Strategic engineering of perovskite solar cells: revolutionary developments from interfacial stabilization to copper-based semiconductor innovations

Taame Abraha Berhe, Chu-Chen Chueh, Amare Aregahegn Dubale, Wei-Nien Su and Bing-Joe Hwang

RSC Appl. Interfaces, 2026
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Bottom directional deposition perovskite heterojunctions for efficient and stable lead halide perovskite/silicon tandem solar cells

Shengjie Du, Feng Ye, Yutao Wang, Shuangbiao Xia, Guoyi Chen, Zhiqiu Yu, Kailian Dong, Zixi Yu, Yangyang Guo, Kexin Ming, Yansong Ge, Qinxian Lin, Kun Dai, Jiwei Liang, Zhenhua Yu, Weijun Ke, Liping Zhang and Guojia Fang

Energy Environ. Sci., 2025, 18, 8827
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Closing the gaps: multifunctional molecular filling for highly efficient and stable inverted perovskite solar cells

Ruihao Su, Boxin Jiao, Junjie Zhou, Minghao Li, Yiran Ye, Yongbin Jin, Shuyang Wang, Junliang Yang and Chenyi Yi

Energy Environ. Sci., 2026, 19, 3369
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Enhancing Perovskite Solar Cell Performance via Engineering the Hole Transport Interface with Star-Shaped Nitrogen-Rich Material

Wenbin Zhang, Ziyang Xia, Cheng Chen, Yaru Gao, Gang Fang, Bin Cai and Ming Cheng

J. Phys. Chem. Lett., 2026, 17, 2152
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Green solvent engineering and additive modulation in stabilized black FAPbI3 perovskite single crystals for high-performance photodetectors

Meitong Guo, Ying Wang, Binyi Zhou, Siyv Li, Bingbing Zhang, Hongbo Huang, Zhenguang Wang, Leipeng Li, Shufang Wang, Linjuan Guo, Caofeng Pan and Zheng Yang

Sci. China Mater., 2026
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Advancing perovskite-based solar and tandem devices: Strategies for efficient renewable energy harvesting and conversion

Mohammed-Ibrahim Jamesh, Haihang Tong, Haisheng Song, David R. McKenzie, Hsien-Yi Hsu and Paul K. Chu

Journal of Power Sources, 2026, 671, 239554
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In Situ Polymerization‐Assisted Crystallization of Open‐Air Blade‐Coated Perovskite Films for Efficient Solar Cells and Mini‐Modules

Yu Zou, Tai Wang, Yuting Ma, Rui Wang, Yuping Gao, Hang Liu, Meiping Zhang, Yanna Hou, Ziyang Hu and Yongsheng Liu

Angewandte Chemie, 2025, 137
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Multifunctional Conjugated Ligands Synergistically Optimize the Interface and Regulate Crystallization for High‐Performance 2D/3D Perovskite Solar Cells

Yonglong Yang, Gang Xie, Chuizheng Feng, Zhaojin Wang, Shuo Yao, Chunhui Duan, Fei Huang, Yiwang Chen and Aihui Liang

Advanced Materials, 2026, 38
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Perovskite solar modules with high efficiency exceeding 20%: From laboratory to industrial community

Xuean Liu, Jiahao Zhang, Baochang Wang, Guoqing Tong, Jingting Yang, Yuxin Shi, Zicong Chen, Luis K. Ono, Yang Jiang and Yabing Qi

Joule, 2025, 9, 102056
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Dual‐Mode Molecular Regulation of Perovskite Crystallization Enables Efficient and Stable FAPbI3 Solar Cells and Modules

Shiheng Wang, Zeji Zhu, Xianglong Sun, Junru Chen, Jing Yang, Hao Zhang, Erik O. Shalenov, Asliddin Komilov, Pengwei Li, Gang Li, Yanlin Song and Yiqiang Zhang

Advanced Materials, 2026, 38
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Strategy for Improving Stability and Power Conversion Efficiency in Perovskite Solar Cells: Interlayer and Electrode

Yeongsu Jo, Hong Nhan Tran, Hyung Woo Lee and Ji‐Youn Seo

Adv Materials Inter, 2025, 12
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Implanting Crystal Nuclei at the Buried Interface to Regulate the Growth of Inorganic Perovskite for High‐Performance Solar Cells

Borui Wang, Nan Li, Zezhang Wang, Jinyun Gong, Minfang Wu, Shengzhong Liu and Wanchun Xiang

Advanced Materials, 2026, 38
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The effect of additive engineering and machine learning on high performance perovskite solar cells

Han Wang, Jiazhi Meng, Feiyu Kang and Guodan Wei

Energy Mater., 2026, 6
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Two-dimensional perovskites: From fundamental properties to photovoltaic applications

