Proceedings of International Conference on Hybrid and Organic Photovoltaics (HOPV22)
DOI: https://doi.org/10.29363/nanoge.hopv.2022.188
Publication date: 20th April 2022
Low bandgap lead-tin halide perovskites are predicted to be candidates to maximize the performance of single junction and tandem solar cells based on metal halide perovskites. In spite of the tremendous progress on lab-scale device efficiency, devices fabricated with scalable techniques fail to reach the same efficiencies, which hinder their potential industrialization. Herein we propose a method which involves a template of a two-dimensional (2D) perovskite deposited with a scalable technique (blade coating), and then is converted in-situ to form a highly crystalline three-dimensional (3D) lead-tin perovskite. These templated grown films are alloyed with stoichiometric ratio and are highly oriented with the (l00) planes aligning parallel to the substrate. The low surface/volume ratio of the obtained single-crystal-like films contribute to their enhanced stability in different environments. Finally, the converted films are demonstrated as active layer for solar cells, opening up the opportunity to develop this scalable technique for the growth of highly crystalline hybrid halide perovskites for photovoltaic devices.