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Controllable Grain Morphology of Perovskite Absorber Film by Molecular Self-Assembly toward Efficient Solar Cell Exceeding 17

The highly developed crystallization process with respect to perovskite thin films is favorable for efficient solar cells. Here, an innovative intermolecular self-assembly approach was employed to retard the crystallization of PbI2 in dimethylformamide (DMF) by additional solvent of dimethyl sulfoxi...

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Published in:Journal of the American Chemical Society 2015-08, Vol.137 (32), p.10399-10405
Main Authors: Li, Wenzhe, Fan, Jiandong, Li, Jiangwei, Mai, Yaohua, Wang, Liduo
Format: Article
Language:English
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Summary:The highly developed crystallization process with respect to perovskite thin films is favorable for efficient solar cells. Here, an innovative intermolecular self-assembly approach was employed to retard the crystallization of PbI2 in dimethylformamide (DMF) by additional solvent of dimethyl sulfoxide (DMSO), which was proved to be capable of coordinating with PbI2 by coordinate covalent bond. The obtained PbI2(DMSO) x (0 ≤ x ≤ 1.86) complexes tend to be closely packed by means of intermolecular self-assembly. Afterward, an intramolecular exchange of DMSO with CH3NH3I (MAI) enabled the complexes to deform their shape and finally to reorganize to be an ultraflat and dense thin film of CH3NH3PbI3. The controllable grain morphology of perovskite thin film allows obtaining a power conversion efficiency (PCE) above 17% and a stabilized power output above 16% within 240 s by controlling DMSO species in the complex–precursor system (CPS). The present study gives a reproductive and facile strategy toward high quality of perovskite thin films and efficient solar cells.
ISSN:0002-7863
1520-5126
DOI:10.1021/jacs.5b06444