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Enhancing Sn-Pb perovskite homogeneity via thioether coordination for efficient and stable all-perovskite tandem solar cells.

Created on 11 Jul 2026

Authors

Lijuan He, Haoran Wang, Zhaojin Wang, Zhongliang Yan, Arui Huang, Jing Zhang, Xueying Yang, Miao Zeng, Zaiwei Wang, Guang Yang, Zhifang Shi, Wei Zhang, Liang Shen, Yang Bai, Hui-Ming Cheng

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Science advances. Volume 12. Issue 28. Pages eaeb8790. Jul 10, 2026. Epub Jul 10, 2026.

Abstract

All-perovskite tandem solar cells (TSCs) hold a substantial promise for achieving ultrahigh-efficiency photovoltaics beyond the Shockley-Queisser limit. However, their development has been hampered by challenges associated with a narrow-bandgap tin-lead (Sn-Pb) perovskite subcell. A key issue is inhomogeneous Sn/Pb distribution during crystallization, which generates trap states and accelerates degradation. Here, we introduce a molecular stabilization strategy by using S-allyl-l-cysteine (SALC) as a ligand that preferentially coordinates with tin(II) iodide (SnI2), thereby modulating crystallization kinetics. The strong thioether coordination leads to spatially uniform Sn/Pb distribution, and 3.5-fold reduction in Sn(IV) content due to the reduction capability of functional groups in SALC. Consequently, the resulting Sn-Pb perovskite solar cells achieve a champion power conversion efficiency (PCE) of 22.99% with an exceptional open-circuit voltage of 0.892 V. When integrated into all-perovskite TSCs, a certified PCE of 28.84% (29.44% laboratory-measured) is achieved along with a great improvement in operational stability compared to control devices, retaining nearly 90% of initial PCE after 420 hours of the maximum power point tracking under 1 sun illumination in ambient air.

PMID:
42430489
Bibliographic data and abstract were imported from PubMed on 11 Jul 2026.

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