Research Article

Modification of Interface with APMS Molecules for the Fabrication of Highly Efficient and Long-Term Stable Perovskite Solar Cells

Volume: 13 Number: 2 December 24, 2025
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Modification of Interface with APMS Molecules for the Fabrication of Highly Efficient and Long-Term Stable Perovskite Solar Cells

Abstract

The surface morphology of perovskite material is critical for high-efficiency perovskite solar cells (PSCs), due to its high sensitivity to humidity. The boundaries of the interface layer, ion migration into the cell, and defects on the film surface negatively affect the efficiency and stability of PSCs. Furthermore, defects on the surface and at the grain boundaries of these films also have a negative impact on charge recombination. In this study, the fabrication of cells using 3-aminopropyltrimethoxysilane (APMS), a silane coupling agent, as a small molecule to passivate defects in a TiO2 and perovskite film was achieved. By improving the crystallinity and uniformity of perovskite grains, the power conversion efficiency for solution-treated planar heterojunction solar cells was increased from 8.95% to 9.77% with less hysteresis. In conclusion, it was determined that APMS small molecules improve the surface properties of perovskite cells, enhancing cell performance and offering a potential solution to one of their most significant problems: stability.

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Details

Primary Language

English

Subjects

Physical Chemistry (Other)

Journal Section

Research Article

Early Pub Date

December 24, 2025

Publication Date

December 24, 2025

Submission Date

May 30, 2025

Acceptance Date

September 9, 2025

Published in Issue

Year 2025 Volume: 13 Number: 2

APA
Torlak, Y. (2025). Modification of Interface with APMS Molecules for the Fabrication of Highly Efficient and Long-Term Stable Perovskite Solar Cells. Mus Alparslan University Journal of Science, 13(2), 262-271. https://doi.org/10.18586/msufbd.1709835
AMA
1.Torlak Y. Modification of Interface with APMS Molecules for the Fabrication of Highly Efficient and Long-Term Stable Perovskite Solar Cells. Mus Alparslan University Journal of Science. 2025;13(2):262-271. doi:10.18586/msufbd.1709835
Chicago
Torlak, Yasemin. 2025. “Modification of Interface With APMS Molecules for the Fabrication of Highly Efficient and Long-Term Stable Perovskite Solar Cells”. Mus Alparslan University Journal of Science 13 (2): 262-71. https://doi.org/10.18586/msufbd.1709835.
EndNote
Torlak Y (December 1, 2025) Modification of Interface with APMS Molecules for the Fabrication of Highly Efficient and Long-Term Stable Perovskite Solar Cells. Mus Alparslan University Journal of Science 13 2 262–271.
IEEE
[1]Y. Torlak, “Modification of Interface with APMS Molecules for the Fabrication of Highly Efficient and Long-Term Stable Perovskite Solar Cells”, Mus Alparslan University Journal of Science, vol. 13, no. 2, pp. 262–271, Dec. 2025, doi: 10.18586/msufbd.1709835.
ISNAD
Torlak, Yasemin. “Modification of Interface With APMS Molecules for the Fabrication of Highly Efficient and Long-Term Stable Perovskite Solar Cells”. Mus Alparslan University Journal of Science 13/2 (December 1, 2025): 262-271. https://doi.org/10.18586/msufbd.1709835.
JAMA
1.Torlak Y. Modification of Interface with APMS Molecules for the Fabrication of Highly Efficient and Long-Term Stable Perovskite Solar Cells. Mus Alparslan University Journal of Science. 2025;13:262–271.
MLA
Torlak, Yasemin. “Modification of Interface With APMS Molecules for the Fabrication of Highly Efficient and Long-Term Stable Perovskite Solar Cells”. Mus Alparslan University Journal of Science, vol. 13, no. 2, Dec. 2025, pp. 262-71, doi:10.18586/msufbd.1709835.
Vancouver
1.Yasemin Torlak. Modification of Interface with APMS Molecules for the Fabrication of Highly Efficient and Long-Term Stable Perovskite Solar Cells. Mus Alparslan University Journal of Science. 2025 Dec. 1;13(2):262-71. doi:10.18586/msufbd.1709835