Growth and Characterization of Hybrid Organolead Halide CH3NH3PbI3 Thin Films Prepared by Single Source Thermal Evaporation

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Hybrid organolead halide CH₃NH₃PbI₃ thin films were prepared by thermal evaporation with single source. The microstructure, composition, surface morphology and optical properties of the thin films were characterized by X-ray diffractometry (XRD), X-ray dispersive spectroscope (EDS), scanning electron microscope (SEM) and spectrophotometer technique, respectively. The comparison on properties for the films prepared by different methods (thermal evaporation and spin coating) was illustrated. Compared to the film prepared by spin coating, uniform, the nonporous and complete surface coverage perovskite thin film with high level of phase purity and good crystallization is formed by single source thermal evaporation. A direct bandgap of 1.57 eV for CH₃NH₃PbI₃ thin films is obtained which makes this material to be a good light absorber.

Key words: thermal evaporation, CH3NH3PbI3 thin films, perovskite solar cell, microstructure

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O649

FAN Ping, GU Di, LIANG Guang-Xing, LUO Jing-Ting, ZHANG Dong-Ping, CHEN Ju-Long. Growth and Characterization of Hybrid Organolead Halide CH₃NH₃PbI₃ Thin Films Prepared by Single Source Thermal Evaporation[J]. Journal of Inorganic Materials, 2015, 30(10): 1105-1109.

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Fig. 1 XRD patterns of CH3NH3PbI3 thin films prepared by different methods. (a) Spin coating; (b) CH3NH3PbI3 powder; (c) Single source thermal evaporation

Table 1 FWHM and grain size of CH3NH3PbI3 (110) diffraction peak prepared by different methods

Methods	FWHM/(°)	Grain size/nm
Powder	0.373	22.3
Single source thermal evaporation	0.391	21.2
Spin coating	0.489	16.7

Table 2 Elemental composition of CH3NH3PbI3 prepared by different methods

Methods	Elemental composition /at%		Pb/I
Methods	Pb	I	Pb/I
Powder	25.24	74.76	0.34
Single source thermal evaporation	25.05	74.95	0.33
Spin coating	25.24	74.76	0.34

Fig. 2 Distribution of elemental composition of CH3NH3PbI3 prepared by different methods. (a,b,c) Spin coating; (d,e,f) Single source thermal evaporation

Fig. 3 SEM images of surface morphology of CH3NH3PbI3 prepared by different methods. (a,b) Spin coating; (c,d) Single source thermal evaporation

Fig. 4 Transmitted spectra of CH3NH3PbI3 prepared by different methods. (a) Single source thermal evaporation; (c) Spin coating

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