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Formamidinium iodide

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≥99%, anhydrous

Synonym(s):

Formamidine Hydroiodide, methanimidamide hydroiodide

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Empirical Formula (Hill Notation):
CH5IN2
CAS Number:
879643-71-7
Molecular Weight:
171.97
UNSPSC Code:
12352111
NACRES:
NA.23

grade

anhydrous

Quality Level

100

Assay

≥99%

form

powder

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Application

Formamidinium iodide (FAI) is a compound that finds significant application in the field of photovoltaics, particularly in the development of perovskite solar cells. Formamidinium-based perovskite materials derived from FAI have also shown potential in other optoelectronic applications. These include light-emitting diodes (LEDs), photodetectors and lasers.
Organohalide based perovskites have emerged as an important class of material for solar cell applications. Our perovskites precursors with extremely low water contents are useful for synthesizing mixed cation or anion perovskites needed for the optimization of the band gap, carrier diffusion length and power conversion efficiency of perovskites based solar cells.

Caution

  • Extremely hygroscopic.
  • Handle in glove box.
  • Handle and store under nitrogen atmosphere.

Storage Class Code

11 - Combustible Solids

WGK

WGK 3

Flash Point(F)

Not applicable

Flash Point(C)

Not applicable

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Entropic stabilization of mixed A-cation ABX3 metal halide perovskites for high performance perovskite solar cells.
Yi C, et al.
Energy & Environmental Science, 9, 256-256 (2016)
Recent Advances in Hybrid Halide Perovskites-based Solar Cells.
Kalyanasundaram K, et al.
Material Matters , 11, 3-3 (2016)
Photovoltaic mixed-cation lead mixed-halide perovskites: links between crystallinity, photo-stability and electronic properties.
Rehman W, et al.
Energy & Environmental Science, 10, 361-361 (2017)
Recent advances in hybrid halide perovskites-based solar cells.
Kalyanasundaram K, et al.
Material Matters , 11, 3-3 (2016)
Zhiping Wang et al.
Advanced materials (Deerfield Beach, Fla.), 29(5), 1604186-1604186 (2016-12-03)
Air-stable doping of the n-type fullerene layer in an n-i-p planar heterojunction perovskite device is capable of enhancing device efficiency and improving device stability. Employing a (HC(NH
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