Internal Ultrathin Hydrophobic Self‐Assembled Capping Layers Enables Moisture‐Resistant All‐Perovskite Tandems
Operating stability is a critical challenge for all-perovskite tandem solar cells, with the degradation of wide-bandgap (WBG) perovskite films under high humidity posing a major obstacle to their commercial application. Herein, we demonstrate an internal encapsulation strategy in which the phosphonic acid-terminated hydrophobic [4-(3,6-dimethyl-9H-carbazol-9-yl)butyl]phosphonic acid molecules act not only as a buried hole-transporting layer in our devices, but also anchor to hydroxyl groups on the surface of the atomic layer deposition-grown tin oxide electron transport layer, forming an ultrathin and hydrophobic capping layer. This layer protects WBG perovskites from humidity-induced degradation while maintaining efficient interfacial charge transport, thereby preserving high device efficiencies and markedly improving stability. Consequently, encapsulated WBG (1.77 eV) perovskite devices with a maximum power conversion efficiency (PCE) of 20.58% retained 95% of their initial PCEs after 2500 h of storage at 65% relative humidity and 2000 h at 85% relative humidity. Furthermore, under ISOS-L-1 conditions, the encapsulated WBG and all-perovskite tandem (with a maximum steady-state PCE of 29.01%) devices maintained 90% of their initial efficiencies after 2000 and 750 h of continuous operation under 1-sun illumination, respectively. This strategy effectively enhances moisture and operational stability, providing a viable path for the commercialization of high-performance all-perovskite tandems.
Authors
- Lishuai Huang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0004-6965-3867)
- Yingying Xu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5247-3721)
- K.J. Ming
- Zuxiong Xu
- Shiqiang Fu
- Guang Li
- Guojia Fang
- Hongling Guan
- Jiahao Wang
- Senke Cheng
- Wei Ai
- Weijun Ke
Institutions
- Ningbo University of Technology (CN)
- Chongqing University of Science and Technology (CN)
- Shenzhen University (CN)
- Wuhan University of Technology (CN)
- Wuhan University (CN)
- City University of Hong Kong, Shenzhen Research Institute (CN)
- Wuhan University of Science and Technology (CN)
- Chongqing University of Technology (CN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Advanced Materials
- Published
- 2026-03-26
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1002/adma.72936
- Primary Topic
- Perovskite Materials and Applications
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00