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Schematic illustration of a carbazole-based self-assembled monolayer (SAM) functioning as a hole transport layer in a thin-film organic solar cell.

Recent progress of covalent organic frameworks as heterogeneous photocatalysts has been reviewed, covering design strategies and their applications in photocatalytic H₂ evolution, CO₂ reduction, organic transformation, and H₂O₂ production.

As solar energy emerges as a pivotal renewable energy source, the environmental challenge of end-of-life photovoltaic (PV) module disposal intensifies.

Single-crystalline MAPbCl₃ thin films grown via space-confined ITC enable transparent solar cells with a V_OC of 1.64 V and 1.1% PCE. They also advance X-ray voltaics, showing 0.89 V V_OC and 3.57 μW cm⁻² output power under X-ray irradiation.

The FAPI powder engineering approach, which employs ambient blade coating, offers a pathway to address challenges such as fabrication costs, economic viability and environmental sustainability, alongside the enhancement of device performance.

This study explores the fabrication of solution-processable n-doped poly(benzodifurandione) (n-PBDF)-based, ITO-free perovskite solar cells, designed for both rigid and flexible substrates.

This study analyses 30+ years of PV performance in Switzerland, highlighting the reliability of early 90s modules. It examines outdoor system- and indoor module-level data, emphasising the importance of BOM and the benefits of lower temperatures.

Fully-textured perovskite/silicon tandem solar cells hold great promise for wide-scale photovoltaic deployment.

Substrate temperature governs precursors adhesion, film morphology, and charge transport in vacuum-deposited perovskite films. Optimized growth at −20 °C yields efficient, thermally stable wide-bandgap perovskite solar cells.

Vapor phase deposition processes hold great potential for industrializing the deposition of perovskite-based absorbers, offering a pathway to commercialization.

Environmental needs and international regulations urgently ask for a robust practice for the recycling and reusing of critical components of perovskite solar cells (PSCs) to reduce the primary material demand and energy consumption.

We report on an examination of mobile ion concentration (N₀) in perovskite solar cells (PSCs) as a function of temperature and device architecture.

The incorporation of hydrophobic trimethylsulfoxonium chloride (TMSCl) enhances the stability and efficiency of MxD-PSC (MAFA(TMS)_xPbI_3−xCl_x) in comparison to the reference MAFAPbI₃ device.

NiO_x-based inverted perovskite solar cells (PSCs) exhibit desirable stability and efficiency potential.

Using an automated spin-coating system and Bayesian optimization, the material composition and process conditions of perovskite were efficiently optimized.

The role of A-site cations (MA⁺, FA⁺, Cs⁺) in the defect chemistry of metal halide semiconductor is well-studied in lead halide perovskites; here we investigate it in the less explored tin perovskites.

The co-alloying of antimony and bismuth in a new CsMAFA-Sb:Bi perovskite-inspired material leads to enhanced microstructure, reduced ion migration, increased solar cell power conversion efficiency, and impressive operational stability.

Alumina nanoparticles enhance perovskite surface electronic homogeneity, bulk electrical conduction, and device stability when used as a surface modifier on hydrophobic self-assembled monolayers, outperforming widely used polyelectrolytes.

A combination of three factors is crucial to boost Sb₂S₃-based device efficiencies: uniformity and coverage of the Sb₂S₃ layer, an adequate bandgap, and a [hk1] crystalline orientation.

Thermal co-evaporation of halide perovskites is a solution-free, conformal, scalable, and controllable deposition technique with great potential for commercial applications, particularly in multi-junction solar cells.