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Title: Defect density and dielectric constant in perovskite solar cells

Journal Article · · Applied Physics Letters
DOI:https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4897329· OSTI ID:22350925
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  1. Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa 50011 (United States)
  2. Microelectronics Research Center, Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa 50011 (United States)
  3. Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa 50011 (United States)

We report on measurement of dielectric constant, mid-gap defect density, Urbach energy of tail states in CH{sub 3}NH{sub 3}PbI{sub x}Cl{sub 1−x} perovskite solar cells. Midgap defect densities were estimated by measuring capacitance vs. frequency at different temperatures and show two peaks, one at 0.66 eV below the conduction band and one at 0.24 eV below the conduction band. The attempt to escape frequency is in the range of 2 × 10{sup 11}/s. Quantum efficiency data indicate a bandgap of 1.58 eV. Urbach energies of valence and conduction band are estimated to be ∼16 and ∼18 meV. Measurement of saturation capacitance indicates that the relative dielectric constant is ∼18.

OSTI ID:
22350925
Journal Information:
Applied Physics Letters, Vol. 105, Issue 15; Other Information: (c) 2014 AIP Publishing LLC; Country of input: International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA); ISSN 0003-6951
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English