Excess Cesium Iodide Induces Spinodal Decomposition of CsPbI 2 Br Perovskite Films

Xiangyue Meng, Zheng Wang, Wei Qian, Zonglong Zhu, Teng Zhang, Yang Bai, Chen Hu, Shuang Xiao, Yinglong Yang, Shihe Yang*

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Abstract

We report an exploratory study on the crystal formation behavior of CsPbI 2 Br perovskite films by adding excess cesium iodide (CsI). Surprisingly, facile co-crystallization of CsI and CsPbI 2 Br in the form of spinodal decomposition is observed. Significantly, the two phases spontaneously form morphing into a remarkably uniform bicontinuous nanoscale blend with high orientational correlation through the well-matched (110) plane of CsI and the (200) plane of CsPbI 2 Br. The CsPbI 2 Br films produced by the spinodal decomposition method not only enjoy a compact surface, low defect concentration, and long carrier lifetimes, they also retain their excellent charge transport property. By employing such a CsPbI 2 Br film for carbon-based perovskite solar cells, power conversion efficiency exceeding 10% is achieved with remarkable thermal stability. Our results provide valuable insight into the role of CsI in perovskite crystallization and a promising approach for designing inorganic halide perovskite-based devices.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)194-199
Number of pages6
JournalJournal of Physical Chemistry Letters
Volume10
Issue number2
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 17 Jan 2019
Externally publishedYes

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