Nanomaterials (Dec 2019)

First Proof-of-Principle of Inorganic Lead Halide Perovskites Deposition by Magnetron-Sputtering

  • Claudia Borri,
  • Nicola Calisi,
  • Emanuele Galvanetto,
  • Naomi Falsini,
  • Francesco Biccari,
  • Anna Vinattieri,
  • Giuseppe Cucinotta,
  • Stefano Caporali

DOI
https://doi.org/10.3390/nano10010060
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 10, no. 1
p. 60

Abstract

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The present work reports the application of RF-magnetron sputtering technique to realize CsPbBr 3 70 nm thick films on glass substrate by means of a one-step procedure. The obtained films show highly uniform surface morphology and homogeneous thickness as evidenced by AFM and SEM investigations. XRD measurements demonstrate the presence of two phases: a dominant orthorhombic CsPbBr 3 and a subordinate CsPb 2 Br 5 . Finally, XPS data reveals surface bromine depletion respect to the stoichiometrical CsPbBr 3 composition, nevertheless photoluminescence spectroscopy results confirm the formation of a highly luminescent film. These preliminary results demonstrate that our approach could be of great relevance for easy fabrication of large area perovskite thin films. Future developments, based on this approach, may include the realization of multijunction solar cells and multicolor light emitting devices.

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