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Improving ambient stability of BiI3-based perovskites using different phosphoniums as the organic cation

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  30 April 2018

Diana F. Garcia-Gutierrez ,
Domingo I. Garcia-Gutierrez ,
Diego González-Quijano ,
Itzel A. Abarca-Villarreal ,
Sofia F. Galindo-Garza  and
Eduardo M. Sanchez
Diana F. Garcia-Gutierrez
Affiliation:
Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo León, UANL, Fac. de Ciencias Químicas, FCQ, Av. Universidad S/N, Cd. Universitaria, San Nicolás de los Garza, Nuevo León, C.P. 66450, México Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo León, UANL, Fac. de Ingeniería Mecánica y Eléctrica, FIME, Av. Universidad S/N, Cd. Universitaria, San Nicolás de los Garza, Nuevo León, C.P. 66450, México Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo León, UANL, División de Estudios de Posgrado FCQ, Guerrero y Progreso S/N, Col. Treviño, Monterrey, Nuevo León, C.P. 64570, México
Domingo I. Garcia-Gutierrez
Affiliation:
Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo León, UANL, Fac. de Ingeniería Mecánica y Eléctrica, FIME, Av. Universidad S/N, Cd. Universitaria, San Nicolás de los Garza, Nuevo León, C.P. 66450, México
Diego González-Quijano
Affiliation:
Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo León, UANL, Fac. de Ciencias Químicas, FCQ, Av. Universidad S/N, Cd. Universitaria, San Nicolás de los Garza, Nuevo León, C.P. 66450, México Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo León, UANL, División de Estudios de Posgrado FCQ, Guerrero y Progreso S/N, Col. Treviño, Monterrey, Nuevo León, C.P. 64570, México
Itzel A. Abarca-Villarreal
Affiliation:
Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo León, UANL, Fac. de Ciencias Químicas, FCQ, Av. Universidad S/N, Cd. Universitaria, San Nicolás de los Garza, Nuevo León, C.P. 66450, México
Sofia F. Galindo-Garza
Affiliation:
Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo León, UANL, Fac. de Ciencias Químicas, FCQ, Av. Universidad S/N, Cd. Universitaria, San Nicolás de los Garza, Nuevo León, C.P. 66450, México
Eduardo M. Sanchez*
Affiliation:
Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo León, UANL, Fac. de Ciencias Químicas, FCQ, Av. Universidad S/N, Cd. Universitaria, San Nicolás de los Garza, Nuevo León, C.P. 66450, México Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo León, UANL, División de Estudios de Posgrado FCQ, Guerrero y Progreso S/N, Col. Treviño, Monterrey, Nuevo León, C.P. 64570, México
*
Address all correspondence to Eduardo M. Sanchez at eduardo.sanchezcv@uanl.edu.mx
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Abstract

Perovskites solar cells have reached impressive efficiencies (22%) in recent years. Because certain environmental concerns are raised by the use of lead halides, there is an interest to seek out lead-free alternatives, featuring bismuth or antimony. Alongside, one of the major drawbacks displayed by MAPbI3 is their low stability at ambient conditions. In this work, (RP4)xBiyIz were synthesized, using different types of tetra-alkylphosphoniums (R4PI) were R = ethyl, butyl, hexyl, and octyl, to assess their stability. Afterwards, they were characterized to study their morphology and crystal structure, as well as their optical properties.

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MRS Communications , Volume 8 , Issue 3 , September 2018 , pp. 878 - 884
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