Highly crystalline CsPbI(2)Br films for efficient perovskite solar cells via compositional engineering

All-inorganic CsPbI(2)Br shows high thermal stability for promising application in perovskite solar cells (PSCs). The performance of PSCs is significantly affected by their morphology and crystallinity induced by compositional ratio, solvent/anti-solvent engineering and post thermal annealing. In this study, the compositional ratio effect of two precursors, PbI(2) and CsBr, on the power conversion efficiency (PCE) of a device with ITO/SnO(2)/CsPbI(2)Br/Spiro-MeOTAD/Au structure was investigated. With the assistance of anti-solvent chlorobenzene, perovskite with a PbI(2) : CsBr ratio of 1.05 : 1 showed a high quality thin film with higher crystallinity and larger grain size. In addition, the molar ratio of precursors PbI(2) and CsBr improved the PCE of the PSCs, and the PSCs fabricated using the perovskite with an optimal ratio of PbI(2) and CsBr exhibited a PCE of 13.34%.