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Optimization of anti-solvent engineering toward high performance perovskite solar cells

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  29 April 2019

Jian Li Open the ORCID record for Jian Li [Opens in a new window] ,
Ruihan Yang ,
Longcheng Que ,
Yafei Wang ,
Feng Wang ,
Jiang Wu  and
Shibin Li
Jian Li
Affiliation:
State Key Laboratory of Electronic Thin Films and Integrated Devices, and School of Optoelectronic Science and Engineering, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China (UESTC), Chengdu, Sichuan 610054, China
Ruihan Yang
Affiliation:
State Key Laboratory of Electronic Thin Films and Integrated Devices, and School of Optoelectronic Science and Engineering, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China (UESTC), Chengdu, Sichuan 610054, China
Longcheng Que*
Affiliation:
State Key Laboratory of Electronic Thin Films and Integrated Devices, and School of Optoelectronic Science and Engineering, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China (UESTC), Chengdu, Sichuan 610054, China
Yafei Wang
Affiliation:
State Key Laboratory of Electronic Thin Films and Integrated Devices, and School of Optoelectronic Science and Engineering, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China (UESTC), Chengdu, Sichuan 610054, China
Feng Wang
Affiliation:
State Key Laboratory of Electronic Thin Films and Integrated Devices, and School of Optoelectronic Science and Engineering, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China (UESTC), Chengdu, Sichuan 610054, China
Jiang Wu
Affiliation:
Institute of Fundamental and Frontier Sciences, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Chengdu 610054, China; and Department of Electronic and Electrical Engineering, University College London, London WC1E7JE, U.K.
Shibin Li
Affiliation:
State Key Laboratory of Electronic Thin Films and Integrated Devices, and School of Optoelectronic Science and Engineering, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China (UESTC), Chengdu, Sichuan 610054, China
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a)Address all correspondence to this author. e-mail: quelongcheng@gmail.com
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Abstract

Anti-solvent treatment assisted crystallization is currently one of the most widely used methods to obtain high-quality perovskite films ascribed to its great operability. However, choosing a proper anti-solvent toward high-quality perovskite film for perovskite solar cells (PSCs) remains elusive. In this study, we qualitatively evaluate the impact of anti-solvent treatment on the grain growth and phase composition of perovskite by X-ray diffraction, scanning electron microscope, Fourier transform infrared spectrometer, and UV-vis absorption measurement, etc. The results demonstrate that the chemical groups in anti-solvents also affect the formation of perovskites, and anti-solvents with a low boiling point and good polarity contribute to the superior efficiency and reproducibility of PSCs. The device prepared using ether as an anti-solvent exhibits the best power conversion efficiency of 18.47%. The results indicate a new path toward selecting an ideal anti-solvent to improve the performance of PSCs.

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perovskite solar cellsanti-solventgreen solventsmorphology engineering
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Journal of Materials Research , Volume 34 , Issue 14 , 28 July 2019 , pp. 2416 - 2424
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Copyright © Materials Research Society 2019 

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These authors contributed equally to this work.

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