Morphologically Uniform Electron Transport Layer Incorporating Conjugated Polymer for Efficient Charge Extraction in Tin Perovskite Solar Cells

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Efficient and stable tin halide perovskite solar cells (THPSCs) require improved interfacial engineering at the electron transport layer (ETL); however, poor interfacial contact and trap-induced recombination remain key limitations. Here, we present a morphologically uniform ETL formed by blending PC<inf>61</inf>BM with 5 wt% of the conjugated polymer P3HT. This structure suppresses interfacial trap states and facilitates effective carrier extraction through improved contact and vertical phase continuity. The optimized devices achieve a power conversion efficiency (PCE) of 16.06%, with an independently certified efficiency of 15.3%. Structural and spectroscopic analyses reveal a trap-suppressed and chemically stabilized interface. The devices also exhibit long-term operational stability, retaining 94% of their initial PCE after 900 h of ambient storage under encapsulation. Furthermore, the successful fabrication of a 12 cm2 mini-module achieving a PCE of 10.44% validates the scalability of this approach. These findings underscore the potential of conjugated polymer-modified ETLs to address intrinsic limitations of tin-based perovskites and advance the development of efficient, stable, scalable, and lead-free photovoltaic technologies. © 2025 The Authors. Carbon Energy published by Wenzhou University and John Wiley & Sons Australia, Ltd.

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