journal article·2025-12

Dual Vapor‐Phase Treatment Driven Subsurface Reorganization for 3D Passivation Networks toward Ultralow Interfacial Energy Loss in Perovskite Photovoltaics

Xianzhao Wang, Han He, Chen Jia, Hongpei Ji, Xixi Xie, Bingqian Zhang, Pengyang Wang, Shuping Pang, Ying Zhao, Xiaodan Zhang

Advanced Energy Materials· Volume 15· Issue 47
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Abstract

Abstract Band misalignment and defect‐mediated non‐radiative recombination persist as critical bottlenecks in wide‐bandgap perovskite solar cells (PSCs). Herein, a dual vapor‐phase treatment (DVPT) synergizing dipole self‐assembly with solvent‐induced secondary Ostwald ripening, is developed to address interfacial energy losses. Theoretical and experimental analysis reveal that gas‐phase interactions between ligands and perovskite enhance the binding strength and energy level modulation. Yet the sole application of gas‐phase passivation is demonstrated to intensify interfacial inhomogeneity and subsurface energy barriers. To mitigate this challenge, polar solvent fumigation enables spatially selective reconstruction of defective crystallites to induce planar‐depth dipolar homogenization for establishing steady‐state 3D passivation frameworks. This integrated process fundamentally reconstructs interfacial energy distribution and reorganizes subsurface crystallization, which reduces exciton binding energy and accelerates charge transfer while minimizing the quasi‐Fermi level splitting losses. Consequently, inverted 1.77 eV wide‐bandgap PSCs achieve a fill factor of 84.43% and a champion efficiency of 20.36%, surpassing state‐of‐the‐art counterparts. By bridging molecular design, interfacial thermodynamics, and crystallization kinetics, this work paves the way for high‐performance, scalable perovskite tandem photovoltaics.
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OpenAlex topics: Perovskite Materials and Applications · Quantum Dots Synthesis And Properties · Chalcogenide Semiconductor Thin Films

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Affiliations

Institute of Photoelectronic Thin Film Devices and Technology Renewable Energy Conversion and Storage Center State Key Laboratory of Photovoltaic Materials and Cells Nankai University Tianjin 300350 P. R. China

Tianjin Key Laboratory of Efficient Utilization of Solar Energy Tianjin 300350 P. R. China

Haihe Laboratory of Sustainable Chemical Transformations Tianjin 300192 P. R. China

Engineering Research Center of Thin Film Photoelectronic Technology of Ministry of Education Tianjin 300350 P. R. China

Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemical Science and Engineering (Tianjin) Tianjin 300072 P. R. China

State Key Laboratory of Photoelectric Conversion and Utilization of Solar Energy Qingdao Institute of Bioenergy and Bioprocess Technology Chinese Academy of Sciences Qingdao 266101 P. R. China

Beijing Academy of Quantum Information Sciences Beijing 100193 P. R. China

Funding

National Key Research and Development Program of China · National Natural Science Foundation of China

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