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Limiao Li1, Xiaobo Zhang2, Xiaoqing Chen1
1State Key Laboratory of Materials Low-Carbon Recycling, Beijing Key Laboratory of Microstructure and Properties of Solids, Key Laboratory of Opto-electronics Technology, College of Materials Science and Engineering, School of Physics and Optoelectronic Engineering, School of Integrated Circuits, Beijing University of Technology, Beijing, China.
Molecularly engineered self-assembled monolayers (SAMs) are key to high-efficiency perovskite solar cells. This review details how SAMs improve charge extraction and reduce defects for better device performance.
Area of Science:
- Materials Science
- Photovoltaics
- Organic Electronics
Background:
- Self-assembled monolayers (SAMs) are crucial for advanced perovskite solar cells.
- Molecular engineering of SAMs enhances power conversion efficiency and device stability.
- SAMs play a vital role in interfacial charge extraction and defect passivation.
Purpose of the Study:
- To review the structure-function relationships of SAMs in perovskite solar cells.
- To explore advanced SAM designs including anchoring groups, conjugated linkers, and terminal groups.
- To highlight strategies for overcoming limitations of single-component SAMs.
Main Methods:
- Analysis of molecular engineering principles in SAMs.
- Investigation of hard-soft acid-base interactions for defect mitigation.
- Review of emerging co-SAM strategies and in situ cross-linking techniques.
Main Results:
- Molecular engineering of SAMs effectively reduces energy-level offsets.
- SAMs suppress nonradiative recombination through tailored chemical interactions.
- Co-SAMs and cross-linking create synergistic interlayers, enhancing device performance.
Conclusions:
- Rational SAM design is essential for next-generation perovskite solar cells.
- Understanding molecular interactions is key to optimizing interfacial properties.
- Bridging molecular insights with industrial scalability is crucial for commercialization.
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