Exceeding 2.2 V Open‐Circuit Voltage in Perovskite/Organic Tandem Solar Cells via Multi‐Functional Hole‐Selective Layer
Abstract Perovskite/organic tandem solar cells (POTSCs) are promising candidates for surpassing the Shockley‐Queisser limit through reduction of thermalization losses. However, wide bandgap perovskite solar cells (WBG PSCs), which function as top cells of POTSCs, still suffer from significant open‐circuit voltage ( V OC ) losses, limiting efficiency improvement of POTSCs. Here, a multi‐functional hole‐selective layer (mHSL) is reported via blending two functionalized self‐assembled monolayer (SAM) molecules: (4‐(3,6‐diiodo‐9 H ‐carbazol‐9‐yl)butyl)phosphonic acid (36ICzC4PA) and (4‐(3,6‐dimethoxy‐9 H ‐carbazol‐9‐yl)butyl)phosphonic acid (36MeOCzC4PA). The blending of the two molecules plays multiple roles: i) Suppressing micelle formation of SAM molecules, ii) optimizing energy level alignment with homogeneous and highly covered SAMs, iii) enhancing crystallinity and orientation of perovskite through interaction with SAM materials, and iv) suppressing both lattice strain and phase segregation. Implementing mHSL on WBG PSCs enables a power conversion efficiency (PCE) of 18.85% with a notable V OC of 1.366 V. When integrated into POTSCs, the PCE reached 24.73% (certified 24.19%) with record‐high V OC and fill factor ( FF ) of 2.216 V and 84.07%, respectively. Furthermore, POTSCs exhibit excellent photo‐ and thermal stabilities, retaining ≈80% of their initial PCEs after maximum power point (MPP) tracking under 1‐sun illumination in ambient conditions for 305 h or exposure to 65 °C in N 2 conditions for 500 h.
Authors
- Abdullah Bin Faheem (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9209-1581)
- Yun Seop Shin (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0000-2827-1273)
- Yeonjeong Lee
- Dong Suk Kim (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7350-0303)
- Jina Roe
- Sooyoung Hur (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6863-9092)
- Shinuk Cho (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6855-833X)
- Sujung Park (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2249-3286)
- BongSoo Kim (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4982-6343)
- Jongdeuk Seo (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5374-7904)
- Kyung‐Koo Lee (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8176-6232)
- Shahid Ameen
- Jung Geon Son (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0000-8319-3845)
- Hyungsu Jang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9216-5368)
- Jae Won Kim (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7748-1461)
- Dongmin Lee (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3176-5327)
- Jaehyeong Kim
- Si On Oh
- Hyun-Mo Koo
- Yeowon Jo
Institutions
- Kunsan National University (KR)
- University of Ulsan (KR)
- Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology (KR)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Advanced Energy Materials
- Published
- 2025-04-08
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1002/aenm.202404092
- Citations
- 10
- Primary Topic
- Perovskite Materials and Applications
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 7.30
Funders
- National Research Foundation of Korea
- Ministry of Science and ICT, South Korea