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Vapor Deposition of Perovskite Precursor PbI2 on Au and Graphite

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  29 January 2020

Benjamin Ecker Open the ORCID record for Benjamin Ecker [Opens in a new window] ,
Ke Wang  and
Yongli Gao
Benjamin Ecker*
Affiliation:
University of Rochester, Rochester, NY 14627-0171, USA
Ke Wang
Affiliation:
University of Rochester, Rochester, NY 14627-0171, USA
Yongli Gao
Affiliation:
University of Rochester, Rochester, NY 14627-0171, USA
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*(Email: beckerpas@gmail.com)
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Abstract

The energy level alignment that occurs at the interfaces in planar-hetero structured perovskite photovoltaic devices strongly influences the charge transport across the interface, and thus plays a crucial role in overall device performance. To directly observe the energy level alignment requires pristine homogeneous surfaces that are free of contamination including adventitious carbon. Co-evaporation offers the ability to grow perovskite thin films in-situ, and the method involves thermally evaporating the perovskite precursors such as PbI2 and CH3NH3I. Early reports have shown that the perovskite film formation and stoichiometry are problematic at ultralow coverages. In particular, it was reported that there was excessive PbI2 and a deficiency in CH3NH3I. Using photoemission spectroscopy, we investigated the perovskite precursor PbI2 on gold and highly oriented pyrolytic graphite (HOPG) surfaces. Results show that the nature of the surface and the deposition conditions can strongly influence the film formation. Excessive iodine observed in the initial evaporation stages appears to be substrate dependent, and this may influence the overall energy level alignment.

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photoemissionthin filmperovskitesphysical vapor deposition (PVD)
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MRS Advances , Volume 5 , Issue 8-9: Energy and Environment , 2020 , pp. 403 - 410
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Copyright © Materials Research Society 2020

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