Beyond Ion Migration in Metal Halide Perovskites: Toward a Broader Photoelectrochemistry Perspective

Xu, Zhaojian; Kerner, Ross A.; Kronik, Leeor; Rand, Barry P.

doi:10.1021/acsenergylett.4c02033

Beyond Ion Migration in Metal Halide Perovskites: Toward a Broader Photoelectrochemistry Perspective

Journal Article · 03 September 2024 · ACS Energy Letters

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1021/acsenergylett.4c02033· OSTI ID:2447472

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Ion migration is a broad term used to account for the degradation of halide perovskite materials and devices. However, ion mobility is only one piece of the full picture-mobile ions/defects are first created, then transported, and eventually annihilated or immobilized. In this Perspective, we summarize emerging work that shows how tractable photochemical and Faradaic reactions provide a continuous source of ions to migrate. Furthermore, we discuss strategies to fundamentally manipulate ion migration by targeting specific electrochemical and reduction/oxidation mechanisms. This highlights the important role of defect photoelectrochemistry, as well as the soft nature of the perovskite lattice, in ion migration and self-healing. We conclude that distinguishing more detailed processes involved in “ion migration”, with an emerging focus on the reactions that form mobile ionic defects, is necessary to greatly improve the stability of devices and open up more technological applications.

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

Sponsoring Organization:: USDOE Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE), Renewable Power Office. Solar Energy Technologies Office

DOE Contract Number:: AC36-08GO28308

OSTI ID:: 2447472

Report Number(s):: NREL/JA-5900-89266; MainId:90045; UUID:130c28cc-e892-4ce0-a8a4-0c0d9e7d19f7; MainAdminId:73787

Journal Information:: ACS Energy Letters, Journal Name: ACS Energy Letters Journal Issue: 9 Vol. 9

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

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