The invention claimed is:
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A method for depositing an organic-inorganic perovskite, the method comprising the step of depositing a perovskite precursor solution, wherein said precursor solution is deposited through a printing nozzle by inkjet printing, wherein said perovskite precursor solution comprises all components required to form said organic-inorganic perovskite, wherein said perovskite precursor solution comprises:a first organic cation, said first organic cation being of formula (I):Anc-R1—W+??(I),wherein,Anc is selected from —COOH, —CONH2, —PO3H2, —PO2H2R2, —PO4H2, —SO3H2, —CONHOH, salts thereof, and deprotonated forms thereof, R2 is an organic substituent comprising from 1-20 carbon atoms and 0-10 heteroatoms,W is a positively charged moiety comprising a positively charged nitrogen atom;R1 is an optionally substituted organic moiety comprising 1-20 carbons and 0-10 heteroatoms,wherein R1 and R2 may be, independently, totally or partially halogenateda second organic cation, wherein said second organic cation is comprised in said organic-inorganic perovskite and wherein said first organic cation is preferably associated with or comprised in said organic-inorganic perovskite; andan inorganic metal cation and anions required for forming said organic-inorganic perovskite.2. The method of claim 1, wherein said positively charged nitrogen atom is selected from the group consisting of: —NH3+, —NH—C(NH3+)═NH, and —N═CH—NH3+.3. The method of claim 1, wherein R2 is —(CH2)—n, with n being an integer of 1-10.4. The method of claim 1, wherein said first organic cations comprise a cation selected from the cations of formulae (1)-(3):![embedded image]() and salts of said cations (1)-(3),wherein n is an integer of 1-10.5. The method of claim 1, wherein said first organic cation is added to or present in said precursor solution in the form of a salt comprising at least one anion selected from the group consisting of: halide anions, CN?, NCO?, NCS?, BF4?, and NCSe?.6. The method of claim 1, wherein said organic-inorganic perovskite to be deposited is a mixed organic cation perovskite.7. The method of claim 1, wherein said perovskite precursor solution is stable when stored for 1 day at room temperature (25° C.) or more in a glass vial or printer cartridge, wherein stable refers to the absence of precipitation of solutes during said 1 day.8. The method of claim 1, wherein said perovskite precursor solution has one or more of the properties selected from the group consisting of:a density δ(kg/m3) of >800;a surface tension γ(dyne/cm) of 15-55; anda solvent boiling point (° C.) of >80° C.9. The method of claim 1, wherein during depositing by printing, the temperature of said precursor solution is controlled to be in the range of 15-50° C.10. The method of claim 1, wherein during depositing by printing, the precursor solution is deposited with one or more selected from the group consisting of:a drop spacing in the range of 1-50 μm;by applying a customized waveform with 1-30 V amplitude and 0.1-50 kHz frequency.11. The method of claim 1, wherein said precursor solution is deposited in the form of droplets having a volume of 0.5-20 picolitres.12. The method of claim 1, wherein said precursor solution is deposited by drop-on-demand (DOD) inkjet printing and wherein said precursor solution is deposited by forcing the solution through a nozzle having an opening diameter of 10-100 μm.13. A method for producing a solar cell comprising a light harvester that is an organic-inorganic perovskite, wherein said method comprises the step of depositing said perovskite precursor solution in accordance with claim 1.14. The method of claim 1, which comprises printing said organic-inorganic perovskite layer on a surface of 90 cm2 or larger in a continuous deposition process, where said printing nozzle operates continuously for covering the said surface.15. The method of claim 14, which comprises printing said organic-inorganic perovskite layer on a surface of 200 cm2 or larger in said continuous deposition process.16. A method for producing an inkjet printable ink solution, the method comprising providing an ink solution comprising a cation of formula (I):Anc-R1—W+??(I),wherein,Anc is selected from —COOH, —CONH2, —PO3H2, —PO2H2R2, —PO4H2, —SO3H2, —CONHOH, salts thereof, and deprotonated forms thereof, R2 is an organic substituent comprising from 1-20 carbon atoms and 0-10 heteroatoms,W is a charged moiety comprising a positively charger quaternary ammonium group; selected from —NH3+, —NH—C(NH3+)═NH, —N═CH—NH3+; and,R1 is an optionally substituted organic moiety comprising 1-20 carbons,wherein R1 and R2 may be, independently, totally or partially halogenated, andwherein said inkjet printable ink solution comprises all components required to form an organic-inorganic perovskite.17. An inkjet ink for printing an organic-inorganic perovskite, said inkjet ink comprising a cation of formula (I):Anc-R1—W+??(I),wherein,Anc is selected from —COOH, —CONH2, —PO3H2, —PO2H2R2, —PO4H2, —SO3H2, —CONHOH, and salts thereof, and deprotonated forms thereof, R2 is an organic substituent comprising from 1-20 carbon atoms and 0-10 heteroatoms,W is a charged moiety comprising a positively charged quaternary ammonium group; selected from —NH3+, —NH—C(NH3+)═NH, —N═CH—NH3+; and, R1 is an optionally substituted organic moiety comprising 1-20 carbons,wherein R1 and R2 may be, independently, totally or partially halogenated,wherein said inkjet ink comprises all components required to form said organic-inorganic perovskite.18. A method for reducing and/or slowing down nucleation and/or precipitation of perovskite and/or perovskite intermediates in an inkjet ink comprising an organic-inorganic perovskite precursor solution, the method comprising adding a cation of formula (I) when preparing said inkjet ink:Anc-R1—W+??(I),wherein,Anc is selected from —COOH, —CONH2, —PO3H2, —PO2H2R2, —PO4H2, —SO3H2, —CONHOH, salts thereof, and deprotonated forms thereof, R2 is an organic substituent comprising from 1-20 carbon atoms and 0-10 heteroatoms,W is a positively charged moiety comprising a positively charged nitrogen atom;R1 is an optionally substituted organic moiety comprising 1-20 carbons and 0-10 heteroatoms,wherein R1 and R2 may be, independently, totally or partially halogenated, andwherein said method further comprises adding all components required to form an organic-inorganic perovskite layer when preparing said inkjet ink.
