in mineral
oil), 1-bromoHexane (%98), N-bromosuccinimide (NBS) ReagentPlus (99%),
carbazole (≥95%), n-buthyllithium solution
(2.5 M in Hexane), potassium carbonate, sodium hydroxide, trimethyl
borate (≥98%), and phosphorous(V) oxychloride (99.999%) were
purchased from MERC. Hexane, suitable for high-performance liquid
chromatography (HPLC), ≥97.0%, dichloromethane, suitable for
HPLC ≥99.8%; N,N-dimethylformamide,
anhydrous, 99.8%; chloroform, suitable for HPLC, ≥99.8%; and
tetrahydrofuran, ≥99.0% were purchased from MERCK. Spiro-OMeTAD
was purchased from Borun. Bis(trifluoromethane)sulfonimide lithium
salt (Li-TFSI, 99.0%) was purchased from Acros. Lead(II) bromide (PbBr2, 99.999%), methylammonium bromide (MABr, >99.5%), and
formamidinium
iodide (FAI, >99.5%) were bought from Lumtec. Lead iodide (PbI2, 99.99%) was bought from TCI. Titanium isopropoxide (Ti[OCH(CH3)2]4, 97%), hydrochloric acid (HCl, 37%), 2-propanol
(For HPLC, 99.9%), chlorobenzene (anhydrous 99.8%), acetonitrile (99.8%),
4-tertbutylpyridine (99.0%), and cesium iodide (CsI, 99.999%) were
purchased from Sigma-Aldrich. Fluorine-doped tin oxide (FTO) glass
slides (2.5 × 2.5 cm2, FTO OPV-FTO22-15, sheet resistance
of 14 Ω sq–1) were bought from OPVTech.