Starting materials: Acetonitrile, HI, Cl(CH2)2NH2, PbI2
Product: Thin film on glass substrate
Description: In 6:2:1 molar ratio HI, Cl-(CH2)2-NH2, and PbI2 were added to an acetonitrile solution. It was stirred for a short time at room temperature, forming a clear and yellow solution. It was then held at room temperature and allowed to evaporate, leaving behind crystals of the perovskite after a few hours. Thin films of the samples were prepared via spin-coating solutions of dissolved crystals in acetonitrile.
Method: UV-vis absorption
Description: A Lambda 19 Perkin-Elmer spectrometer using a Specac variable temperature cell P/N 21525 was used to directly measure the absorption spectra.