Proceedings of Materials for Sustainable Development Conference (MAT-SUS) (NFM22)
DOI: https://doi.org/10.29363/nanoge.nfm.2022.121
Publication date: 11th July 2022
Pulsed Laser Deposition (PLD) has offered unique options for the development of complex materials thin film growth, allowing stoichiometric transfer and multi-compound deposition independent of the relative volatility of the elements, and ultimate control of interfaces. In the field of complex perovskite oxides, PLD opened the way to high-Tc superconducting films requiring stoichiometric transfer of multiple (4 to 5) cations. In this presentation we discuss the rather unexplored but huge potential of PLD for the controlled formation and study of single and double halide perovskite thin films. More specifically we present the unique single-source deposition of multi-compound halide perovskites in-vacuum.
We demonstrate PLD of a variety of compounds from CsSnI3, Cs2SnI6 and Cs2AgBiI6 as well as Pb-based compounds. The critical role of the PLD target quality, formed by mechano-synthesis of the individual precursors and pressed into a single solid pellet will be discussed. Moreover, the control of the PLD parameters to achieve near-stoichiometric transfer from a single source target to high quality films presenting the photoactive phases will be demonstrated. This work represents an important step forward in the development of controlled growth and future scalability of halide perovskites for efficient optoelectronic devices.