Cation Diffusion Guides Hybrid Halide Perovskite Crystallization during the Gel Stage
- 19 January 2020
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Wiley in Angewandte Chemie
- Vol. 59 (15), 5979-5987
- https://doi.org/10.1002/anie.201914183
Abstract
Lead halide perovskites with mixed cations/anions often suffer from phase segregation, which is detrimental to device efficiency and their long‐term stability. During perovskite film growth, the gel stage (in between liquid and crystalline) correlates to phase segregation, which has been rarely explored. Herein, cation diffusion kinetics are systematically investigated at the gel stage to develop a diffusion model obeying Fick's second law. Taking 2D layered perovskite as an example, theoretical and experimental results reveal the impact of diffusion coefficient, temperature, and gel duration on the film growth and phase formation. A homogenous 2D perovskite thin film was then fabricated without significant phase segregation. This in‐depth understanding of gel stage and relevant cation diffusion kinetics would further guide the design and processing of halide perovskites with mixed composition to meet requirements for optoelectronic applications.Keywords
Funding Information
- National Basic Research Program of China (2016YFB0700700)
- National Natural Science Foundation of China (51673025 and 21805010)
- State Key Laboratory of Integrated Pest Management (ZDKT18-01)
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