Perovskite Photovoltaics with Outstanding Performance Produced by Chemical Conversion of Bilayer Mesostructured Lead Halide/TiO2 Films

Chenyi Yi; Xiong Li; Jingshan Luo; Shaik M Zakeeruddin; Michael Grätzel

doi:10.1002/adma.201506049

Perovskite Photovoltaics with Outstanding Performance Produced by Chemical Conversion of Bilayer Mesostructured Lead Halide/TiO2 Films

Adv Mater. 2016 Apr 20;28(15):2964-70. doi: 10.1002/adma.201506049. Epub 2016 Feb 19.

Authors

Chenyi Yi¹, Xiong Li¹, Jingshan Luo¹, Shaik M Zakeeruddin¹, Michael Grätzel¹

Affiliation

¹ Laboratory for Photonics and Interfaces, Institute of Chemical Sciences and Engineering, School of Basic Sciences, Ecole Polytechnique Federale de Lausanne, CH-1015, Lausanne, Switzerland.

PMID: 26895116
DOI: 10.1002/adma.201506049

Abstract

A new method of producing high-quality perovskite films via sequential deposition is presented, introducing a PbX2 capping layer that is endowed with a network of interconnected nanopores. The mesoporous lead halide architecture provides a powerful tool to accomplish rapid and complete transformation of lead halide into the perovskite for high-efficiency solar cells.

Keywords: mesoporous films; perovskite solar cells; sequential deposition.

Publication types

Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't