Proceedings of International Conference on Perovskite Thin Film Photovoltaics and Perovskite Photonics and Optoelectronics (NIPHO23)
DOI: https://doi.org/10.29363/nanoge.nipho.2023.020
Publication date: 3rd April 2023
Nuclear Magnetic Resonance (NMR) spectroscopy has become a useful technique for the study of both the physico-chemical and the structural properties of perovskite precursors.[1] Thanks to the possibility to deliver a thorough characterization at a molecular level, this analytical technique can provide information about the interactions between the bulk perovskite precursors and the additives, as well as about the nature of the perovskite phases and the geometry in the crystalline phase. On the other hand, it can help in better understanding the degradation phenomena affecting the precursors in solution in dependence of solvent, concentration, and ageing conditions adopted.
After an overview of the tools that the technique offers, both for solution and solid-state characterization, we will describe the results obtained by applying solution NMR for: i) improving the morphology of thin films via exploitation of polymeric templates or organic gelators, ii) boosting the precursors solubility for achieving more efficient nucleation processes, and iii) detecting the occurrence of degradation phenomena that can affect the film performances.[2],[3],[4] The NMR results, combined with other analytical techniques exploited for perovskite-film characterization, allowed relating the characteristics in solution with the physico-chemical properties of the films and the performances of photovoltaic devices.