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Synthesis and characterization of perovskite FAPbBr3−x I x thin films for solar cells

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FAPbI3, FAPbBr3, and FAPbBr3−x I x perovskite thin films were produced in a single step from a solution containing a mixture of FAI, PbI2, FABr, and PbBr2 (FA = formamidinium). FAPbBr3−x I x perovskite thin films were deposited onto ITO-coated glass substrates by spin coating. X-ray diffraction analyses confirmed that these thin-film perovskites crystallize in the cubic phase (Pm-3 m) for all composition range 0 ≤ x ≤ 3. Mixed lead perovskites showed a high absorbance in the UV–Vis range. The optical band gap was estimated from spectral absorbance measurements. It was found that the onset of the absorption edge for FAPbBr3–x I x thin films ranges between 1.47 and 2.20 eV for x = 0 and x = 3, respectively. Photoluminescence emission energies for mixed halide perovskites were also dependent on their composition and presented intermediate values from 810.4 nm for FAPbI3 to 547.3 nm for FAPbBr3.

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This work was supported by Ministerio de Economía y Competitividad (ENE2016-77798-C4-2-R) and Generalitat valenciana (Prometeus 2014/044).

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    B. Slimi, I. Ben Assaker & R. Chtourou

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  4. Departament de Física Aplicada-IDF, Universitat Politècnica de València, Camí de Vera s/n 46022, València, Spain

    B. Slimi, M. Mollar & Bernabé Marí

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Slimi, B., Mollar, M., Ben Assaker, I. et al. Synthesis and characterization of perovskite FAPbBr3−x I x thin films for solar cells. Monatsh Chem 148, 835–844 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00706-017-1958-0

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