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:
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- Peter A. Rock Thermochemistry Laboratory and Nanomaterials in the Environment, Agriculture, and Technology Organized Research Unit, University of California, Davis, CA 95616
- Publication Date:
- 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},
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year = {Tue Jun 28 00:00:00 EDT 2016},
month = {Tue Jun 28 00:00:00 EDT 2016}
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https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.1607850113
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