Modulating perovskite crystal growth process for high efficiency perovskite based solar cells

Lead halide perovskites have recently been introduced as the light absorber in solar cells and this group of material offers excellent properties for applications in solar cells, offering high efficiencies in the recent years. This project aims to investigate the effects of several parameters on the...

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Main Author: Tan, Mei Qin
Other Authors: Lydia Helena Wong
Format: Final Year Project
Language:English
Published: 2015
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10356/62491
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Institution: Nanyang Technological University
Language: English
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Summary:Lead halide perovskites have recently been introduced as the light absorber in solar cells and this group of material offers excellent properties for applications in solar cells, offering high efficiencies in the recent years. This project aims to investigate the effects of several parameters on the perovskite crystal growth process in perovskite solar cells. Studies were done to investigate the effects of using alternative solvents in preparation of perovskite precursor solution. Amongst the different solvents studied, dimethylformamide is more suitable and offers the best device performance. The effect of moisture during dipping in sequential deposition was also studied and overall, moisture has a negative impact on device performance. In addition, heating of the methyl ammonium iodide (MAI) solution during the dipping step was also studied. High MAI solution temperature was found to result in a decline in device performance.