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Drop-Casting Method to Screen Ruddlesden-Popper Perovskite Formulations for Use in Solar Cells.

ABSTRACT: Small-area metal-halide perovskite solar cells (PSCs) having power-conversion efficiencies (PCEs) of greater than 25% can be prepared by using a spin-coated perovskite layer, but this technique is not readily transferrable to large-scale manufacturing. Drop-casting is a simple alternative method for film formation that is more closely aligned to industry-relevant coating processes. In the present work, drop-casting was used to prepare films for screening two-dimensional Ruddlesden-Popper (2DRP) metal-halide perovskite formulations for potential utility in PSCs, without additional processing steps such as inert-gas blowing or application of antisolvent. The composition of the 2DRP formulation used for drop-casting was found to have a profound effect on optical, spectroscopic, morphological, and phase-distribution properties of the films as well as the photovoltaic performance of related PSC devices. This facile method for screening film quality greatly assists in speeding up the identification of perovskite formulations of interest. The optimal 2DRP perovskite formulation identified from screening was utilized for industry-relevant one-step roll-to-roll slot-die coating on a flexible plastic substrate, producing PSCs having PCEs of up to 8.8%. A mechanism describing film formation and phase distribution in the films is also proposed.

SUBMITTER: Zuo C

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8640969 | biostudies-literature |

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