Proceedings of International Conference on Hybrid and Organic Photovoltaics (HOPV16)
Publication date: 28th March 2016
Organo-lead-halide perovskite materials have received much attention recently in the solar cell field due to their exceptional light absorbing properties and low cost. Mixing different perovskite materials allows for band gap tuning, enabling optimal utilization of the solar spectrum. However, comparatively few studies utilize vacuum deposition to fabricate mixed halide perovskite films. A home-designed hybrid deposition system that provides excellent control of the layer thickness and material ratio has previously been used for creating perovskite based devices with centimeter-scale uniformity. Here, we further explore the potential of the vacuum deposition technique to create films of mixed halide perovskite, for example MAPb(IxBr1-x)3, with controlled and varying ratios, which could be beneficial in the creation of a multi-junction tandem perovskite solar cell. Use of this technique to create a perovskite absorber film with a gradient of relative halide ratios, which could provide a way to tune electron and hole collection independently, is also explored through co-deposition of lead halide precursors. Film morphology and characterization of precursor mixed lead halide films are discussed.