While perovskite
solar cells have invigorated the photovoltaic
research community due to their excellent power conversion efficiencies
(PCEs), these devices notably suffer from poor stability. To address
this crucial issue, a solution-processable organic chemical inhibition
layer (OCIL) was integrated into perovskite solar cells, resulting
in improved device stability and a maximum PCE of 16.3%. Photoenhanced
self-doping of the fulleropyrrolidine mixture in the interlayers afforded
devices that were advantageously insensitive to OCIL thickness, ranging
from 4 to 190 nm. X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) indicated
that the fulleropyrrolidine mixture improved device stability by stabilizing
the metal electrode and trapping ionic defects (i.e., I–) that originate from the perovskite active layer. Moreover, degraded
devices were rejuvenated by repeatedly peeling away and replacing
the OCIL/Ag electrode, and this repeel and replace process resulted
in further improvement to device stability with minimal variation
of device efficiency.