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Title: Rapid thermal annealing of CH 3 NH 3 PbI 3 perovskite thin films by intense pulsed light with aid of diiodomethane additive
The organic metal halide perovskite material is capable of high throughput manufacturing via traditional deposition processes used in roll-to-roll, yet thermal annealing post deposition may require long ovens. We report rapid annealed perovskite thin films using intense pulsed light (IPL) to initiate a radiative thermal response that is enabled by an alkyl halide additive that collectively improves the performance of a device processed in an ambient environment from a baseline of 10 to 16.5% efficiency. Previous reports on CH 3 NH 3 PbI 3 perovskite films using IPL processing achieved functional devices in milli-second time scales and are promising for high throughput manufacturing processes under ambient conditions. In this study, we found that the addition of diiodomethane (CH 2 I 2 ) as an additive to the methylammonium iodide (MAI)/lead iodide (PbI 2 ) precursor ink chemistry and subsequent IPL thermal annealing are inter-dependent. The concentration of CH 2 I 2 and IPL processing parameters have a direct effect on the surface morphology of the films and performance within a perovskite solar cell (PSC). The CH 2 I 2 dissociates under exposure to ultraviolet (UV) radiation from the IPL source liberating iodine ions in the film, influencing the perovskite formation and reducing the defect states. We anticipate that these results can be utilized to further develop different ink formulations using alkyl halides for the IPL technique to improve the performance of perovskite solar cells processed in ambient conditions.  more » « less
Award ID(s):
1828355
NSF-PAR ID:
10100869
Author(s) / Creator(s):
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Date Published:
Journal Name:
Journal of Materials Chemistry A
Volume:
6
Issue:
20
ISSN:
2050-7488
Page Range / eLocation ID:
9378 to 9383
Format(s):
Medium: X
Sponsoring Org:
National Science Foundation
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