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Enolate-Type Zwitterionic Passivator via Spiropyran Isomerization for Hole-Conductor-Free Carbon-Electrode Perovskite Solar Cells
10.1002/adfm.202532155
2026-02-16
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The advancement of solution-processable perovskite solar cells (PSCs) necessitates the effective management of defects generated during fabrication and operation via chemical passivation. Herein, an enolate-type zwitterionic molecule, the open-ring merocyanine (MC) isomer of 1,3,3-trimethylindolino-β-naphthopyrylospiran (SPBenz), is used as a dynamic passivator. Upon exposure to polar solvents and sunlight, spiropyran-type SPBenz undergoes a ring-opening transformation to release its zwitterionic MC isomer. The oxygen atom in MC possesses a high electron density, enabling strong interactions with both the perovskite components and the underlying mesoporous TiO2 electron transport layer. Concurrently, the zwitterionic MC passivates existing defects within the perovskite bulk and at the perovskite/TiO2 interface while suppressing the formation of new defects during aging. The interaction also retards crystallization and optimizes the energy level alignment at the perovskite/TiO2 interface, thereby facilitating efficient electron extraction. Benefiting from SPBenz incorporation, the power conversion efficiency of hole-conductor-free, fully printable mesoscopic carbon-electrode PSCs increased from 19.10% to 21.86%. Furthermore, the SPBenz device retained approximately 90% of their initial efficiency after 570 h of maximum power point tracking under simulated 1-sun illumination at 55°C ± 5°C.
Keywords:
carbon-electrode perovskite solar cells
dynamic passivation
enolate-type Zwitterionic passivator
isomerization
merocyanine
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Wenjing Hu
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Chuang Yang
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Bolun Zhang
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Yongming Ma
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Xiaoru Wang
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huazhong university of science and technology
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