Off-Stoichiometric Methylammonium Iodide Passivated Large-Grain Perovskite Film in Ambient Air for Efficient Inverted Solar Cells.

Hot-casting is a promising technique of depositing high-quality organic-inorganic hybrid perovskite thin films with large crystal grain size. Here, we reported the that the crystallinity and grain size of perovskite films could be systematically tailored by modulating the stoichiometry of the precursor solution in the hot-casting process under ambient condition with a relative humidity of 40%. It was found that a slight excess of methylammonium iodide (MAI) in the precursor solution could effectively compensate the MAI loss due to the high substrate temperature. A significant increase in the grain size and crystallinity of the perovskite film was observed together with a decrease in defect density and a carrier concentration enhancement in MAI-rich samples. The corresponding devices exhibited a notable increase in fill factor (up to 80.70%) and short-circuit current density. In addition, in MAI-deficient samples, an enrichment of PbI2 at the grain boundaries was directly observed by optical microscopy and laser confocal microscopy. Time-resolved photoluminescence spectroscopy revealed an increase in the charge carrier lifetime in the MAI-deficient samples, which was in line with the previous results with a small amount of excess PbI2 in the perovskite film. This work highlights a new strategy to prepare high-quality perovskite thin films with excellent crystal quality under ambient condition.

Shielding analysis at the upper section of the accelerator-driven system.

The proton beam duct of the accelerator-driven system (ADS) acts as a streaming path for spallation neutrons and photons and causes the activation of the magnets and other devices above the subcritical core. We have performed a streaming analysis at the upper section of the lead-bismuth target/cooled ADS (800 MWth). MCNPX was used to calculate the radiation dose from streamed neutrons and photons through the beam duct. For the secondary photon production calculation, cross sections for several actinides were substituted with plutonium because of the lack of gamma production cross section. From the results of this analysis, the neutron dose from the beam duct is seen to be about 20 orders higher than that of the bulk shield. The magnets and shield plug are heavily irradiated by streaming neutrons according to the DCHAIN-SP analysis.