Journal
NANOSCALE RESEARCH LETTERS
Volume 10, Issue -, Pages -Publisher
SPRINGEROPEN
DOI: 10.1186/s11671-015-1168-9
Keywords
Solution-processed solar cells; Perovskite solar cells; Organic solar cells; Drop casting; Ultrasonic substrate vibration; Process scale-up
Funding
- Shanghai Municipal Educational Commission
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A simple, low-cost, versatile, and potentially scalable casting method is proposed for the fabrication of micro-and nano-thin films, herein termed as ultrasonic substrate vibration-assisted drop casting (SVADC). The impingement of a solution drop onto a substrate in a simple process called drop casting, usually results in spreading of the liquid solution and the formation of a non-uniform thin solid film after solvent evaporation. Our previous and current supporting results, as well as few similar reports by others, confirm that imposing ultrasonic vibration on the substrate can simply convert the uncontrollable drop casting method into a controllable coating technique. Therefore, the SVADC may be used to fabricate an array of emerging thin-film solar cells, such as polymer, perovskite, and quantum-dot solar cells, as well as other small thin-film devices, in a roll-to-roll and automated fabrication process. The preliminary results demonstrate a ten-fold increase in electrical conductivity of PEDOT: PSS made by SVADC compared with the film made by conventional drop casting. Also, simple planar perovskite solar cells made here using SVADC show promising performance with an efficiency of over 3 % for a simple structure without performing process optimization or using expensive materials and treatments.
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