Inkjet-printed micrometer-thick perovskite solar cells with large columnar grains

Transferring the high power conversion efficiencies (PCEs) of spin-coated perovskite solar cells (PSCs) on the laboratory scale to large-area photovoltaic modules requires a significant advance in scalable fabrication methods. Digital inkjet printing promises scalable, material, and cost-efficient d...

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Hauptverfasser: Eggers, Helge (VerfasserIn) , Schackmar, Fabian (VerfasserIn) , Abzieher, Tobias (VerfasserIn) , Sun, Qing (VerfasserIn) , Lemmer, Uli (VerfasserIn) , Vaynzof, Yana (VerfasserIn) , Richards, Bryce S. (VerfasserIn) , Hernandez-Sosa, Gerardo (VerfasserIn) , Paetzold, Ulrich Wilhelm (VerfasserIn)
Dokumenttyp: Article (Journal)
Sprache:Englisch
Veröffentlicht: 2020
In: Advanced energy materials
Year: 2019, Jahrgang: 10, Heft: 6
ISSN:1614-6840
DOI:10.1002/aenm.201903184
Online-Zugang:Verlag, lizenzpflichtig, Volltext: https://doi.org/10.1002/aenm.201903184
Verlag, lizenzpflichtig, Volltext: https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1002/aenm.201903184
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Verfasserangaben:Helge Eggers, Fabian Schackmar, Tobias Abzieher, Qing Sun, Uli Lemmer, Yana Vaynzof, Bryce S. Richards, Gerardo Hernandez‐Sosa, and Ulrich W. Paetzold
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Zusammenfassung:Transferring the high power conversion efficiencies (PCEs) of spin-coated perovskite solar cells (PSCs) on the laboratory scale to large-area photovoltaic modules requires a significant advance in scalable fabrication methods. Digital inkjet printing promises scalable, material, and cost-efficient deposition of perovskite thin films on a wide range of substrates and in arbitrary shapes. In this work, high-quality inkjet-printed triple-cation (methylammonium, formamidinium, and cesium) perovskite layers with exceptional thicknesses of >1 µm are demonstrated, enabling unprecedentedly high PCEs > 21% and stabilized power output efficiencies > 18% for inkjet-printed PSCs. In-depth characterization shows that the thick inkjet-printed perovskite thin films deposited using the process developed herein exhibit a columnar crystal structure, free of horizontal grain boundaries, which extend over the entire thickness. A thin film thickness of around 1.5 µm is determined as optimal for PSC for this process. Up to this layer thickness X-ray photoemission spectroscopy analysis confirms the expected stoichiometric perovskite composition at the surface and shows strong deviations and inhomogeneities for thicker thin films. The micrometer-thick perovskite thin films exhibit remarkably long charge carrier lifetimes, highlighting their excellent optoelectronic characteristics. They are particularly promising for next-generation inkjet-printed perovskite solar cells, photodetectors, and X-ray detectors.
Beschreibung:First published: 19 December 2019
Gesehen am 14.09.2020
Beschreibung:Online Resource
ISSN:1614-6840
DOI:10.1002/aenm.201903184