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Title: Direct calorimetric verification of thermodynamic instability of lead halide hybrid perovskites

Abstract

Hybrid perovskites, especially methylammonium lead iodide (MAPbI3), exhibit excellent solar power conversion efficiencies. However, their application is plagued by poor chemical and structural stability. In this paper, using direct calorimetric measurement of heats of formation, MAPbI3 is shown to be thermodynamically unstable with respect to decomposition to lead iodide and methylammonium iodide, even in the absence of ambient air or light or heat-induced defects, thus limiting its long-term use in devices. The formation enthalpy from binary halide components becomes less favorable in the order MAPbCl3, MAPbBr3, MAPbI3, with only the chloride having a negative heat of formation. Finally, optimizing the geometric match of constituents as measured by the Goldschmidt tolerance factor provides a potentially quantifiable thermodynamic guide for seeking chemical substitutions to enhance stability.

Authors:
 [1];  [1];  [1]
  1. Peter A. Rock Thermochemistry Laboratory and Nanomaterials in the Environment, Agriculture, and Technology Organized Research Unit, University of California, Davis, CA 95616
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Research Org.:
Univ. of California, Davis, CA (United States)
Sponsoring Org.:
USDOE Office of Science (SC), Basic Energy Sciences (BES)
OSTI Identifier:
1259914
Alternate Identifier(s):
OSTI ID: 1470072
Grant/Contract Number:  
FG02-03ER46053
Resource Type:
Published Article
Journal Name:
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America
Additional Journal Information:
Journal Name: Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America Journal Volume: 113 Journal Issue: 28; Journal ID: ISSN 0027-8424
Publisher:
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
36 MATERIALS SCIENCE; hybrid halide perovskites; thermodynamic instability; solar cells; tolerance factor; enthalpy of formation

Citation Formats

Nagabhushana, G. P., Shivaramaiah, Radha, and Navrotsky, Alexandra. Direct calorimetric verification of thermodynamic instability of lead halide hybrid perovskites. United States: N. p., 2016. Web. doi:10.1073/pnas.1607850113.
Nagabhushana, G. P., Shivaramaiah, Radha, & Navrotsky, Alexandra. Direct calorimetric verification of thermodynamic instability of lead halide hybrid perovskites. United States. https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.1607850113
Nagabhushana, G. P., Shivaramaiah, Radha, and Navrotsky, Alexandra. Tue . "Direct calorimetric verification of thermodynamic instability of lead halide hybrid perovskites". United States. https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.1607850113.
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title = {Direct calorimetric verification of thermodynamic instability of lead halide hybrid perovskites},
author = {Nagabhushana, G. P. and Shivaramaiah, Radha and Navrotsky, Alexandra},
abstractNote = {Hybrid perovskites, especially methylammonium lead iodide (MAPbI3), exhibit excellent solar power conversion efficiencies. However, their application is plagued by poor chemical and structural stability. In this paper, using direct calorimetric measurement of heats of formation, MAPbI3 is shown to be thermodynamically unstable with respect to decomposition to lead iodide and methylammonium iodide, even in the absence of ambient air or light or heat-induced defects, thus limiting its long-term use in devices. The formation enthalpy from binary halide components becomes less favorable in the order MAPbCl3, MAPbBr3, MAPbI3, with only the chloride having a negative heat of formation. Finally, optimizing the geometric match of constituents as measured by the Goldschmidt tolerance factor provides a potentially quantifiable thermodynamic guide for seeking chemical substitutions to enhance stability.},
doi = {10.1073/pnas.1607850113},
journal = {Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America},
number = 28,
volume = 113,
place = {United States},
year = {Tue Jun 28 00:00:00 EDT 2016},
month = {Tue Jun 28 00:00:00 EDT 2016}
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