Abstract
<h2>Summary</h2> The presence of a defective layer composed of nanocrystals and amorphous regions at the surface of perovskite films has been shown to initialize the degradation of perovskites and cause nonradiative recombination. Here, we report the discovery that these defective surface layers are mechanically softer than the crystalline regions. The defective surface layer has a weaker bonding with the crystalline layer underneath it, which enables a facile approach to mechanically peel-off these defective layers using adhesive tapes. The chosen low-cost tape has an appropriate bonding force with perovskites, so the peeling does not damage the crystalline region and embedded interfaces underneath. The tape-treated devices retained 97.1% of the initial efficiency after operation at the near maximum power point under one sun illumination for 1,440 h at 65°C. This method is universally effective in enhancing the stability of various commonly used perovskite compositions and is compatible with the scaling up of perovskite solar modules.
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