Changhao Weng, Tianyi Yang, Yebin Li, Jiadi Pan, Xu-Feng Zang, Shunwu Wang, Bin Cai and Haoliang Cheng
J. Mater. Chem. C, 2026, Advance Article
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Journal of Materials Chemistry C Recent Review Articles
Abstract
A summary of recent advances in spiro-OMeTAD-based HTMs for PSCs, covering four main aspects: (1) synthetic routes, (2) doping mechanisms, (3) degradation processes, and (4) strategies for enhancing stability.
Shengli Su, Pin Lv, Min Hu, Yuxi Zhang, Huiyu Yin, Yanqing Zhu, Junye Pan, Yulong Wang, Wangnan Li, Yaoguang Rong, Zhiliang Ku, Fuzhi Huang, Yi-Bing Cheng and Jianfeng Lu
Mater. Chem. Front., 2023,7, 2241-2250
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FOCUS: Perovskite Materials and Devices
Abstract
A novel hole transporting material (SC-2) has been designed and synthesized. The pre-oxidized TFSI−salt has been synthesized and used as a p-dopant to achieve 21.3% power conversion efficiency for LiTFSI-free perovskite solar cells.
Thomas Webb, Francesco Vanin, Danpeng Gao, Lei Zhu, William D. J. Tremlett, Amanz Azaden, Alice Rodgers, Polina Jacoutot, Andrew J. P. White, M. Saiful Islam, Nicholas J. Long, Zonglong Zhu and Saif A. Haque
Energy Environ. Sci., 2026, Advance Article
Abstract
The generation of free carriers through doping is essential for transforming the electronic properties of organic semiconductors (OSCs). We show that metallocenium salts facilitate OSC doping, enabling high-performance perovskite solar cells.
Fangyan Lin, Junsheng Luo, Yunpeng Zhang, Jinqing Zhu, Haseeb Ashraf Malik, Zhongquan Wan and Chunyang Jia
J. Mater. Chem. A, 2023,11, 2544-2567
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Journal of Materials Chemistry A Recent Review Articles
Abstract
The advances in the modification of the bi-dopant Li–TFSI/t-BP system in doping spiro-OMeTAD for high efficiency and stable perovskite solar cells are summarized.
Qingshui Zheng, Fengxian Cao, Yuhong Wang, Anling Tong, Shibo Wang, Pengxu Chen, Zeyuan Zhao, Yang Wang, Weihai Sun, Weichun Pan, Yunlong Li and Jihuai Wu
Inorg. Chem. Front., 2024,11, 6627-6637
Abstract
Benefiting from the presence of butylamine bis(trifluoromethyl)sulfonylimine (BATFSI), devices with BATFSI achieved superior power conversion efficiency exceeding 24% and demonstrated outstanding stability.