Self‐Assembled Monolayers for Perovskite‐Based Tandem Solar Cells
ABSTRACT Perovskite tandem solar cells (TSCs) are pivotal for breaking the single‐junction Shockley–Queisser limit and enabling low‐cost, high‐efficiency photovoltaics. Self‐assembled monolayers (SAMs) have become indispensable in this pursuit, due to their attractive capability of forming lossless contact at the interface that can effectively suppress non‐radiative recombination. Their role has evolved rapidly from a hole transport layer in wide‐bandgap subcells to a multifunctional component across narrow‐bandgap perovskite, organic, and interconnecting layers, proving critical for record‐efficiency devices. This review provides a systematical assessment of the synthesis and properties of SAMs, as well as their transformative impact on all‐perovskite, perovskite‐organic, perovskite‐Si, and perovskite‐CIGS TSCs. We conclude by identifying the key challenges and outlining a strategic roadmap for the future development of SAMs in tandem photovoltaics.
Authors
- Qi Xiao (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6133-1853)
- Zhong’an Li (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9294-8939)
- Renqiang Yang
- Jiang Tang
- Haisheng Song
- Ying Zhou
Institutions
- Jianghan University (CN)
- Yangtze Optical Electronic (China) (CN)
- Wuhan National Laboratory for Optoelectronics (CN)
- Changzhou University (CN)
- Wuhan Institute of Technology (CN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Advanced Functional Materials
- Published
- 2026-04-21
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1002/adfm.202600042
- Primary Topic
- Perovskite Materials and Applications
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- National Natural Science Foundation of China
- Natural Science Foundation of Hubei Province