Xiangxi Chen, Xingzhu Wang and Weichuan Zhang

Coordination Chemistry Reviews, 2026, 550, 217390
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Crystallization and energy level optimization by halide-substituted phenethylammonium based 2D perovskite additives for perovskite solar cells

Ruifeng Zheng, Shengwen Li, Yulin Mao, Yulin Wang, Dongchen Qi, Hui Pan, Guichuan Xing and Shi Chen

Chemical Engineering Journal, 2026, 528, 172435
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Effects of molecular conformation on buried interface passivation and efficient perovskite solar cell realization employing fluorine substituted benzoic acid

Boyan Li, Rongbo Wang, Ya Wang, Wentao Wu, Weitao Yan, Handong Zhang, Xingyuan Zhong, Juntao Zhao, Liyi Yao, Wei-Hua Wang and Yi Ding

Journal of Energy Chemistry, 2026, 112, 826
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Synergistic Modulation of Buried Interface and 2D–3D Assisted Growth of Bulk via Surface‐Functionalized Layer Enables >85% Fill Factor in Inverted Perovskite Solar Cells

Himangshu Baishya, Ramkrishna Das Adhikari, Mayur Jagdishbhai Patel, Swastik Laha, Deepak Yadav, Kalishankar Bhattacharyya and Parameswar Krishnan Iyer

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Piezo-phototronic effect enhanced photovoltaics by using intrinsic piezoelectric polarization of columnar perovskite array

Weilong Lu, Chang Shi, Cong Wang, Aochen Wang, Pengyu Wang, Gaobo Wang, Zhuangzhuang Zhang, Yongxu Liu, Luying Xu, Zhong Lin Wang and Longfei Wang

Nano Energy, 2026, 151, 111867
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Thiourea-induced defect passivation in MAPbI₃ for enhanced perovskite photodetector performance

Congmin Hou, Xiaohui Li, Jinpeng Yang, Youfang Zheng, Meiyue Liu, Zeng Chen, Putao Zhang and Shengjun Li

Journal of Alloys and Compounds, 2025, 1044, 184352
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Roles of 2D halide perovskites in 2D/3D heterojunctions for high‐performance perovskite solar cells

Seungmin Lee, Oui Jin Oh, Dong Hyun Kim, Dong Hun Kang and Jun Hong Noh

Bulletin Korean Chem Soc, 2026, 47, 551
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Synergistic Dual‐Passivation of Grain Boundaries and Buried Interface for High‐Efficiency and Stable Perovskite Solar Cells

Jiaxing Gao, Lijie Ling, Cheng Wang, Luyao Zhao, Weicun Chu, Luyao Li, Yiming Dai, Qiankai Ba, Riming Nie and Wanlin Guo

Small, 2026
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Highly‐Oriented 3D Perovskite Films Synthesized by the Assisted Growth of Large‐Area 2D Perovskite Nanosheets With n = 1

Bangqi Jiang, Wen Yang, Yao Xiao, Ziyue Rao, Yugeng Hao and Ruijiang Hong

Small, 2026
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Strong Electron‐Withdrawing Molecules Facilitating π–π Stacking and Charge Transfer Complexes at Buried Interface and Enabling an Inverted PSC with Open‐Circuit Voltage of 1.2 V

Jiexi Pan, Jihuai Wu, Weichun Pan, Zixin Wang, Xuanheng Chen, Qingshui Zheng, Zeyuan Zhao, Ruowei He, Anling Tong, Yiming Xie, Fuda Yu, Weihai Sun and Zhang Lan

Angew Chem Int Ed, 2025, 64
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Breaking Performance Bottlenecks in Wide‐Bandgap Perovskite Solar Cells: A Synergistic Multiple Passivation Paradigm

Yihan Zhang, Zhen Guan, Ziying Li, Zhe Chen, Mengfan Qiu, Jian Xu, Fangze Liu, Jing Wei and Hongbo Li

Solar RRL, 2026, 10
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Machine learning-aided optimization of BFO-based perovskite solar cell efficiency: A synergistic approach to material and device design

Sakib Mahmud, Md. Ahasan Atick Faisal, S.M. Rakibul Hasan Shawon, Md. Saidur Rahman, Joyprokash Debnath, Mahfuza Anjum, Mahabub Alam Bhuiyan and Sharnali Islam

Journal of Physics and Chemistry of Solids, 2026, 217, 113791
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High‐Performance Perovskite Solar Cells Achieved through Synchronous Regulation of Crystallization and Carrier Dynamics via Amidoxime Additives

Yiqiao Sun, Yong Li, Minghui Cheng, Peiyuan Liu, Qiuping Dai, Hongxiang Li, Zhuang Xie, Qiuyan Cao, Zhike Liu, Shengzhong (Frank) Liu and Yuwei Duan

