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Title: Scalable fabrication of efficient organolead trihalide perovskite solar cells with doctor-bladed active layers

Abstract

Organolead trihalide perovskites (OTPs) are nature abundant materials with prospects as future low-cost renewable energy sources boosted by the solution process capability of these materials. Here we report the fabrication of efficient OTP devices by a simple, high throughput and low-cost doctor-blade coating process which can be compatible with the roll-to-roll fabrication process for the large scale production of perovskite solar cell panels. The formulation of appropriate precursor inks by removing impurities is shown to be critical in the formation of continuous, pin-hole free and phase-pure perovskite films on large area substrates, which is assisted by a high deposition temperature to guide the nucleation and grain growth process. The domain size reached 80–250 μm in 1.5–2 μm thick bladed films. By controlling the stoichiometry and thickness of the OTP films, highest device efficiencies of 12.8% and 15.1% are achieved in the devices fabricated on poly(3,4-ethylenedioxythiophene) polystyrene sulfonate and cross-linked N4,N4'-bis(4-(6-((3-ethyloxetan-3-yl)methoxy)hexyl)phenyl)–N4,N4'-diphenylbiphenyl-4,4'-diamine covered ITO substrates. Furthermore, the carrier diffusion length in doctor-bladed OTP films is beyond 3.5 μm which is significantly larger than in the spin-coated films, due to the formation of crystalline grains with a very large size by the doctor-blade coating method.

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  1. Univ. of Nebraska, Lincoln, NE (United States)
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Univ. of Nebraska, Lincoln, NE (United States)
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USDOE
OSTI Identifier:
1237999
Grant/Contract Number:  
EE0006709
Resource Type:
Accepted Manuscript
Journal Name:
Energy & Environmental Science
Additional Journal Information:
Journal Volume: 8; Journal Issue: 5; Journal ID: ISSN 1754-5692
Publisher:
Royal Society of Chemistry
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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Deng, Yehao, Peng, Edwin, Shao, Yuchuan, Xiao, Zhengguo, Dong, Qingfeng, and Huang, Jinsong. Scalable fabrication of efficient organolead trihalide perovskite solar cells with doctor-bladed active layers. United States: N. p., 2015. Web. doi:10.1039/C4EE03907F.
Deng, Yehao, Peng, Edwin, Shao, Yuchuan, Xiao, Zhengguo, Dong, Qingfeng, & Huang, Jinsong. Scalable fabrication of efficient organolead trihalide perovskite solar cells with doctor-bladed active layers. United States. https://doi.org/10.1039/C4EE03907F
Deng, Yehao, Peng, Edwin, Shao, Yuchuan, Xiao, Zhengguo, Dong, Qingfeng, and Huang, Jinsong. Wed . "Scalable fabrication of efficient organolead trihalide perovskite solar cells with doctor-bladed active layers". United States. https://doi.org/10.1039/C4EE03907F. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1237999.
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title = {Scalable fabrication of efficient organolead trihalide perovskite solar cells with doctor-bladed active layers},
author = {Deng, Yehao and Peng, Edwin and Shao, Yuchuan and Xiao, Zhengguo and Dong, Qingfeng and Huang, Jinsong},
abstractNote = {Organolead trihalide perovskites (OTPs) are nature abundant materials with prospects as future low-cost renewable energy sources boosted by the solution process capability of these materials. Here we report the fabrication of efficient OTP devices by a simple, high throughput and low-cost doctor-blade coating process which can be compatible with the roll-to-roll fabrication process for the large scale production of perovskite solar cell panels. The formulation of appropriate precursor inks by removing impurities is shown to be critical in the formation of continuous, pin-hole free and phase-pure perovskite films on large area substrates, which is assisted by a high deposition temperature to guide the nucleation and grain growth process. The domain size reached 80–250 μm in 1.5–2 μm thick bladed films. By controlling the stoichiometry and thickness of the OTP films, highest device efficiencies of 12.8% and 15.1% are achieved in the devices fabricated on poly(3,4-ethylenedioxythiophene) polystyrene sulfonate and cross-linked N4,N4'-bis(4-(6-((3-ethyloxetan-3-yl)methoxy)hexyl)phenyl)–N4,N4'-diphenylbiphenyl-4,4'-diamine covered ITO substrates. Furthermore, the carrier diffusion length in doctor-bladed OTP films is beyond 3.5 μm which is significantly larger than in the spin-coated films, due to the formation of crystalline grains with a very large size by the doctor-blade coating method.},
doi = {10.1039/C4EE03907F},
journal = {Energy & Environmental Science},
number = 5,
volume = 8,
place = {United States},
year = {Wed Mar 25 00:00:00 EDT 2015},
month = {Wed Mar 25 00:00:00 EDT 2015}
}

