Applied Surface Science, Vol.392, 960-965, 2017
Crack-free CH3NH3PbI3 layer via continuous dripping method for high-performance mesoporous perovskite solar cells
The past five years have witnessed the uniquely rapid emergence of the mixed organic-inorganic halide perovskite solar cells. Here, a modified deposition process, continuous dripping method, is reported for fabricating high-performance and reproducible perovskite solar cells. We have systematically investigated the impact of different molar ratio of lead iodide (PbI2) to dimethylsulfoxide (DMSO) on the growth, morphology and crystallinity of CH3NH3PbI3 (MAPbI(3)) films obtained via this process. The high power conversion efficiency (PCE) perovskite solar cell originates in crack-free and highly crystallographic perovskite films prepared with optimized ratio of PbI2 to DMSO in first precursor solution. The best PCE of 17.76% and an average PCE of 16.37 +/- 0.51% were obtained via this process. Moreover, the conventional solution two steps method was also carried out as a comparison to this process. This work provides a new simple solution approach to obtain high quality of perovskite thin films for high-performance and reproducible PSCs. (C) 2016 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
Keywords:Perovskite solar cells;Two-step process;Continuous dripping method;Crack-free film;PbI2(DMSO)(2) complex