journal article·2017-04-14Open access

Optimization of Stable Quasi-Cubic FAxMA1–xPbI3 Perovskite Structure for Solar Cells with Efficiency beyond 20%

Yi Zhang, Giulia Grancini, Yaqing Feng, Abdullah M. Asiri, Mohammad Khaja Nazeeruddin

ACS Energy Letters· Volume 2· Issue 4

Abstract

Complex compositional engineering of mixed halides/mixed cations perovskites has recently fostered a rapid progress in perovskite solar cell technology. Here we demonstrate that when 10% of formamidinium (FA + ) is simply added into methylammonium lead iodide (MAPbI 3 ) a highly crystalline and compositionally uniform perovskite is formed, self-organizing into a stable “quasi-cubic” phase at room temperature. We reached power conversion efficiency of over 20.2%, the highest value reported to date for FA x MA 1− x PbI 3 perovskite.
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OpenAlex topics: Perovskite Materials and Applications · Quantum Dots Synthesis And Properties · Chalcogenide Semiconductor Thin Films

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Affiliations

Group for Molecular Engineering of Functional Materials, EPFL Valais Wallis, CH-1951 Sion, Switzerland

School of Chemical Engineering and Technology, Tianjin University, Tianjin 300072, China

Center of Excellence for Advanced Materials Research (CEAMR), King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia

Funding

H2020 Marie Sklodowska-Curie Actions · China Scholarship Council · Deanship of Scientific Research, King Abdulaziz University

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