Separating Bulk and Surface Contributions to Electronic Excited-State Processes in Hybrid Mixed Perovskite Thin Films via Multimodal All-Optical Imaging
Abstract
A comprehensive understanding of electronic excited-state phenomena underlying the impressive performance of solution-processed hybrid halide perovskite solar cells requires access to both spatially resolved electronic processes and corresponding sample morphological characteristics. In this paper, we demonstrate an all-optical multimodal imaging approach that enables us to obtain both electronic excited-state and morphological information on a single optical microscope platform with simultaneous high temporal and spatial resolution. Specifically, images were acquired for the same region of interest in thin films of chloride containing mixed lead halide perovskites (CH3NH3PbI3–xClx) using femtosecond transient absorption, time-integrated photoluminescence, confocal reflectance, and transmission microscopies. Comprehensive image analysis revealed the presence of surface- and bulk-dominated contributions to the various images, which describe either spatially dependent electronic excited-state properties or morphological variations across the probed region of the thin films. Finally, these results show that PL probes effectively the species near or at the film surface.
- Authors:
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- Oak Ridge National Lab. (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States). Chemical Sciences Division
- Univ. of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN (United States). Dept. of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science
- Oak Ridge National Lab. (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States). Center for Nanophase Materials Sciences
- Publication Date:
- Research Org.:
- Oak Ridge National Lab. (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States)
- Sponsoring Org.:
- USDOE Office of Science (SC), Basic Energy Sciences (BES)
- Contributing Org.:
- Univ. of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN (United States)
- OSTI Identifier:
- 1376475
- Grant/Contract Number:
- AC05-00OR22725
- Resource Type:
- Accepted Manuscript
- Journal Name:
- Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters
- Additional Journal Information:
- Journal Volume: 8; Journal Issue: 14; Journal ID: ISSN 1948-7185
- Publisher:
- American Chemical Society
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- 37 INORGANIC, ORGANIC, PHYSICAL, AND ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY
Citation Formats
Simpson, Mary Jane, Doughty, Benjamin, Das, Sanjib, Xiao, Kai, and Ma, Ying-Zhong. Separating Bulk and Surface Contributions to Electronic Excited-State Processes in Hybrid Mixed Perovskite Thin Films via Multimodal All-Optical Imaging. United States: N. p., 2017.
Web. doi:10.1021/acs.jpclett.7b01368.
Simpson, Mary Jane, Doughty, Benjamin, Das, Sanjib, Xiao, Kai, & Ma, Ying-Zhong. Separating Bulk and Surface Contributions to Electronic Excited-State Processes in Hybrid Mixed Perovskite Thin Films via Multimodal All-Optical Imaging. United States. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.jpclett.7b01368
Simpson, Mary Jane, Doughty, Benjamin, Das, Sanjib, Xiao, Kai, and Ma, Ying-Zhong. Tue .
"Separating Bulk and Surface Contributions to Electronic Excited-State Processes in Hybrid Mixed Perovskite Thin Films via Multimodal All-Optical Imaging". United States. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.jpclett.7b01368. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1376475.
@article{osti_1376475,
title = {Separating Bulk and Surface Contributions to Electronic Excited-State Processes in Hybrid Mixed Perovskite Thin Films via Multimodal All-Optical Imaging},
author = {Simpson, Mary Jane and Doughty, Benjamin and Das, Sanjib and Xiao, Kai and Ma, Ying-Zhong},
abstractNote = {A comprehensive understanding of electronic excited-state phenomena underlying the impressive performance of solution-processed hybrid halide perovskite solar cells requires access to both spatially resolved electronic processes and corresponding sample morphological characteristics. In this paper, we demonstrate an all-optical multimodal imaging approach that enables us to obtain both electronic excited-state and morphological information on a single optical microscope platform with simultaneous high temporal and spatial resolution. Specifically, images were acquired for the same region of interest in thin films of chloride containing mixed lead halide perovskites (CH3NH3PbI3–xClx) using femtosecond transient absorption, time-integrated photoluminescence, confocal reflectance, and transmission microscopies. Comprehensive image analysis revealed the presence of surface- and bulk-dominated contributions to the various images, which describe either spatially dependent electronic excited-state properties or morphological variations across the probed region of the thin films. Finally, these results show that PL probes effectively the species near or at the film surface.},
doi = {10.1021/acs.jpclett.7b01368},
journal = {Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters},
number = 14,
volume = 8,
place = {United States},
year = {Tue Jul 04 00:00:00 EDT 2017},
month = {Tue Jul 04 00:00:00 EDT 2017}
}
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