Tuning Excitonic Properties of Pure and Mixed Halide Perovskite Thin Films via Interfacial Engineering

Nikolaidou, Katerina; Sarang, Som; Martin, Denzal; Tung, Vincent; Lu, Jennifer Q.; Ghosh, Sayantani

doi:10.1002/admi.201800209

Tuning Excitonic Properties of Pure and Mixed Halide Perovskite Thin Films via Interfacial Engineering

Journal Article · Thu Jun 07 00:00:00 EDT 2018 · Advanced Materials Interfaces

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1002/admi.201800209· OSTI ID:1441052

Nikolaidou, Katerina ^[1]; Sarang, Som ^[1]; Martin, Denzal ^[1]; Tung, Vincent ^[2]; Lu, Jennifer Q. ^[2]; ^[1]

School of Natural Sciences University of California Merced CA 95344 USA
School of Engineering University of California Merced CA 95344 USA

Abstract

The authors explore the potential of ZnO layers of different morphologies, including single crystalline, micro‐structured, and nano‐structured substrates, for tuning exciton binding energy and influencing charge extraction when interfaced with pure (CH ₃ NH ₃ PbI ₃ ) and mixed (CH ₃ NH ₃ PbI ₃₋ _x Cl _x ) halide hybrid perovskite (PVSK) thin films. Electron microscopy characterization of the PVSK/ZnO interfaces are correlated with charge transfer properties, probed by means of temperature, power, and time‐resolved photoluminescence (PL) spectroscopy. The results show that at room temperature, the single crystalline ZnO film promotes PL quenching, and reduces recombination lifetime along with exciton density in the PVSK films, all indicative of efficient electron extraction. Nevertheless, the micro‐structured ZnO layers exhibit a mild increase of the PVSK PL at room temperature, and the nano‐structured ZnO enhances PL by up to several thousand‐fold, while simultaneously enhancing recombination rates by 50%. These trends are temperature dependent, and the findings highlight two opposing aspects of how excitonic dissociation in PVSK thin films is affected by the morphology of the underlying ZnO layers. While the single crystalline ZnO can be leveraged as an efficient electron extraction layer for application in photovoltaic devices, the micro‐ and nano‐structured ones offer potential new opportunities for utilization of high quantum yield hybrid perovskites in opto‐electronic platforms.

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Sponsoring Organization:: USDOE

Grant/Contract Number:: AC02-05CH11231

OSTI ID:: 1441052

Journal Information:: Advanced Materials Interfaces, Journal Name: Advanced Materials Interfaces Journal Issue: 14 Vol. 5; ISSN 2196-7350

Publisher:: Wiley Blackwell (John Wiley & Sons)Copyright Statement

Country of Publication:: Germany

Language:: English

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