journal article·2025-06

Synergistic Macroscopic–Microscopic Regulation: Dual Constraints of the Island Effect and Coffee‐Ring Effect in Printing Efficient Flexible Perovskite Photovoltaics

Zhaoyang Chu, Baojin Fan, Weijie Shi, Zhi Xing, Chenxiang Gong, Jin Li, Linfeng Li, Xiangchuan Meng, Muhammad Bilal Khan Niazi, Xiaotian Hu, Yiwang Chen

Advanced Functional Materials· Volume 35· Issue 26
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Abstract

Abstract The performance of flexible perovskite solar modules (FPSMs) remains inferior to their rigid counterparts, primarily due to poor crystallinity and homogeneity resulting from disordered perovskite colloid transfer during the printing process. Here, the study introduces an Elastic Porous Meniscus (EPM) printing strategy to mitigate the island effect and coffee‐ring effect. By increasing the peak shear rate, the study effectively disperses perovskite islands. The issue of heterogeneous deposition is addressed by controlling shear force and surface tension. Additionally, the Laplace force is regulated to weaken Marangoni flow, enabling the printing of large‐area, high‐quality flexible perovskite films. The results show that the time window for initialized crystallization is greatly extended by a factor of four (from 2.5 to 11 s), enabling the formation of uniform perovskite films with high crystal uniformity. Consequently, the flexible perovskite solar cells (FPSCs) achieve a record‐breaking power conversion efficiency (PCE) of 25.54% (certified 25.44%) based on 1.01 cm2, with exceptional repeatability. EPM‐printed FPSMs with an active area of 100 cm2 demonstrate a PCE of 16.39% (certified 15.65%), comparable to rigid modules. This advancement significantly enhances the market potential and commercial value of perovskite photovoltaics across diverse applications.
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OpenAlex topics: Perovskite Materials and Applications · Organic Electronics and Photovoltaics · Conducting polymers and applications

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Affiliations

College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering Film Energy Chemistry for Jiangxi Provincial Key Laboratory (FEC) Institute of Polymers and Energy Chemistry Nanchang University 999 Xuefu Avenue Nanchang 330031 China

Key Laboratory of Fluorine and Silicon for Energy Materials and Chemistry of Ministry of Education Jiangxi Normal University 99 Ziyang Avenue Nanchang 330022 China

School of Chemical & Materials Engineering National University of Sciences & Technology Islamabad 44000 Pakistan

Peking University Yangtze Delta Institute of Optoelectronics Nantong 226010 China

Funding

National Natural Science Foundation of China · Natural Science Foundation of Jiangxi Province · National Outstanding Youth Science Fund Project of National Natural Science Foundation of China

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