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Use of Magnetic Fields for Surface Modification of PbI2 Layers to Increase the Performance of Hybrid Perovskite Solar Cells

Journal of Electronic Materials volume 49, pages 3106–3113 (2020)Cite this article

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Hybrid perovskite films are prepared via two-step spin coating. The impact of magnetic fields during the spin coating of the PbI2 precursor solution is assessed with atomic force microscopy and scanning electron microscopy of the obtained layers. Deeper and narrower peak–valley–peak formations are obtained in PbI2 films when the magnetic field applied and the spinning direction result in a Lorentz force that pushes the [PbI6]4− ions towards the inner area of the substrate. This produces rougher and more porous PbI2 films with an increased surface area that facilitates the infiltration of the methylammonium iodide and chloride precursor solution, thereby enhancing the formation of perovskite. Increased cell performance and more repeatable results are obtained when the PbI2 film is spin-coated under the influence of a negative magnetic field. Opposite effects are obtained when the direction of the magnetic field, and therefore the Lorentz force, is inverted. This demonstrates that a magnetic field can be used to modify the surface morphology of spin-coated thin films prepared from ionic precursor solutions.

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  1. Instituto de Energías Renovables – Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, 62580, Temixco, Morelos, Mexico

    Asiel N. Corpus-Mendoza, Guillermo Ramirez-Zúñiga, Paola M. Moreno-Romero & Hailin Hu

  2. CONACYT – Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, 62580, Temixco, Morelos, Mexico

    Asiel N. Corpus-Mendoza

  3. Facultad de Ciencias – Universidad Autónoma de San Luis Potosí, 78000, San Luis Potosí, SLP, Mexico

    Brandon S. Cruz-Silva

  4. School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, and Center for Advanced Electronic Materials and Devices, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, 200240, China

    Feng Liu

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Corpus-Mendoza, A.N., Cruz-Silva, B.S., Ramirez-Zúñiga, G. et al. Use of Magnetic Fields for Surface Modification of PbI2 Layers to Increase the Performance of Hybrid Perovskite Solar Cells. J. Electron. Mater. 49, 3106–3113 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11664-020-08009-w

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