Direct Measurements of Carrier Transport in Polycrystalline Methylammonium Lead Iodide Perovskite Films with Transient Grating Spectroscopy

Arias, Dylan H.; Moore, David T.; van de Lagemaat, Jao; Johnson, Justin C.

doi:10.1021/acs.jpclett.8b02245

Title: Direct Measurements of Carrier Transport in Polycrystalline Methylammonium Lead Iodide Perovskite Films with Transient Grating Spectroscopy

Journal Article · 11 September 2018 · Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.jpclett.8b02245 · OSTI ID:1475524

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National Renewable Energy Lab. (NREL), Golden, CO (United States)

Hybrid organic-inorganic halide perovskites have been proposed in many optoelectronic applications, but critical to their increasing functionality and utility is understanding and controlling carrier transport. Here, we use light-induced transient grating spectroscopy to probe directly carrier transport in polycrystalline methylammonium lead iodide perovskite thin films using a weakly perturbative and noncontact method. The data reveal intrinsic diffusion characteristics of the charge carriers in the material and agree well with a simulated model of charge transport in which grain boundaries act as barriers to carrier movement.

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

Sponsoring Organization:: USDOE Office of Science (SC), Basic Energy Sciences (BES)

Grant/Contract Number:: AC36-08GO28308

OSTI ID:: 1475524

Report Number(s):: NREL/JA-5900-72035

Journal Information:: Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters, Vol. 9, Issue 19; ISSN 1948-7185

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Country of Publication:: United States

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