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The oxidation of Sn and fast crystallization jointly limit the photovoltaic performances and stability of tin (Sn)-lead (Pb) mixed perovskite solar cells, but the mitigation of a single issue only obtains restricted enhancement of device performance. Herein, we introduce -hydroxythiophene-2-carboximidamide (NHC) as a multiple active site additive, the rich functional groups of which can interact with perovskite to form strong Lewis acid-base coordination and abundant hydrogen bonds, simultaneously suppressing Sn oxidation and regulating crystallization rate. The NHC-treated Sn-Pb mixed perovskite exhibited lower defect density, reduced non-radiative recombination, and improved carrier transport dynamics. As a result, the optimized device showed superior champion efficiency of 23.49% with a high open-circuit voltage of 0.882 V, as well as outstanding stability, maintaining 89% of its original value after 880 hours of continuous one-sun illumination.
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J Chem Phys
September 2025
Quantum Chemistry Division, Yokohama City University, Seto 22-2, Kanazawa-Ku, Yokohama 236-0027, Kanagawa, Japan.
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Institute of Chemistry of OrganoMetallic Compounds (ICCOM), National Research Council of Italy (CNR), Via G. Moruzzi 1, 56124 Pisa, Italy.
Mixed-halide perovskites of formula MAPb(BrI), where MA is methylammonium, are of great interest for optoelectronic applications (particularly high-efficiency solar cells) due to their finely tunable bandgap, which enables precise control over light absorption. However, their stability remains a critical challenge, notably due to reversible photoinduced halide segregation. Under continuous illumination, this process leads to the formation of Br- and I-rich domains, which lower device performance by introducing low-bandgap regions that trap charge carriers.
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September 2025
Institute of Applied Mechanics, National Taiwan University, No. 1, Section 4, Roosevelt Road, Taipei, 106216, Taiwan.
2D lead-halide perovskites have garnered considerable attention owing to their superior environmental stability and tunable optoelectronic properties, which can be precisely controlled through varying quantum well (QW) width (denoted by the integer n). However, the commonly observed phenomenon of mixed QW width distributions poses a major obstacle to achieving optimal device performance, necessitating an in-depth understanding of how QW width distributions depend on chemical composition and thermodynamic stability. In this work, a robust machine learning (ML)-based energy model is developed, rigorously benchmarked against first-principles calculations, enabling extensive molecular-level simulations of 2D perovskites with butylammonium (BA) and phenethylammonium (PEA) spacer cations.
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August 2025
Department of Chemistry, Bilkent University, Ankara 06800, Turkey.
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École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL), Institute of Electrical and Microengineering (IEM), Photovoltaics and Thin-Film Electronics Laboratory (PV-Lab) Rue de la Maladière 71b Neuchâtel 2000 Switzerland
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