Regioisomer‐Induced In Situ Construction of 1D/3D Perovskite Heterojunctions for Efficient and Stable Solar Cells
ABSTRACT Perovskite solar cells (PSCs) are limited by poor operational stability arising from undercoordinated Pb/I defects that induce severe non‐radiative recombination. Here, a regioisomer‐guided molecular engineering strategy is proposed to modulate interfacial coordination and structural reconstruction. Pyridinecarboxamide isomers with distinct substitution positions are introduced, among which para‐configured isonicotinamide (INA) exhibits a larger dipole moment and enhanced charge redistribution, enabling stronger coordination with undercoordinated Pb 2+ and more efficient interfacial charge transfer. The cooperative interaction between the amide group and pyridine nitrogen further directs ordered molecular stacking and anisotropic growth, inducing the in situ formation of a 1D (INA)PbI 3 layer on the three‐dimensional perovskite surface and constructing a robust 1D/3D heterojunction. This architecture simultaneously suppresses defect‐assisted recombination and enhances environmental tolerance. As a result, INA‐modified devices achieve a high power conversion efficiency of 26.57%, representing one of the highest efficiencies reported for 1D/3D PSCs. Moreover, the unencapsulated devices retain 91% of their initial efficiency after 600 h under harsh damp heat conditions (85°C/85% RH) and exhibit excellent operational stability under cyclic illumination. This work provides a structure–property correlation for isomer engineering and offers an effective route toward highly efficient and stable PSCs.
Authors
- Dan Huang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8651-0471)
- Hai Zhong (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4544-9915)
- Changlin Yao (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8692-5842)
- Zhiqiang Zhang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3947-5225)
- Wenjie Zhang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2720-7127)
- Shufang Zhang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9094-2613)
- Liang Ma
- Zhengyan He (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0002-7478-1922)
- Qi Zhang
Institutions
- Guangxi University (CN)
- Shandong University (CN)
- Zhejiang University of Science and Technology (CN)
- Ludong University (CN)
- CAS Key Laboratory of Urban Pollutant Conversion (CN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Advanced Energy Materials
- Published
- 2026-09-06
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1002/aenm.71546
- Primary Topic
- Perovskite Materials and Applications
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00