Shedding Light on Phase Stability and Surface Engineering of Formamidinium Lead Iodide (FaPbI3) Thin Films for Solar Cells †
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Elaboration
2.2. Characterization
3. Results and Discussion
3.1. XRD Analysis
3.2. Optical Properties
3.3. Surface Analysis
4. Discussion
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Sample ID | Bandgap | |
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λ (nm) | Eg (eV) | |
Diethyl ether | 800.48 | 1.55 |
Toluene | 795.55 | 1.56 |
Chlorobenzene | 790.42 | 1.57 |
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Marí-Guaita, J.; Bouich, A.; Marí, B. Shedding Light on Phase Stability and Surface Engineering of Formamidinium Lead Iodide (FaPbI3) Thin Films for Solar Cells. Eng. Proc. 2021, 12, 1. https://doi.org/10.3390/engproc2021012001
Marí-Guaita J, Bouich A, Marí B. Shedding Light on Phase Stability and Surface Engineering of Formamidinium Lead Iodide (FaPbI3) Thin Films for Solar Cells. Engineering Proceedings. 2021; 12(1):1. https://doi.org/10.3390/engproc2021012001
Chicago/Turabian StyleMarí-Guaita, Julia, Amal Bouich, and Bernabé Marí. 2021. "Shedding Light on Phase Stability and Surface Engineering of Formamidinium Lead Iodide (FaPbI3) Thin Films for Solar Cells" Engineering Proceedings 12, no. 1: 1. https://doi.org/10.3390/engproc2021012001