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Enhanced Buried Selective Contacts via Dual‐Sided Passivation for Efficient and Stable Perovskite Solar Cells

Zhiyu Wang, Rui Su, Qianru Zhang, Jianwen Luo, Xueping Liu, Deying Luo, Weiguang Xie, Ke Chen

Advanced Functional Materials· Volume 35· Issue 40

Abstract

Abstract Self‐assembled monolayers (SAMs) play a crucial role in high‐performance perovskite solar cells (PSCs). However, the incompatibility between the nonpolar head groups of SAMs and the polar perovskite precursor solutions leads to SAM assembly defects and wettability issues, consequently impacting device efficiency. Moreover, the uneven distribution of hydroxyl groups on the surface of conventional transparent conductive oxide substrates is detrimental to SAMs onto them. Here, a dual‐sided passivation strategy is reported based on a co‐adsorbed approach, in which (4‐(3,6‐dimethyl‐9H‐carbazole‐9‐yl)butyl)phosphonic acid (Me‐4PACz) is doped with phaclofen (PLF) self‐assembly on the NiOx substrate. By compensating for the unanchored sites of Me‐4PACz, the phosphonic acid groups in PLF adsorb onto the NiOx surface, enabling more uniform and ordered anchoring of SAMs as well as improved wettability for perovskite deposition. This leads to optimized surface morphology and enhanced interface contact. Additionally, the amino groups in PLF passivate the defects at the buried perovskite interface, suppressing non‐radiative recombination during charge transport. The champion PSC fabricated using this co‐adsorbed strategy achieves a high fill factor of 84.92%, a power conversion efficiency of 24.04%, and excellent long‐term stability under ISOS‐D‐1I and ISOS‐T‐1I protocols, maintaining over 85% of the initial efficiency after >1000 h under thermal cycling conditions.
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OpenAlex topics: Perovskite Materials and Applications · Chalcogenide Semiconductor Thin Films · Organic Electronics and Photovoltaics

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Affiliations

Siyuan Laboratory Guangdong Provincial Engineering Technology Research Center of Vacuum Coating Technologies and New Energy Materials College of Physics & Optoelectronic Engineering Department of Physics Jinan University Guangzhou Guangdong 510632 China

Department of Materials Science and Engineering North Carolina State University Raleigh NC 27695 USA

Department of Physics and Astronomy University of Toledo Toledo OH 43606 USA

International Institute for Interdisciplinary and Frontiers Beihang University Beijing 100191 China

Funding

National Natural Science Foundation of China

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