Highly Uniform Large-Area (100 cm2) Perovskite CH3NH3PbI3 Thin-Films Prepared by Single-Source Thermal Evaporation
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. CH3NH3PbI3 Crystals and Powder Preparation
2.2. CH3NH3PbI3 Thin Films Preparation
2.3. Device Fabrication
2.4. Characterization
3. Results and Discussion
4. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Conflicts of Interest
References
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Sample | Pb (at.%) | I (at.%) | Pb/I |
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A region | 27.93 | 72.07 | 0.38 |
B region | 27.80 | 72.20 | 0.38 |
C region | 27.69 | 72.31 | 0.38 |
D region | 26.81 | 73.19 | 0.36 |
E region | 25.84 | 74.16 | 0.35 |
Region | Thickness |
---|---|
A | 524.7 nm |
B | 512.5 nm |
C | 513.5 nm |
D | 510.1 nm |
E | 531.5 nm |
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Liang, G.; Lan, H.; Fan, P.; Lan, C.; Zheng, Z.; Peng, H.; Luo, J. Highly Uniform Large-Area (100 cm2) Perovskite CH3NH3PbI3 Thin-Films Prepared by Single-Source Thermal Evaporation. Coatings 2018, 8, 256. https://doi.org/10.3390/coatings8080256
Liang G, Lan H, Fan P, Lan C, Zheng Z, Peng H, Luo J. Highly Uniform Large-Area (100 cm2) Perovskite CH3NH3PbI3 Thin-Films Prepared by Single-Source Thermal Evaporation. Coatings. 2018; 8(8):256. https://doi.org/10.3390/coatings8080256
Chicago/Turabian StyleLiang, Guangxing, Huabin Lan, Ping Fan, Chunfeng Lan, Zhuanghao Zheng, Huanxin Peng, and Jingting Luo. 2018. "Highly Uniform Large-Area (100 cm2) Perovskite CH3NH3PbI3 Thin-Films Prepared by Single-Source Thermal Evaporation" Coatings 8, no. 8: 256. https://doi.org/10.3390/coatings8080256