Inhibited Degradation of Organic–Inorganic Perovskite-Based Quantum Dot Films via Rapid Annealing Temperatures

General hot-plate heating is used to form a crystal structure of films; however, how to achieve a homogeneous and regulated crystal formation will be a crucial challenge in the future. In this study, based on perovskite-series materials, organic methylamine lead trioxide (MAPbI<sub>3</sub&g...

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Main Authors: Pao-Hsun Huang, Pin-Jia Lai, Wen-Ray Chen, Chuan-Hsi Liu, Po-Wen Sze, Shui-Yang Lien, Chien-Jung Huang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2023-03-01
Series:Crystals
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4352/13/3/452
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Summary:General hot-plate heating is used to form a crystal structure of films; however, how to achieve a homogeneous and regulated crystal formation will be a crucial challenge in the future. In this study, based on perovskite-series materials, organic methylamine lead trioxide (MAPbI<sub>3</sub>) films doped with inorganic lead iodide (CsPbI<sub>3</sub>) quantum dots (QDs) are treated using the rapid thermal annealing (RTA) process in argon gas to break the crystallization barrier. These RTA-treated perovskite quantum dot (PQD) films at various temperatures of 100–160 °C are detected using X-ray diffraction, X-ray spectroscopy, and absorbance measurements to investigate their structural and optical properties as well as their binding states. The experimental results demonstrate that the PQD film annealed at 120 °C has optimized characteristics, revealing better crystallinity and the lowest content of oxygen atoms (31.4%) and C-O-C bonding (20.1%). A too-high RTA temperature, more than 140 °C, causes severe degradation with the existence of PbI<sub>2</sub>. A proper RTA process, an alternative to normal heating and annealing, can effectively inhibit the occurrence of degradation and even usefully improve the performance of PQD films.
ISSN:2073-4352