and salts of said cations (1)-(3),wherein n is an integer of 1-10.5. The method of claim 1, wherein said first organic cation is added to or present in said precursor solution in the form of a salt comprising at least one anion selected from the group consisting of: halide anions, CN?, NCO?, NCS?, BF4?, and NCSe?.6. The method of claim 1, wherein said organic-inorganic perovskite to be deposited is a mixed organic cation perovskite.7. The method of claim 1, wherein said perovskite precursor solution is stable when stored for 1 day at room temperature (25° C.) or more in a glass vial or printer cartridge, wherein stable refers to the absence of precipitation of solutes during said 1 day.8. The method of claim 1, wherein said perovskite precursor solution has one or more of the properties selected from the group consisting of:a density δ(kg/m3) of >800;a surface tension γ(dyne/cm) of 15-55; anda solvent boiling point (° C.) of >80° C.9. The method of claim 1, wherein during depositing by printing, the temperature of said precursor solution is controlled to be in the range of 15-50° C.10. The method of claim 1, wherein during depositing by printing, the precursor solution is deposited with one or more selected from the group consisting of:a drop spacing in the range of 1-50 μm;by applying a customized waveform with 1-30 V amplitude and 0.1-50 kHz frequency.11. The method of claim 1, wherein said precursor solution is deposited in the form of droplets having a volume of 0.5-20 picolitres.12. The method of claim 1, wherein said precursor solution is deposited by drop-on-demand (DOD) inkjet printing and wherein said precursor solution is deposited by forcing the solution through a nozzle having an opening diameter of 10-100 μm.13. A method for producing a solar cell comprising a light harvester that is an organic-inorganic perovskite, wherein said method comprises the step of depositing said perovskite precursor solution in accordance with claim 1.14. The method of claim 1, which comprises printing said organic-inorganic perovskite layer on a surface of 90 cm2 or larger in a continuous deposition process, where said printing nozzle operates continuously for covering the said surface.15. The method of claim 14, which comprises printing said organic-inorganic perovskite layer on a surface of 200 cm2 or larger in said continuous deposition process.16. A method for producing an inkjet printable ink solution, the method comprising providing an ink solution comprising a cation of formula (I):Anc-R1—W+??(I),wherein,Anc is selected from —COOH, —CONH2, —PO3H2, —PO2H2R2, —PO4H2, —SO3H2, —CONHOH, salts thereof, and deprotonated forms thereof, R2 is an organic substituent comprising from 1-20 carbon atoms and 0-10 heteroatoms,W is a charged moiety comprising a positively charger quaternary ammonium group; selected from —NH3+, —NH—C(NH3+)═NH, —N═CH—NH3+; and,R1 is an optionally substituted organic moiety comprising 1-20 carbons,wherein R1 and R2 may be, independently, totally or partially halogenated, andwherein said inkjet printable ink solution comprises all components required to form an organic-inorganic perovskite.17. An inkjet ink for printing an organic-inorganic perovskite, said inkjet ink comprising a cation of formula (I):Anc-R1—W+??(I),wherein,Anc is selected from —COOH, —CONH2, —PO3H2, —PO2H2R2, —PO4H2, —SO3H2, —CONHOH, and salts thereof, and deprotonated forms thereof, R2 is an organic substituent comprising from 1-20 carbon atoms and 0-10 heteroatoms,W is a charged moiety comprising a positively charged quaternary ammonium group; selected from —NH3+, —NH—C(NH3+)═NH, —N═CH—NH3+; and, R1 is an optionally substituted organic moiety comprising 1-20 carbons,wherein R1 and R2 may be, independently, totally or partially halogenated,wherein said inkjet ink comprises all components required to form said organic-inorganic perovskite.18. A method for reducing and/or slowing down nucleation and/or precipitation of perovskite and/or perovskite intermediates in an inkjet ink comprising an organic-inorganic perovskite precursor solution, the method comprising adding a cation of formula (I) when preparing said inkjet ink:Anc-R1—W+??(I),wherein,Anc is selected from —COOH, —CONH2, —PO3H2, —PO2H2R2, —PO4H2, —SO3H2, —CONHOH, salts thereof, and deprotonated forms thereof, R2 is an organic substituent comprising from 1-20 carbon atoms and 0-10 heteroatoms,W is a positively charged moiety comprising a positively charged nitrogen atom;R1 is an optionally substituted organic moiety comprising 1-20 carbons and 0-10 heteroatoms,wherein R1 and R2 may be, independently, totally or partially halogenated, andwherein said method further comprises adding all components required to form an organic-inorganic perovskite layer when preparing said inkjet ink.