journal article·2026-06-22Open access

Advancing the Design of High‐Efficiency Printable Hole‐Conductor‐Free Mesoscopic Perovskite Solar Cells Through Machine Learning

Hao Meng, Jingzi Zhang, Xu Zhu, Yuelin Wang, Antai Yang, Kailong Hu, Chengquan Zhong, Jiakai Liu, Menghan Dun, Xi Lin

Abstract

ABSTRACT Breaking through the power conversion efficiency (PCE) limits of printable mesoscopic perovskite solar cells (p‐MPSCs) with machine learning (ML) shows great potential, but has not yet been accomplished. This work establishes a reliable workflow by constructing a high‐quality p‐MPSCs database for ML model development, followed by strategy formulation for achieving high‐performance p‐MPSCs. In the 8 validation experiments, the stacking ML model demonstrates excellent performance, with the prediction error not exceeding 2.16%. Model interpretability analysis reveals key factors influencing device performance and enables the formulation of screening rules for high‐quality precursor additives based on molecular fingerprinting. This validated framework guides the experimental realization of p‐MPSCs with a notable PCE of 19.36%, while theoretical projections suggest a maximum achievable efficiency of 24.32% through optimized design space exploration. A novel paradigm for accelerated discovery of p‐MPSCs is established through the synergistic integration of interpretable ML models and targeted experimental validation.
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Research context

OpenAlex topics: Perovskite Materials and Applications · Machine Learning in Materials Science · Organic Electronics and Photovoltaics

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Affiliations

School of Materials Science and Engineering Harbin Institute of Technology Shenzhen China

Research Institute of Physical Sciences in Special Environments Harbin Institute of Technology Shenzhen China

Institute of Renewable Energy and New Quality Productive Forces Jimei University Xiamen China

Research Center for Energy and Chemical Engineering Xinjiang Technical Institute of Physics & Chemistry Chinese Academy of Sciences Urumqi China

University of Chinese Academy of Sciences Beijing China

Funding

China Postdoctoral Science Foundation

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