Journal
COATINGS
Volume 7, Issue 3, Pages -Publisher
MDPI
DOI: 10.3390/coatings7030042
Keywords
mixed halide perovskite; large area perovskite; spray coating; perovskite solution physical properties; perovskite film optimization
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- Shanghai Municipal Education Commission
- National Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC)
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In this work, we report on reproducible fabrication of defect-free large-area mixed halide perovskite (CH3NH3PbI3-xClx) thin films by scalable spray coating with the area of 25 cm(2). This is essential for the commercialization of the perovskite solar cell technology. Using an automated spray coater, the film thickness and roughness were optimized by controlling the solution concentration and substrate temperature. For the first time, the surface tension, contact angle, and viscosity of mixed halide perovskite dissolved in dimethylformamide (DMF) are reported as a function of the solution concentration. A low perovskite solution concentration of 10% was selected as an acceptable value to avoid crystallization dewetting. The determined optimum substrate temperature of 150 degrees C, followed by annealing at 100 degrees C render the highest perovskite precursor conversion, as well as the highest possible droplet spreading, desired to achieve a continuous thin film. The number of spray passes was also tuned to achieve a fully-covered film, for the condition of the spray nozzle used in this work. This work demonstrates that applying the optimum substrate temperature decreases the standard deviation of the film thickness and roughness, leading to an increase in the quality and reproducibility of the large-area spray-on films. The optimum perovskite solution concentration and the substrate temperature are universally applicable to other spray coating systems.
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