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Title: Perovskite ink with wide processing window for scalable high-efficiency solar cells

Abstract

Perovskite solar cells have made tremendous progress using laboratory-scale spin-coating methods in the past few years owing to advances in controls of perovskite film deposition. However, devices made via scalable methods are still lagging behind state-of-the-art spin-coated devices because of the complicated nature of perovskite crystallization from a precursor state. Here we demonstrate a chlorine-containing methylammonium lead iodide precursor formulation along with solvent tuning to enable a wide precursor-processing window (up to ~8 min) and a rapid grain growth rate (as short as ~1 min). Coupled with antisolvent extraction, this precursor ink delivers high-quality perovskite films with large-scale uniformity. The ink can be used by both spin-coating and blade-coating methods with indistinguishable film morphology and device performance. Using a blade-coated absorber, devices with 0.12-cm2 and 1.2-cm2 areas yield average efficiencies of 18.55% and 17.33%, respectively. As a result, we further demonstrate a 12.6-cm2 four-cell module (88% geometric fill factor) with 13.3% stabilized active-area efficiency output.

Authors:
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  1. National Renewable Energy Lab. (NREL), Golden, CO (United States)
  2. The Univ. of Toledo, Toledo, OH (United States)
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Research Org.:
National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL), Golden, CO (United States)
Sponsoring Org.:
USDOE Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE), Renewable Power Office. Solar Energy Technologies Office
OSTI Identifier:
1349021
Report Number(s):
NREL/JA-5900-67357
Journal ID: ISSN 2058-7546
Grant/Contract Number:  
AC36-08GO28308
Resource Type:
Accepted Manuscript
Journal Name:
Nature Energy
Additional Journal Information:
Journal Volume: 2; Journal ID: ISSN 2058-7546
Publisher:
Nature Publishing Group
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
14 SOLAR ENERGY; 36 MATERIALS SCIENCE; perovskites; solar cells; precursor ink

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Yang, Mengjin, Li, Zhen, Reese, Matthew O., Reid, Obadiah G., Kim, Dong Hoe, Siol, Sebastian, Klein, Talysa R., Yan, Yanfa, Berry, Joseph J., van Hest, Maikel F. A. M., and Zhu, Kai. Perovskite ink with wide processing window for scalable high-efficiency solar cells. United States: N. p., 2017. Web. doi:10.1038/nenergy.2017.38.
Yang, Mengjin, Li, Zhen, Reese, Matthew O., Reid, Obadiah G., Kim, Dong Hoe, Siol, Sebastian, Klein, Talysa R., Yan, Yanfa, Berry, Joseph J., van Hest, Maikel F. A. M., & Zhu, Kai. Perovskite ink with wide processing window for scalable high-efficiency solar cells. United States. https://doi.org/10.1038/nenergy.2017.38
Yang, Mengjin, Li, Zhen, Reese, Matthew O., Reid, Obadiah G., Kim, Dong Hoe, Siol, Sebastian, Klein, Talysa R., Yan, Yanfa, Berry, Joseph J., van Hest, Maikel F. A. M., and Zhu, Kai. Mon . "Perovskite ink with wide processing window for scalable high-efficiency solar cells". United States. https://doi.org/10.1038/nenergy.2017.38. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1349021.
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title = {Perovskite ink with wide processing window for scalable high-efficiency solar cells},
author = {Yang, Mengjin and Li, Zhen and Reese, Matthew O. and Reid, Obadiah G. and Kim, Dong Hoe and Siol, Sebastian and Klein, Talysa R. and Yan, Yanfa and Berry, Joseph J. and van Hest, Maikel F. A. M. and Zhu, Kai},
abstractNote = {Perovskite solar cells have made tremendous progress using laboratory-scale spin-coating methods in the past few years owing to advances in controls of perovskite film deposition. However, devices made via scalable methods are still lagging behind state-of-the-art spin-coated devices because of the complicated nature of perovskite crystallization from a precursor state. Here we demonstrate a chlorine-containing methylammonium lead iodide precursor formulation along with solvent tuning to enable a wide precursor-processing window (up to ~8 min) and a rapid grain growth rate (as short as ~1 min). Coupled with antisolvent extraction, this precursor ink delivers high-quality perovskite films with large-scale uniformity. The ink can be used by both spin-coating and blade-coating methods with indistinguishable film morphology and device performance. Using a blade-coated absorber, devices with 0.12-cm2 and 1.2-cm2 areas yield average efficiencies of 18.55% and 17.33%, respectively. As a result, we further demonstrate a 12.6-cm2 four-cell module (88% geometric fill factor) with 13.3% stabilized active-area efficiency output.},
doi = {10.1038/nenergy.2017.38},
journal = {Nature Energy},
number = ,
volume = 2,
place = {United States},
year = {Mon Mar 20 00:00:00 EDT 2017},
month = {Mon Mar 20 00:00:00 EDT 2017}
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  • Cheng, Yuanhang; So, Franky; Tsang, Sai-Wing
  • Materials Horizons, Vol. 6, Issue 8
  • DOI: 10.1039/c9mh00325h

