Perovskite Solar Cells and Tandem Architectures for Photovoltaic Energy Conversion
This community focuses on the materials science and engineering of perovskite-based solar cells, specifically optimizing the efficiency and long-term stability of thin-film photovoltaic devices.
The research centers on the synthesis and characterization of lead-halide and tin-based perovskite films, with a heavy emphasis on interface engineering. Key recurring themes include the development of hole and electron transport layers, defect passivation strategies to reduce recombination, and the stabilization of inverted and planar device architectures. A significant portion of the work addresses the integration of perovskites into tandem structures with silicon or other wide-bandgap materials to exceed the efficiency limits of single-junction cells. The literature frequently explores compositional tuning, such as the use of caesium and bromine, to enhance thermal and operational stability.
The largest share of this community's output is found in lead research, accounting for 23.2% of all lead-related papers tracked, with 6,529 papers in this group. It also represents a substantial portion of research involving iodine (8.8%) and tin (7.8%).
The community comprises 28,354 papers, publishing most frequently in Advanced Functional Materials, ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces, and Advanced Energy Materials.
Recent work continues to focus on interfacial contact engineering and defect passivation, with specific attention to tin-based perovskites and flexible perovskite/silicon tandem architectures.
Papers behind this description
- Solar cell efficiency tables (Version 64) — Progress in Photovoltaics: Research and Applications, 2024 — doi:10.1002/pip.3831
- Homogenized chlorine distribution for >27% power conversion efficiency in perovskite solar cells — Science, 2025 — doi:10.1126/science.adw8780
- Highly efficient and stable perovskite solar cells via a multifunctional hole transporting material — Joule, 2024 — doi:10.1016/j.joule.2024.02.019
- Homogenizing out-of-plane cation composition in perovskite solar cells — Nature, 2023 — doi:10.1038/s41586-023-06784-0
- Stabilized hole-selective layer for high-performance inverted p-i-n perovskite solar cells — Science, 2023 — doi:10.1126/science.ade9637
- Minimizing buried interfacial defects for efficient inverted perovskite solar cells — Science, 2023 — doi:10.1126/science.adg3755
- Bimolecularly passivated interface enables efficient and stable inverted perovskite solar cells — Science, 2023 — doi:10.1126/science.adk1633
- Perovskite/silicon tandem solar cells with bilayer interface passivation — Nature, 2024 — doi:10.1038/s41586-024-07997-7
- Self-Assembled Monolayers for Interfacial Engineering in Solution-Processed Thin-Film Electronic Devices: Design, Fabrication, and Applications — Chemical Reviews, 2024 — doi:10.1021/acs.chemrev.3c00396
- Reinforcing self-assembly of hole transport molecules for stable inverted perovskite solar cells — Science, 2024 — doi:10.1126/science.adj9602
- Homogenized NiO x nanoparticles for improved hole transport in inverted perovskite solar cells — Science, 2023 — doi:10.1126/science.adj8858
- Amidination of ligands for chemical and field-effect passivation stabilizes perovskite solar cells — Science, 2024 — doi:10.1126/science.adr2091
- All-perovskite tandem solar cells with dipolar passivation — Nature, 2025 — doi:10.1038/s41586-025-09773-7
- Stabilizing high-efficiency perovskite solar cells via strategic interfacial contact engineering — Nature Photonics, 2025 — doi:10.1038/s41566-025-01791-1
- Toughened self-assembled monolayers for durable perovskite solar cells — Nature, 2025 — doi:10.1038/s41586-025-09509-7
- Electron accumulation across the perovskite layer enhances tandem solar cells with textured silicon — Science, 2025 — doi:10.1126/science.adx1745
- A cross-linked molecular contact for stable operation of perovskite/silicon tandem solar cells — Science, 2025 — doi:10.1126/science.ady6874
- Tin-based perovskite solar cells with a homogeneous buried interface — Nature, 2025 — doi:10.1038/s41586-025-09724-2