Reconfiguring perovskite interlayers

Subjects Electronic devicesSolar cells A thin coherent interlayer on polycrystalline perovskites prompts the formation of uniform, orderly fullerene films with high coverage while suppressing dimerization enabling efficient and stable perovskite photovoltaics. Access through your institution Buy or subscribe This is a preview of subscription content, access via your institution Access options Access through your institution Access Nature and 54 other Nature Portfolio journals Get Nature+, our best-value online-access subscription $32.99 / 30 days cancel any time Learn more Subscribe to this journal Receive 12 print issues and online access $259.00 per year only $21.58 per issue Learn more Rent or buy this article Prices vary by article type from$1.95 to$39.95 Learn more Prices may be subject to local taxes which are calculated during checkout Fig. 1: Schematics of the mechanism linking perovskite surface chemistry and the spatial alignment processes of deposited PCBM. ReferencesGong, C. et al. Nat. Commun. 15, 9154 (2024).Article CAS PubMed PubMed Central Google Scholar Zou, Y. et al. Science 385, 161–167 (2024).Article CAS PubMed Google Scholar Park, S. M. et al. Nature 624, 289–294 (2023).Article CAS PubMed Google Scholar Jiang, W. et al. Nature 646, 95–101 (2025).Article CAS PubMed Google Scholar Dzwilewski, A., Wågberg, T. & Edman, L. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 131, 4006–4011 (2009).Article CAS PubMed Google Scholar Liang, Z. et al. Nat. Mater. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41563-025-02368-7 (2025).Article PubMed PubMed Central Google Scholar Khenkin, M. V. et al. Nat. Energy 5, 35–49 (2020).Article Google Scholar Li, Z. et al. Nat. Synth. 4, 1078–1087 (2025).Article CAS Google Scholar Download referencesAuthor informationAuthors and AffiliationsFuture Photovoltaic Research Center, Global Institute of Future Technology (GIFT), Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, ChinaYu Zou & Yixin ZhaoSchool of Environmental Science and Engineering, Frontiers Science Center for Transformative Molecules, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, ChinaYixin ZhaoShanghai Non-carbon Energy Conversion and Utilization Institute, Shanghai, ChinaYixin ZhaoState Key Laboratory of Green Papermaking and Resource Recycling, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, ChinaYixin ZhaoAuthorsYu ZouView author publicationsSearch author on:PubMed Google ScholarYixin ZhaoView author publicationsSearch author on:PubMed Google ScholarCorresponding authorCorrespondence to Yixin Zhao.Ethics declarations Competing interests The authors declare no competing interests. Rights and permissionsReprints and permissionsAbout this articleCite this articleZou, Y., Zhao, Y. Reconfiguring perovskite interlayers. Nat. Mater. (2025). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41563-025-02438-wDownload citationPublished: 16 December 2025Version of record: 16 December 2025DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41563-025-02438-wShare this articleAnyone you share the following link with will be able to read this content:Get shareable linkSorry, a shareable link is not currently available for this article.Copy shareable link to clipboard Provided by the Springer Nature SharedIt content-sharing initiative Suppression of PCBM dimer formation in inverted perovskite solar cells Zheng LiangHuifen XuNam-Gyu Park Nature Materials Article 30 Sept 2025