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Influence of Hybrid Perovskite Fabrication Methods on Film Formation, Electronic Structure, and Solar Cell Performance
Published on: February 27, 2017
Nuclei position-control and crystal growth-guidance on frozen substrates for high-performance perovskite solar cells
Gang Wang1, Liping Liao1, Lianbin Niu2
1Institute for Clean Energy and Advanced Materials, School of Materials and Energy, Southwest University, Chongqing 400715, P. R. China. qlsong@swu.edu.cn and Chongqing Key Laboratory for Advanced Materials and Technologies of Clean Energy, Chongqing 400715, P. R. China.
Abstract:
Nucleation and crystal growth are key stages for high-quality perovskite films that dominate the performance of perovskite solar cells. However, the position of nuclei in the films and the orientation of the crystal growth have not yet been intendedly controlled during their fabrication. In this study, we developed a method of spin-coating perovskite films on frozen substrates to control the position of the nuclei and the direction of the crystal growth at the same time. In this way, the position of the crystal nuclei and the growth orientation of the perovskite crystals in the perovskite films can be simultaneously controlled. A high-quality perovskite film with grains spanning vertically the entire film thickness has been obtained using this new method. And an efficient inverted planar solar cell (ITO/PEDOT:PSS/CH3NH3PbI3/PC61BM/BCP/Ag) with the highest power conversion efficiency of 17.14% and open-circuit voltage of 1.14 V has been achieved by using this technique.
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