journal article·2026-02

Interface Tailoring by Multifunctional Metal–Organic Salts Enables Efficient Perovskite Solar Cells with a Fill Factor Over 86%

Guoliang Xiong, Yangbin Fu, Xufeng Ling, Hongyu Wang, Hongxin Tian, Junjun Guo, Fang Liu, Lin Gui, Shengdong Cen, Yuhang Liu, Yehao Deng, Shijian Chen

Advanced Functional Materials· Volume 36· Issue 14
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Abstract

Abstract Interfacial non‐radiative recombination in inverted (p‐i‐n) perovskite solar cells (PSCs) critically limits both efficiency and stability of the devices. To address this challenge, a metal–organic salt, potassium perfluorohexyl ethyl sulfonate (PPFES), featuring a multidentate sulfonate (SO 3 − ) moiety and a hydrophobic perfluoroalkyl tail, is introduced to regulate the perovskite/electron transport layer (ETL) interface. Comprehensive theoretical and experimental analyses reveal that PPFES modulation synergistically passivates the surface defects of perovskite via sulfonate‐Pb chelation, shields the perovskite against moisture ingress, and optimizes the energy band alignment at the perovskite/ETL interface. As a consequence, the PPFES‐tailored PSCs deliver a champion power conversion efficiency (PCE) as high as 25.32%, with an ultra‐high fill factor of 86.39%, reaching 95.6% of the Shockley‐Queisser limit at a bandgap of 1.55 eV. Moreover, the devices retain 90% and 88% of their initial PCEs after 1200 h of storage in air with 60% relative humidity and 1300 h of maximum power point tracking under AM 1.5G illumination at 35 °C in ambient, respectively. This work establishes a multi‐effect interfacial engineering paradigm that concurrently achieves defect passivation and stability enhancement in PSCs.
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OpenAlex topics: Perovskite Materials and Applications · Chalcogenide Semiconductor Thin Films · Conducting polymers and applications

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Affiliations

Chongqing Key Laboratory of Interface Physics in Energy Conversion School of Physics Chongqing University Chongqing 401331 China

Institute of Functional Nano & Soft Materials (FUNSOM) Soochow University Suzhou Jiangsu 215123 China

State Key Laboratory for Mechanical Behavior of Materials School of Materials Science and Engineering Xi'an Jiaotong University Xi'an Shaanxi 710049 China

Center of Modern Physics Institute for Smart City of Chongqing University in Liyang Liyang Jiangsu 213300 China

Funding

National Natural Science Foundation of China · Fundamental Research Funds for Central Universities of the Central South University

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