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  • Belaidi, Itidal; Khelfaoui, Fatima; Attaf, Nadhir
  • physica status solidi (a), Vol. 216, Issue 22
  • DOI: 10.1002/pssa.201900340

Metal Halide Perovskites: From Crystal Formations to Light-Emitting-Diode Applications
journal, July 2018


Spray-cast multilayer perovskite solar cells with an active-area of 1.5 cm2
journal, August 2017


Perovskite Thin Film Synthesised from Sputtered Lead Sulphide
journal, January 2018

  • Silva Filho, José Maria Clemente da; Ermakov, Viktor A.; Marques, Francisco Chagas
  • Scientific Reports, Vol. 8, Issue 1
  • DOI: 10.1038/s41598-018-19746-8

UV Degradation and Recovery of Perovskite Solar Cells
journal, December 2016

  • Lee, Sang-Won; Kim, Seongtak; Bae, Soohyun
  • Scientific Reports, Vol. 6, Issue 1
  • DOI: 10.1038/srep38150

Manipulation of the crystallization of perovskite films induced by a rotating magnetic field during blade coating in air
journal, January 2018

  • Lin, Yichuan; Ye, Xiaoqin; Wu, Zhiming
  • Journal of Materials Chemistry A, Vol. 6, Issue 9
  • DOI: 10.1039/c7ta09721b

Low-dimensional halide perovskites: review and issues
journal, January 2018

  • Hong, Kootak; Le, Quyet Van; Kim, Soo Young
  • Journal of Materials Chemistry C, Vol. 6, Issue 9
  • DOI: 10.1039/c7tc05658c

Solution-processed resistive switching memory devices based on hybrid organic–inorganic materials and composites
journal, January 2018

  • Shan, Yingying; Lyu, Zhensheng; Guan, Xinwei
  • Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics, Vol. 20, Issue 37
  • DOI: 10.1039/c8cp03945c

Control of aggregation and dissolution of small molecule hole transport layers via a doping strategy for highly efficient perovskite solar cells
journal, January 2019

  • Ali, Jazib; Song, Jingnan; Li, Yu
  • Journal of Materials Chemistry C, Vol. 7, Issue 38
  • DOI: 10.1039/c9tc03120k

Recent advances in interfacial engineering of perovskite solar cells
journal, August 2017

  • Ye, Meidan; He, Chunfeng; Iocozzia, James
  • Journal of Physics D: Applied Physics, Vol. 50, Issue 37
  • DOI: 10.1088/1361-6463/aa7cb0

A general printing approach for scalable growth of perovskite single-crystal films
journal, June 2018


Editors' Choice—Stability of Unstable Perovskites: Recent Strategies for Making Stable Perovskite Solar Cells
journal, January 2019

  • Mali, Sawanta S.; Patil, Jyoti V.; Arandiyan, Hamidreza
  • ECS Journal of Solid State Science and Technology, Vol. 8, Issue 6
  • DOI: 10.1149/2.0201906jss

Surfactant-controlled ink drying enables high-speed deposition of perovskite films for efficient photovoltaic modules
text, January 2018

  • X., Zheng,; Q., Wang,; Y., Bai,
  • The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill University Libraries
  • DOI: 10.17615/06w1-cw07

Molecular doping enabled scalable blading of efficient hole-transport-layer-free perovskite solar cells
text, January 2018

  • A., Gruverman,; Y., Shao,; Y., Liu,
  • The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill University Libraries
  • DOI: 10.17615/236r-qz11

Bilateral alkylamine for suppressing charge recombination and improving stability in blade-coated perovskite solar cells
text, January 2019

  • J., Huang,; X., Xiao,; J., Zhao,
  • The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill University Libraries
  • DOI: 10.17615/r232-5f04

Meniscus-assisted solution printing of large-grained perovskite films for high-efficiency solar cells
text, January 2017

  • P., Szymanski,; Y., He,; M. A., Ei-Sayed,
  • The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill University Libraries
  • DOI: 10.17615/y8f3-3655

Perovskite Solar Cells: Progress and Advancements
journal, October 2016

  • Elumalai, Naveen; Mahmud, Md; Wang, Dian
  • Energies, Vol. 9, Issue 11
  • DOI: 10.3390/en9110861

A Review of Perovskite Photovoltaic Materials’ Synthesis and Applications via Chemical Vapor Deposition Method
journal, October 2019


Micrometric Wrinkled Patterns Spontaneously Formed on Hydrogel Thin Films via Argon Plasma Exposure
journal, February 2019

  • González-Henríquez, Carmen M.; Veliz-Silva, Diego F.; Sarabia-Vallejos, Mauricio A.
  • Molecules, Vol. 24, Issue 4
  • DOI: 10.3390/molecules24040751

