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Management in Formamidinium Lead Halide
Management in Formamidinium Lead Halide
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films using a modified intramolecular exchange
he main interest in inorganic-organic hy- Theoretical calculations have shown that point process (5). PbI2 and PbBr2 (mole ratio = 95/5)
brid perovskite materials stems from the defects, such as vacancies (VMA, VPb, and VI) and were dissolved in a mixture of DMF and DMSO
huge success of their application in perov- interstitials (MAi, Pbi, and Ii), are the most likely (80/20, v/v). We first deposited a PbI2(PbBr2)-
skite solar cells (PSCs), which has led to defects in methylammonium (MA) lead iodide DMSO film by spin-coating a PbX2 (X = I, Br)
power conversion efficiency (PCE) of >20% (MAPbI3) perovskites because of their low en- solution containing PbI2 and PbBr2 dissolved
(1–5). To date, several factors, such as architecture, ergies of formation (11, 12). Moreover, cation in a mixture of DMF and DMSO onto a nano-
deposition process, and compositional manipula- substitutions (MAPb and PbMA) and antisite sub- crystalline TiO2 scaffold. In the second step, a
tion of the perovskite materials have been probed stitutions (MAI, PbI, IMA, and IPb) can also form. solution of FAI and MABr, containing iodide
and altered in attempts to fabricate efficient PSCs Although most vacancy defects create shallow ions (I−) dissolved in isopropyl alcohol (IPA),
(4–10). Previously, we proposed a bilayer archi- electronic levels near the band edges (11–13), the was spin-coated.
tecture consisting of perovskite-infiltrated mes- formation of deep-level defects, such as intersti- To prepare this solution, an iodide solution
oporous TiO2 with thin upper layers to fabricate tial and antisite defects, which are responsible was first prepared by stirring solid iodine (I2)
efficient PSCs (6, 7). Furthermore, we devised a for nonradiative recombination centers in pe- in IPA at 80°C. Iodine can be ionized to I– by
solvent-engineering process, which used a drop- rovskite layers, depends on I-poor or I-rich con- oxidation of IPA with the formation of acetone
wise dripping of an orthogonal solvent during ditions (11). via Eq. 1 (24).
spinning of the perovskite precursor in a mixture Recombination centers in polycrystalline pe- D
of g-butyl lactone and dimethyl sulfoxide (DMSO) rovskite layers can also be generated by grain ðCH3 Þ2 CHOHðIPAÞ þ I2 →
to produce a bilayer architecture with an ex- boundaries (GBs) (14–18), but electron beam–
tremely uniform and dense surface morphology induced current studies (19) have shown that ðCH3 Þ2 C ¼ OðacetoneÞ þ HI þ I ð1Þ
(7). This process was successfully repeated and GBs are inert toward charge recombination and
applied to the fabrication of highly efficient PSCs might even be beneficial for charge separation, A continued exergonic equilibrium gives rise to
with PCEs of more than 20% (2–4). Further, we as demonstrated by using scanning Kelvin probe triiodide ions (I
3 ), as shown in Eq. 2:
demonstrated the fabrication of efficient PSCs force microscopy (20). In situ or posttreatment
I2 þI ⇄ I ð2Þ
based on formamidinium lead iodide (FAPbI3) of GBs with, for example, residual PbI2 (14, 21); 3
using a two-step process based on intramolecular 1,2-ethanedithiol (15); pyridine (16); phenyl-C61- Analysis of the solution of I2 in IPA by
exchange between organic cations and DMSO butyric acid methyl ester (17); and guanidinium ultraviolet-visible (UV-vis) spectroscopy (fig. S1)
molecules (5). (18) improved performance by passivating under- (25) revealed that the intensities of the absorp-
coordinated Pb and I ions. Nevertheless, the ob- tion peaks at 291 and 361 nm increased during
1
served increases in performance were limited. the course of stirring, indicating that ½I
