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ArticleNature energy2026

Photoswitchable isomers to improve grain boundary resilience and perovskite solar cells stability under light cycling.

Zuhong Zhang, Rui Zhu, Guixiang Li, Ying Tang, Hongzhuo Wu, Jinbo Zhao, Jiaxin Wu, Thomas W Gries, Artem Musiienko, Shengnan Zuo and 17 more

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Article in Nature energy, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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Zuhong Zhang *Key Lab for Special Functional Materials of Ministry of Education, National and Local Joint Engineering Research Center for High-Efficiency Display and Lighting Technology, School of Nanoscience and Materials Engineering, Collaborative Innovation Center of Nano Functional Materials and Applications, Henan University, Kaifeng, People's Republic of China.ORCID 0009-0008-3291-5703
Rui Zhu *Key Lab for Special Functional Materials of Ministry of Education, National and Local Joint Engineering Research Center for High-Efficiency Display and Lighting Technology, School of Nanoscience and Materials Engineering, Collaborative Innovation Center of Nano Functional Materials and Applications, Henan University, Kaifeng, People's Republic of China.
Guixiang LiSchool of Materials Science and Engineering, Southeast University, Nanjing, People's Republic of China.ORCID 0000-0002-8730-0713
Ying TangKey Lab for Special Functional Materials of Ministry of Education, National and Local Joint Engineering Research Center for High-Efficiency Display and Lighting Technology, School of Nanoscience and Materials Engineering, Collaborative Innovation Center of Nano Functional Materials and Applications, Henan University, Kaifeng, People's Republic of China.
Hongzhuo WuKey Lab for Special Functional Materials of Ministry of Education, National and Local Joint Engineering Research Center for High-Efficiency Display and Lighting Technology, School of Nanoscience and Materials Engineering, Collaborative Innovation Center of Nano Functional Materials and Applications, Henan University, Kaifeng, People's Republic of China.
Jinbo ZhaoKey Lab for Special Functional Materials of Ministry of Education, National and Local Joint Engineering Research Center for High-Efficiency Display and Lighting Technology, School of Nanoscience and Materials Engineering, Collaborative Innovation Center of Nano Functional Materials and Applications, Henan University, Kaifeng, People's Republic of China.
Jiaxin WuKey Lab for Special Functional Materials of Ministry of Education, National and Local Joint Engineering Research Center for High-Efficiency Display and Lighting Technology, School of Nanoscience and Materials Engineering, Collaborative Innovation Center of Nano Functional Materials and Applications, Henan University, Kaifeng, People's Republic of China.ORCID 0009-0004-2166-0558
Thomas W GriesHelmholtz-Zentrum Berlin für Materialien und Energie GmbH, Berlin, Germany.ORCID 0000-0001-9489-3310
Artem MusiienkoHelmholtz-Zentrum Berlin für Materialien und Energie GmbH, Berlin, Germany.
Shengnan ZuoHelmholtz-Zentrum Berlin für Materialien und Energie GmbH, Berlin, Germany.
Zhe LiSchool of Engineering and Materials Science (SEMS), Queen Mary University of London, London, UK.ORCID 0000-0001-5680-0486
Bingchen HeShanghai Advanced Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai, People's Republic of China.
Zhenhuang SuShanghai Advanced Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai, People's Republic of China.ORCID 0000-0003-0026-2601
Xingyu GaoShanghai Advanced Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai, People's Republic of China.
Weiwei ZuoInstitute for Photovoltaics (ipv), University of Stuttgart, Stuttgart, Germany.
Bo HouSchool of Physics and Astronomy, Cardiff University, Cardiff, UK.ORCID 0000-0001-9918-8223
Jorge PascualPolymat, University of the Basque Country UPV/EHU, Donostia-San Sebastian, Spain.
Luca SapienzaDepartment of Engineering, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK.
Luyao WangState Key Lab for Physical Chemistry of Solid Surfaces, Department of Chemistry, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Pen-Tung Sah Institute of Micro-Nano Science and Technology, Xiamen University, Xiamen, People's Republic of China.ORCID 0000-0003-0917-1749
Lin-Long DengState Key Lab for Physical Chemistry of Solid Surfaces, Department of Chemistry, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Pen-Tung Sah Institute of Micro-Nano Science and Technology, Xiamen University, Xiamen, People's Republic of China.ORCID 0000-0002-8588-1825
Yu JiaKey Lab for Special Functional Materials of Ministry of Education, National and Local Joint Engineering Research Center for High-Efficiency Display and Lighting Technology, School of Nanoscience and Materials Engineering, Collaborative Innovation Center of Nano Functional Materials and Applications, Henan University, Kaifeng, People's Republic of China.
Gang LiDepartment of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Research Institute for Smart Energy (RISE), Photonic Research Institute (PRI), The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong, People's Republic of China.ORCID 0000-0001-8399-7771
Paul J DysonInstitute of Chemical Sciences and Engineering, École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL), Lausanne, Switzerland.ORCID 0000-0003-3117-3249
Mohammad Khaja NazeeruddinInstitute of Chemical Sciences and Engineering, École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL), Lausanne, Switzerland.ORCID 0000-0001-5955-4786
Michael SalibaInstitute for Photovoltaics (ipv), University of Stuttgart, Stuttgart, Germany.ORCID 0000-0002-6818-9781
Antonio AbateHelmholtz-Zentrum Berlin für Materialien und Energie GmbH, Berlin, Germany.ORCID 0000-0002-3012-3541
Meng LiKey Lab for Special Functional Materials of Ministry of Education, National and Local Joint Engineering Research Center for High-Efficiency Display and Lighting Technology, School of Nanoscience and Materials Engineering, Collaborative Innovation Center of Nano Functional Materials and Applications, Henan University, Kaifeng, People's Republic of China.ORCID 0000-0003-0360-7791

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Realizing stable and scalable perovskite solar cells (PSCs) under real-world outdoor conditions remains a challenge for deployment. Here we report a strategy to improve the resilience of the grain boundary, achieving simultaneous improvement in the power conversion efficiency and long-term operational durability under realistic light cycling and ultraviolet exposure of PSCs. By integrating photoswitchable isomers at grain boundaries, we suppress lattice bond rupture and defect accumulation during repeated light cycling through light-triggered dynamic damage release. This approach stabilizes the triple-cation lead-based perovskite lattice against photoinduced distortions and degradation pathways. As a result, the PSCs retain over 95% of their initial performance after 2,000 h of ultraviolet-containing light cycling at 65 °C and 500 thermal cycles between -40 °C and 85 °C, and deliver a power conversion efficiency of 27.2% (certified as 26.9%). Our strategy improves the operational stability and commercial viability of triple-cation perovskite photovoltaics.

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