Drigo, NikitaRoldan-Carmona, CristinaFranckevicius, MariusLin, Kun-HanGegevicius, RokasKim, HobeomSchouwink, Pascal A.Sutanto, Albertus A.Olthof, SelinaSohail, MuhammadMeerholz, KlausGulbinas, VidmantasCorminboeuf, ClemencePaek, SanghyunNazeeruddin, Mohammad Khaja2020-03-072020-03-072020-03-072020-01-2910.1021/jacs.9b07166https://infoscience.epfl.ch/handle/20.500.14299/167098WOS:000510531900025Four spirobisacridine (SBA) hole-transporting materials were synthesized and employed in perovskite solar cells (PSCs). The molecules bear electronically inert alkyl chains of different length and bulkiness, attached to in-plane N atoms of nearly orthogonal spiro-connected acridines. Di-p-methoxyphenylamine (DMPA) substituents tailored to the central SBA-platform define electronic properties of the materials mimicking the structure of the benchmark 2,2',7,7'-tetrakis(N,N-di-4-methoxyphenylamino)-9,9'-spirobifluorene (spiro-MeOTAD), while the alkyl pending groups affect molecular packing in thin films and affect the long-term performance of PSCs. Devices with SBA-based hole transporting layers (HTL) attain efficiencies on par with spiro-MeOTAD. More importantly, solar cells with the new HTMs are hysteresis-free and demonstrate good operational stability, despite being doped as spiro-MeOTAD. The best performing MeSBA-DMPA retained 88% of the initial efficiency after a 1000 h aging test under constant illumination. The results clearly demonstrate that SBA-based compounds are potent candidates for a design of new HTMs for PSCs with improved longevity.Chemistry, MultidisciplinaryChemistrylong-term stabilityinduced degradationhighly efficientperformanceinterfacesmigrationtext::journal::journal article::research article