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Influence of Post-Annealing on the Properties of Methylammonium Bismuth Iodide Perovskite Solar Cells Through the Hot Immersion Method

Authors: M. F. Achoi, S. Aiba, S. Kato, N. Kishi, T. Soga

Published in: Journal of Electronic Materials | Issue 1/2023

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In this paper, the influence of post-annealing on the properties of methylammonium bismuth iodide (MBI) perovskite solar cells (PeSCs) fabricated through the hot immersion method (HIM) is reported. The post-annealing temperature varied between 100°C and 250°C. The XRD results showed that the crystallinity of the MBI film was improved, while the surface morphology showed that the flake-shaped structure was enhanced. On increasing the post-annealing temperature, an increase in the average grain size from 0.9 µm to 3 µm was observed. The increase in the grain size led to an enhancement of the optical properties with a narrower indirect bandgap at an extended absorption region towards a longer wavelength. Eventually, the performance of HIM-fabricated MBI PeSCs showed a twofold increase, i.e., from 0.14 V to 0.28 V, for open-circuit voltage, the short-circuit current density of the device increased by more than twofold, and power conversion efficiency increased up to 0.011% with a fivefold increase at 250°C. An improved morphology and enlarged grain size leads to a drastic increase in the efficiency of the devices. Our findings suggest that by using HIM, the performance of MBI solar cells can be improved by post-annealing, providing an alternative, simple method for the fabrication of Pb-free PeSCs in future work.

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Title: Influence of Post-Annealing on the Properties of Methylammonium Bismuth Iodide Perovskite Solar Cells Through the Hot Immersion Method
Authors: M. F. Achoi
S. Aiba
S. Kato
N. Kishi
T. Soga
Publication date: 19-10-2022
Publisher: Springer US
Published in: Journal of Electronic Materials / Issue 1/2023
Print ISSN: 0361-5235
Electronic ISSN: 1543-186X
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s11664-022-09994-w

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