journal article·2025-12Open access

Advancing Self‐Assembled Molecules Toward Interface‐Optimized Perovskite Solar Cells: from One to Two

Tanghao Liu, Chuanyao Luo, Ruiqin He, Zhuoqiong Zhang, Xiaohui Lin, Yimu Chen, Tom Wu

Advanced Materials· Volume 37· Issue 48

Abstract

Abstract Perovskite solar cells (PSCs) have rapidly gained prominence as a leading candidate in the realm of solution‐processable third‐generation photovoltaic (PV) technologies. In the high‐efficiency inverted PSCs, self‐assembled monolayers (SAMs) are often used as hole‐selective layers (HSLs) due to the advantages of high transmittance, energy level matching, low non‐radiative recombination loss, and tunable surface properties. However, SAMs have been recognized to suffer from some shortcomings, such as incomplete coverage, weak bonding with substrate or perovskite, instability, and so on. The combination of different SAMs or so‐called co‐SAM is an effective strategy to overcome this challenge. In this Perspective, the latest achievements in molecule design, deposition method, working principle, and application of the co‐SAM are discussed. This comprehensive overview of milestones in this rapidly advancing research field, coupled with an in‐depth analysis of the improved interface properties using the co‐SAM approach, aims to offer valuable insights into the key design principles. Furthermore, the lessons learned will guide the future development of SAM‐based HSLs in perovskite‐based optoelectronic devices.
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Research context

OpenAlex topics: Perovskite Materials and Applications · Quantum Dots Synthesis And Properties · Chalcogenide Semiconductor Thin Films

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Affiliations

School of Physical Sciences Great Bay University Dongguan Guangdong 523000 China

Department of Applied Physics Hong Kong Polytechnic University Hong Kong Hong Kong SAR 999077 China

Ministry of Industry and Information Technology Key Lab of Micro‐Nano Optoelectronic Information System Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Semiconductor Optoelectronic Materials and Intelligent Photonic Systems School of Integrated Circuits Harbin Institute of Technology (Shenzhen) Shen Zhen Guangdong 518067 China

Funding

National Key Research and Development Program of China · National Natural Science Foundation of China · Basic and Applied Basic Research Foundation of Guangdong Province · Innovation and Technology Commission - Hong Kong

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