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Solution-based heteroepitaxial growth of stable mixed cation/anion hybrid perovskite thin film under ambient condition via a scalable crystal engineering approach

Nia, Narges Yaghoobi
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Giordano, Fabrizio  
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Zendehdel, Mahmoud
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March 1, 2020
Nano Energy

The performance of perovskite solar cells is under direct control of the perovskite film quality and controlling the crystalinity and orientation of solution-processed perovskite film is a fundamental challenge. In this study, we present a scalable fabrication process for heteroepitaxial growth of mixed-cation hybrid perovskites (FA(1-x-y)MA(x)Cs(y))Pb(I1-xBrx)(3) in ambient atmospheric condition by using a Crystal Engineering (CE) approach. Smooth and mesoporous thin film of pure crystalline intermediate phase of PbX2 center dot 2DMSO is formed by deposition of supersaturated lead/cesium halides solution. Kinetically fast perovskite nucleation is achieved by rapid intercalation of formamidinium iodide (FAI) and methylammonium bromide (MABr) into the intermediate layer trough solvent assisted S(N)1 ligand exchange. Finally, heteroepitaxially perovskite growth is accomplished via Volmer-Weber crystal growth mechanism. All the layers are deposited under atmospheric condition (relative humidity (RH) 50-75%) with high reproducibility for various device and module dimensions. In particular, perovskite solar modules (Pmax similar to 550 mW) are successfully fabricated by blade coating under atmospheric condition. The CE approach remarkably improves the device performance by reaching a power conversion efficiency of 18.4% for small area (0.1 cm(2)), 16.5% on larger area (1 cm(2)) devices, and 12.7% and 11.6% for blade-coated modules with an active area of 17 and 50 cm(2), respectively. Non-encapsulated triple cation solar cells and modules show promising stability under atmospheric shelf life and light soaking conditions.

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research article
DOI
10.1016/j.nanoen.2019.104441
Web of Science ID

WOS:000513814400055

Author(s)
Nia, Narges Yaghoobi
Giordano, Fabrizio  
Zendehdel, Mahmoud
Cina, Lucio
Palma, Alessandro Lorenzo
Medaglia, Pier Gianni
Zakeeruddin, Shaik Mohammed  
Gratzel, Michael  
Di Carlo, Aldo
Date Issued

2020-03-01

Publisher

Elsevier

Published in
Nano Energy
Volume

69

Article Number

104441

Subjects

Chemistry, Physical

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Nanoscience & Nanotechnology

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Materials Science, Multidisciplinary

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Physics, Applied

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Chemistry

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Science & Technology - Other Topics

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Materials Science

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Physics

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heteroepitaxy

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volmer-weber

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crystallography

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blade-coating

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perovskite solar module

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light soaking

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preferential 101 orientation

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solar-cells

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halide perovskite

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organohalide perovskites

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lead trihalide

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efficiency

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formamidinium

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fabrication

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deposition

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stability

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