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Sensors and Materials, Volume 37, Number 7(4) (2025)
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pp. 3181-3189
S&M4111 Research paper of Special Issue
https://doi.org/10.18494/SAM5579
Published: July 31, 2025

Effect of Binary Solvent System of Methyl Acetate and Chlorobenzene on Crystallization of Perovskite [PDF]

Cheng-En Chang, Jenn-Kai Tsai, Zheng-Wei Li, Tian-Chiuan Wu, Teen-Hang Meen, and Chi-Ting Ho

(Received January 27, 2025; Accepted July 7, 2025)

Keywords: perovskite solar cells, MAPbI3, methyl acetate, chlorobenzene, antisolvent

Perovskite solar cells (PSCs) have attracted widespread attention owing to their high photovoltaic conversion efficiency and low manufacturing costs. The crystallinity of the PSC film significantly affects the PSC’s photoelectric conversion efficiency. In this study, the crystallinity of the perovskite film was investigated by changing the mixing ratio of two antisolvents [methyl acetate (MA) and chlorobenzene (CB)] to optimize the preparation of the perovskite film. The use of MA as an antisolvent resulted in the formation of perovskite crystals with an average size of 182 nm, with the largest size reaching 498 nm. However, the pores had a detrimental impact on the photovoltaic conversion efficiency. The addition of CB at varying proportions increased the average size of perovskite crystals to 348 nm. With 40 vol% CB, the largest crystals showed a size of 772 nm. Furthermore, the number of pores was significantly reduced, and surface roughness was diminished to 17.6 nm, resulting in a photovoltaic conversion efficiency of 1.54%. However, 50 vol% CB stratified the perovskite layer, which decreased the grain size, surface roughness, and photovoltaic conversion efficiency.

Corresponding author: Jenn-Kai Tsai


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Cheng-En Chang, Jenn-Kai Tsai, Zheng-Wei Li, Tian-Chiuan Wu, Teen-Hang Meen, and Chi-Ting Ho, Effect of Binary Solvent System of Methyl Acetate and Chlorobenzene on Crystallization of Perovskite, Sens. Mater., Vol. 37, No. 7, 2025, p. 3181-3189.



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