High‐Nuclear Metal–Oxide Cluster Porous Interlayers Enabling Tailored Carrier Transport and Ion‐Exchange Lead Leakage Prevention in Perovskite Solar Cells
Although interface engineering has become a key strategy for enhancing the efficiency and stability of perovskite solar cells (PSCs), existing interface materials still struggle to achieve a balance between defect passivation, charge transport, and suppression of lead leakage. In this study, the barium-zinc-antimony oxide cluster-based material H<sub>1.03</sub>Ba<sub>2.485</sub>(H<sub>2</sub>O)<sub>15</sub>[Zn<sub>2</sub>Sb<sub>12</sub>(μ<sub>3</sub>-O)<sub>8</sub>(μ<sub>4</sub>-O)<sub>5</sub>(tta)<sub>6</sub>]·8H<sub>2</sub>O (FJSM-BZA) is introduced as a multifunctional porous layer at the SnO<sub>2</sub>/perovskite interface. By providing charge transport pathways and in situ suppression of lead leakage, this material simultaneously enhances device performance, stability, and environmental safety. Experimental results show that FJSM-BZA suppresses the intrinsic defects of SnO<sub>2</sub>, optimizes the interface energy level alignment, enhances the built-in electric field, and promotes charge extraction. At the same time, it significantly passivates defects in the perovskite layer and improves film quality. The introduction of FJSM-BZA-modified n-i-p devices ultimately achieved a power conversion efficiency (PCE) of 25.72% (0.09 cm<sup>2</sup>). Unsealed modified devices maintained over 90% of their initial efficiency after 2000 h of aging in air or 600 h of continuous heating at 85 °C. Moreover, the unique lead adsorption mechanism exhibited by FJSM-BZA effectively suppresses lead leakage, thereby enhancing the environmental safety of PSCs. This study provides a new strategy for the development of efficient, stable, and environmentally friendly PSCs.
Authors
- Hai Zhong (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4544-9915)
- Changlin Yao (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8692-5842)
- Zhengyan He
- Mei‐Ling Feng (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2524-0994)
- Sun Haiyan
- Qi Zhang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3883-1729)
- Zhigang Zhang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6237-0902)
- Shaowei Zhang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1954-1758)
- Shufang Zhang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9094-2613)
- Tiantian Lv (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0005-6899-8908)
- Xiaolong Cao (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0000-7250-9736)
Institutions
- Shandong University (CN)
- Ludong University (CN)
- Chinese Academy of Sciences (CN)
- Fujian Institute of Research on the Structure of Matter (CN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Small
- Published
- 2025-11-14
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1002/smll.202511905
- Primary Topic
- Perovskite Materials and Applications
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00