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Title: Photovoltaic switching mechanism in lateral structure hybrid perovskite solar cells

Abstract

In this study, long range electromigration of methylammonium ions (MA+) in methyl ammonium lead tri-iodide (MAPbI3) film is observed directly using the photo­thermal induced resonance technique. The electromigration of MA+ leads to the formation of a lateral p-i-n structure, which is the origin of the switchable photovoltaic effect in MAPbI3 perovskite devices.

Authors:
 [1];  [2];  [1];  [1];  [1];  [3];  [1]
  1. Univ. of Nebraska, Lincoln, NE (United States)
  2. National Institute of Standards and Technology, Gaithersburg, MD (United States); Univ. of Maryland, College Park, MD (United States)
  3. National Institute of Standards and Technology, Gaithersburg, MD (United States)
Publication Date:
Research Org.:
Univ. of Nebraska, Lincoln, NE (United States)
Sponsoring Org.:
USDOE
OSTI Identifier:
1238032
Grant/Contract Number:  
EE0006709
Resource Type:
Journal Article: Accepted Manuscript
Journal Name:
Advanced Energy Materials
Additional Journal Information:
Journal Volume: 5; Journal Issue: 15; Journal ID: ISSN 1614-6832
Publisher:
Wiley
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
14 SOLAR ENERGY; 36 MATERIALS SCIENCE

Citation Formats

Yuan, Yongbo, Chae, Jungseok, Shao, Yuchuan, Wang, Qi, Xiao, Zhengguo, Centrone, Andrea, and Huang, Jinsong. Photovoltaic switching mechanism in lateral structure hybrid perovskite solar cells. United States: N. p., 2015. Web. doi:10.1002/aenm.201500615.
Yuan, Yongbo, Chae, Jungseok, Shao, Yuchuan, Wang, Qi, Xiao, Zhengguo, Centrone, Andrea, & Huang, Jinsong. Photovoltaic switching mechanism in lateral structure hybrid perovskite solar cells. United States. https://doi.org/10.1002/aenm.201500615
Yuan, Yongbo, Chae, Jungseok, Shao, Yuchuan, Wang, Qi, Xiao, Zhengguo, Centrone, Andrea, and Huang, Jinsong. 2015. "Photovoltaic switching mechanism in lateral structure hybrid perovskite solar cells". United States. https://doi.org/10.1002/aenm.201500615. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1238032.
@article{osti_1238032,
title = {Photovoltaic switching mechanism in lateral structure hybrid perovskite solar cells},
author = {Yuan, Yongbo and Chae, Jungseok and Shao, Yuchuan and Wang, Qi and Xiao, Zhengguo and Centrone, Andrea and Huang, Jinsong},
abstractNote = {In this study, long range electromigration of methylammonium ions (MA+) in methyl ammonium lead tri-iodide (MAPbI3) film is observed directly using the photo­thermal induced resonance technique. The electromigration of MA+ leads to the formation of a lateral p-i-n structure, which is the origin of the switchable photovoltaic effect in MAPbI3 perovskite devices.},
doi = {10.1002/aenm.201500615},
url = {https://www.osti.gov/biblio/1238032}, journal = {Advanced Energy Materials},
issn = {1614-6832},
number = 15,
volume = 5,
place = {United States},
year = {Fri Jun 05 00:00:00 EDT 2015},
month = {Fri Jun 05 00:00:00 EDT 2015}
}

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