Effect of temperature on light induced degradation in methylammonium lead iodide perovskite thin films and solar cells

Abdelmageed, Ghada; Mackeen, Cameron; Hellier, Kaitlin; Jewell, Leila; Seymour, Lydia; Tingwald, Mark; Bridges, Frank; Zhang, Jin Z.; Carter, Sue

doi:10.1016/j.solmat.2017.09.053

Title: Effect of temperature on light induced degradation in methylammonium lead iodide perovskite thin films and solar cells

Journal Article · Wed Oct 10 00:00:00 EDT 2018 · Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.solmat.2017.09.053· OSTI ID:1579812

Abdelmageed, Ghada ^[1]; Mackeen, Cameron ^[2]; Hellier, Kaitlin ^[2]; Jewell, Leila ^[2]; Seymour, Lydia ^[2]; Tingwald, Mark ^[2]; Bridges, Frank ^[2]; Zhang, Jin Z. ^[2]; Carter, Sue ^[2]

Univ. of California, Santa Cruz, CA (United States); Atomic Energy Authority (AEA), Nasr City, Cairo (Egypt). National Center for Radiation Research and Technology (NCRRT)
Univ. of California, Santa Cruz, CA (United States)

Here in this study we investigate the light and heat-induced degradation of methylammonium lead iodide (MAPbI₃) perovskite films in an inert atmosphere to exclude the effect of oxygen and humidity. Films aged under solar intensities started to degrade above 75 °C, while films in the dark degraded at 95 °C. To investigate the temperature-induced degradation mechanism, spectroscopic techniques such as Ultraviolet-Visible (UV–Vis) absorption spectroscopy, X-Ray Diffraction (XRD), Extended X-ray Absorption Fine Structure (EXAFS), and Fourier Transform Infrared (FT-IR) were used. Results show that the films aged under light at 75 °C degraded to a mixture of PbI₂ and metallic Pb. In contrast, films aged thermally in the dark, or with light and oxygen, degraded to PbI₂ only. MAPbI₃ solar cells were aged to show the effect of the metallic lead on the charge transfer mechanism

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Research Organization:: Stanford Univ., CA (United States)

Sponsoring Organization:: USDOE Office of Science (SC), Basic Energy Sciences (BES); National Science Foundation (NSF); National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)

Grant/Contract Number:: EE0004946; AC02-76SF00515; 60965033-51077

OSTI ID:: 1579812

Alternate ID(s):: OSTI ID: 1549300

Journal Information:: Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells, Vol. 174, Issue C; ISSN 0927-0248

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Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

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