journal article·2026-01Open access

Excellent Intrinsic Thermally Stable Coevaporated LiF:C 60 Layers Mitigate Interface Defects and Charge Losses in Fully Vacuum‐Processed Perovskite Solar Cells

Galing Murokinas, Yu Hsuan Lin, Yi‐Sheng Chen, Shu‐Jung Hsu, Kuan‐Hung Chen, Jing‐Ru Zhang, M. Rivaldi Ali Septian, Nurul Ridho Al Amin, Shun‐Wei Liu, Yuan Jay Chang

Solar RRL· Volume 10· Issue 1

Abstract

Despite being one of the most promising candidates for emerging market opportunities, all‐vacuum‐deposited perovskite solar cells (PSCs) still suffer from significant efficiency limitations, primarily due to open‐circuit voltage ( V OC ) losses caused by interfacial defects at the top surface of the perovskite layer. In this work, we demonstrate PSCs fabricated via a simple, sandwich‐type all‐vacuum thermal evaporation process, incorporating an ultrathin (6 nm) MS‐OC (spiro[fluorene‐9,9′‐phenanthrene‐10′‐one] incorporated with o ‐phenylcarbazole) hole transport layer (HTL) as a growth template for hybrid metal–halide perovskites. To mitigate V OC losses and better understand the interfacial charge dynamics, we systematically investigate various electron transport materials (ETMs), with a particular focus on C 60 , LiF, and coevaporated C 60 :LiF (1:1). Our results reveal that the C 60 :LiF (1:1) coevaporation strategy not only suppresses fullerene aggregation but also effectively passivates the perovskite surface, thereby reducing nonradiative recombination and enhancing V OC by 23.37%. As a result, the power conversion efficiency (PCE) of the PSCs improved by 29.34%, reaching a PCE of 13.4% with low nonradiative loss (~135 mV). More importantly, this composite passivation approach significantly enhanced the device's environmental stability, maintaining 90% of its initial efficiency after 600 h of operation.
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Research context

OpenAlex topics: Perovskite Materials and Applications · TiO2 Photocatalysis and Solar Cells · Organic Electronics and Photovoltaics

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Affiliations

Organic Electronics Research Center and Department of Electronic Engineering Ming Chi University of Technology New Taipei City Taiwan

Department of Chemistry Tunghai University Taichung Taiwan

College of Engineering Ming Chi University of Technology New Taipei City Taiwan

Department of Electronic Engineering National Taiwan University of Science and Technology Taipei City Taiwan

School of Electrical Engineering Telkom University Bandung Indonesia

Center for Sustainability and Energy Technologies Chang Gung University Taoyuan Taiwan

Funding

Healthy Aging Research Center

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