Issue 9, 2014

Efficient planar heterojunction mixed-halide perovskite solar cells deposited via spray-deposition

Abstract

We report the use of ultra-sonic spray-coating under ambient conditions as a deposition technique for the fabrication of planar heterojunction CH3NH3PbI3−xClx perovskite solar cells. We make a first optimization of processing parameter space using this deposition technique, and explore the role of the temperature of the substrate during spray-casting, the volatility of the casting solvent and the post deposition anneal on determining the efficiency of the resultant solar cells. We find that maximum device efficiency is correlated with the creation of dense films having a surface coverage above 85%. When such films are incorporated into a solar cell device, power conversion efficiencies of up to 11% are realized. These results demonstrate that spray-coating can be used in the large-area, low-cost manufacture of high efficiency solution-processed perovskite solar cells.

Graphical abstract: Efficient planar heterojunction mixed-halide perovskite solar cells deposited via spray-deposition

Supplementary files

Article information

Article type
Communication
Submitted
19 May 2014
Accepted
09 Jul 2014
First published
09 Jul 2014

Energy Environ. Sci., 2014,7, 2944-2950

Author version available

Efficient planar heterojunction mixed-halide perovskite solar cells deposited via spray-deposition

A. T. Barrows, A. J. Pearson, C. K. Kwak, A. D. F. Dunbar, A. R. Buckley and D. G. Lidzey, Energy Environ. Sci., 2014, 7, 2944 DOI: 10.1039/C4EE01546K

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