%0 Journal Article
%T Crystallization Control for Ambient Printed FA-Based Lead Triiodide Perovskite Solar Cells.
%A Yin L
%A Huang W
%A Fang J
%A Ding Z
%A Jin C
%A Du Y
%A Lang L
%A Yang T
%A Wang S
%A Cai W
%A Liu C
%A Zhao G
%A Yang Y
%A Liu SF
%A Bu T
%A Zhao K
%J Adv Mater
%V 35
%N 51
%D 2023 Dec 12
%M 37572021
%F 32.086
%R 10.1002/adma.202303384
%X Upscalable printing of high-performance and stable perovskite solar cells (PSCs) is highly desired for commercialization. However, the efficiencies of printed PSCs lag behind those of their lab-scale spin-coated counterparts owing to the lack of systematic understanding and control over perovskite crystallization dynamics. Here, the controlled crystallization dynamics achieved using an additive 1-butylpyridine tetrafluoroborate (BPyBF4 ) for high-quality ambient printed α-formamidinium lead triiodide (FAPbI3 ) perovskite films are reported. Using in situ grazing-incidence wide-angle X-ray scattering and optical diagnostics, the spontaneous formation of α-FAPbI3 from precursors during printing without the involvement of  δ-FAPbI3 is demonstrated. The addition of BPyBF4 delays the crystallization onset of α-FAPbI3 , enhances the conversion from sol-gel to perovskite, and reduces stacking defects during printing. Therefore, the altered crystallization results in fewer voids, larger grains, and less trap-induced recombination loss within printed films. The printed PSCs yield high power conversion efficiencies of 23.50% and 21.60% for a 0.09 cm-2 area device and a 5 cm × 5 cm-area module, respectively. Improved device stability is further demonstrated, i.e., approximately 94% of the initial efficiency is retained for over 2400 h under ambient conditions without encapsulation. This study provides an effective crystallization control method for the ambient printing manufacture of large-area high-performance PSCs.