Perovskite Grain Size modulation by annealing in Methyl-Amine Environment

Arun Singh Chouhan, Naga Prathibha Jasti, Shreyash Hadke, Srinivasan Raghavan, Sushobhan Avasthi

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Abstract

Here we present a novel vapor-annealing technique to improve morphology of pure-iodide perovskite (CH3NH3PbI3) thin-films and get pin-hole-free coverage with > 10μm grain size. X-Ray diffraction (XRD) measurement confirms that the annealed films are phase pure perovskite. The larger grain size leads to a significant increase in the effective recombination lifetime of charge carriers, with the best films showing lifetime of >50 μs. Solar cells fabricated with the large grain perovskite thin film shows significant improvement in short-circuit current density (Jsc) and open-circuit voltage (Voc).

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publication2017 IEEE 44th Photovoltaic Specialist Conference, PVSC 2017
PublisherInstitute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
Pages986-988
Number of pages3
ISBN (Electronic)9781509056057
DOIs
StatePublished - 2018
Externally publishedYes
Event44th IEEE Photovoltaic Specialist Conference, PVSC 2017 - Washington, United States
Duration: 25 Jun 201730 Jun 2017

Publication series

Name2017 IEEE 44th Photovoltaic Specialist Conference, PVSC 2017

Conference

Conference44th IEEE Photovoltaic Specialist Conference, PVSC 2017
Country/TerritoryUnited States
CityWashington
Period25/06/1730/06/17

Bibliographical note

Publisher Copyright:
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Funding

This work is supported in part under the U.S.-India Partnership to Advance Clean Energy-Research (PACE-R) for the Solar Energy Research Institute for India and the United States (SERIIUS), funded jointly by the U.S. Department of Energy (Office of Science, Office of Basic Energy Sciences, and Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, Solar Energy Technology Program, under Subcontract DE-AC36-08GO28308 to the National Renewable Energy Laboratory, Golden, Colorado) and the Government of India, through the Department of Science and Technology under Subcontract IUSSTF/JCERDC-SERIIUS/2012 dated 22nd Nov. 2012. The work is also supported by Department of Science and Technology (DST), Government of India, under project reference no: SB/S3/EECE/0163/2014. Authors are also grateful to Praveen Ramamurthy, Rajeev Ranjan and Manish Jain, Indian Institute of Science (IISc) for helpful discussions. This work is supported in part under the U.S.−India

FundersFunder number
Office of Basic Energy Sciences, and Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy
Solar Energy Research Institute for India
U.S.-India Partnership to Advance Clean Energy-Research
U.S. Department of Energy
Solar Energy Technologies ProgramDE-AC36-08GO28308
Office of Science
National Renewable Energy Laboratory
Indian Institute of Science
Department of Science and Technology, Ministry of Science and Technology, IndiaSB/S3/EECE/0163/2014

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