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Dion-Jacobson (DJ) two-dimensional (2D) perovskites have emerged as promising photovoltaic materials due to their superior structural and chemical stability compared to three-dimensional (3D) perovskites. However, their optoelectronic performance remains limited by imperfections at interfaces and a fundamental understanding of these interfacial properties is missing. Herein, we present interfacial structure-property relationships in DJ perovskites by directly probing buried interfaces using combined spectroscopic and microscopic characterization techniques. Multiscale heterogeneities, including phase polydispersity, structural disorder, and nonemissive domains, are more concentrated at buried interfaces than at the top surfaces, limiting overall photophysical performance. A sulfate-based inner-sphere complexation strategy is exploited to homogenize crystal growth and passivate crystal termination, specifically at buried interfaces. This approach suppresses nonradiative recombination and promotes ultrafast interphase carrier transfer within DJ perovskite films. DJ perovskite solar cells achieve a record power conversion efficiency of 20.7% while exhibiting improved environmental stability relative to their 3D counterparts. These findings establish the critical link between the buried interface heterogeneity and the optoelectronic performance of DJ 2D perovskites.
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Adv Mater
September 2025
Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Optical Information Materials and Technology & Institute of Electronic Paper Displays, South China Academy of Advanced Optoelectronics, South China Normal University, Guangzhou, 510006, P. R. China.
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Shandong Key Laboratory of Advanced Chemical Energy Storage and Intelligent Safety, Advanced Technology Research Institute, Beijing Institute of Technology, Jinan, 250300, China.
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Technical University of Munich, TUM School of Natural Sciences, Department of Physics, Chair for Functional Materials, James-Franck-Str. 1, 85748, Garching, Germany.
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College of Chemistry and Materials Engineering, Wenzhou University, Wenzhou 325027, China.
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Changzhou University, The Materials and Electronics Research Center (MERC), School of Materials Science and Engineering, Jiangsu Collaborative Innovation Center of Photovoltaic Science and Engineering, Changzhou 213164, China.
The buried interfacial nonradiative recombination and carrier transport losses in perovskite solar cells, particularly caused by oxygen and iodide vacancy defects at the SnO/perovskite interface, critically limit their efficiency and stability. Herein, we propose a bifunctional passivation strategy using guanidinium phosphate (GAP), which spatially separates phosphate and guanidine groups to synergistically anchor SnO and perovskite interfaces. We systematically demonstrate the multifunctional synergistic roles of GAP molecules at the SnO/perovskite buried interface, where phosphate groups establish robust coordination bonds with the SnO surface to passivate oxygen vacancy defects while optimizing interfacial energy level alignment.
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