Xiao-Lei Li,Li-Li Gao,Bin Ding,Qian-Qian Chu,Zhen Li,Guan-Jun Yang
A key challenge in the eco-friendly optoelectronic materials field is to find highly stable and nontoxic perovskite materials. Here, we report the optoelectronic properties and stability of the (C6H5NH3)BiI4 perovskite material. Using an eco-friendly gas pump treatment technique, a dense and pinhole-free (C6H5NH3)BiI4 film was fabricated. Remarkably, a large-area (>20 cm2) Bi-based perovskite film was obtained, which is the largest Bi-based perovskite film ever reported. Besides, the (C6H5NH3)BiI4 perovskite exhibits good solubility in ethanol, which is a safe and eco-friendly solvent. Thermogravimetric analysis results show the beginning of weight loss at ∼184 °C, suggesting excellent heat stability of this material. Most importantly, the (C6H5NH3)BiI4 material can tolerate continuous moisture exposure for 334 days in ambient air owing to the presence of a hydrophobic organic chain. To the best of our knowledge, this is the longest moisture stability reported for lead-free perovskite materials so far. This work paves the way for realizing highly stable and nontoxic perovskite materials for potential optoelectronic applications.
Xiao-Lei Li,Ke-Cheng Long,Gao Zhang,Wei-Tian Zou,Shuang-Quan Jiang,De-Yi Zhang,Jiang-Qi Zhou,Mei-Jun Liu,Guan-Jun Yang
Integrating revolutionary perovskite solar cells with energy storage devices is a very promising technology to reduce the total cost of solar power utilization. Here, for the first time, lead-free (C6H5NH3)BiI4 perovskite materials were used as light absorbers in low-cost triple-layer mesoscopic perovskite solar cells with a power conversion efficiency of 0.35%. We fabricated a dense and pinhole-free (C6H5NH3)BiI4 perovskite film via homemade gas pump treatment equipment. We discovered storage characteristics in this carbon electrode-based, hole-conductor-free, and fully printable mesoporous solar cells infiltrated by (C6H5NH3)BiI4 perovskite, which indicates that this type of device might work under dark conditions. This study may provide some useful inspiration for the further exploration of the potential of (C6H5NH3)BiI4 as a lead-free candidate for the direct storage of electric energy in solar cells.