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Bifunctional Modulation of Nucleation and Phase Transformation by TFMBT for Efficient Carbon-Based CsPbI3-xBrx Perovskite Solar Cells.

Created on 15 Oct 2026

Authors

Guangli Liu, Shiqi Wu, Zicong Xu, Yannan Qian

Published in

ACS applied materials & interfaces. Oct 15, 2026. Epub Oct 15, 2026.

Abstract

All-inorganic CsPbI3-xBrx perovskites have emerged as promising photovoltaic materials owing to their excellent thermal stability and tunable bandgap. However, solution-processed CsPbI3-xBrx films continue to suffer from sluggish crystallization kinetics and poor phase stability, which severely limit device performance. Herein, we introduce 6-(trifluoromethyl)-2(3H)-benzothiazolethione (TFMBT) as a multifunctional additive to regulate nucleation and phase transformation. The N-H and C=S groups of TFMBT synergistically weaken the DMSO-[PbI6]4- coordination via hydrogen bonding and Lewis acid-base interactions, facilitating solvent removal and lowering the nucleation barrier. Meanwhile, the CF3 group engages the N-H group of DMA+ in N-H···F contacts, accelerating DMA+ deintercalation and Cs+ incorporation to expedite phase transformation. This synergistic effect cooperatively accelerates the crystallization kinetics, yielding high-quality films with enlarged, uniform grains and suppressed defects. Benefiting from the optimized crystallization regulation and improved film quality, the TFMBT-modified carbon-based CsPbI3-xBrx perovskite solar cells achieve a champion power conversion efficiency of 15.34%, significantly outperforming the control devices (12.75%), along with excellent stability.

PMID:
42875169
Bibliographic data and abstract were imported from PubMed on 15 Oct 2026.

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