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ArticleNature communications2026

Insights into the operational stability of wide-bandgap perovskite and tandem solar cells under rapid thermal cycling.

Kun Sun, Renjun Guo, Qilin Zhou, Lingyi Fang, Xiongzhuo Jiang, Simon A Wegener, Yuxin Liang, Zerui Li, Suzhe Liang, Matthias Schwartzkopf and 5 more

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Article in Nature communications, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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3 · Its place in the literature

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3 citing papers in PubMed.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

15 authors.

Kun SunTechnical University of Munich, TUM School of Natural Sciences, Department of Physics, Chair for Functional Materials, James-Franck-Str. 1, Garching, Germany.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-8960-0798
Renjun GuoKarlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), Institute of Microstructure Technology, Herrmann-von-Helmholtz-Platz 1, Karlsruhe, Germany. renjun.guo@kit.edu.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-1116-3334
Qilin ZhouNational University of Singapore, Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, Singapore, Singapore.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-3359-5963
Lingyi FangKarlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), Institute of Microstructure Technology, Herrmann-von-Helmholtz-Platz 1, Karlsruhe, Germany.ORCID http://orcid.org/0009-0003-7618-8046
Xiongzhuo JiangTechnical University of Munich, TUM School of Natural Sciences, Department of Physics, Chair for Functional Materials, James-Franck-Str. 1, Garching, Germany.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-3877-9999
Simon A WegenerTechnical University of Munich, TUM School of Natural Sciences, Department of Physics, Chair for Functional Materials, James-Franck-Str. 1, Garching, Germany.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-6508-3244
Yuxin LiangTechnical University of Munich, TUM School of Natural Sciences, Department of Physics, Chair for Functional Materials, James-Franck-Str. 1, Garching, Germany.
Zerui LiTechnical University of Munich, TUM School of Natural Sciences, Department of Physics, Chair for Functional Materials, James-Franck-Str. 1, Garching, Germany.
Suzhe LiangEastern Institute for Advanced Study, Ningbo Institute of Digital Twin, Eastern Institute of Technology, Ningbo, China.
Matthias SchwartzkopfDeutsches Elektronen-Synchrotron, Notkestr. 85, Hamburg, Germany.
Erkan AydinLudwig-Maximilians-Universität München (LMU), Department of Chemistry, Butenandtstr. 11, München, Germany.
Sarathlal Koyiloth VayalilDeutsches Elektronen-Synchrotron, Notkestr. 85, Hamburg, Germany.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-3483-3310
Stephan V RothDeutsches Elektronen-Synchrotron, Notkestr. 85, Hamburg, Germany.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-6940-6012
Ulrich W PaetzoldKarlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), Institute of Microstructure Technology, Herrmann-von-Helmholtz-Platz 1, Karlsruhe, Germany.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-1557-8361
Peter Müller-BuschbaumTechnical University of Munich, TUM School of Natural Sciences, Department of Physics, Chair for Functional Materials, James-Franck-Str. 1, Garching, Germany. muellerb@ph.tum.de.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-9566-6088

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No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Temperature variations can induce phase transformations and strain in perovskite solar cells (PSCs), undermining their structural stability and device performance. Despite growing interest, the operational stability of triple-cation wide-bandgap (WBG) PSCs and tandem solar cells (TSCs) under rapid solar-thermal cycling remains poorly understood. Here, we investigate the operational stability of WBG PSCs (~1.68 eV) with a champion power conversion efficiency (PCE) of 24.31% and extend the study to TSCs. We find that degradation during device operation under rapid solar-thermal cycling (temperature change rate of 10 °C/min) is independent of passivation and occurs in two distinct regimes: an initial burn-in phase, which accounts for a rapid 60% relative loss in performance, followed by a steady degradation characterized by temperature-dependent fluctuations in photovoltaic parameters. By operando grazing-incidence wide-angle X-ray scattering and photoluminescence measurements, we reveal that temperature-induced strain, phase transition, and the increased non-radiative recombination collectively contribute to the degradation of PSCs. This work advances the understanding of the degradation mechanisms of WBG PSCs and TSCs, providing insights toward improving their operational thermal stability for real-world applications.

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