Synthesis and Investigation of the Properties of Organic-Inorganic Perovskite Films with Non-Contact Methods

V.P. Kostylyov; A.V. Sachenko; V.M. Vlasiuk; I.O. Sokolovskyi; S.D. Kobylianska; P.V. Torchyniuk; O.I. V’yunov; A.G. Belous

doi:10.15407/ujpe66.5.429

Authors

V.P. Kostylyov V.E. Lashkaryov Institute of Semiconductor Physics, Nat. Acad. of Sci. of Ukraine
A.V. Sachenko V.E. Lashkaryov Institute of Semiconductor Physics, Nat. Acad. of Sci. of Ukraine https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0170-7625
V.M. Vlasiuk V.E. Lashkaryov Institute of Semiconductor Physics, Nat. Acad. of Sci. of Ukraine https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6352-0423
I.O. Sokolovskyi V.E. Lashkaryov Institute of Semiconductor Physics, Nat. Acad. of Sci. of Ukraine https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7072-6670
S.D. Kobylianska V.I. Vernadsky Institute of General and Inorganic Chemistry, Nat. Acad. of Sci. of Ukraine
P.V. Torchyniuk V.I. Vernadsky Institute of General and Inorganic Chemistry, Nat. Acad. of Sci. of Ukraine
O.I. V’yunov V.I. Vernadsky Institute of General and Inorganic Chemistry, Nat. Acad. of Sci. of Ukraine https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7420-2287
A.G. Belous V.I. Vernadsky Institute of General and Inorganic Chemistry, Nat. Acad. of Sci. of Ukraine https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7808-3828

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.15407/ujpe66.5.429

Keywords:

surface photovoltage, perovskite film, diffusion length, transmission spectra, Urbach effect

Abstract

We present the results of studies of the photoelectric properties of perovskite CH₃NH₃PbI_2.98Cl_0.02 films deposited on a glass substrate using the spin-coating method. The unit cell parameters of perovskite are determined, by using X-ray diff ractometry. It is shown that the fi lm morphology represents a net of non-oriented needle-like structures with significant roughness and porosity. In order to investigate the properties of the films obtained, we used non-contact methods such as transmission and reflection measurements and the measurements of the spectral characteristics of the small-signal surface photovoltage. The non-contact method of spectral characteristics of the small-signal surface photovoltage and the transmission method reveal information about the external quantum yield in the films studied and about the diffusion length of minority carriers in the perovskite films. As a result of this analysis, it has been established that the films are naturally textured, and their bandgap is 1.59 eV. It is shown that, in order to correctly determine the absorption coefficient and the bandgap values, the Urbach effect should be accounted for. The diffusion length of minority carriers is longer than the fi lm thickness, which is equal to 400 nm. The films obtained are promising materials for solar cells and optoelectronic devices.

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