Precursor Ink Engineering to Implement Vacuum Extraction Method for Scalable Production of Perovskite Solar Cells

Manoj Rajakaruna, Jaehoon Chung, You Li, Muhammad Mohsin Saeed, Tamanna Mariam, Emily Amonette, Amirhossein Rahimi, Sheng Fu, Nannan Sun, Bailey Frye, Prabodika N. Kaluarachchi, Tyler Brau, Abasi Abudulimu, Arun Basnet, Michael J. Heben, Nikolas J. Podraza, Zhaoning Song, Yanfa Yan, Randy J. Ellingson

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Abstract

Engineering perovskite precursor ink to widen the processing window is crucial to obtaining uniform, compact, and pinhole-free perovskite films at scale using industrially relevant solution coating techniques. Here, we introduce a ternary solvent system and systematically investigate the impacts of coordinating solvents, N-methyl-2-pyrrolidone (NMP) and N,N′-dimethylpropyleneurea (DMPU), on the physical properties of the slot-die-coated perovskite films and on the corresponding device performance. Tailoring NMP and DMPU concentrations in the precursor ink allows us to control the perovskite intermediate phase formation and widen the processing window, enabling the reproducible production of perovskite films with high photoelectrical quality at scale. Using the optimized precursor ink, we demonstrate slot-die-coated perovskite minimodules with power conversion efficiencies of 19 and 16% on 56 and 100 cm2 substrates, respectively.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)57120-57129
Number of pages10
JournalACS Applied Materials and Interfaces
Volume16
Issue number42
DOIs
StatePublished - 23 Oct 2024
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • Ink engineering
  • Perovskite minimodules
  • Perovskite solar cells
  • Slot-die coating
  • Vacuum extraction

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