Memory Seeds Enable High Structural Phase Purity in 2D Perovskite Films for High–Efficiency Devices

Sidhik, Siraj; Li, Wenbin; Samani, Mohammad K.; Zhang, Hao; Wang, Yafei; Hoffman, Justin; Fehr, Austin K.; Wong, Michael S.; Katan, Claudine; Even, Jacky; Marciel, Amanda B.; Kanatzidis, Mercouri G.; Blancon, Jean‐Christophe; Mohite, Aditya D.

doi:10.1002/adma.202007176

Title: Memory Seeds Enable High Structural Phase Purity in 2D Perovskite Films for High–Efficiency Devices

Journal Article · Sat Jun 05 20:00:00 EDT 2021 · Advanced Materials

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1002/adma.202007176 · OSTI ID:2484237

Sidhik, Siraj ^[1]; Li, Wenbin ^[1]; Samani, Mohammad K. ^[1]; Zhang, Hao ^[1]; Wang, Yafei ^[1]; Hoffman, Justin ^[2]; Fehr, Austin K. ^[1];

^[1]; Katan, Claudine ^[3]; Even, Jacky ^[3]; Marciel, Amanda B. ^[1]; Kanatzidis, Mercouri G. ^[2]; Blancon, Jean‐Christophe ^[1];

^[1]

Rice University, Houston, TX (United States)
Northwestern University, Evanston, IL (United States)
Univ Rennes (France)

2D perovskites are a class of halide perovskites offering a pathway for realizing efficient and durable optoelectronic devices. However, the broad chemical phase space and lack of understanding of film formation have led to quasi-2D perovskite films with polydispersity in perovskite layer thicknesses, which have hindered device performance and stability. Here, a simple and scalable approach is reported, termed as the “phase-selective method”, to fabricate 2D perovskite thin films with homogenous layer thickness (phase purity). The phase-selective method involves the dissolution of single-crystalline powders with a homogeneous perovskite layer thickness in desired solvents to fabricate thin films. In situ characterizations reveal the presence of sub-micrometer-sized seeds in solution that preserve the memory of the dissolved single crystals and dictate the nucleation and growth of grains with an identical thickness of the perovskite layers in thin films. Furthermore, photovoltaic devices with a p–i–n architecture are fabricated with such films, which yield an efficiency of 17.1% enabled by an open-circuit voltage of 1.20 V, while preserving 97.5% of their peak performance after 800 h under illumination without any external thermal management.

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Research Organization:: Rice University, Houston, TX (United States)

Sponsoring Organization:: Office of Naval Research (ONR); USDOE Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE), Office of Sustainable Transportation. Hydrogen Fuel Cell Technologies Office (HFTO); USDOE Office of Science (SC), Basic Energy Sciences (BES). Scientific User Facilities (SUF)

Grant/Contract Number:: AC02-06CH11357; EE0008843; SC0012704

OSTI ID:: 2484237

Journal Information:: Advanced Materials, Journal Name: Advanced Materials Journal Issue: 29 Vol. 33; ISSN 0935-9648

Publisher:: WileyCopyright Statement

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

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