Adv Funct Materials, 2026, 36
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Buried Interface evolution of 2D/3D heterojunction inverted perovskites solar cells

Qian Zhang, Yi Chen, Zhu Ma, Mingli Song, Hao Du, Yixian Li, Fuchun Gou, Zhuowei Du, Zhuo Lv, Bo Chen, Qiaohuan Yin, Yi Li, Jinming Jiang, Yixuan Li, Yanhong Yang, Huachuan Hu, Zhengduo Xia, Fengying Zhang, Cheng Huang, Yan Xiang, Yujie Zheng, Kuan Sun, Jiangzhao Chen and Kaibo Zheng

Journal of Colloid and Interface Science, 2026, 709, 139874
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Engineering organic inorganic hybrid surface networks for enhanced moisture and thermal stability in perovskite solar cells

Xiang Zeng, Guoqing Xiao, Rutong Song, Miaojuan Zhang and Yuemei Zhang

Applied Surface Science, 2026, 719, 165019
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Tailoring carrier management through a multifunctional additive for efficient perovskite/organic tandem solar cells

Fawad Aslam, Hengyue Li, Jianhui Chang, Yang Ding, Fang Yang, Xiangxiang Feng, Xiang Liao, Qiang Zeng, Muhammad Zahid, Muhammad Irfan Sadiq, Muhammad Tahir, Fangyang Liu and Junliang Yang

Applied Physics Letters, 2025, 126
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In Situ Polymerization‐Assisted Crystallization of Open‐Air Blade‐Coated Perovskite Films for Efficient Solar Cells and Mini‐Modules

Yu Zou, Tai Wang, Yuting Ma, Rui Wang, Yuping Gao, Hang Liu, Meiping Zhang, Yanna Hou, Ziyang Hu and Yongsheng Liu

Angew Chem Int Ed, 2025, 64
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Copper (II) Chloride Mediated Interfacial Permeation for High‐Efficient and Stable Wide‐Bandgap Perovskite Solar Cells

Jiaxiang Lv, Shuo Yao, Jiajie Hong, Qian Ye, Hongxiang Li, Runying Dai, Yuelong Zhou, Zengqi Huang and Yiwang Chen

Angewandte Chemie, 2026
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Perovskite Solar Cells Modified with Conjugated Self-Assembled Monolayers at Buried Interfaces

Guorong Zhou, Faeze Hashemi, Changzeng Ding, Xin Luo, Lianping Zhang, Esmaeil Sheibani, Qun Luo, Askhat N. Jumabekov, Ronald Österbacka, Bo Xu and Changqi Ma

Nanomaterials, 2025, 15, 1014
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Methoxyl‐Substitution of Phenylethylammonium Strengthened 2D/3D Heterogeneous Structures for Inverted Perovskite Solar Cells with Enhanced Efficiency and Stability

Xianglan Tang, Yun Lin, Ting Hu, Jixuan Zhou, Tianliang Xie, Wangyang Sun, Haoxuan Guo, Zhi Xing, Yu Zhou, Qiang Zeng, Fangyang Liu, Lin Zhang, Zhihui Chen, Han Huang, Jun He, Bin Yang, Deming Kong and Yongbo Yuan

Small, 2026, 22
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Strong Electron‐Withdrawing Molecules Facilitating π–π Stacking and Charge Transfer Complexes at Buried Interface and Enabling an Inverted PSC with Open‐Circuit Voltage of 1.2 V

Jiexi Pan, Jihuai Wu, Weichun Pan, Zixin Wang, Xuanheng Chen, Qingshui Zheng, Zeyuan Zhao, Ruowei He, Anling Tong, Yiming Xie, Fuda Yu, Weihai Sun and Zhang Lan

Angewandte Chemie, 2025, 137
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Selective Solvent Polishing Coupled With Post‐Passivation Yields Ultra‐Smooth Single‐Crystal Perovskite Film for Solar Cells

Xiangle Sun, Fengcheng Zhang, Jie Zhao, Nan Hu, Zheng Lu, Guoxiang Zhao, Ruijie Li, Shuhao Wang, Huan Yang, Junjie Gui, Guifu Zou and Shan Cong

Solar RRL, 2026, 10
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Copper (II) Chloride Mediated Interfacial Permeation for High‐Efficient and Stable Wide‐Bandgap Perovskite Solar Cells

Jiaxiang Lv, Shuo Yao, Jiajie Hong, Qian Ye, Hongxiang Li, Runying Dai, Yuelong Zhou, Zengqi Huang and Yiwang Chen

Angew Chem Int Ed, 2026
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