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Probing encapsulation-induced changes in 2D/3D perovskite heterostructures for perovskite solar cells

EES Sol., 2026, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D6EL00069J, Communication

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Xin Liu, Tai Wu, Jingwen Cao, Xiaoran Sun, Meng Zhang, Xiaojing Hao
2D/3D heterostructures grown on the (111) facet exhibit markedly higher resistance to encapsulation-induced degradation compared to those on the (100) facet.
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Characterization of ionic–electronic transport and recombination in perovskite solar cells under multi-biasing conditions

EES Sol., 2026, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D6EL00034G, Paper

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Juan Pablo Medina Flechas, Dounya Barrit, Raj Dashrath Patel, Tianfang Li, Estelle Cariou, Marion Provost, Leonardo Kopprio, Sylvain Le Gall, Jean-Paul Kleider, Osbel Almora, Camille Bainier, Pilar López-Varo, Philip Schulz
Perovskite solar cells (PSCs) are among the most promising photovoltaic technologies, offering high efficiencies and low fabrication costs. However, their widespread deployment is hindered by fundamental challenges limiting performance stability.
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Suppressing Thermal Evaporation-Induced Iodine Outgassing and Interfacial Degradation in Perovskite Solar Cells

EES Sol., 2026, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/D6EL00062B, Paper

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Danqing Ma, Kanak Kanti Bhowmik, Lin Zhu, Anton Ievlev, Yongtao Liu, Lianfeng Zhao
Vacuum thermal evaporation is widely used to deposit buffer layers and metal electrodes in perovskite solar cells, but the associated thermal radiation can damage the perovskite surface before the device...
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Efficient inverted FA–Cs perovskite solar modules fabricated by blade-coating on PET foils with robust encapsulation

EES Sol., 2026, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/D6EL00050A, Paper

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Anna Wąsiak-Maciejak, Mateusz Ścigaj, Klaas Bakker, Dorrit Roosen-Melsen, Łukasz Przypis, Konrad Dyk, Patrycja Janicka, Kinga Rycek, Daimiota Takhellambam, Aldo Di Carlo, Konrad Wojciechowski
The commercial deployment of perovskite photovoltaics (PV) hinges on bridging the gap between high-efficiency lab-scale devices and scalable, reliable modules. While flexible polymeric substrates offer a pathway to high-throughput roll-to-roll...
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Defect passivation of perovskites for higher efficiency and enhanced stability: applications in solar cells, photoluminescence, and photocatalysis

EES Sol., 2026, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/D6EL00019C, Review Article

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Thi Hieu HOANG, Mahdi Khorsand Riabi, Mahmoud Zendehdel, Mojtaba Abdi-Jalebi, Mohamed Nawfal Ghazzal
Metal halide perovskites have gained great attention for their distinctive photoelectrical properties. However, their sensitivity to some stability stressors has reduced their performance in many fields. The generation of defects...
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Tailoring crystallization dynamics and phase evolution of co-evaporated pure α-FAPbI3 for enhanced device performance

EES Sol., 2026, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D5EL00193E, Paper

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Francesca Zarotti, Erica Magliano, Suresh Podapangi, Federico Trezzini, Elham Ghavidel, Venanzio Raglione, Marco Di Giovannantonio, Francesco Di Giacomo, Alessandro Coati, Roberto Felici, Aldo Di Carlo
The optimized growth protocol, combining controlled substrate temperature, multiple FAI sources, and intermediate annealing, enables the fabrication of thermally evaporated pure FAPbI₃ p–i–n solar cells with a power conversion efficiency of 18.5%.
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Interplay of diffusion and crystallization in sequentially evaporated lead tin perovskites

EES Sol., 2026, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D6EL00044D, Paper

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Lara M. van der Poll, Moisés Cámara Díaz, Reinder K. Boekhoff, Poojalakshmi Vageeswaran, Niels van Silfhout, Luana Mazzarella, Swapna Ganapathy, Lars J. Bannenberg, Dibyajyoti Ghosh, Arno H. M. Smets, Tom J. Savenije
Scalable sequential thermal evaporation produces uniform PbSn perovskite films up to 700 nm with stoichiometric uniformity and columnar grains. Annealing improves homogeneity and crystallinity, and reduces defects, boosting the mobility and lifetime.
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Supramolecular engineering-empowered safe, efficient, and stable perovskite solar cells

EES Sol., 2026, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D6EL00065G, Review Article

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Jiarong Wang, Xian-Yin Dai, Leyu Bi, Qiang Fu, Alex K.-Y. Jen
A review on how supramolecular chemistry addresses PSC bottlenecks. Its noncovalent, programmable nature enables new photovoltaic designs and broadens the field. Advances in mechanisms, materials, and manufacturing could accelerate PSC commercialization for clean energy and carbon neutrality.
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Boosting Z-scheme water splitting via increasing electron transport by manipulating multiple redox-active sites and potentials in metal hexacyanoferrate modifiers

EES Sol., 2026, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/D6EL00066E, Paper

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Harutaka Ninomiya, Osamu Tomita, Akinobu Nakada, Hajime Suzuki, Rie Haruki, Shunsuke Nozawa, Ryu Abe
Metal hexacyanoferrates (MHCFs) are attractive cocatalysts for Z-scheme water splitting owing to their tunable redox properties at the C-coordinated Fe^III/Fe^II sites, enabling efficient electron transfer from shuttle redox mediators. MHCFs...
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A new era in solar fuels: a battery pushes PV-driven CO2 reduction beyond its limits

EES Sol., 2026, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D6EL00076B, Paper

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Thérèse Cibaka, Tsvetelina Merdzhanova, Oleksandr Astakhov, Robert Zandonella, Sergey Shcherbachenko, Paul Paciok, Marc Heggen, Rafal Dunin-Borkowski, Christoph Brabec, Peter Strasser
Battery integration improves diurnal PV energy utilisation in CO₂ conversion, increasing solar-to chemical efficiency from 10.2% to 12.5%.
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Data-driven discovery of novel chalcogenide semiconductors for solar absorption

EES Sol., 2026, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D6EL00026F, Paper

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Md Habibur Rahman, Arun Mannodi-Kanakkithodi
This framework combines high-throughput computations and machine learning to drive the discovery of stable and defect-tolerant chalcogenide semiconductor alloys with attractive optoelectronic properties.
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Bias-free, high-rate solar hydrogen production in alkaline media with a NiCo-coupled perovskite photocathode

EES Sol., 2026, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D5EL00192G, Paper

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Minseo Lee, Wooyeon Kim, Hayoung Kim, Seoyeong Lee, Min Jae Ko, Youn Jeong Jang
We developed a bias-free, high-rate solar hydrogen production system under alkaline conditions. This system achieves the highest photocurrent density (−24 mA cm⁻²) reported for bias-free photoelectrochemical cells.
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Scalable inverted perovskite solar cells enabled by atomic layer deposition (ALD)

EES Sol., 2026, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D6EL00056H, Paper

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Aedan Gibson, Canjie Wang, Urasawadee Amornkitbamrung, Yongjae In, Seokhoon Han, Hyeon Jun Jeong, Hyun Suk Jung, Hyunjung Shin
Perovskite upscaling often suffers from significant FF and J_SC drops. By replacing solution-processed NiO with conformal, ultrathin ALD NiO, we minimize these losses to maintain high performance during the transition to larger active areas.
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