Room Temperature Processing of Inorganic Perovskite Films to Enable Flexible Solar Cells

Liu, Dianyi; Yang, Chenchen; Bates, Matthew; Lunt, Richard R.

doi:10.1016/j.isci.2018.08.005

Title: Room Temperature Processing of Inorganic Perovskite Films to Enable Flexible Solar Cells

Journal Article · 31 August 2018 · iScience

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.isci.2018.08.005 · OSTI ID:1466414

Liu, Dianyi ^[1]; Yang, Chenchen ^[1]; Bates, Matthew ^[1];

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Michigan State Univ., East Lansing, MI (United States). Dept. of Chemical Engineering and Materials Science
Michigan State Univ., East Lansing, MI (United States). Dept. of Chemical Engineering and Materials Science; Michigan State Univ., East Lansing, MI (United States). Dept. of Physics and Astronomy

Inorganic lead halide perovskite materials have attracted great attention recently due to their potential for greater thermal stability compared with hybrid organic perovskites. However, the high processing temperature to convert from the non-perovskite phase to the cubic perovskite phase in many of these systems has limited their application in flexible optoelectronic devices. Here, we report a room temperature processed inorganic perovskite solar cell (PSC) based on CsPbI₂Br as the light harvesting layer. By combining this composition with key precursor solvents, we show that inorganic perovskite films can be prepared by the vacuum-assist method under room temperature conditions in air. Unencapsulated devices achieved power conversion efficiency up to 8.67% when measured under 1-sun irradiation. Exploiting this room temperature process, flexible inorganic PSCs based on an inorganic metal halide perovskite material are demonstrated.

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Research Organization:: Michigan State Univ., East Lansing, MI (United States)

Sponsoring Organization:: USDOE Office of Science (SC)

Grant/Contract Number:: SC0010472

OSTI ID:: 1466414

Alternate ID(s):: OSTI ID: 1623677

Journal Information:: iScience, Vol. 6, Issue C; ISSN 2589-0042

Publisher:: ElsevierCopyright Statement

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

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