Thermally evaporated methylammonium tin triiodide thin films for lead-free perovskite solar cell fabrication

Yu, Yue; Zhao, Dewei; Grice, Corey R.; Meng, Weiwei; Wang, Changlei; Liao, Weiqiang; Cimaroli, Alexander J.; Zhang, Hongmei; Zhu, Kai; Yan, Yanfa

doi:10.1039/C6RA19476A

Title: Thermally evaporated methylammonium tin triiodide thin films for lead-free perovskite solar cell fabrication

Journal Article · Fri Sep 16 00:00:00 EDT 2016 · RSC Advances

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1039/C6RA19476A· OSTI ID:1329460

Yu, Yue ^[1]; Zhao, Dewei ^[1]; Grice, Corey R. ^[1]; Meng, Weiwei ^[1]; Wang, Changlei ^[1]; Liao, Weiqiang ^[1]; Cimaroli, Alexander J. ^[1]; Zhang, Hongmei ^[2]; Zhu, Kai ^[3]; Yan, Yanfa ^[1]

The Univ. of Toledo, Toledo, OH (United States)
Nanjing Univ. of Posts & Telecommunications, Nanjing (People's Republic of China)
National Renewable Energy Lab. (NREL), Golden, CO (United States)

Here, we report on the synthesis of methylammonium tin triiodide (MASnI₃) thin films at room temperature by a hybrid thermal evaporation method and their application in fabricating lead (Pb)-free perovskite solar cells. The as-deposited MASnI₃ thin films exhibit smooth surfaces, uniform coverage across the entire substrate, and strong crystallographic preferred orientation along the < 100 > direction. By incorporating this film with an inverted planar device architecture, our Pb-free perovskite solar cells are able to achieve an open-circuit voltage (V_oc) up to 494 mV. The relatively high V_oc is mainly ascribed to the excellent surface coverage, the compact morphology, the good stoichiometry control of the MASnI₃ thin films, and the effective passivation of the electron-blocking and hole-blocking layers. Finally, our results demonstrate the potential capability of the hybrid evaporation method to prepare high-quality Pb-free MASnI₃ perovskite thin films which can be used to fabricate efficient Pb-free perovskite solar cells.

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Research Organization:: National Renewable Energy Lab. (NREL), Golden, CO (United States)

Sponsoring Organization:: USDOE Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE), Renewable Power Office. Solar Energy Technologies Office; USDOE SunShot Initiative, Next Generation Photovoltaics 3 Program

Grant/Contract Number:: AC36-08GO28308

OSTI ID:: 1329460

Report Number(s):: NREL/JA-5900-67300; RSCACL

Journal Information:: RSC Advances, Vol. 6, Issue 93; ISSN 2046-2069

Publisher:: Royal Society of ChemistryCopyright Statement

Country of Publication:: United States

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