Modifying 6,6‐Phenyl‐C61‐Butyric Acid Methyl Ester With a Multifunctional Organic Molecule Improves Performance of Electron Transport Layer and Passivates Defects in Inverted Perovskite Solar Cell

Inverted perovskite solar cells (PSCs) attract wide attention for their strong performance. Recent advances have improved both stability and power conversion efficiency (PCE). However, the common fullerene electron transport layer (ETL) material in p‐i‐n(inverted) PSCs, 6,6‐Phenyl‐C61‐butyric acid methyl ester (PCBM), agglomerates easily, blocks water and oxygen poorly, and provides weak perovskite passivation. We address these issues by adding 1,3,5‐Tri(1‐phenyl‐1H‐benzimidazol‐2‐yl)benzene(TPBi) to PCBM, leveraging TPBi’s strong hole‐blocking capability. This combination creates a uniform, highly hydrophobic ETL. The composite ETL passivates surface defects, improves energy level alignment, and boosts device performance. Experimentally, the TPBi‐blended ETL increases PCE, short‐circuit current density ( J SC ), and fill factor (FF). PCE rises from 17.86% to 21.04% and hysteresis decreases. The new composite ETL strengthens PSC stability and offers a simple, effective way toward commercializing efficient inverted PSCs.

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Solar RRL
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2026-03-22
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https://doi.org/10.1002/solr.70310
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Perovskite Materials and Applications
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Modifying 6,6‐Phenyl‐C61‐Butyric Acid Methyl Ester With a Multifunctional Organic Molecule Improves Performance of Electron Transport Layer and Passivates Defects in Inverted Perovskite Solar Cell

Jiankang Deng, Haihong Guo, Jie Yu, Pu Fan et al.
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Modifying 6,6‐Phenyl‐C61‐Butyric Acid Methyl Ester With a Multifunctional Organic Molecule Improves Performance of Electron Transport Layer and Passivates Defects in Inverted Perovskite Solar Cell

Jiankang Deng, Haihong Guo, Jie Yu, Pu Fan, Yu Feng, Huajing Zheng, Kun Wang, Jianghao Tian, Zhipeng Zhou, Ding Zheng
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Inverted perovskite solar cells (PSCs) attract wide attention for their strong performance. Recent advances have improved both stability and power conversion efficiency (PCE). However, the common fullerene electron transport layer (ETL) material in p‐i‐n(inverted) PSCs, 6,6‐Phenyl‐C61‐butyric acid methyl ester (PCBM), agglomerates easily, blocks water and oxygen poorly, and provides weak perovskite passivation. We address these issues by adding 1,3,5‐Tri(1‐phenyl‐1H‐benzimidazol‐2‐yl)benzene(TPBi) to PCBM, leveraging TPBi’s strong hole‐blocking capability. This combination creates a uniform, highly hydrophobic ETL. The composite ETL passivates surface defects, improves energy level alignment, and boosts device performance. Experimentally, the TPBi‐blended ETL increases PCE, short‐circuit current density ( J SC ), and fill factor (FF). PCE rises from 17.86% to 21.04% and hysteresis decreases. The new composite ETL strengthens PSC stability and offers a simple, effective way toward commercializing efficient inverted PSCs.

Solar RRLVol. 10(6)
University of Electronic Science and Technology of China (CN), Dongguan University of Technology (CN), Yangtze River Delta Physics Research Center (China) (CN)
Affordable and clean energy
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Perovskite Materials and Applications
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Modifying 6,6‐Phenyl‐C61‐Butyric Acid Methyl Ester With a Multifunctional Organic Molecule Improves Performance of Electron Transport Layer and Passivates Defects in Inverted Perovskite Solar Cell — Jiankang Deng, Haihong Guo, et al. · Solar RRL (2026) | TGRS Research Map | TGRS