3 increased
Perovtronics Research Center, School of Natural Science,
Internal passivation methods exploiting the bal- as a function of the stirring time through the
and School of Energy and Chemical Engineering, Ulsan
National Institute of Science and Technology, 50 UNIST-gil, ance of halide ions during the processing stage reactions shown in Eqs. 1 and 2 (26), with all
Eonyang-eup, Ulju-gun, Ulsan 44919, Korea. 2Division of have not yet been reported for perovskite layers, iodine eventually converted into the I 3 after
Advanced Materials, Korea Research Institute of Chemical and approaches that would reduce the number stirring for 7 days. Subsequently, FAI(+MABr)
Technology, 141 Gajeong-Ro, Yuseong-Gu, Daejeon 34114,
of compositional point defects are necessary to was dissolved in an IPA solution containing 1 to
Korea. 3NAND Product Engineering Group, SK Hynix Inc.,
Icheon 17336, Korea. 4Department of Physics and Quantum achieve further improvements in the perform- 5 mmol of I 3 to prepare the dripping solution
Function Research Laboratory, Hanyang University, Seoul ance of PSCs. for perovskite layer formation. After spin-coating,
04763, Korea. 5School of Civil, Environmental and Stewart et al. (22) suggested that a two-step this solution was retained on the surface to in-
Architectural Engineering, Korea University, Seoul 136-713,
deposition method could suppress the forma- duce intramolecular exchange between DMSO
Republic of Korea.
*Corresponding author. Email: seoksi@unist.ac.kr (S.I.S.); tion of interstitial iodide. In particular, the and FAI(+MABr), followed by annealing at
junhnoh@korea.ac.kr (J.H.N.); ek-kim@hanyang.ac.kr (E.K.K.) presence of I-rich tetraiodoplumbates (PbI4− 150°C. We fabricated PSCs with the following
architecture: FTO/thin-barrier TiO2 (~60 nm)/ 0.3° (full depth) to the sample (figs. S3 and S4) PbI2-DMSO phases through the two-step process.
mesoporous-TiO2:perovskite composite layer (25). Signals corresponding to PbI2 disappeared The intermediate consists of an I-deficient (organic
(~150 nm)/perovskite upper layer (~500 nm)/ at the lower incident angle (0.05°) and de- cations)–Pb3I8 phase (23) or an I-deficient PbI2-
PTAA (~50 nm)/Au (~100 nm), where FTO is creased substantially at the higher angle (0.3°) DMSO complex forms because PbI2 itself is
F-doped SnO2 and PTAA is poly(triarylamine) in the target layer relative to the control, but often I-deficient (28). Thus, I3 in the dripping
[fig. S2A (25)]. those for both the a- and d-FAPbI3 increased in solution would both increase the proportion
The performance of the PSCs increased with intensity in the target layer. The difference of the crystalline a-FAPbI3 phase and reduce
the addition of any I 3 to the dripping solution, between the surface and full-depth diffractions the concentration of defects in the entire pe-
with the maximum performance or “target device” of PbI2 reflects the reaction between PbI2-DMSO rovskite layer.
attained when the dripping solution contained and FAI(+MABr), which is supplied externally. To gain deeper insight into the nature of
3 mmol of I 3 (Fig. 1A). The current-voltage (I-V ) The formation of FAPbI3 likely occurs via inter- these defects, we performed deep-level tran-
characteristics (Fig. 1B) of the target device were mediates such as PbI2-DMSO-FAI(+MABr) and sient spectroscopy (DLTS) (29) and steady-state
compared with those of the control (no added
I
3 ). The target PSC exhibited an open-current
voltage (Voc) of 1.1 V, a short-circuit current (Jsc)
of 24.1 mA·cm–2, and a fill factor (FF) of 81.9%,
for a PCE of 21.6%. The control device showed
an overall PCE of 20.3% with a Voc of 1.07 V,
a Jsc of 23.5 mA·cm–2, and a FF of 80.8%. The
enhanced Jsc value arose from improved light-
harvesting capacity rather than increased charge
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