journal article·2025-10

Crystallization Modulation Through Electron Transport Layer Surface Reconstruction Enables High‐Performance Full‐Air‐Processed Perovskite Solar Cells

Haichao Yang, Zhihao Guo, Zhiyuan Xu, Wensi Cai, Saif M. H. Qaid, Zhigang Zang

Advanced Materials· Volume 37· Issue 42
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Abstract

Abstract The quality of the buried interface critically determines the performance of perovskite solar cells (PSCs). Herein, a homogenization strategy for the tin oxide (SnO 2 ) electron transport layer (ETL) based on surface reconstruction is developed to enable mesoscale interface manipulation. By introducing the natural L‐carnosine (LC) at the buried interface, we achieve homogenized photon and electron transport through surface optimization of the SnO 2 ETL. Additionally, the multi‐active sites in LC establish interlayer bridging and optimize interfacial contact, simultaneously passivating interfacial defects, mitigating residual stress, and improving carrier dynamics. Furthermore, LC modification regulates perovskite crystallization kinetics through multiple bonding mechanisms, facilitating the growth of high‐quality perovskite films. Ultimately, the champion device fabricated entirely in air achieves a power conversion efficiency of 25.30%, one of the highest efficiencies reported for air‐processed n‐i‐p structured PSCs. The optimized device without encapsulation exhibits enhanced stability under ISOS protocols, retaining 91.03% of its initial efficiency after 3192 h at 30 ± 5% relative humidity, 90.71% after 1512 h of thermal aging at 65 °C, and 90.17% after 1000 h of continuous maximum power point tracking under one‐sun illumination.
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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

College of Optoelectronic Engineering Chongqing University Chongqing 400044 China

College of Materials and Chemical Engineering China Three Gorges University Yichang 443002 China

Department of Physics & Astronomy College of Sciences King Saud University P.O. Box 2455 Riyadh 11451 Saudi Arabia

College of Information Science and Engineering Yanshan University Qinhuangdao 066004 China

Funding

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

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