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WILEY2025

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Royal Society of Chemistry2025

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Realizing high‐quality perovskite films through uniform defect passivation and crystallization control is pivotal to unlocking the potential of scalable applications. However, prevalent small‐molecule additives are inherently susceptible to the crystalliza ...

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American Chemical Society (ACS)2025

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Cu(II) and Ni(II) Phthalocyanine-Based Hole-Transporting Materials for Stable Perovskite Solar Cells with Efficiencies Reaching 20.0%

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Herein, Cu(II)Pcs and Ni(II)Pcs peripherally tetra-functionalized with 5-hexylthiophene (HT), 5-hexyl-2,2 '-bithiophene (HBT), and tertbutyl groups (TB) are readily synthesized and employed as hole-transporting materials (HTMs) in mixed-ion perovskite ([FA ...

WILEY-V C H VERLAG GMBH2024

Photo-doping of spiro-OMeTAD for highly stable and efficient perovskite solar cells

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A widely used component of high-efficiency perovskite solar cells (PSCs) is the molecular hole-transport material (HTM) spiro-OMeTAD. This organic solid needs to be p-doped to acquire sufficient hole conductivity. However, the conventional doping method us ...

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Supramolecular interactions using β-cyclodextrin in controlling perovskite solar cell performance

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In the context of perovskite solar cells (PSCs), enhancing device performance often involves adding a small excess of lead iodide (PbI2) to the precursor solution. However, the presence of unreacted PbI2 can lead to accelerated degradation compromising lon ...

Royal Society of Chemistry2024

Machine Learning for Screening Small Molecules as Passivation Materials for Enhanced Perovskite Solar Cells

Mohammad Khaja Nazeeruddin, Bin Ding, Xianfu Zhang

Utilization of small molecules as passivation materials for perovskite solar cells (PSCs) has gained significant attention recently, with hundreds of small molecules demonstrating passivation effects. In this study, a high-accuracy machine learning model i ...

Wiley-VCH Verlag Gmbh2024

Elimination of buried interfacial voids for efficient perovskite solar cells

Bin Ding, Xianfu Zhang

Establishing optimal interfacial contact is crucial for enhancing the efficiency of perovskite solar cells (PSCs). However, formation of voids at buried interface of perovskite films often hinders this critical objective. Our investigation reveals that the ...

Elsevier2024

Microstructural and electrical characterization of high temperature passivating contacts for silicon solar cells

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Recombination at metal/semiconductor interfaces represents the main limitation in mainstream c-Si solar cells, primarily based on the passivated emitter and rear cell (PERC) concept. Full-area passivating contacts based on SiOx/poly-Si stacks are a candida ...

EPFL2024

Structural divergence of molecular hole selective materials for viable p-i-n perovskite photovoltaics: a comprehensive review

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Perovskite solar cells (PSCs) have garnered significant attention within the photovoltaic research community due to their remarkable progress in just one decade. Among the device configurations, the p-i-n structured PSC offers several advantages, including ...

Royal Society of Chemistry2024

A thermotropic liquid crystal enables efficient and stable perovskite solar modules

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Perovskite solar cells have seen impressive progress in performance and stability, yet maintaining efficiency while scaling area remains a challenge. Here we find that additives commonly used to passivate large-area perovskite films often co-precipitate du ...

Nature Portfolio2024