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Title: Effect of temperature on light induced degradation in methylammonium lead iodide perovskite thin films and solar cells

Abstract

Here in this study we investigate the light and heat-induced degradation of methylammonium lead iodide (MAPbI3) perovskite films in an inert atmosphere to exclude the effect of oxygen and humidity. Films aged under solar intensities started to degrade above 75 °C, while films in the dark degraded at 95 °C. To investigate the temperature-induced degradation mechanism, spectroscopic techniques such as Ultraviolet-Visible (UV–Vis) absorption spectroscopy, X-Ray Diffraction (XRD), Extended X-ray Absorption Fine Structure (EXAFS), and Fourier Transform Infrared (FT-IR) were used. Results show that the films aged under light at 75 °C degraded to a mixture of PbI2 and metallic Pb. In contrast, films aged thermally in the dark, or with light and oxygen, degraded to PbI2 only. MAPbI3 solar cells were aged to show the effect of the metallic lead on the charge transfer mechanism

Authors:
 [1];  [2];  [2];  [2];  [2];  [2];  [2];  [2];  [2]
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  1. Univ. of California, Santa Cruz, CA (United States); Atomic Energy Authority (AEA), Nasr City, Cairo (Egypt). National Center for Radiation Research and Technology (NCRRT)
  2. Univ. of California, Santa Cruz, CA (United States)
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Research Org.:
Stanford Univ., CA (United States)
Sponsoring Org.:
USDOE Office of Science (SC), Basic Energy Sciences (BES); National Science Foundation (NSF); National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)
OSTI Identifier:
1579812
Alternate Identifier(s):
OSTI ID: 1549300
Grant/Contract Number:  
EE0004946; AC02-76SF00515; 60965033-51077
Resource Type:
Accepted Manuscript
Journal Name:
Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells
Additional Journal Information:
Journal Volume: 174; Journal Issue: C; Journal ID: ISSN 0927-0248
Publisher:
Elsevier
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
14 SOLAR ENERGY; Perovskite; Methylammonium lead iodide; EXAFS; Stability; Photovoltiacs

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Abdelmageed, Ghada, Mackeen, Cameron, Hellier, Kaitlin, Jewell, Leila, Seymour, Lydia, Tingwald, Mark, Bridges, Frank, Zhang, Jin Z., and Carter, Sue. Effect of temperature on light induced degradation in methylammonium lead iodide perovskite thin films and solar cells. United States: N. p., 2018. Web. doi:10.1016/j.solmat.2017.09.053.
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Abdelmageed, Ghada, Mackeen, Cameron, Hellier, Kaitlin, Jewell, Leila, Seymour, Lydia, Tingwald, Mark, Bridges, Frank, Zhang, Jin Z., & Carter, Sue. Effect of temperature on light induced degradation in methylammonium lead iodide perovskite thin films and solar cells. United States. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.solmat.2017.09.053
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Abdelmageed, Ghada, Mackeen, Cameron, Hellier, Kaitlin, Jewell, Leila, Seymour, Lydia, Tingwald, Mark, Bridges, Frank, Zhang, Jin Z., and Carter, Sue. Wed . "Effect of temperature on light induced degradation in methylammonium lead iodide perovskite thin films and solar cells". United States. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.solmat.2017.09.053. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1579812.
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@article{osti_1579812,
title = {Effect of temperature on light induced degradation in methylammonium lead iodide perovskite thin films and solar cells},
author = {Abdelmageed, Ghada and Mackeen, Cameron and Hellier, Kaitlin and Jewell, Leila and Seymour, Lydia and Tingwald, Mark and Bridges, Frank and Zhang, Jin Z. and Carter, Sue},
abstractNote = {Here in this study we investigate the light and heat-induced degradation of methylammonium lead iodide (MAPbI3) perovskite films in an inert atmosphere to exclude the effect of oxygen and humidity. Films aged under solar intensities started to degrade above 75 °C, while films in the dark degraded at 95 °C. To investigate the temperature-induced degradation mechanism, spectroscopic techniques such as Ultraviolet-Visible (UV–Vis) absorption spectroscopy, X-Ray Diffraction (XRD), Extended X-ray Absorption Fine Structure (EXAFS), and Fourier Transform Infrared (FT-IR) were used. Results show that the films aged under light at 75 °C degraded to a mixture of PbI2 and metallic Pb. In contrast, films aged thermally in the dark, or with light and oxygen, degraded to PbI2 only. MAPbI3 solar cells were aged to show the effect of the metallic lead on the charge transfer mechanism},
doi = {10.1016/j.solmat.2017.09.053},
journal = {Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells},
number = C,
volume = 174,
place = {United States},
year = {Wed Oct 10 00:00:00 EDT 2018},
month = {Wed Oct 10 00:00:00 EDT 2018}
}
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