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All-inorganic perovskite solar cells (pero-SCs) are attracting considerable attention due to their promising thermal stability, but their inferior power-conversion efficiency (PCE) and moisture instability are hindering their application. Here, we used a gradient thermal annealing (GTA) method to control the growth of a-CsPbI 2 Br crystals and then utilized a green anti-solvent (ATS) isopropanol to further optimize the morphology of a-CsPbI 2 Br film. Through this GTA-ATS synergetic effect, the growth of a-CsPbI 2 Br crystals could be precisely controlled, leading to a high-quality perovskite film with one-micron average grain size, low root-mean-square of 25.9 nm, and reduced defect density. Pero-SCs based on this CsPbI 2 Br film achieved a champion scan PCE of 16.07% (stabilized efficiency of 15.75%), which is the highest efficiency reported in all-inorganic pero-SCs. Moreover, the CsPbI 2 Br pero-SC demonstrates excellent robustness against moisture and oxygen, and maintains 90% of initial PCE after aging 120 hr under 100 mW/cm 2 UV irradiation.

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The power conversion efficiencies (PCEs) of flexible organic solar cells (OSCs) still lag behind those of rigid devices and their mechanical stability is unable to meet the needs of flexible electronics at present due to the lack of a high‐performance flexible transparent electrode (FTE). Here, a so‐called “welding” concept is proposed to design an FTE with tight binding of the upper electrode and the underlying substrate. The upper electrode consisting of solution‐processed Al‐doped ZnO (AZO) and silver nanowire (AgNW) network is well welded by utilizing the capillary force effect and secondary growth of AZO, leading to a reduction of the AgNWs junction site resistance. Meanwhile, the poly(ethylene terephthalate) is modified by embedding the AgNWs, which are then used to link with the AgNWs in the upper hybrid electrode, thus enhancing the adhesion of the electrode to the substrate. By this welding strategy, critical bottleneck issues relating to the FTEs in terms of optoelectronic and mechanical properties are comprehensively addressed. The single‐junction flexible OSCs based on this welded FTE show a high performance, achieving a record high PCE of 15.21%. In addition, the PCEs of the flexible OSCs are less influenced by the device area and display robust bending durability even under extreme test conditions.

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SummaryLipid droplets are the main lipid storage sites in cells. Lipid droplet homeostasis is regulated by the surface accessibility of lipases. Mammalian adipose triglyceride lipase (ATGL) and hormone-sensitive lipase (HSL) are two key lipases for basal and stimulated lipolysis, respectively. Perilipins, the best known lipid droplet surface proteins, can either recruit lipases or prevent the access of lipases to lipid droplets. Mammals have five perilipin proteins, which often exhibit redundant functions, precluding the analysis of the exact role of individual perilipins in vivo. Drosophila have only two perilipins, PLIN1/LSD-1 and PLIN2/LSD-2. Previous studies revealed that PLIN2 is important for protecting lipid droplets from lipolysis mediated by Brummer (BMM), the Drosophila homolog of ATGL. In this study, we report the functional analysis of PLIN1 and Drosophila HSL. Loss-of-function and overexpression studies reveal that unlike PLIN2, PLIN1 probably facilitates lipid mobilization. HSL is recruited from the cytosol to the surface of lipid droplets under starved conditions and PLIN1 is necessary for the starved induced lipid droplet localization of HSL. Moreover, phenotypic analysis of plin1;plin2 double mutants revealed that PLIN1 and PLIN2 might have redundant functions in protecting lipid droplets from lipolysis. Therefore, the two Drosophila perilipins have both opposite and redundant roles. Domain swapping and deletion analyses indicate that the C-terminal region of PLIN1 confers functional specificity to PLIN1. Our study highlights the complex roles of Drosophila perilipin proteins and the evolutionarily conserved regulation of HSL translocation by perilipins.

Polymer solar cells (PSCs) possess the unique features of semitransparency and coloration, which make them potential candidates for applications in aesthetic windows. Here, the authors fabricate inverted semitransparent PSCs with high-quality hybrid Au/Ag transparent top electrodes and finetuned dielectric mirrors (DMs). It is demonstrated that the device color can be tailored and the light harvesting in the PSCs can be enhanced by matching the bandgap of the polymer donors in the active layer with the specifically designed maximum-reflection-center-wavelengths of the DMs. A detailed chromaticity analysis of the semitransparent PSCs from both bottom and top (mirror) views is also carried out. Furthermore, the inverted semitransparent PSCs based on PTB7-Th:PC 71 BM with six pairs of DMs demonstrate a maximum power conversion efficiency (PCE) of 7.0% with an average visible transmittance (AVT) of 12.2%. This efficiency is one of the highest reported for semitransparent PSCs, corresponding to 81.4% of the PCE from opaque counterpart devices. The device design and processing method are also successfully adapted to a flexible substrate, resulting in a device with a competitive PCE of 6.4% with an AVT of 11.5%. To the best of our knowledge, this PCE value is the highest value reported for a flexible semitransparent PSC.