Surface-related properties of perovskite CH3NH3PbI3 thin films by aerosol-assisted chemical vapour deposition

Afzaal, M; Salhi, B; Al-Ahmed, A; Yates, HM; Hakeem, AS

Abstract

A modified three-step aerosol-assisted chemical vapour deposition process was used to grow dense and uniform CH3NH3PbI3 thin films directly on borosilicate glass. The resulting photoluminescence spectrum was blue shifted with respect to its bandgap. X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy studies confirmed non-stoichiometric lead : iodine ratios within the films, due to decomposition of the CH3NH3PbI3 layers over time into lead iodide and the release of ammonia and hydrogen iodide. The complex refractive index and dielectric function of the deposited thin films were determined by variable angle spectroscopic ellipsometry.

Citation

Afzaal, M., Salhi, B., Al-Ahmed, A., Yates, H., & Hakeem, A. (2017). Surface-related properties of perovskite CH3NH3PbI3 thin films by aerosol-assisted chemical vapour deposition. Journal of Materials Chemistry C, 5(33), 8366-8370. https://doi.org/10.1039/C7TC02968C

• Journal Article Type: Article
• Acceptance Date: Jul 28, 2017
• Online Publication Date: Aug 10, 2017
• Publication Date: Aug 10, 2017
• Deposit Date: Aug 15, 2017
• Publicly Available Date: Aug 10, 2018
• Journal: Journal of Materials Chemistry C
• Print ISSN: 2050-7526
• Publisher: Royal Society of Chemistry
• Volume: 5
• Issue: 33
• Pages: 8366-8370
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.1039/C7TC02968C
• Publisher URL: https://doi.org/10.1039/C7TC02968C
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