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JOURNAL OF PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY LETTERS
Volume 6, Issue 7, Pages 1265-1269Publisher
AMER CHEMICAL SOC
DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpclett.5b00329
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- Excellence Cluster Nanosystems Initiative Munich (NIM)
- Center for NanoScience (CeNS)
- Bavarian Collaborative Research Project Solar Technologies Go Hybrid (SolTech)
- project Energy Valley Bavaria
- European Union
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Recently, hybrid perovskites have gathered much interest as alternative materials for the fabrication of highly efficient and cost-competitive solar cells; however, many questions regarding perovskite crystal formation and deposition methods remain. Here we have applied a two-step protocol where a crystalline P1312 precursor film is converted to MAPbl(3-x)Cl(x) perovskite upon immersion in a mixed solution of methylarnmonium iodide and methylammonium chloride. We have investigated both films with grazing incidence small angle X-ray scattering to probe the inner film morphology. Our results demonstrate a strong link between lateral crystal sizes in the films before and after conversion, which we attribute to laterally confined crystal growth. Additionally, we observe an accumulation of smaller grains within the bulk in contrast with the surface. Thus, our results help to elucidate the crystallization process of perovskite films deposited via a two-step technique that is crucial for controlled film formation, improved reproducibility, and high photovoltaic performance.
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