The present invention relates to the field of
materials science, in particular to a method for producing films of semiconducting materials based on organic-inorganic
metal-
halide compounds with a
perovskite-like structure that can be used as light-absorbing
layers in solar cells, such as thin-film, flexible, tandem solar cells, and can also be applied to optoelectronic devices, in particular light-emitting diodes. 1. A method for producing a
semiconductor film of an organic-inorganic
metal-
halide compound having a
perovskite-like structure, the method comprising the steps of: (a) applying a layer of a precursor of component B onto a substrate; (b) applying a layer of a composite
reagent onto the surface of the precursor layer of component B; and (c) treating the layer applied on the substrate with a
reagent X2 for a time necessary and sufficient for the completion of a
chemical reaction between the applied
reagent and the precursor of component B, thereby resulting in the formation of an organic-inorganic
metal-
halide perovskite-like compound, wherein the composite reagent applied in step b) comprises a mixture of an AX reagent and an X2 reagent, the [X2] / [AX]
molar ratio being in the range of 0<[X2] / [AX]<1, and the film obtained after step b) comprises seeds of a phase having a perovskite-like structure, and component B comprises cations M of different metals (e.g., Pb, Sn, Bi) selected from Pb, Sn, Bi, and mixtures thereof. n+
Reagent AX contains cation A + and anion X - A salt containing cation A + But methylammonium CH3NH3 + ,
formamidinium(NH2)2CH + , guanidinium C(NH2)3 + , Cs + , Rb + and unsubstituted (NH4 + ) or a substituted
ammonium cation, such as a mono- or di- or tri- or
tetra-substituted
ammonium cation, and combinations thereof; an anion X - But Cl - , Br - , I -or pseudohalide anions, and combinations thereof, and the reagent X2 is a molecular
halogen. The present invention provides a simpler and more efficient method for producing thin films of
semiconductor films of organic-inorganic metal-halide compounds with perovskite-like structures, which can be used as light-absorbing
layers in perovskite solar cells, ensuring improved efficiency compared to analogues.