normal University Xi'an 710119 China

Y

Yifan Wang

Y

Yiqiao Sun

Key Laboratory of Applied Surface and Colloid Chemistry Ministry of Education Shaanxi Key Laboratory For Advanced Energy Devices Shaanxi Engineering Lab For Advanced Energy Technology School of Materials Science and Engineering Shaanxi Normal University Xi'an China

Y

Yulin Liu

P

Peiyuan Liu

J

Junjie Zhang

H

Hongtao Bian

Key Laboratory of Applied Surface and Colloid Chemistry of Ministry of Education, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Shaanxi Normal University 2 , Xi’an 710119,

S

Sujuan Wu

Z

Zhike Liu