Moisture-Induced Crystallographic Reorientations and Effects on Charge Carrier Extraction in Metal Halide Perovskite Solar Cells

Hidalgo, Juanita; Perini, Carlo R.; Castro-Mendez, Andrés-Felipe; Jones, Dennis; Köbler, Hans; Lai, Barry; Li, Ruipeng; Sun, Shijing; Abate, Antonio; Correa-Baena, Juan-Pablo

doi:10.1021/acsenergylett.0c01964

Moisture-Induced Crystallographic Reorientations and Effects on Charge Carrier Extraction in Metal Halide Perovskite Solar Cells

Journal Article · Thu Oct 22 00:00:00 EDT 2020 · ACS Energy Letters

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1021/acsenergylett.0c01964· OSTI ID:1706601

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Georgia Inst. of Technology, Atlanta, GA (United States)
Helmholtz-Zentrum Berlin (HZB), (Germany). German Research Centre for Materials and Energy
Argonne National Lab. (ANL), Argonne, IL (United States). Advanced Photon Source (APS)
Brookhaven National Lab. (BNL), Upton, NY (United States). National Synchrotron Light Source II (NSLS-II)
Massachusetts Inst. of Technology (MIT), Cambridge, MA (United States)

Lead halide perovskites (LHPs) are promising semiconductors for optoelectronic applications. In LHP solar cells, the focus thus far has been mainly on compositional optimization of the MHP layer, without much understanding of the effects of compositional mixing on structure and texture. This is a serious gap in our knowledge because research has shown that texture underlies the mechanisms of charge carrier and ionic transport. Therefore, it is essential to understand the mechanisms that drive changes in texture in LHPs. Here we examine the effect of moisture and composition on the structure and texture of LHPs and their impacts on optoelectronic properties. Exposure to moisture is shown to induce a crystallographic reorientation in the polycrystalline films, which is also dependent on the amount of organic cation material present at the surface. For films with an excess of organic halide, moisture was shown to induce texture in the (001) plane contributing to the enhancement of photocurrents and long-term device stability. This work shows the importance of texture for the electronic properties of LHPs with a special emphasis on charge carrier extraction in optoelectronic devices.

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Research Organization:: Brookhaven National Laboratory (BNL), Upton, NY (United States). National Synchrotron Light Source II (NSLS-II)

Sponsoring Organization:: USDOE Office of Science (SC), Basic Energy Sciences (BES); National Science Foundation (NSF); US Air Force Office of Scientific Research (AFOSR)

Grant/Contract Number:: SC0012704

OSTI ID:: 1706601

Alternate ID(s):: OSTI ID: 1835104

Report Number(s):: BNL--220572-2020-JAAM

Journal Information:: ACS Energy Letters, Journal Name: ACS Energy Letters Vol. 5; ISSN 2380-8195

Publisher:: American Chemical Society (ACS)Copyright Statement

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

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