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DOI: 10.1021/acs.chemmater.4c01784

DOI: 10.1021/acs.chemmater.4c03381

Energy Environ. Sci., 2025, 18,2095-2135
DOI: 10.1039/D4EE04209C, Review Article

Chunyu Xu, Yifan Chen, Zijin Zhao, Bowen Yang, Jiajia Suo, Kun Ba, Alexey Tarasov, Yulun Wu, Xinxin Lian, Ming Luo, Yiqiang Zhan, Yifeng Chen, Jifan Gao, Xiaoliang Mo, Wallace C. H. Choy, Jianlu Wang, Hong Zhang, Junhao Chu
Semi-transparent photovoltaics (STPVs) have attracted increasing attention owing to their ability to seamlessly integrate power generation with light transmission.
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Energy Environ. Sci., 2025, 18,2308-2317
DOI: 10.1039/D4EE05604C, Paper

Yuxiao Guo, Cong Zhang, Linqin Wang, Xingtian Yin, Bihui Sun, Changting Wei, Xin Luo, Shiyu Yang, Licheng Sun, Bo Xu
By varying the thickness of WBG perovskite films, we identified two distinct migration modes of halide ions under light irradiation, as well as their effects on device J_SC output, which provides the feasible research direction for stable WBG PSCs.
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Energy Environ. Sci., 2025, 18,2536-2545
DOI: 10.1039/D4EE05533K, Paper

Xiaokang Sun, Fei Wang, Guo Yang, Xiaoman Ding, Jie Lv, Yonggui Sun, Taomiao Wang, Chuanlin Gao, Guangye Zhang, Wenzhu Liu, Xiang Xu, Soumitra Satapathi, Xiaoping Ouyang, Annie Ng, Long Ye, Mingjian Yuan, Hongyu Zhang, Hanlin Hu
The stacking of SAM layers was regulated to form “face-on” orientation via incorporating the volatile solid additive TCB.
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Energy Environ. Sci., 2025, 18,2570-2583
DOI: 10.1039/D4EE05893C, Paper

Kaihu Xian, Kai Zhang, Tao Zhang, Kangkang Zhou, Zhiguo Zhang, Jianhui Hou, Haoli Zhang, Yanhou Geng, Long Ye
A tethered molecule is introduced to realize intrinsically stretchable organic photovoltaics (OPVs) with over 15% efficiency via benign solvents, and thickness-dependent mechanical properties is elucidated for the first time in OPVs.
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Energy Environ. Sci., 2025, 18,2905-2917
DOI: 10.1039/D4EE05232C, Paper

Xi Fan, Jiwen Chen, Jinzhao Wang, Jing Wang, Jixi Zeng, Feng Wei, Shuai Gao, Jia Li, Jing Zhang, Feng Yan, Weijie Song
Molecular passivation reduces the lattice defects and induces large grains for high efficiencies of perovskite solar cells.
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Energy Environ. Sci., 2025, 18,2436-2451
DOI: 10.1039/D4EE04692G, Paper

Shizi Luo, Shuguang Cao, Tongjun Zheng, Zhuoneng Bi, Yupeng Zheng, Yiqun Li, Biniyam Zemene Taye, Victoria V. Ozerova, Lyubov A. Frolova, Nikita A. Emelianov, Eugeniy D. Tarasov, Zheng Liang, Lavrenty G. Gutsev, Sergey M. Aldoshin, Bala R. Ramachandran, Pavel A. Troshin, Xueqing Xu
Herein, we have proposed a novel tridentate chelation strategy to manage the excessive amount of unreacted PbI₂ in perovskite films, achieving a inverted PSC device with a PCE of 25.66% by sequential deposition method.
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Energy Environ. Sci., 2025, 18,2895-2904
DOI: 10.1039/D5EE00294J, Paper

Haiting Shi, Hui Guo, Dongdong Cai, Jin-Yun Wang, Yunlong Ma, Qingdong Zheng
A novel asymmetric M-series acceptor (M36-FCl) with a large dielectric constant and a smaller exciton dissociation barrier has been developed for high-performance polymer solar cells.
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Energy Environ. Sci., 2025, 18,2995-3004
DOI: 10.1039/D4EE02898H, Paper

Xin Zheng, Shaomin Yang, Jingwei Zhu, Ranran Liu, Lin Li, Miaomiao Zeng, Chunxiang Lan, Shangzhi Li, Jinghao Li, Yingying Shi, Cong Chen, Rui Guo, Ziwei Zheng, Jing Guo, Xiaoyu Wu, Tian Luan, Zaiwei Wang, Dewei Zhao, Yaoguang Rong, Xiong Li
A cross-linker is designed to suppress the notorious light-induced phase segregation and nonradiative losses. The as-fabricated WBG PSCs deliver a certified V_OC of 1.37 V, which is among the highest values for WBG PSCs. And it enables 28.3% APTSCs.
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DOI: 10.1021/acs.chemmater.4c02998