Acetonitrile based single step slot-die compatible perovskite ink for flexible photovoltaics
journal, January 2019

  • Burkitt, Daniel; Swartwout, Richard; McGettrick, James
  • RSC Advances, Vol. 9, Issue 64
  • DOI: 10.1039/c9ra06631d

Highly efficient and stable inverted perovskite solar cells using down-shifting quantum dots as a light management layer and moisture-assisted film growth
journal, January 2019

  • Tavakoli, Mohammad Mahdi; Dastjerdi, Hadi Tavakoli; Prochowicz, Daniel
  • Journal of Materials Chemistry A, Vol. 7, Issue 24
  • DOI: 10.1039/c9ta03131f

A mixed solvent for rapid fabrication of large-area methylammonium lead iodide layers by one-step coating at room temperature
journal, January 2019

  • Liu, Qiuju; Zhao, Yanan; Ma, Yinxing
  • Journal of Materials Chemistry A, Vol. 7, Issue 31
  • DOI: 10.1039/c9ta06084g

Methylamine-induced defect-healing and cationic substitution: a new method for low-defect perovskite thin films and solar cells
journal, January 2019

  • Yang, Jin-an; Qin, Tianxu; Xie, Lisha
  • Journal of Materials Chemistry C, Vol. 7, Issue 35
  • DOI: 10.1039/c9tc03490k

Novel approaches and scalability prospects of copper based hole transporting materials for planar perovskite solar cells
journal, January 2019

  • Bidikoudi, Maria; Kymakis, Emmanuel
  • Journal of Materials Chemistry C, Vol. 7, Issue 44
  • DOI: 10.1039/c9tc04009a

Research progress on organic–inorganic halide perovskite materials and solar cells
journal, February 2018


Effect of solvent on the energy storage property of poly(vinylidene fluoride-hexafluoropropylene)
journal, January 2020


Meniscus fabrication of halide perovskite thin films at high throughput for large area and low-cost solar panels
journal, June 2019

  • Dai, Xuezeng; Deng, Yehao; Van Brackle, Charles H.
  • International Journal of Extreme Manufacturing, Vol. 1, Issue 2
  • DOI: 10.1088/2631-7990/ab263e

Strained hybrid perovskite thin films and their impact on the intrinsic stability of perovskite solar cells
journal, November 2017


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


Solution‐Processable Perovskite Solar Cells toward Commercialization: Progress and Challenges
journal, April 2019

  • Wang, Peng; Wu, Yihui; Cai, Bing
  • Advanced Functional Materials, Vol. 29, Issue 47
  • DOI: 10.1002/adfm.201807661

A Review of Perovskites Solar Cell Stability
journal, February 2019

  • Wang, Rui; Mujahid, Muhammad; Duan, Yu
  • Advanced Functional Materials, Vol. 29, Issue 47
  • DOI: 10.1002/adfm.201808843

Highly Efficient and Stable Inverted Perovskite Solar Cell Obtained via Treatment by Semiconducting Chemical Additive
journal, December 2018


Perovskite Photovoltaics: The Significant Role of Ligands in Film Formation, Passivation, and Stability
journal, January 2019

  • Zhang, Hong; Nazeeruddin, Mohammad Khaja; Choy, Wallace C. H.
  • Advanced Materials, Vol. 31, Issue 8
  • DOI: 10.1002/adma.201805702

High‐Performance Flexible Perovskite Solar Cells Enabled by Low‐Temperature ALD‐Assisted Surface Passivation
journal, October 2018

