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Methylammonium iodide

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≥99%, anhydrous

Synonym(s):

Methanamine, hydriodide

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Empirical Formula (Hill Notation):
CH6IN
CAS Number:
14965-49-2
Molecular Weight:
158.97
UNSPSC Code:
12352302
NACRES:
NA.23

grade

anhydrous

Quality Level

100

Assay

≥99%

form

crystals

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InChI

1S/CH5N.HI/c1-2;/h2H2,1H3;1H

InChI key

LLWRXQXPJMPHLR-UHFFFAOYSA-N

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Application

Methylammonium iodide (MAI) has been widely used in the development of perovskite solar cells. MAI is typically used as a precursor material in the fabrication of perovskite thin films. It acts as a source of methylammonium cations (CH3NH3+) and iodide anions (I-) that are necessary for the formation of the perovskite crystal structure.
Methylammonium iodide, an organic halide based perovskite material, can be used in the fabrication of high performance organic solar cells.
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.

Pictograms

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GHS07

Signal Word

Warning

Hazard Statements

H302 - H315 - H319 - H335

Hazard Classifications

Acute Tox. 4 Oral - Eye Irrit. 2 - Skin Irrit. 2 - STOT SE 3

Target Organs

Respiratory system

Storage Class Code

11 - Combustible Solids

WGK

WGK 3

Flash Point(F)

Not applicable

Flash Point(C)

Not applicable

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Deciphering the role of impurities in methylammonium iodide and their impact on the performance of perovskite solar cells
Levchuk I, et al.
Advanced Materials Interfaces, 3(22), 1600593-1600593 (2016)
Crystallization of a perovskite film for higher performance solar cells by controlling water concentration in methyl ammonium iodide precursor solution
Adhikari N, et al.
Nanoscale, 8(5), 2693-2703 (2016)
Entropic stabilization of mixed A-cation ABX3 metal halide perovskites for high performance perovskite solar cells.
Yi C, et al.
Energy & Environmental Science, 9, 656-656 (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)
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