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Decoupling photothermal-mechanical degradation through lattice-stabilizing networks in Sn–Pb perovskites and all-perovskite tandem solar cells

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  • Haibin Pan

    (Chinese Academy of Sciences
    University of Chinese Academy of Sciences)

  • Yang Bai

    (Chinese Academy of Sciences)

  • Kexuan Sun

    (Chinese Academy of Sciences)

  • Ming Yang

    (Chinese Academy of Sciences)

  • Ruijia Tian

    (Chinese Academy of Sciences)

  • Yuanyuan Meng

    (Chinese Academy of Sciences)

  • Jiangwei Gao

    (Chinese Academy of Sciences)

  • Yaohua Wang

    (Chinese Academy of Sciences)

  • Jingnan Wang

    (Chinese Academy of Sciences)

  • Shujing Zhou

    (Chinese Academy of Sciences)

  • Zhenhua Song

    (Chinese Academy of Sciences)

  • Lu Xiaoyi

    (Chinese Academy of Sciences)

  • Chang Liu

    (Chinese Academy of Sciences
    University of Chinese Academy of Sciences)

  • Ziyi Ge

    (Chinese Academy of Sciences
    University of Chinese Academy of Sciences)

Abstract

All-perovskite tandem solar cells (PTSCs) demonstrate exceptional potential to surpass the Shockley-Queisser (SQ) theoretical limit. However, practical implementation faces critical challenges due to a self-reinforcing photothermal-mechanical degradation mechanism originating from multiscale physical couplings. In this study, a multifunctional polyamine ligand triphenyltriamine thiophosphate (TPTA) was introduced into the tin-lead (Sn-Pb) perovskite solution system to establish an I-Sn-N coordination-mediated lattice stabilization framework, and the photothermal-mechanical coupling path was cut off from multiple aspects such as suppressing periodic oscillations and regulating stress. Consequently, single-junction Sn-Pb perovskite solar cells (PSCs) achieve a power conversion efficiency (PCE) of 23.4% and retaining 94.9% of initial performance after 950 hours of maximum power point (MPP) tracking. When the device is integrated into the 2-terminal (2 T) tandem architecture, its PCE reaches a significant level of 29.6 % (certified PCE of 28.9%), and 93.4% of the initial efficiency can be maintained after 900 hours continuous operation.

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  • Haibin Pan & Yang Bai & Kexuan Sun & Ming Yang & Ruijia Tian & Yuanyuan Meng & Jiangwei Gao & Yaohua Wang & Jingnan Wang & Shujing Zhou & Zhenhua Song & Lu Xiaoyi & Chang Liu & Ziyi Ge, 2025. "Decoupling photothermal-mechanical degradation through lattice-stabilizing networks in Sn–Pb perovskites and all-perovskite tandem solar cells," Nature Communications, Nature, vol. 16(1), pages 1-12, December.
  • Handle: RePEc:nat:natcom:v:16:y:2025:i:1:d:10.1038_s41467-025-64274-5
    DOI: 10.1038/s41467-025-64274-5
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