- Tang, Yuanhao;
- Ma, Ke;
- Shao, Wenhao;
- Lee, Yoon Ho;
- Abtahi, Ashkan;
- Sun, Jiaonan;
- Yang, Hanjun;
- Coffey, Aidan H;
- Atapattu, Harindi;
- Ahmed, Mustafa;
- Hu, Qixuan;
- Xu, Wenzhan;
- Dani, Raunak;
- Wang, Limei;
- Zhu, Chenhui;
- Graham, Kenneth R;
- Mei, Jianguo;
- Dou, Letian
Despite the outstanding electric properties and cost-effectiveness of poly(3,4-ethylenedioxythiophene) (PEDOT) and its derivatives, their performance as hole transport layer (HTL) materials in conventional perovskite solar cells (PSCs) has lagged behind that of widely used spirobifluorene-based molecules or poly(triaryl amine). This gap is mainly from their poor solubility and energy alignment mismatch. In this work, the design and synthesis of a pyrrole-modified HTL (PPr) based on 3,4-propylenedioxythiophene (ProDOT) are presented for efficient and stable PSCs. As a result of the superior defects passivation ability, excellent contact with perovskite, enhanced hole extraction, and high hydrophobicity, the unencapsulated PPr-based PSCs showed the peak PCE of 21.49% and outstanding moisture stability (over 4000 h). This work highlights the potential application of ProDOT-based materials as HTL for PSCs and underscores the importance of the rational design of PEDOT and its derivatives.