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The electronic processes occurring within the perovskite solar cells (PSCs) are strongly influenced by the nature of the organic A cations present within the inorganic framework. In this study, the impact of FA (CH(NH₂)₂⁺) and Cs⁺ cations on the intrinsic and interfacial properties in the FAPbBr₃ and CsPbBr₃ PSCs is investigated. The analysis of current density (J_SC) and photovoltage (V_OC) as a function of illumination intensity establishes that the interfacial charge transport is more rapid in FAPbBr₃ devices. Small perturbation measurements including intensity modulated photocurrent and photovoltage spectroscopy are applied to explore the resistive and capacitive elements. Furthermore, electrochemical impedance spectroscopy measurements are found to correlate well with the photovoltaic characteristics of FAPbBr₃ and CsPbBr₃ PSCs. Overall, the in-depth analysis of various phenomena occurring within the bromide PSCs allows to underline the working principle, which provides a key to optimize the device performance. The present protocol is not only valid for PSCs but can also be extended to devices based on alternative light harvesters.

The effect of cations on the intrinsic and interfacial dynamic processes occurring in the perovskite solar cells is explored, which allow to underline their working principle.

The power conversion efficiencies (PCEs) of state-of-the-art organic solar cells (OSCs) have increased to over 13%. However, the most commonly used solvents for making the solutions of photoactive materials and the coating methods used in laboratories are not adaptable for future practical production. Therefore, taking a solution-coating method with environmentally friendly processing solvents into consideration is critical for the practical utilization of OSC technology. In this study, a highly efficient PBTA-TF:IT-M-based device processed with environmentally friendly solvents, tetrahydrofuran/isopropyl alcohol (THF/IPA) and o-xylene/1-phenylnaphthalene, is fabricated; a high PCE of 13.1% can be achieved by adopting the spin-coating method, which is the top result for OSCs. More importantly, a blade-coated non-fullerene OSC processed with THF/IPA is demonstrated for the first time to obtain a promising PCE of 11.7%; even for the THF/IPA-processed large-area device (1.0 cm²) made by blade-coating, a PCE of 10.6% can still be maintained. These results are critical for the large-scale production of highly efficient OSCs in future studies.

Highly efficient non-fullerene organic solar cells (OSCs) are fabricated, processed with environmentally friendly solvents, tetrahydrofuran/isopropyl alcohol (THF/IPA) and o-xylene/1-phenylnaphthalene, respectively. The highest power conversion efficiency (PCE) of 13.1% can be achieved by adopting the spin-coating method, which is the top result for OSCs. When the blade-coating method is used in an ambient atmosphere, the THF/IPA-processed device maintains a high PCE of 11.7%.

On page 4643, Q. Peng and co-workers present a series of star-shaped small molecular cathode interlayer (CIL) materials for photovoltaic applications. They investigate how different pendant polar functionalities with or without mobile counterions influence the photovoltaic properties, including neutral amino groups, quaternary ammonium ions, amino N-oxide, and sulfobetaine ions. A high efficiency of 10.1%, preceding that of the PFN device, was achieved by using the CIL molecule with pendant quaternary ammonium ions.