Quasi-random oriented molecular contacts for inverted perovskite solar cells with improved efficiency
摘要
Self-assembled hole-selective molecules (SHMs) can enhance the efficiency and stability of inverted perovskite solar cells (PSCs). Their molecular structures and assembly arrangement at buried interfaces determine charge-transfer dynamics, perovskite crystallization and photovoltaic performance. We design self-assembled molecules featuring a laterally extended π-scaffold by attaching two flanking phenyl groups onto the 7H-dibenzo[c,g]carbazole. This design manipulates the molecular packing, resulting in a quasi-random oriented assembly on the substrate to accelerate the interfacial hole-transfer kinetics at both the substrate/SHM and SHM/perovskite interfaces. The solar cells achieve a stabilized power conversion efficiency of 27.1% (certified stabilized 26.67%) for a small-area PSC and 26.0% (certified stabilized 25.94%) for a 1-cm2 device. The small-area device retains 95% of its initial efficiency over 1,630 hours under 1-sun operation at 65 °C and 91% over 1,240 hours operation at 85 °C. These findings provide insights for designing improved self-assembled molecular contacts for inverted PSCs.