Evidence map›Paper›PMID 42031718›Full record

ArticleNature communications2026

Uniform and ordered self-assembled hole-selective layers driven by π-π interactions for efficient perovskite-silicon tandem solar cells.

Ming Luo, Zhou Liu, Qi Huang, Yifan Chen, Zhijie Wang, Dongrui Jiang, Rui Xia, Danni Yu, Rui He, Dongsheng Yan and 11 more

Abstract read
PubMed Full text at PMC Publisher
In one paragraph

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 1 paper.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
1citing 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

1 citing paper in PubMed.

  1. Article
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

21 authors.

Ming Luo *State Key Laboratory of Photovoltaic Science and Technology, Shanghai Frontiers Science Research Base of Intelligent Optoelectronics and Perception, Institute of Optoelectronics, College of Future Information Technology, Fudan University, Shanghai, China.
Zhou Liu *State Key Laboratory of Photovoltaic Science and Technology, Trina Solar, Changzhou, China.
Qi Huang *State Key Laboratory of Photovoltaic Science and Technology, Shanghai Frontiers Science Research Base of Intelligent Optoelectronics and Perception, Institute of Optoelectronics, College of Future Information Technology, Fudan University, Shanghai, China.
Yifan ChenState Key Laboratory of Photovoltaic Science and Technology, Shanghai Frontiers Science Research Base of Intelligent Optoelectronics and Perception, Institute of Optoelectronics, College of Future Information Technology, Fudan University, Shanghai, China.
Zhijie WangState Key Laboratory of Photovoltaic Science and Technology, Shanghai Frontiers Science Research Base of Intelligent Optoelectronics and Perception, Institute of Optoelectronics, College of Future Information Technology, Fudan University, Shanghai, China.
Dongrui JiangState Key Laboratory of Photovoltaic Science and Technology, Shanghai Frontiers Science Research Base of Intelligent Optoelectronics and Perception, Institute of Optoelectronics, College of Future Information Technology, Fudan University, Shanghai, China.ORCID http://orcid.org/0009-0001-1283-0947
Rui XiaState Key Laboratory of Photovoltaic Science and Technology, Trina Solar, Changzhou, China.
Danni YuState Key Laboratory of Photovoltaic Science and Technology, Trina Solar, Changzhou, China.
Rui HeState Key Laboratory of Photovoltaic Science and Technology, Trina Solar, Changzhou, China.
Dongsheng YanCollege of Smart Materials and Future Energy, State Key Laboratory of Molecular Engineering of Polymers, Fudan University, Shanghai, China.
Yi MoState Key Laboratory of Photovoltaic Science and Technology, Shanghai Frontiers Science Research Base of Intelligent Optoelectronics and Perception, Institute of Optoelectronics, College of Future Information Technology, Fudan University, Shanghai, China.
Xueling ZhangState Key Laboratory of Photovoltaic Science and Technology, Trina Solar, Changzhou, China.
Shengfan WuSchool of Interdisciplinary Studies, Lingnan University, Hong Kong, China.
Fengxian XieState Key Laboratory of Photovoltaic Science and Technology, Shanghai Frontiers Science Research Base of Intelligent Optoelectronics and Perception, Institute of Optoelectronics, College of Future Information Technology, Fudan University, Shanghai, China.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-6274-9290
Yingguo YangSchool of Microelectronics, Fudan University, Shanghai, China.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-1749-2799
Wallace C H ChoyDepartment of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-9535-4076
Yifeng ChenState Key Laboratory of Photovoltaic Science and Technology, Trina Solar, Changzhou, China.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-8601-0979
Yang WangCollege of Smart Materials and Future Energy, State Key Laboratory of Molecular Engineering of Polymers, Fudan University, Shanghai, China. yangwang@fudan.edu.cn.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-0611-3669
Jifan GaoState Key Laboratory of Photovoltaic Science and Technology, Trina Solar, Changzhou, China. jifan.gao@trinasolar.com.ORCID http://orcid.org/0009-0002-6819-166X
Junhao ChuState Key Laboratory of Photovoltaic Science and Technology, Shanghai Frontiers Science Research Base of Intelligent Optoelectronics and Perception, Institute of Optoelectronics, College of Future Information Technology, Fudan University, Shanghai, China.
Hong ZhangState Key Laboratory of Photovoltaic Science and Technology, Shanghai Frontiers Science Research Base of Intelligent Optoelectronics and Perception, Institute of Optoelectronics, College of Future Information Technology, Fudan University, Shanghai, China. hzhangioe@fudan.edu.cn.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-5321-0680

Funding

Basic Research Program of Jiangsu Province BK20250343National Natural Science Foundation of China (National Science Foundation of China) 12175298National Natural Science Foundation of China (National Science Foundation of China) 52302229, 62574053, 52561160144Shanghai Science and Technology Development Foundation (Shanghai Science and Technology Development Fund) 25DZ3002001
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Self-assembled molecules (SAMs) are promising hole-selective layers for high-performance perovskite tandem solar cells. However, their inhomogeneous distribution and disordered packing on substrates lead to interfacial energy losses, limiting further improvements in efficiency and stability. Here, we design a SAM, Me-Ph2mPACz, through meta-disubstitution of dimethylcarbazole moieties on a phenyl linker. Compared to its monosubstituted carbazole counterpart, Me-PhpPACz, Me-Ph2mPACz exhibits stronger adsorption energy and suppresses intermolecular hydrogen bond interaction via π-π stacking interactions. This inhibits the formation of large micelles, promoting a uniform, ordered and thermoresistant hole-selective layer. The resulting multilayer configuration retards crystallization and alleviates residual stress in the perovskite film, thereby reducing non-radiative recombination at the buried interface and enhancing hole extraction. The implementation of Me-Ph2mPACz as the hole-selective layer in 1.68 eV perovskite solar cells reduces interfacial non-radiative losses from 168 mV to 124 mV, accompanied by an increase in power conversion efficiency from 21.82% to 23.14%. The corresponding perovskite-silicon tandem solar cells achieve a champion PCE of 33.40% (certified 32.45% at National Renewable Energy Laboratory, NREL). Furthermore, encapsulated tandem devices based on Me-Ph2mPACz demonstrate exceptional stability, retaining 83% of their initial efficiency after 1000 h of maximum power point tracking under one-sun illumination at 85 °C in air. This work opens an avenue for designing high-performance and durable self-assembled molecules for perovskite tandem photovoltaics.

Identifiers

PMID42031718
PMCPMC13319198

What OpenQuestion holds

Textmetadata
LicenceCC BY-NC-ND
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.