Evidence map›Paper›PMID 41486526›Full record

ArticleAdvanced science (Weinheim, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany)2026

Tailored Monolayer Co-Assembly for Enhanced Efficiency and Stability in Inverted Perovskite Solar Cells.

Fen Xia, Shuwen Yang, Xiaolin Liu, Jing Zhang, Jun Yin, Jing Li, Zhaohui Wang, Song Tu, Binghui Wu, Nanfeng Zheng

Abstract read

In one paragraph

Article in Advanced science (Weinheim, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany), 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

0numbers the graph read from it

0cells of the map it votes in

0citing papers in PubMed

–field-weighted citation impact

1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

0 citing papers in PubMed.

No citing paper in PubMed yet.

4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

10 authors.

Fen XiaState Key Laboratory for Physical Chemistry of Solid Surfaces, Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemistry for Energy Materials (iChEM), National & Local Joint Engineering Research Center of Preparation Technology of Nanomaterials, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Pen-Tung Sah Institute of Micro-Nano Science and Technology, Innovation Laboratory For Sciences and Technologies of Energy Materials of Fujian Province (IKKEM), Xiamen University, Xiamen, China.

Shuwen YangState Key Laboratory for Physical Chemistry of Solid Surfaces, Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemistry for Energy Materials (iChEM), National & Local Joint Engineering Research Center of Preparation Technology of Nanomaterials, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Pen-Tung Sah Institute of Micro-Nano Science and Technology, Innovation Laboratory For Sciences and Technologies of Energy Materials of Fujian Province (IKKEM), Xiamen University, Xiamen, China.

Xiaolin LiuState Key Laboratory for Physical Chemistry of Solid Surfaces, Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemistry for Energy Materials (iChEM), National & Local Joint Engineering Research Center of Preparation Technology of Nanomaterials, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Pen-Tung Sah Institute of Micro-Nano Science and Technology, Innovation Laboratory For Sciences and Technologies of Energy Materials of Fujian Province (IKKEM), Xiamen University, Xiamen, China.

Jing ZhangState Key Laboratory for Physical Chemistry of Solid Surfaces, Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemistry for Energy Materials (iChEM), National & Local Joint Engineering Research Center of Preparation Technology of Nanomaterials, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Pen-Tung Sah Institute of Micro-Nano Science and Technology, Innovation Laboratory For Sciences and Technologies of Energy Materials of Fujian Province (IKKEM), Xiamen University, Xiamen, China.

Jun YinState Key Laboratory for Physical Chemistry of Solid Surfaces, Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemistry for Energy Materials (iChEM), National & Local Joint Engineering Research Center of Preparation Technology of Nanomaterials, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Pen-Tung Sah Institute of Micro-Nano Science and Technology, Innovation Laboratory For Sciences and Technologies of Energy Materials of Fujian Province (IKKEM), Xiamen University, Xiamen, China.

Jing LiState Key Laboratory for Physical Chemistry of Solid Surfaces, Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemistry for Energy Materials (iChEM), National & Local Joint Engineering Research Center of Preparation Technology of Nanomaterials, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Pen-Tung Sah Institute of Micro-Nano Science and Technology, Innovation Laboratory For Sciences and Technologies of Energy Materials of Fujian Province (IKKEM), Xiamen University, Xiamen, China.

Zhaohui WangState Key Laboratory for Physical Chemistry of Solid Surfaces, Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemistry for Energy Materials (iChEM), National & Local Joint Engineering Research Center of Preparation Technology of Nanomaterials, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Pen-Tung Sah Institute of Micro-Nano Science and Technology, Innovation Laboratory For Sciences and Technologies of Energy Materials of Fujian Province (IKKEM), Xiamen University, Xiamen, China.

Song TuState Key Laboratory for Physical Chemistry of Solid Surfaces, Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemistry for Energy Materials (iChEM), National & Local Joint Engineering Research Center of Preparation Technology of Nanomaterials, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Pen-Tung Sah Institute of Micro-Nano Science and Technology, Innovation Laboratory For Sciences and Technologies of Energy Materials of Fujian Province (IKKEM), Xiamen University, Xiamen, China.

Binghui WuState Key Laboratory for Physical Chemistry of Solid Surfaces, Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemistry for Energy Materials (iChEM), National & Local Joint Engineering Research Center of Preparation Technology of Nanomaterials, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Pen-Tung Sah Institute of Micro-Nano Science and Technology, Innovation Laboratory For Sciences and Technologies of Energy Materials of Fujian Province (IKKEM), Xiamen University, Xiamen, China.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4015-9991

Nanfeng ZhengState Key Laboratory for Physical Chemistry of Solid Surfaces, Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemistry for Energy Materials (iChEM), National & Local Joint Engineering Research Center of Preparation Technology of Nanomaterials, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Pen-Tung Sah Institute of Micro-Nano Science and Technology, Innovation Laboratory For Sciences and Technologies of Energy Materials of Fujian Province (IKKEM), Xiamen University, Xiamen, China.

Funding

National Key R&D Program of China 2024YFB3817305National Key R&D Program of China 2024YFB4607600Natural Science Foundation of Fujian Province of China 2023J06009Science and Technology Projects of Innovation Laboratory for Sciences and Technologies of Energy Materials of Fujian Province IKKEMScience and Technology Projects of Innovation Laboratory for Sciences and Technologies of Energy Materials of Fujian Province RD2020020101Science and Technology Projects of Innovation Laboratory for Sciences and Technologies of Energy Materials of Fujian Province RD2022040601the New Cornerstone Science Foundation

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Self-assembled monolayers (SAMs) are extensively employed as hole-selective interlayers in inverted perovskite solar cells (PSCs), yet their incomplete coverage and poor molecular ordering often induce interfacial defects and exacerbate non-radiative recombination. To overcome these limitations, we developed a bulky methylthio-functionalized carbazole-based SAM, (2-(3,6-bis(bis(4-(methylthio)phenyl)amino)-9H-carbazol-9-yl)ethyl)phosphonic acid (S-2PACz), and implemented a sequential co-assembly strategy utilizing cysteine (Cys). In this tailored architecture, Cys is pre-anchored via carboxyl groups, followed by the competitive adsorption of S-2PACz via phosphonic acid anchoring, yielding a mixed Cys-S-2PACz monolayer. The size complementarity and cooperative anchoring facilitated denser molecular packing and improved ordering, while synergistic methylthio and thiol functionalities jointly passivated interfacial defects. Consequently, this strategy enhanced perovskite crystallization, optimized energy-level alignment, and facilitated efficient hole extraction. Ultimately, PSCs incorporating Cys-S-2PACz achieved higher power conversion efficiency, reduced recombination losses, and demonstrated superior thermal, operational, and outdoor stability compared with devices based on single-component SAMs. This work establishes competitive co-assembly as an effective interfacial engineering strategy, providing a scalable route to tailored SAM architectures for high-performance and durable p-i-n PSCs.

Indexed as

competitive co‐assemblyinterfacial engineeringinverted perovskite solar cellsself‐assembled monolayers

Identifiers

PMID41486526

DOI10.1002/advs.202521037

PMCPMC12970287

What OpenQuestion holds

Textmetadata

LicenceCC BY

Read underepoch 390

Registered trials

None linked

Read under generation 80e0d062 · epoch 390. Bibliography from PubMed, PubMed Central and OpenAlex; grants from NIH RePORTER; trial links from ClinicalTrials.gov; estimates, votes and beliefs from the OpenQuestion graph.