A Versatile Thin-Film Deposition Method for Multidimensional Semiconducting Bismuth Halides

doi:10.1021/acs.chemmater.8b01341

Title: A Versatile Thin-Film Deposition Method for Multidimensional Semiconducting Bismuth Halides

Abstract

Despite the significant progress in fabricating hybrid organic-inorganic lead halide perovskite solar cells, their toxicity and low stability remain as major drawbacks, thereby hindering large-scale commercialization. Given the isoelectronic nature of lead(II) and bismuth(III) ions, potentially stable and non-toxic alternatives for efficient light absorption in thin-film photovoltaic (PV) devices may be found among bismuth-based halide semiconductors. However, high-quality polycrystalline films of many of these systems have not been demonstrated. In this work, we present a versatile and facile two-step co-evaporation approach to fabricate A ₃Bi ₂I ₉ (A = Cs, Rb) and AgBi ₂I ₇ polycrystalline films with smooth, pin-hole-free morphology and average grain size of > 200 nm. The process involves an initial two-source evaporation step (involving CsI, RbI or AgI, and BiI ₃ sources), followed by an annealing step under BiI3 vapor. The structural, optical and electrical characteristics of the resulting thin films are studied by X-ray diffraction, optical spectroscopy, X-ray/UV photoelectron spectroscopy and scanning electron microscopy.

Authors:

Khazaee, Maryam ^[1]; Sardashti, Kasra ^[2]; Sun, Jon-Paul ^[3]; Zhou, Hanhan ^[4]; Clegg, Charlotte ^[5]; Hill, Ian G. ^[5]; Jones, Jacob L. ^[4]; Lupascu, Doru C. ^[6];

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Duke Univ., Durham, NC (United States). Dept. of Mechanical Engineering and Materials Science; Univ. of Duisburg-Essen (Germany). Inst. for Materials Science and Center for Nanointegration Duisburg-Essen (CENIDE)
Duke Univ., Durham, NC (United States). Dept. of Mechanical Engineering and Materials Science
Duke Univ., Durham, NC (United States). Dept. of Mechanical Engineering and Materials Science; Dalhousie Univ., Halifax, Nova Scotia (Canada). Dept. of Physics and Atmospheric Science
North Carolina State Univ., Raleigh, NC (United States). Dept. of Materials Science and Engineering
Dalhousie Univ., Halifax, Nova Scotia (Canada). Dept. of Physics and Atmospheric Science
Univ. of Duisburg-Essen (Germany). Inst. for Materials Science and Center for Nanointegration Duisburg-Essen (CENIDE)
Duke Univ., Durham, NC (United States)

Publication Date:: 2018-04-30

Research Org.:: Duke Univ., Durham, NC (United States); Univ. of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC (United States); North Carolina State Univ., Raleigh, NC (United States)

Sponsoring Org.:: USDOE Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE); National Science Foundation (NSF); Leitmarktwettbewerb NRW (European Union); Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC)

OSTI Identifier:: 1593836

Grant/Contract Number:: EE0006712; DMR-1709294; EFRE-0800120; NW-1-1-040h; RGPIN-298170- 2014; ECCS-1542015

Resource Type:: Accepted Manuscript

Journal Name:: Chemistry of Materials

Additional Journal Information:: Journal Volume: 30; Journal Issue: 10; Journal ID: ISSN 0897-4756

Publisher:: American Chemical Society (ACS)

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

Subject:: 36 MATERIALS SCIENCE

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                    Khazaee, Maryam, Sardashti, Kasra, Sun, Jon-Paul, Zhou, Hanhan, Clegg, Charlotte, Hill, Ian G., Jones, Jacob L., Lupascu, Doru C., and Mitzi, David B. A Versatile Thin-Film Deposition Method for Multidimensional Semiconducting Bismuth Halides.  United States: N. p., 2018. 
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                    Khazaee, Maryam, Sardashti, Kasra, Sun, Jon-Paul, Zhou, Hanhan, Clegg, Charlotte, Hill, Ian G., Jones, Jacob L., Lupascu, Doru C., & Mitzi, David B. A Versatile Thin-Film Deposition Method for Multidimensional Semiconducting Bismuth Halides.  United States.  doi:10.1021/acs.chemmater.8b01341.

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                    Khazaee, Maryam, Sardashti, Kasra, Sun, Jon-Paul, Zhou, Hanhan, Clegg, Charlotte, Hill, Ian G., Jones, Jacob L., Lupascu, Doru C., and Mitzi, David B. Mon .  
        "A Versatile Thin-Film Deposition Method for Multidimensional Semiconducting Bismuth Halides".  United States.  doi:10.1021/acs.chemmater.8b01341.  https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1593836.

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@article{osti_1593836,

  title        = {A Versatile Thin-Film Deposition Method for Multidimensional Semiconducting Bismuth Halides},

  author       = {Khazaee, Maryam and Sardashti, Kasra and Sun, Jon-Paul and Zhou, Hanhan and Clegg, Charlotte and Hill, Ian G. and Jones, Jacob L. and Lupascu, Doru C. and Mitzi, David B.},

  abstractNote = {Despite the significant progress in fabricating hybrid organic-inorganic lead halide perovskite solar cells, their toxicity and low stability remain as major drawbacks, thereby hindering large-scale commercialization. Given the isoelectronic nature of lead(II) and bismuth(III) ions, potentially stable and non-toxic alternatives for efficient light absorption in thin-film photovoltaic (PV) devices may be found among bismuth-based halide semiconductors. However, high-quality polycrystalline films of many of these systems have not been demonstrated. In this work, we present a versatile and facile two-step co-evaporation approach to fabricate A3Bi2I9 (A = Cs, Rb) and AgBi2I7 polycrystalline films with smooth, pin-hole-free morphology and average grain size of > 200 nm. The process involves an initial two-source evaporation step (involving CsI, RbI or AgI, and BiI3 sources), followed by an annealing step under BiI3 vapor. The structural, optical and electrical characteristics of the resulting thin films are studied by X-ray diffraction, optical spectroscopy, X-ray/UV photoelectron spectroscopy and scanning electron microscopy.},

  doi          = {10.1021/acs.chemmater.8b01341},

  journal      = {Chemistry of Materials},

  number       = 10,

  volume       = 30,

  place        = {United States},

  year         = {2018},

  month        = {4}

}

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