Perovskite
films are usually fabricated by a solution-processed method due to
its low cost and ease of fabrication. The organic solvent plays multiple
roles in the growth of perovskites. Here, we investigate the growth
of methylammonium lead iodide perovskite and its intermediate phase
from microdroplets containing various solvents. The perovskite intermediate phase inclines to grow in the direction
of its (020) plane from polar aprotic solvents at low temperature.
At high temperature, the growth of perovskites depends on the structure
of solvent molecules. The intermediate phase still grows from the
solvents with a short chain structure. It tends to form smooth films
containing radial domains with dimensions in tens of microns, which
consist of nanocrystals due to annealing effects. However, perovskite
grains grow directly from the solvents with a ring structure. It tends
to form smooth thin films by joining the large hexagonal perovskite
crystals together. It provides a guidance to prepare high quality
perovskite films for high performance optoelectronic devices.
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