INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
Scientists at the Changchun Institute of Applied Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, have effectively developed an unique radical
self-assembled molecular material.This innovation conquers both the insufficient performance and the difficulty of uniformly producing
large-area hole-transport layers in perovskite solar cells
The technology has actually been efficiency-certified by the U.S
National Renewable Energy Laboratory.This result was released in the journal Science on June 27, 2025
Perovskite solar cells have attracted intense interest for their low expense, high efficiency and simple processing, with applications
ranging from large-scale photovoltaics (PV) installations to vehicle-integrated, building-integrated PV.However, the extensively used
organic self-assembled molecules in the hole-transport layer have long hit a performance bottleneck, leading to lower device efficiency and
obstacles in mass manufacturing.To tackle this, teams led by Qin Chuanjiang, Wang Lixiang and other researchers spent three years
independently developing a double-radical self-assembled molecule and integrating it into perovskite devices.According to tests by
researcher Zhou Mins team, the brand-new material more than doubles carrier-transport rates under simulated operating conditions.Devices
built with it also reveal essentially no performance destruction after continuous operation for countless hours.Over the previous decade,
perovskite compounds have ended up being the product of choice for numerous business establishing next-generation solar cells.Qin states the
groups next step is to promote industrial-scale applications of the brand-new material and to continue advancing the technology.(Cover: VCG)
