Non-fullerene electron-transporting materials for high-performance and stable perovskite solar cells

IF 37.2 1区材料科学 Q1 CHEMISTRY, PHYSICAL

Nature Materials Pub Date : 2025-03-04 DOI:10.1038/s41563-025-02163-4

Kui Feng, Guoliang Wang, Qing Lian, Sergio Gámez-Valenzuela, Bolin Li, Riqing Ding, Wanli Yang, Keli Wang, Jie Zeng, Yong Zhang, Sang Young Jeong, Baomin Xu, Anita Ho-Baillie, Han Young Woo, Antonio Facchetti, Xugang Guo

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Abstract

The electron-transporting material (ETM) is a key component of perovskite solar cells (PSCs) optimizing electron extraction from perovskite to cathode. Fullerenes, specifically C₆₀ and [6,6]-phenyl-C₆₁-butyric acid methyl ester (PCBM), have been used as the benchmark ETMs for inverted PSCs. However, C₆₀ is restricted to thermal evaporation, and PCBM suffers from poor photothermal stability and suboptimal electron transport, limiting their PSC applications. Here a solution-processable non-fullerene ETM, cyano-functionalized bithiophene imide dimer (CNI2)-based polymer (PCNI2-BTI), holds multiple advantages, including excellent photothermal stability, efficient electron transport and improved interaction with the perovskite layer. Consequently, inverted PSCs incorporating PCNI2-BTI deliver an outstanding power conversion efficiency (PCE) of 26.0% (certified 25.4%) and remarkable operational stability, with a T₈₀ approaching 1,300 h under ISOS-L-3. Moreover, we synthesize three additional CNI2-based polymer ETMs, yielding an average PCE of >25% in PSCs. These findings demonstrate unprecedented potential of non-fullerene ETMs enabling high-performance and stable PSCs.

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Nature Materials 工程技术-材料科学：综合

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62.20

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0.70%

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221

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3.2 months

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