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Acetonitrile based single step slot-die compatible perovskite ink for flexible photovoltaics

Daniel Burkitt, Richard Swartwout, James McGettrick Orcid Logo, Peter Greenwood, David Beynon Orcid Logo, Roberto Brenes, Vladimir Bulović, Trystan Watson Orcid Logo

RSC Advances, Volume: 9, Issue: 64, Pages: 37415 - 37423

Swansea University Authors: Daniel Burkitt, James McGettrick Orcid Logo, Peter Greenwood, David Beynon Orcid Logo, Trystan Watson Orcid Logo

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DOI (Published version): 10.1039/c9ra06631d

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The demonstration of photovoltaic devices with high power conversion efficiencies using low cost perovskite materials hints at the possibility of dramatically lowering the cost of solar energy. Key to further exploiting the potential of these materials is developing rapid processing techniques that...

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Published in: RSC Advances
ISSN: 2046-2069
Published: Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC) 2019
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URI: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa52999
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Abstract: The demonstration of photovoltaic devices with high power conversion efficiencies using low cost perovskite materials hints at the possibility of dramatically lowering the cost of solar energy. Key to further exploiting the potential of these materials is developing rapid processing techniques that can be used to deliver lower cost high throughput manufacture. This work details the development of low viscosity rapid drying perovskite formulations designed to give high quality solar films when slot-die coated on flexible roll-to-roll compatible substrates. A single step slot-die compatible perovskite ink based on an acetonitrile/methylamine solvent system utilizing a chloride additive is developed, resulting in large area perovskite films from slot-die coating under ambient conditions. The drying conditions for the perovskite film are optimized and fast (<10 min), low temperature (<120 °C) drying of slot-die coated films on flexible substrates are demonstrated and result in high performance devices.
College: Faculty of Science and Engineering
Issue: 64
Start Page: 37415
End Page: 37423