Origin of vertical orientation in two-dimensional metal halide perovskites and its effect on photovoltaic performance

It is desirable to align the two-dimensional perovskite layers vertical to the electrodes to maximize device performance but the formation mechanism is unclear. Here Chen et al. reveal that the film formation starts at the liquid-air interface and is thus independent of the choice of substrates.

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Alexander Z. Chen, Michelle Shiu, Jennifer H. Ma, Matthew R. Alpert, Depei Zhang, Benjamin J. Foley, Detlef-M. Smilgies, Seung-Hun Lee, Joshua J. Choi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2018-04-01
Series:Nature Communications
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-018-03757-0