Issue 4, 2017

Enhancement in efficiency and optoelectronic quality of perovskite thin films annealed in MACl vapor

Abstract

We analyzed and compared quantitatively the optoelectronic characteristics of perovskite PV devices with and without annealing the perovskite layer in a methyl ammonium chloride vapor atmosphere (MACl treatment). We found that the MACl treatment resulted in the mitigation of defect states, reduced defect density, improvement in the carrier profile, and passivation of recombination activities, which we infer as natural consequences of significantly improved film quality with better crystallinity and grain morphology of the perovskite layer. MACl-treated devices are more efficient with the best efficiency of ∼15.1% with small standard deviation (std.) (0.50%) and improved stability compared to devices without MACl treatment having the best efficiency of 12.4% with std. of 0.66%.

Graphical abstract: Enhancement in efficiency and optoelectronic quality of perovskite thin films annealed in MACl vapor

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Article information

Article type
Paper
Submitted
19 Jan 2017
Accepted
18 Mar 2017
First published
20 Mar 2017

Sustainable Energy Fuels, 2017,1, 755-766

Enhancement in efficiency and optoelectronic quality of perovskite thin films annealed in MACl vapor

D. B. Khadka, Y. Shirai, M. Yanagida, T. Masuda and K. Miyano, Sustainable Energy Fuels, 2017, 1, 755 DOI: 10.1039/C7SE00033B

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