In Situ Buried Interface Engineering towards Printable Pb-Sn Perovskite Solar Cells

High-efficiency Pb-Sn narrow-bandgap perovskite solar cells (PSCs) heavily rely on PEDOT:PSS as the hole-transport layer (HTL) owing to its excellent electrical conductivity, dopant-free nature, and facile solution processability. However, the shallow work function (W_F) of PEDOT:PSS consequently results in severe minority carrier recombination at the perovskite/HTL interface. Here, we tackle this issue by an in situ interface engineering strategy using a new molecule called 2-fluoro benzylammonium iodide (FBI) that suppresses nonradiative recombination near the Pb-Sn perovskite (FA_0.6MA_0.4Pb_0.4Sn_0.6I₃)/HTL bottom interface. The W_F of PEDOT:PSS increases by 0.1 eV with FBI modification, resulting in Pb-Sn PSCs with 20.5% efficiency and an impressive V_OC of 0.843 V. Finally, we have successfully transferred our in situ buried interface modification strategy to fabricate blade-coated FA_0.6MA_0.4Pb_0.4Sn_0.6I₃ PSCs with 18.3% efficiency and an exceptionally high V_OC of 0.845 V.