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Optimization of anti-solvent engineering toward high performance perovskite solar cells

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Anti-solvent treatment assisted crystallization is currently one of the most widely used methods to obtain high-quality perovskite films ascribed to its great operability. However, choosing a proper anti-solvent toward high-quality perovskite film for perovskite solar cells (PSCs) remains elusive. In this study, we qualitatively evaluate the impact of anti-solvent treatment on the grain growth and phase composition of perovskite by X-ray diffraction, scanning electron microscope, Fourier transform infrared spectrometer, and UV-vis absorption measurement, etc. The results demonstrate that the chemical groups in anti-solvents also affect the formation of perovskites, and anti-solvents with a low boiling point and good polarity contribute to the superior efficiency and reproducibility of PSCs. The device prepared using ether as an anti-solvent exhibits the best power conversion efficiency of 18.47%. The results indicate a new path toward selecting an ideal anti-solvent to improve the performance of PSCs.

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This work was supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China under Grant Nos. 61421002, 61574029, 61471085, and 61474015.

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  1. State Key Laboratory of Electronic Thin Films and Integrated Devices, and School of Optoelectronic Science and Engineering, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China (UESTC), Chengdu, Sichuan, 610054, China

    Jian Li, Ruihan Yang, Longcheng Que, Yafei Wang, Feng Wang & Shibin Li

  2. Institute of Fundamental and Frontier Sciences, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Chengdu, 610054, China

    Jiang Wu

  3. Department of Electronic and Electrical Engineering, University College London, London, WC1E7JE, UK

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Li, J., Yang, R., Que, L. et al. Optimization of anti-solvent engineering toward high performance perovskite solar cells. Journal of Materials Research 34, 2416–2424 (2019). https://doi.org/10.1557/jmr.2019.122

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