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ArticleJournal of the American Chemical Society2026

Bidirectional Chemo-Mechanical Interface Stabilization in Perovskite Solar Cells.

Qian Cheng, Xiaofen Li, Mingwei Hao, Kuan Wang, Jiahong Tang, Pengfei Guo, Lifei He, Wenjian Yu, Changyu Yang, Du Chen and 2 more

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Qian ChengDepartment of Chemical and Biological Engineering, The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Clear Water Bay, Hong Kong SAR00000, China.
Xiaofen LiDepartment of Chemical and Biological Engineering, The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Clear Water Bay, Hong Kong SAR00000, China.
Mingwei HaoDepartment of Chemical and Biological Engineering, The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Clear Water Bay, Hong Kong SAR00000, China.
Kuan WangDepartment of Chemical and Biological Engineering, The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Clear Water Bay, Hong Kong SAR00000, China.
Jiahong TangDepartment of Chemical and Biological Engineering, The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Clear Water Bay, Hong Kong SAR00000, China.
Pengfei GuoDepartment of Chemical and Biological Engineering, The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Clear Water Bay, Hong Kong SAR00000, China.ORCID 0000-0003-0541-4256
Lifei HeDepartment of Chemical and Biological Engineering, The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Clear Water Bay, Hong Kong SAR00000, China.
Wenjian YuDepartment of Chemical and Biological Engineering, The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Clear Water Bay, Hong Kong SAR00000, China.
Changyu YangDepartment of Chemical and Biological Engineering, The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Clear Water Bay, Hong Kong SAR00000, China.
Du ChenDepartment of Chemical and Environmental Engineering, Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut06520United States.ORCID 0000-0002-7604-8786
Peijun GuoDepartment of Chemical and Environmental Engineering, Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut06520United States.ORCID 0000-0001-5732-7061
Yuanyuan ZhouDepartment of Chemical and Biological Engineering, The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Clear Water Bay, Hong Kong SAR00000, China.ORCID 0000-0002-8364-4295

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Hong Kong University of Science and Technology R9901National Science Foundation (NSF) DMR-2313648Research Grants Council, University Grants Committee 12300923Research Grants Council, University Grants Committee 16302625Research Grants Council, University Grants Committee C2001-23YResearch Grants Council, University Grants Committee CRS-HKUST203/23
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Abstract

The interface structures between dissimilar layers in perovskite solar cells (PSCs) are prone to the concurrent occurrence of lateral (in-plane) chemical aggregation and vertical (out-of-plane) mechanical delamination. This issue severely affects long-term optoelectronic processes in PSCs, and it has not been addressed holistically. Herein, we introduce an ultrathin interfacial layer of 1,3,6,8-pyrenetetrasulfonic tetrasodium salt (PTS) to stabilize the perovskite/C60 interface at the molecular level. The sulfonate groups in PTS molecules anchor to the perovskite interface, while the parallelly aligned pyrene cores establish robust π-π interactions with C60 molecules. The reconstructed interface enhances the interfacial adhesion and restricts the mobility of C60 molecules, enabling a bidirectional chemo-mechanical interface stabilization (BCIS) mechanism at the perovskite/C60 interface. The resultant PSCs deliver power conversion efficiencies (PCEs) of up to 26.53%, showing 96% PCE retention after 1,000 h maximum-power-point tracking (ISOS-L-1l), and 91% PCE retention after 300 thermal cycles (-40 to 85 °C, IEC61215 MQT11). The scalability of PTS treatment is demonstrated by the 818 cm2 (aperture area) perovskite solar modules (PSMs) with PCEs over 20% using industrial-compatible manufacturing processes under 55% relative humidity (RH). This work underscores bidirectional interface engineering as a critical strategy for advancing commercially viable perovskite photovoltaics.

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