Analysis reveals dopamine hydrochloride suppresses Sn oxidation and optimizes energy alignment in Sn-PSCs.
Advancing environmentally‐benign tin halide perovskite solar cells (Sn‐PSCs) has encountered numerous critical obstacles, leading to severe efficiency and stability losses. Both the Sn 2+ oxidation triggered by the corrosion of hole‐transporting layers (HTLs) and the energy‐level mismatch at the perovskites/HTL interfaces seem to be less investigated. This study introduces dopamine hydrochloride (DACl) as a dual‐functional reductant for buried interface modification. When deposited onto the HTL surface, DACl forms multiple hydrogen and coordination bonds with both the perovskite and HTLs through −NH 3 + and −OH groups, concurrently suppressing Sn 2+ oxidation, neutralizing HTL corrosiveness, and aligning energy levels. Intriguingly, when applicable to PEDOT:PSS and NiO x HTLs in Sn‐PSCs, they present distinct mechanisms yet comparable efficiencies of 14.18% and 14.11%, respectively. Both unencapsulated devices retain > 80% initial efficiency after 1000 h in Ar atmosphere. This work manifests a universal approach to strengthen interfacial stability and hole extraction in Sn‐PSCs regardless of the HTL types, with new insights into designing appropriate HTLs for lead‐free perovskite optoelectronics.
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