Vacuum-Processed Propylene Urea Additive: A Novel Approach for Controlling the Growth of CH 3 NH 3 PbI 3 Crystals in All Vacuum-Processed Perovskite Solar Cells.

Autor: Lee K; Department of Chemistry and Nano Science, Ewha Womans University, Seoul 03760, Republic of Korea., Kim Y; Department of Chemistry and Nano Science, Ewha Womans University, Seoul 03760, Republic of Korea., Lee J; Department of Chemistry and Nano Science, Ewha Womans University, Seoul 03760, Republic of Korea., Park Y; Department of Chemistry and Nano Science, Ewha Womans University, Seoul 03760, Republic of Korea., Cho K; Department of Chemistry and Nano Science, Ewha Womans University, Seoul 03760, Republic of Korea., Kim WS; Department of Chemistry and Nano Science, Ewha Womans University, Seoul 03760, Republic of Korea., Park J; Department of Chemistry and Nano Science, Ewha Womans University, Seoul 03760, Republic of Korea., Kim K; Department of Chemistry and Nano Science, Ewha Womans University, Seoul 03760, Republic of Korea.
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: ACS applied materials & interfaces [ACS Appl Mater Interfaces] 2024 May 01; Vol. 16 (17), pp. 21915-21923. Date of Electronic Publication: 2024 Apr 20.
DOI: 10.1021/acsami.4c02043
Abstrakt: In this study, we present a novel method for controlling the growth of perovskite crystals in the vacuum thermal evaporation process by utilizing a vacuum-processable additive, propylene urea (PU). By coevaporation of perovskite precursors with PU to form the perovskite layer, PU, acting as a Lewis base additive, retards the direct reaction between the perovskite precursors. This facilitates a larger domain size and reduced defect density. Following the removal of the residual additive, the perovskite layer, exhibiting improved crystallinity, demonstrates reduced charge recombination, as confirmed by a time-resolved microwave conductivity analysis. Consequently, there is a notable enhancement in open-circuit voltage and power conversion efficiency, increasing from 1.05 to 1.15 V and from 17.17 to 18.31%, respectively. The incorporation of a vacuum-processable and removable Lewis base additive into the fabrication of vacuum-processed perovskite solar cells offers new avenues for optimizing these devices.
Databáze: MEDLINE