TY - JOUR
T1 - A lab-to-fab study toward roll-to-roll fabrication of reproducible Perovskite solar cells under ambient room conditions
AU - Angmo, Dechan
AU - DeLuca, Giovanni
AU - Scully, Andrew D.
AU - Chesman, Anthony S.R.
AU - Seeber, Aaron
AU - Zuo, Chuantian
AU - Vak, Doojin
AU - Bach, Udo
AU - Gao, Mei
N1 - Funding Information:
D.A. A.S. D.V. and M.G. acknowledge support from the Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA) (grant agreement 2017/RND012), Australian Centre of Advanced Photovoltaics (ACAP). D.A. and D.V. acknowledge further support from an ACAP-funded collaboration grant. G.D. is grateful for support from the U.S. National Science Foundation East Asia and Pacific Summer Institutes (NSF EAPSI) program (OISE 1613514 and OISE 1713327). U.B. and G.D. thank the Office of the Vice-Provost (Research), Monash University. We thank Dr. Fei Zheng and Prof. Kenneth P. Ghiggino from University of Melbourne for capturing the PL images. D.A. conceived and planned the study. D.A. and G.D. carried out experiments, data analyses, and manuscript preparation. A.D.S. revised the manuscript and carried out all PL measurements and analyses. A.S.R.C. and A.S. carried out PESA and XRD measurements and analyses, respectively. D.V. C.Z. M.G. and U.B. advised on different aspects of the study. All co-authors contributed to the revision of the manuscript. The authors declare no competing interests.
Funding Information:
D.A., A.S., D.V., and M.G. acknowledge support from the Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA) (grant agreement 2017/RND012 ), Australian Centre of Advanced Photovoltaics (ACAP). D.A. and D.V. acknowledge further support from an ACAP -funded collaboration grant. G.D. is grateful for support from the U.S. National Science Foundation East Asia and Pacific Summer Institutes (NSF EAPSI) program ( OISE 1613514 and OISE 1713327 ). U.B. and G.D. thank the Office of the Vice-Provost (Research), Monash University . We thank Dr. Fei Zheng and Prof. Kenneth P. Ghiggino from University of Melbourne for capturing the PL images.
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PY - 2021/1/20
Y1 - 2021/1/20
N2 - The low power-conversion efficiency (PCE) and reproducibility reported to date for roll-to-roll (R2R)-fabricated perovskite solar cells (PSCs) results from difficulty in controlling perovskite film quality. Here, we present a systematic comparison of the hot-deposition method, which induces crystal-growth-driven (CGD) film formation, and the anti-solvent method, which induces nucleation-driven (ND) film formation, for one-step perovskite film formation. Perovskite films produced by the two methods show markedly different micro-structural and optoelectronic properties; however, PCEs of CGD-type PSCs are only marginally lower than those of ND-type PSCs. Importantly, the average performance of PSCs incorporating a CGD-type perovskite layer is independent of humidity during fabrication and displays improved stability and reproducibility, prompting further investigation of upscaling potential. R2R-produced PSCs on plastic substrate with four slot-die-coated functional layers show superior reproducibility and micro-structural, optoelectronic, and photovoltaic properties comparable with those of glass-based PSCs, indicating excellent promise for translation to a manufacturing process.
AB - The low power-conversion efficiency (PCE) and reproducibility reported to date for roll-to-roll (R2R)-fabricated perovskite solar cells (PSCs) results from difficulty in controlling perovskite film quality. Here, we present a systematic comparison of the hot-deposition method, which induces crystal-growth-driven (CGD) film formation, and the anti-solvent method, which induces nucleation-driven (ND) film formation, for one-step perovskite film formation. Perovskite films produced by the two methods show markedly different micro-structural and optoelectronic properties; however, PCEs of CGD-type PSCs are only marginally lower than those of ND-type PSCs. Importantly, the average performance of PSCs incorporating a CGD-type perovskite layer is independent of humidity during fabrication and displays improved stability and reproducibility, prompting further investigation of upscaling potential. R2R-produced PSCs on plastic substrate with four slot-die-coated functional layers show superior reproducibility and micro-structural, optoelectronic, and photovoltaic properties comparable with those of glass-based PSCs, indicating excellent promise for translation to a manufacturing process.
KW - ambient
KW - anti-solvent
KW - crystallization
KW - flexible
KW - hot deposition
KW - perovskite solar cells
KW - reproducibility
KW - roll to roll
KW - slot die
KW - stability
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85100522809&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1016/j.xcrp.2020.100293
DO - 10.1016/j.xcrp.2020.100293
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85100522809
SN - 2666-3864
VL - 2
JO - Cell Reports Physical Science
JF - Cell Reports Physical Science
IS - 1
M1 - 100293
ER -