DOI: 10.1021/acs.chemmater.4c03120

DOI: 10.1021/acs.chemmater.4c02530

Energy Environ. Sci., 2025, 18,1847-1855
DOI: 10.1039/D4EE04029E, Paper

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Zhouyin Wei, Qilin Zhou, Xiuxiu Niu, Shunchang Liu, Zijing Dong, Haoming Liang, Jinxi Chen, Zhuojie Shi, Xi Wang, Zhenrong Jia, Xiao Guo, Renjun Guo, Xin Meng, Yu-Duan Wang, Nengxu Li, Zhiguang Xu, Zaifang Li, Armin Gerhard Aberle, Xinxing Yin, Yi Hou
DCB-Br-2 is used as a hole-transporting layer for 1.79 eV wide-bandgap perovskite solar cells. Its stronger interaction with the perovskite and better energy level alignment enable the achievement of a notable V_OC of 1.37 V.
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Energy Environ. Sci., 2025, 18,1901-1910
DOI: 10.1039/D4EE03820G, Paper

Xi Jin, Jun Li, Siyuan Zhu, Wenyan Tan, Jiahong Tang, Xueyuan Gong, Xingyu Liu, Yu Zhang, Chao Zhou, Zhaoheng Tang, Vincent O. Nyamori, Bice S. Martincigh, Matthew L. Davies, Minghua Li, Tongsheng Chen, Qi Chen, Jinsong Hu, Qijie Liang, Weiqiang Chen, Yan Jiang
Textured phosphate-buffered functionalized polymer films are designed to mitigate the lead leakage and optical loss challenges of perovskite solar cells.
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Energy Environ. Sci., 2025, 18,1812-1823
DOI: 10.1039/D4EE05083E, Paper

Xiaohei Wu, Bo Xiao, Rui Sun, Xinrong Yang, Meimei Zhang, Yuan Gao, Biao Xiao, Elizaveta D. Papkovskaya, Yuriy Luponosov, Christoph J. Brabec, Jie Min
Layer-by-layer blade deposition was employed along with a multi-component strategy to construct a quaternary all-polymer system, achieving a high power conversion efficiency of 19.46% and improved outdoor operating stability.
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Energy Environ. Sci., 2025, 18,3623-3632
DOI: 10.1039/D4EE05780E, Paper

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Virgil Andrei, Yu-Hsien Chiang, Motiar Rahaman, Miguel Anaya, Taeheon Kang, Edoardo Ruggeri, Samuel D. Stranks, Erwin Reisner
Thermal evaporation enables the scalable production of 10 cm² perovskite-BiVO₄ artificial leaves for unassisted syngas synthesis. A 10 × 10 device array has been demonstrated outdoors in a 0.35 m² reactor for the EIC Horizon Prize “Fuel from the Sun”.
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Energy Environ. Sci., 2025, 18,2254-2263
DOI: 10.1039/D4EE04878D, Paper

Haonan Wang, Qing Li, Yan Zhu, Xinyuan Sui, Xiulian Fan, Miaoyu Lin, Yifeng Shi, Yichu Zheng, Haiyang Yuan, Yu Zhou, Haibao Jin, Hua Gui Yang, Yu Hou, Shuang Yang
We conducted the first study on the impact of photomechanical effect on the stability of PSCs. And we demonstrated a photomechanically accelerated degradation mechanism of perovskite thin films.
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DOI: 10.1021/acs.chemmater.4c03051

Energy Environ. Sci., 2025, 18,2318-2329
DOI: 10.1039/D4EE02963A, Paper

Shumin Zeng, Haojie Li, Siqi Liu, Tangyue Xue, Kai Zhang, Lin Hu, Zheren Cai, Yongting Cui, Hanlin Wang, Meng Zhang, Xiaotian Hu, Long Ye, Yanlin Song, Yiwang Chen
The neutral mechanical plane design can improve the mechanical properties of PEDOT:PSS film and FOSCs. A twistable organic photovoltaic module that is the first to be evaluated for mechanical stability and has a PCE of more than 14%.
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Energy Environ. Sci., 2025, 18,300-312
DOI: 10.1039/D4EE04112G, Paper

Mingxu Zhang, Xinyi Mei, Guoliang Wang, Junming Qiu, Zhimei Sun, Xiaoliang Zhang
A facile surface lattice anchoring strategy is reported to stabilize the surface lattice of perovskite quantum dots, which could substantially improve their optoelectronic properties and crystal stabilities for application in solar cells.
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Energy Environ. Sci., 2025, 18,256-263
DOI: 10.1039/D4EE04378B, Paper

