Hybrid perovskite bulk photovoltaic effect devices and methods of making the same

Garten, Lauren Marie; Moore, David Todd; Ginley, David Samuel; Gorman, Brian Patrick

Hybrid perovskite bulk photovoltaic effect devices and methods of making the same

Patent · Tue Sep 08 04:00:00 EDT 2020

OSTI ID:1735244

Garten, Lauren Marie; Moore, David Todd; Ginley, David Samuel; Gorman, Brian Patrick

The present disclosure relates to a composition that includes a perovskite crystal having a ferroelectric domain aligned substantially parallel to a reference axis. In some embodiments of the present disclosure, the perovskite crystal may include ABX3, where A is a first cation, B is a second cation, and X is an anion. In some embodiments of the present disclosure, A may include an alkyl ammonium cation. In some embodiments of the present disclosure, B may include a metal element. In some embodiments of the present disclosure, the metal element may include lead. In some embodiments of the present disclosure, X may include a halogen. In some embodiments of the present disclosure, the perovskite crystal may include methylammonium lead iodide.

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Research Organization:: National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL), Golden, CO (United States)

Sponsoring Organization:: USDOE

DOE Contract Number:: AC36-08GO28308

Assignee:: Alliance for Sustainable Energy, LLC (Golden, CO); Colorado School of Mines (Golden, CO)

Patent Number(s):: 10,770,604

Application Number:: 15/934,656

OSTI ID:: 1735244

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

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