Stabilizing hybrid perovskites against moisture and temperature via non-hydrolytic atomic layer deposited overlayers

Kim, In Soo; Martinson, Alex B.  F.

doi:10.1039/C5TA07186k

Title: Stabilizing hybrid perovskites against moisture and temperature via non-hydrolytic atomic layer deposited overlayers

Journal Article · Mon Sep 14 00:00:00 EDT 2015 · Journal of Materials Chemistry. A

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1039/C5TA07186k· OSTI ID:1356852

Kim, In Soo ^[1]; Martinson, Alex B. F. ^[1]

Argonne National Lab. (ANL), Argonne, IL (United States). Materials Science Division; Argonne Northwestern Solar Energy Research (ANSER) Center, Evanston, IL (United States)

We utilized a novel non-hydrolytic (nh) surface chemistry to allow the direct synthesis of pinhole-fee oxide overlayers directly on conventional hybrid perovskite halide absorbers without damage. By utilizing water- free ALD Al₂O₃ passivation, a minimum of ten-fold increase in stability against relative humidity (RH) 85% was achieved along with a dramatically improved thermal resistance (up to 250 °C). We extend this approach to synthesize nh-TiO₂ directly on hybrid perovskites to establish its potential in inverted photovoltaic devices as a dual stabilizing and electron accepting layer, as evidenced by photoluminescence (PL) quenching.

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Research Organization:: Argonne National Laboratory (ANL), Argonne, IL (United States); Energy Frontier Research Centers (EFRC) (United States). Argonne-Northwestern Solar Energy Research Center (ANSER)

Sponsoring Organization:: USDOE Office of Science (SC), Basic Energy Sciences (BES)

Grant/Contract Number:: AC02-06CH11357; SC0001059

OSTI ID:: 1356852

Journal Information:: Journal of Materials Chemistry. A, Vol. 3, Issue 40; ISSN 2050-7488

Publisher:: Royal Society of ChemistryCopyright Statement

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

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