  • Jin, Teng‐Yu; Li, Wei; Li, Yan‐Qing
  • Advanced Optical Materials, Vol. 6, Issue 24
  • DOI: 10.1002/adom.201801153

Rapid Aqueous Spray Fabrication of Robust NiO x : A Simple and Scalable Platform for Efficient Perovskite Solar Cells
journal, March 2019

  • Scheideler, William J.; Rolston, Nicholas; Zhao, Oliver
  • Advanced Energy Materials, Vol. 9, Issue 19
  • DOI: 10.1002/aenm.201803600

Cold Antisolvent Bathing Derived Highly Efficient Large‐Area Perovskite Solar Cells
journal, August 2019

  • Jang, Gyumin; Kwon, Hyeok‐Chan; Ma, Sunihl
  • Advanced Energy Materials, Vol. 9, Issue 36
  • DOI: 10.1002/aenm.201901719

Spontaneous Interface Ion Exchange: Passivating Surface Defects of Perovskite Solar Cells with Enhanced Photovoltage
journal, August 2019


A Review on Additives for Halide Perovskite Solar Cells
journal, April 2020

  • Liu, Shuang; Guan, Yanjun; Sheng, Yusong
  • Advanced Energy Materials, Vol. 10, Issue 13
  • DOI: 10.1002/aenm.201902492

Advances in Inkjet‐Printed Metal Halide Perovskite Photovoltaic and Optoelectronic Devices
journal, April 2020

  • Mathies, Florian; List-Kratochvil, Emil J. W.; Unger, Eva L.
  • Energy Technology, Vol. 8, Issue 4
  • DOI: 10.1002/ente.201900991

A Matter of Drying: Blade-Coating of Lead Acetate Sourced Planar Inverted Perovskite Solar Cells on Active Areas >1 cm 2
journal, August 2018

  • Kohlstädt, Markus; Yakoob, Mohammed A.; Würfel, Uli
  • physica status solidi (a), Vol. 215, Issue 21
  • DOI: 10.1002/pssa.201800419

Engineering Halide Perovskite Crystals through Precursor Chemistry
journal, October 2019


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


Efficient two-terminal all-perovskite tandem solar cells enabled by high-quality low-bandgap absorber layers
journal, November 2018


Perovskite precursor solution chemistry: from fundamentals to photovoltaic applications
journal, January 2019

  • Jung, Minsu; Ji, Sang-Geun; Kim, Gwisu
  • Chemical Society Reviews, Vol. 48, Issue 7
  • DOI: 10.1039/c8cs00656c

Antisolvent processing of lead halide perovskite thin films studied by in situ X-ray diffraction
journal, January 2018

  • Bruening, Karsten; Tassone, Christopher J.
  • Journal of Materials Chemistry A, Vol. 6, Issue 39
  • DOI: 10.1039/c8ta06025h

Defect tolerant perovskite solar cells from blade coated non-toxic solvents
journal, January 2018

  • Bi, Zhuoneng; Rodríguez-Martínez, Xabier; Aranda, Clara
  • Journal of Materials Chemistry A, Vol. 6, Issue 39
  • DOI: 10.1039/c8ta06771f

From 2D to 3D: a facile and effective procedure for fabrication of planar CH 3 NH 3 PbI 3 perovskite solar cells
journal, January 2018

  • Zhang, Yu; Li, Fengzhu; Jiang, Ke-Jian
  • Journal of Materials Chemistry A, Vol. 6, Issue 37
  • DOI: 10.1039/c8ta07048b

An inverted planar solar cell with 13% efficiency and a sensitive visible light detector based on orientation regulated 2D perovskites
journal, January 2018

  • Lian, Xiaomei; Chen, Jiehuan; Fu, Ruilin
  • Journal of Materials Chemistry A, Vol. 6, Issue 47
  • DOI: 10.1039/c8ta08203k

Dependence of power conversion properties of perovskite solar cells on operating temperature
journal, September 2018

  • Liu, Gang; Zhou, Conghua; Wan, Fang
  • Applied Physics Letters, Vol. 113, Issue 11
  • DOI: 10.1063/1.5041028

