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Fluorinated Monolayers Balance Passivation and Charge Transport in Perovskite Solar Cells
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Fusion42 · 14 November 2026 · Fusion42 review
Researchers used quantum chemical calculations and device simulations to study fluorinated self-assembled monolayers on perovskite solar cells, finding that difluorination improves interfacial defect passivation but reduces hole transport, while monofluorination balances these effects better. Simulated devices with difluorinated monolayers showed a theoretical power conversion efficiency of 20.25% for a MA0.5FA0.5PbI3 perovskite architecture.
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You can choose fluorination levels to tune the trade-off between defect passivation and charge transport in perovskite solar layers. Refining monolayer chemistry to balance these traits may give your solar cells a competitive edge in efficiency and stability.
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