journal article·2026-04Open access

Holistic Anode Interface Engineering for High‐Efficiency and Stable Carbon‐Perovskite Solar Modules

Haodong Wu, Jungjin Yoon, Kavyashree S. Keremane, Luyao Zheng, Yuchen Hou, Shweta Sharma, Dong Yang, Sixing Xiong, Yanhui Zhang, Jin Qian, Shashank Priya, Bed Poudel, Kai Wang

Advanced Energy Materials· Volume 16· Issue 13

Abstract

ABSTRACT Achieving a simultaneous balance of cost, efficiency, and operational stability is critical for the commercial viability of perovskite photovoltaics. Planar‐junction carbon‐based perovskite solar modules (C‐PSMs) represent a promising platform toward this goal, offering low‐cost fabrication and long‐term environmental stability enabled by thick carbon electrodes that eliminate the need for encapsulation. However, their power conversion efficiency remains fundamentally limited due to the discontinuous charge percolation and poor heterojunction contact at the carbon/perovskite junction. To overcome these challenges, we present a Holistic Anode Interface Design (H‐AID) strategy that integrates two complementary approaches. First, a picosecond laser is used to sculpt a curved perovskite surface morphology, increasing contact area and enhancing charge transfer (Design‐1). Second, a gallium‐indium eutectic liquid metal is introduced into the carbon paste to fill internal voids and restore conductive pathways (Design‐2). Their combination (Design‐3) achieves a 42% improvement in module efficiency, reaching 16.88% over a 61.22 cm 2 active area, among the highest reported for planar C‐PSMs. Moreover, the device retains over 95% of its initial performance after 1200 h under ambient, encapsulated conditions. This work establishes a scalable H‐AID framework to unlock cost‐efficiency‐stability co‐optimization in carbon perovskite modules.
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OpenAlex topics: Perovskite Materials and Applications · Machine Learning in Materials Science · TiO2 Photocatalysis and Solar Cells

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Affiliations

Department of Materials Science and Engineering Pennsylvania State University University Park Pennsylvania USA

Materials Research Institute Pennsylvania State University University Park Pennsylvania USA

Optoelectronic Materials and Devices Laboratory Ningbo Institute of Materials Technology and Engineering Chinese Academy of Sciences Ningbo Zhejiang China

State Key Laboratory of Photoelectric Conversion and Utilization of Solar Energy Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics Chinese Academy of Sciences Dalian Liaoning China

Huanjiang Laboratory School of Aeronautics and Astronautics Zhejiang University Zhuji Zhejiang China

Chemical Engineering and Materials Science University of Minnesota Minneapolis Minnesota USA

Funding

U.S. Department of Energy · National Science Foundation · National Natural Science Foundation of China · DEVCOM Army Research Laboratory · University of Minnesota

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