LOW-COST AND HIGH-SPEED ATMOSPHERIC PLASMA PROCESSING OF PEROVSKITE THIN FILMS

1 Shekargoftar Masoud
Co-authors:
2 Pospíšil Jan 3 Munz Filip 2 Dzik Petr 1 Homola Tomáš
Institutions:
1 R&D Center for Low-Cost Plasma and Nanotechnology Surface Modifications (CEPLANT), Department of Physical Electronics, Faculty of Science, Masaryk University, Kotlářská 267/2, 611 37 Brno, Czech Republic, mshekargoftar@mail.muni.cz
2 Faculty of Chemistry, Brno University of Technology, Purkyňova 118, 612 00 Brno, Czech Republic
3 Department of Condensed Matter Physics, Masaryk University, Kotlářská 267/2, 611 37 Brno, Czech Republic
Conference:
11th International Conference on Nanomaterials - Research & Application, Hotel Voronez I, Brno, Czech Republic, EU, October 16th - 18th 2019
Proceedings:
Proceedings 11th International Conference on Nanomaterials - Research & Application
Pages:
38-42
ISBN:
978-80-87294-95-6
ISSN:
2694-930X
Published:
1st April 2020
Proceedings of the conference were published in Web of Science and Scopus.
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Abstract

This study addresses the effects of atmospheric-pressure plasma on the properties of methylammonium lead halide perovskite thin films. Plasma-treated films then were used to fabricate an inverted p-i-n perovskite solar cell. The plasma treatment employed a large-area plasma of extremely high-volume power density, up to 100 W/cm3, capable of generating diffuse, homogeneous and cool plasma (<70 °C) in ambient air, as well as in other technical-grade gases including nitrogen, argon, methane, hydrogen, carbon dioxide and pure water vapour. Although the temperature of the plasma remained very low, the population of energetic states proved sufficient to induce both physical and chemical changes on the surfaces of perovskite films. The results demonstrate that plasma treatment leads to perovskite films with homogeneous surfaces. Photoluminescence measurement revealed that plasma treatment enhanced the intensity of peaks, a property that may be attributed to improved crystallinity. Most importantly, plasma treatment of perovskite films improved the performance of the perovskite solar cells.

Keywords: Low-temperature plasma, plasma treatment, DCSBD, methylammonium halide, perovskite solar cell

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