Wide-bandgap, low-bandgap, and tandem perovskite solar cells
journal, July 2019

  • Song, Zhaoning; Chen, Cong; Li, Chongwen
  • Semiconductor Science and Technology, Vol. 34, Issue 9
  • DOI: 10.1088/1361-6641/ab27f7

High-efficiency large-area perovskite photovoltaic modules achieved via electrochemically assembled metal-filamentary nanoelectrodes
journal, August 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

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

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  • The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill University Libraries
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Strained hybrid perovskite thin films and their impact on the intrinsic stability of perovskite solar cells
text, January 2017

  • Jinsong, Huang,; Haotong, Wei,; E., Shield, Jeffrey
  • The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill University Libraries
  • DOI: 10.17615/74eg-ak28

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

Scalable Fabrication of Stable High Efficiency Perovskite Solar Cells and Modules Utilizing Room Temperature Sputtered SnO 2 Electron Transport Layer
journal, December 2018

  • Qiu, Longbin; Liu, Zonghao; Ono, Luis K.
  • Advanced Functional Materials, Vol. 29, Issue 47
  • DOI: 10.1002/adfm.201806779

Laser‐Processed Perovskite Solar Cells and Modules
journal, April 2020


Engineering the underlying surface to manipulate the growth of 2D perovskites for highly efficient solar cells
journal, January 2019

  • Tian, Shuoxun; Chen, Jiehuan; Lian, Xiaomei
  • Journal of Materials Chemistry A, Vol. 7, Issue 23
  • DOI: 10.1039/c9ta03022k

Dual Functions of Crystallization Control and Defect Passivation Enabled by Sulfonic Zwitterions for Stable and Efficient Perovskite Solar Cells
text, January 2018

  • X., Xiao,; Y., Lin,; Y., Fang,
  • The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill University Libraries
  • DOI: 10.17615/vb0v-qt95

Coated and Printed Perovskites for Photovoltaic Applications
text, January 2019


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


Control of Crystal Growth toward Scalable Fabrication of Perovskite Solar Cells
journal, December 2018

  • Lee, Jin‐Wook; Lee, Do‐Kyoung; Jeong, Dong‐Nyuk
  • Advanced Functional Materials, Vol. 29, Issue 47
  • DOI: 10.1002/adfm.201807047

Gravure‐Printed Flexible Perovskite Solar Cells: Toward Roll‐to‐Roll Manufacturing
journal, January 2019

  • Kim, Young Yun; Yang, Tae‐Youl; Suhonen, Riikka
  • Advanced Science, Vol. 6, Issue 7
  • DOI: 10.1002/advs.201802094

Rapid Layer‐Specific Annealing Enabled by Ultraviolet LED with Estimation of Crystallization Energy for High‐Performance Perovskite Solar Cells
journal, November 2019

  • Ouyang, Zhongliang; Abrams, Henry; Bergstone, Robert
  • Advanced Energy Materials, Vol. 10, Issue 4
  • DOI: 10.1002/aenm.201902898

Scalable slot-die coating of high performance perovskite solar cells
journal, January 2018

  • Whitaker, James B.; Kim, Dong Hoe; Larson, Bryon W.
  • Sustainable Energy & Fuels, Vol. 2, Issue 11
  • DOI: 10.1039/c8se00368h

Steering the crystallization of perovskites for high-performance solar cells in ambient air
journal, January 2019

  • Wang, Feng; Zhang, Ting; Wang, Yafei
  • Journal of Materials Chemistry A, Vol. 7, Issue 19
  • DOI: 10.1039/c9ta02566a

Br-containing alkyl ammonium salt-enabled scalable fabrication of high-quality perovskite films for efficient and stable perovskite modules
journal, January 2019

  • Xu, Zhongyuan; Chen, Ruihao; Wu, Yazhuo
  • Journal of Materials Chemistry A, Vol. 7, Issue 47
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Ambient blade coating of mixed cation, mixed halide perovskites without dripping: in situ investigation and highly efficient solar cells
journal, January 2020

  • Tang, Ming-Chun; Fan, Yuanyuan; Barrit, Dounya
  • Journal of Materials Chemistry A, Vol. 8, Issue 3
  • DOI: 10.1039/c9ta12890e

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


Impacts of alkaline on the defects property and crystallization kinetics in perovskite solar cells
journal, March 2019