The ever-increasing power conversion efficiency of perovskite solar cells has illuminated the future of the photovoltaic industry, but the development of commercial devices is hampered by their poor stability. In this study, we report a scalable stabilization method using vapor-phase fluoride treatment, which achieves 18.1%-efficient solar modules (228 square centimeters) with accelerated aging–projected T ₈₀ lifetimes (time to 80% of efficiency remaining) of 43,000 ± 9000 hours under 1-sun illumination at 30°C. The high stability results from vapor-enabled homogeneous fluorine passivation over large-area perovskite surfaces, suppressing defect formation energy and ion diffusion. The extracted degradation activation energy of 0.61 electron volts for solar modules is comparable to that of most reported stable cells, which indicates that modules are not inherently less stable than cells and closes the cell-to-module stability gap.

Natural illumination variations in light-dark cycles induce irreversible ion migration in perovskite solar cells, posing substantial challenges to their long-term outdoor operational stability. We addressed this issue by isolating defective octahedra at the perovskite surface using a vapor-deposited polydentate ligand. Surface octahedra isolation suppresses ion migration into the charge transport layer and reduces surface ionic defects, modulating the kinetics of ion migration during light-dark cycles. Our 785-square-centimeter industrial-scale perovskite solar modules achieved a power conversion efficiency (PCE) of 19.6%. Our modules demonstrated enhanced diurnal stability, retaining more than 97% of their initial PCE even after 101 light-dark cycles at 50°C. Our perovskite modules maintained stable power output during 45 days of outdoor operation under severe summer conditions, exhibiting stability comparable with that of the reference silicon cell.

Harvesting energy through light radiation is an attractive solution for powering wireless devices in the future. In particular, self-driven optoelectronic devices are especially attractive for low-energy devices on the Internet of Things. Two-dimensional (2D) materials at atomic scale thicknesses are very attractive for future self-powered optoelectronic devices due to not only their unique electronic and optical properties, but also the feasibility to fabricate desirable heterostructures, which differ from their bulk counterparts and conventional optoelectronic materials. In this review, we mainly summarized the mechanism and performance of self-powered optoelectronic devices based on 2D materials. The figure of merit and mechanism of self-driving optoelectronic devices including the interface-junction effect, bulk photovoltaic effect, and photothermoelectric effect are discussed in detail. In addition, the recent progress on the performance of self-powered optoelectronic devices based on 2D materials is compared, followed by the perspective of this field. This review is aimed to give a generalized knowledge of 2D self-powered optoelectronic devices, and thus prompt the exploration and development of novel functional devices based on 2D materials.