Yaohui Li, Ziyan Jia, Peihao Huang, Chuanlin Gao, Yufei Wang, Shuangxi Xue, Shirong Lu, Yang (Michael) Yang
We have developed a novel liquid additive that boosts J-aggregation in NFAs through enhanced non-covalent interactions with the BTP core, leading to a record efficiency for thick-film (≥200 nm), large-area OPV modules.
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Energy Environ. Sci., 2025, 18,313-321
DOI: 10.1039/D4EE03778B, Paper

Shitao Guan, Yaokai Li, ZhaoZhao Bi, Yi Lin, Yuang Fu, Kangwei Wang, Mengting Wang, Wei Ma, Jianlong Xia, Zaifei Ma, Zheng Tang, Xinhui Lu, Lijian Zuo, Hanying Li, Hongzheng Chen
The dual-additive strategy forms balanced crystallization and phase separation, with a record efficiency of 20.52% (certified 19.92%) achieved.
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Energy Environ. Sci., 2025, 18,1722-1731
DOI: 10.1039/D4EE04515G, Paper

Lei Liu, Fengyi Yu, Dingqin Hu, Xue Jiang, Peihao Huang, Yulu Li, Gengsui Tian, Hongliang Lei, Shiwen Wu, Kaihuai Tu, Chen Chen, Teng Gu, Yao Chen, Tainan Duan, Zeyun Xiao
The unsymmetrical push–pull strategy in the interfacial layer enables fast charge extraction and suppresses surface and trap-assisted recombination, achieving a 19.67% efficiency in binary single junction organic solar cells.
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Energy Environ. Sci., 2025, 18,386-396
DOI: 10.1039/D4EE03000A, Paper

Xiaolei Kong, Nana Yang, Xixi Zhang, Jinyuan Zhang, Zhenyu Li, Xinrui Li, Yilei Wu, Rui Sun, Jing Li, Aoxiang Li, Jie Min, Guang Yang, Chenkai Sun
Two novel acceptors are designed and synthesized, and the PTQ11:PEH-F binary system is highly promising for industrial cost-effective organic photovoltaics.
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Energy Environ. Sci., 2025, 18,439-453
DOI: 10.1039/D4EE03001J, Paper

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W. Hashini K. Perera, Thomas Webb, Yuliang Xu, Jingwei Zhu, Yundong Zhou, Gustavo F. Trindade, Mateus G. Masteghin, Steven P. Harvey, Sandra Jenatsch, Linjie Dai, Sanjayan Sathasivam, Thomas J. Macdonald, Steven J. Hinder, Yunlong Zhao, Samuel D. Stranks, Dewei Zhao, Wei Zhang, K. D. G. Imalka Jayawardena, Saif A. Haque, S. Ravi P. Silva
The role of thiocyanates in minimising organohalide diffusion into PEDOT:PSS whilst accelerating device degradation is identified and a route towards improving both device efficiency and stability is demonstrated.
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Energy Environ. Sci., 2025, 18,397-405
DOI: 10.1039/D4EE02978J, Paper

Haisheng Ma, Jiali Song, Jiawei Qiao, Bingyu Han, Qianqian Wang, Min Hun Jee, Laju Bu, Donghui Wei, Han Young Woo, Xiaotao Hao, Yanming Sun
Two volatile solid additives were developed to modulate the active-layer morphology of all-polymer solar cells (all-PSCs). Among them, the 4-BDBTP-treated all-PSC achieved an outstanding efficiency of 19.30%.
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Energy Environ. Sci., 2025, 18,430-438
DOI: 10.1039/D4EE03419H, Paper

Ciyu Ge, Qi Xu, Dayu Liu, Wenjiang Ye, Yongxin Zhu, Peiyan Zhang, Jiakuan Yang, Guangxing Liang, Ling Xu, Ying Zhou, Haisheng Song, Chao Chen, Jiang Tang
Vacuum-assisted technology, favored for its low cost, environmentally friendly nature, and scalability, is widely used in perovskite solar cells and is a preferred choice for commercialized production.
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Energy Environ. Sci., 2025, 18,155-193
DOI: 10.1039/D4EE03575E, Review Article

Zhe Liu, Chen Xie, Thomas Heumueller, Iain McCulloch, Christoph J. Brabec, Fei Huang, Yong Cao, Ning Li
An overview of water/alcohol-based organic nanoparticles applied in optoelectronic devices, encompassing the entire journey from nanoparticle synthesis to practical applications.
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Energy Environ. Sci., 2025, 18,702-712
DOI: 10.1039/D4EE03316G, Paper

Lifei He, Yuyan Zhang, Bing Zhang, Yanfei Mu, Niansheng Xu, Yaohang Cai, Yi Yuan, Jing Zhang, Min Zhang, Peng Wang
A copolymer of triphenylamine and ethylenedioxythiophene affords stable perovskite solar cells with an average efficiency of 25.4%.
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