High-Performance Perovskite Solar Cells with Enhanced Environmental Stability Based on Amphiphile-Modified CH 3 NH 3 PbI 3
journal, February 2016

  • Bi, Dongqin; Gao, Peng; Scopelliti, Rosario
  • Advanced Materials, Vol. 28, Issue 15
  • DOI: 10.1002/adma.201505255

Spray-Cast Multilayer Organometal Perovskite Solar Cells Fabricated in Air
journal, August 2016

  • Mohamad, David K.; Griffin, Jonathon; Bracher, Christopher
  • Advanced Energy Materials, Vol. 6, Issue 22
  • DOI: 10.1002/aenm.201600994

General Nondestructive Passivation by 4‐Fluoroaniline for Perovskite Solar Cells with Improved Performance and Stability
journal, October 2018


Lead Iodide and Perovskite Films Obtained by Iodination of PbS Thin Films
journal, May 2019

  • da Silva Filho, José Maria Clemente; Landers, Richard; Marques, Francisco Chagas
  • Journal of Inorganic and Organometallic Polymers and Materials, Vol. 29, Issue 6
  • DOI: 10.1007/s10904-019-01175-3

Gas-solid reaction based over one-micrometer thick stable perovskite films for efficient solar cells and modules
journal, September 2018


Recent progressive efforts in perovskite solar cells toward commercialization
journal, January 2018

  • Kim, Byeong Jo; Lee, Sangwook; Jung, Hyun Suk
  • Journal of Materials Chemistry A, Vol. 6, Issue 26
  • DOI: 10.1039/c8ta02159g

Coated and Printed Perovskites for Photovoltaic Applications
text, January 2019


Flexible Wire-Shaped Perovskite Photodetector via Joule Heating for Improved Crystallization and Performance
journal, May 2018

  • Adams, Geoffrey Ryan; Adhikari, Nirmal; Parker, Helen
  • Advanced Materials Interfaces, Vol. 5, Issue 15
  • DOI: 10.1002/admi.201800082

Solution-processed bathocuproine cathode buffer layer towards efficient planar heterojunction perovskite solar cells
journal, June 2019

  • Wang, Yunxiang; Zhang, Jihua; Wu, Yanhua
  • Semiconductor Science and Technology, Vol. 34, Issue 7
  • DOI: 10.1088/1361-6641/ab2309

Back-Contact Perovskite Solar Cells
text, January 2019

  • Friend, Richard; Deschler, Felix; Pazos-Outón, Luis M.
  • Apollo - University of Cambridge Repository
  • DOI: 10.17863/cam.37328

Composition Engineering in Doctor-Blading of Perovskite Solar Cells
text, January 2017

  • Y., Fang,; Q., Dong,; J., Huang,
  • The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill University Libraries
  • DOI: 10.17615/f38k-7987

Roll-to-Roll Fabrication of Solution Processed Electronics
journal, April 2018

  • Abbel, Robert; Galagan, Yulia; Groen, Pim
  • Advanced Engineering Materials, Vol. 20, Issue 8
  • DOI: 10.1002/adem.201701190

Air-Stable, Efficient Mixed-Cation Perovskite Solar Cells with Cu Electrode by Scalable Fabrication of Active Layer
journal, April 2016

  • Deng, Yehao; Dong, Qingfeng; Bi, Cheng
  • Advanced Energy Materials, Vol. 6, Issue 11
  • DOI: 10.1002/aenm.201600372

Processing‐Performance Evolution of Perovskite Solar Cells: From Large Grain Polycrystalline Films to Single Crystals
journal, April 2020

  • Haque, Md Azimul; Troughton, Joel; Baran, Derya
  • Advanced Energy Materials, Vol. 10, Issue 13
  • DOI: 10.1002/aenm.201902762

Enhancing the Performance of Perovskite Solar Cells by Hybridizing SnS Quantum Dots with CH 3 NH 3 PbI 3
journal, April 2019


One‐Step Inkjet Printed Perovskite in Air for Efficient Light Harvesting
journal, January 2018


Multifunctional asymmetrical molecules for high-performance perovskite and organic solar cells
journal, January 2019

  • Gao, Wei; Wu, Fei; Liu, Tao
  • Journal of Materials Chemistry A, Vol. 7, Issue 5
  • DOI: 10.1039/c8ta10975c

Flexible and Transparent Substrates Based on Gold Nanoparticles and TiO2 for in Situ Bioanalysis by Surface-Enhanced Raman Spectroscopy
journal, December 2019

  • Mandrile, Luisa; Giovannozzi, Andrea; Sacco, Alessio
  • Biosensors, Vol. 9, Issue 4
  • DOI: 10.3390/bios9040145