Proceedings of International Conference on Perovskite Thin Film Photovoltaics and Perovskite Photonics and Optoelectronics (NIPHO23)
DOI: https://doi.org/10.29363/nanoge.nipho.2023.014
Publication date: 3rd April 2023
S. Milita*1, G. Calabres1, C. Pipitone2 , A. Martorana2 , F. Giannici2 A. Guagliardi3 , N. Masciocchi4
1CNR-IMM, via Piero Gobetti, 40129 Bologna, Italy
2 Dipartimento di Fisica e Chimica “Emilio Segrè”, Università di Palermo, viale delle Scienze, 90128 Palermo, Italy
3CNR-IC & To.Sca.Lab, via Valleggio 11, 22100 Como, Italy
4 Dipartimento di Scienza e Alta Tecnologia & To.Sca.Lab., Università dell’Insubria, via Valleggio11, 22100 Como, Italy
*milita@bo.imm.cnr.it
Perovskites have recently established themselves in a large number of (opto)electronic devices far beyond solar cells, such as gas sensors, transistors, photodetectors and thermoelectrics. However, the low long-term stability of the vast majority of inorganic and hybrid 3D perovskites still represents the main obstacle preventing their commercialisation. One possible solution is low-dimensional perovskites which have been shown to exhibit higher stability and lower ion migration than their 3D counterparts. Additionally, charge confinement allows ZT to be empowered. Thermal conductivity is reduced by scattering of phonons in the low-dimensional lattice, and the Seebeck coefficient is increased and the thermopower reaches its highest value when energy levels are discrete. To ensure technological applications, low-cost deposition processes, such as spin-coating, must be optimized to obtain a) controlled film morphology (roughness, grain size, grain boundaries, defects), b) pure phases and c) orientation of the layered structures parallel to the substrate. We report on the structural study of thin films of two different 1D pseudo-perovskite materials, namely PRSH)PbX3 (X = Br, I) and (TMSO)PbI/Bi3. Combining complementary techniques, such as GIWAXS, Specular XRD, SEM, EDX and XPS, we could describe the crystalline phases, mosaicity and disorder in film systems and their dependence on the solvent used, the concentration of the precursors and the stoichiometry. Furthermore, the time, ultraviolet radiation and moisture stability of the thin films are reported and correlated with the deposition conditions.