Noncovalent Conformational Dopant‐Free Hole Transport Materials with Multisite Passivation for Stable <i>n‐i‐p</i> Perovskite Solar Cells
High-performance, dopant-free hole transport materials (HTMs) play a crucial role in stabilized perovskite solar cells (PSCs). Skillfully using noncovalent bonding strategies to construct dopant-free HTM is both attractive and challenging. In this work, two dopant-free HTMs with multisite passivation are designed and synthesized. The core backbone is a heterocyclic lactam, and the intramolecular F···S noncovalent bonds are tuned by adjusting the position of F atoms. In TTPA-iF molecule, the noncovalent conformational lock minimizes the rotation of the core-terminal unit. This, in turn, reduces unfavorable reorganization energy and increases the molecular dipole moment. Compared to the amorphous films of TTPA-mF, the TTPA-iF films exhibit ordered molecular stacking and higher hole mobility. The rigid molecular conformation of TTPA-iF allows for more effective reduction of interfacial traps through multiple passivation sites and promotes carrier transport. As a result, PSCs with dopant-free TTPA-iF achieve a top efficiency of 24.28% and show significantly enhanced stability under various conditions in comparison to conventional doped HTMs. This research offers valuable insights and material options for the development of high-performance, dopant-free HTMs.
Authors
- Ming Cheng (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0793-0326)
- Telugu Bhim Raju (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9753-230X)
- Tsutomu Miyasaka (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8535-7911)
- Toshinori Matsushima (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8329-1883)
- Naoyuki Shibayama (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2182-049X)
- Mengde Zhai (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2297-6525)
- Cheng Chen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0770-795X)
- Tianhao Wu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9795-1782)
- Zhanglin Guo
Institutions
- Jiangsu University (CN)
- Kyushu University (JP)
- Energy International (United States) (US)
- Xinjiang New Energy Research Institute (China) (CN)
- Toin University of Yokohama (JP)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Small
- Published
- 2025-07-16
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1002/smll.202505961
- Citations
- 6
- Primary Topic
- Perovskite Materials and Applications
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 4.38
Funders
- National Natural Science Foundation of China
- New Energy and Industrial Technology Development Organization
- Kyushu University
- Natural Science Foundation of Jiangsu Province
- Iwatani Naoji Foundation
- Japan Science and Technology Agency
- Precursory Research for Embryonic Science and Technology
- Science and Technology Research Partnership for Sustainable Development