Revealing the Dynamics of Hybrid Metal Halide Perovskite Formation via Multimodal In Situ Probes
Abstract
Abstract The exploration of the synthetic space of halide perovskites hinges on an enormous number of parameters requiring time‐consuming experimentation to decouple and optimize. Here, the formation of the prototype material CH 3 NH 3 PbI 3 (MAPbI 3 ) is investigated at different time and length scales using multimodal in situ measurements to monitor the evolution of crystalline phases, morphology, and photoluminescence as a function of the lead precursors. Kinetically fast formation of crystalline precursor phases already during the spin‐coat deposition is observed using lead iodide (PbI 2 ) or lead chloride (PbCl 2 ) routes. These precursor phases most likely template final MAPbI 3 film morphology. In particular, the emergence of the “needle‐like” structure is shown to appear before film annealing. In situ photoluminescence measurements suggest nanoscale nucleation followed by rapid nuclei densification and growth. Using this multimodal in situ approach, different formation pathways can be identified either via precursor phases in the PbI 2 and PbCl 2 routes or direct perovskite formation from molecular building blocks as observed in the lead acetate (PbAc 2 ) route. Correlation of in situ results with photovoltaic device performance demonstrates the power of in situ multimodal techniques, paves the way tomore »
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- Lawrence Berkeley National Lab. (LBNL), Berkeley, CA (United States)
- Publication Date:
- Research Org.:
- Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (LBNL), Berkeley, CA (United States)
- Sponsoring Org.:
- USDOE Office of Science (SC), Basic Energy Sciences (BES). Chemical Sciences, Geosciences & Biosciences Division; USDOE
- OSTI Identifier:
- 1777950
- Alternate Identifier(s):
- OSTI ID: 1577877
- Grant/Contract Number:
- AC02-05CH11231; DE‐AC02‐05CH11231; DE‐SC0004993
- Resource Type:
- Accepted Manuscript
- Journal Name:
- Advanced Functional Materials
- Additional Journal Information:
- Journal Volume: 30; Journal Issue: 6; Journal ID: ISSN 1616-301X
- Publisher:
- Wiley
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- 36 MATERIALS SCIENCE; annealing time; halide perovskites; multimodal in situ characterization; precursor chemistry; solution processing
Citation Formats
Song, Tze‐Bin, Yuan, Zhenghao, Mori, Megumi, Motiwala, Faizan, Segev, Gideon, Masquelier, Eloïse, Stan, Camelia V., Slack, Jonathan L., Tamura, Nobumichi, and Sutter‐Fella, Carolin M. Revealing the Dynamics of Hybrid Metal Halide Perovskite Formation via Multimodal In Situ Probes. United States: N. p., 2019.
Web. doi:10.1002/adfm.201908337.
Song, Tze‐Bin, Yuan, Zhenghao, Mori, Megumi, Motiwala, Faizan, Segev, Gideon, Masquelier, Eloïse, Stan, Camelia V., Slack, Jonathan L., Tamura, Nobumichi, & Sutter‐Fella, Carolin M. Revealing the Dynamics of Hybrid Metal Halide Perovskite Formation via Multimodal In Situ Probes. United States. https://doi.org/10.1002/adfm.201908337
Song, Tze‐Bin, Yuan, Zhenghao, Mori, Megumi, Motiwala, Faizan, Segev, Gideon, Masquelier, Eloïse, Stan, Camelia V., Slack, Jonathan L., Tamura, Nobumichi, and Sutter‐Fella, Carolin M. Mon .
"Revealing the Dynamics of Hybrid Metal Halide Perovskite Formation via Multimodal In Situ Probes". United States. https://doi.org/10.1002/adfm.201908337. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1777950.
@article{osti_1777950,
title = {Revealing the Dynamics of Hybrid Metal Halide Perovskite Formation via Multimodal In Situ Probes},
author = {Song, Tze‐Bin and Yuan, Zhenghao and Mori, Megumi and Motiwala, Faizan and Segev, Gideon and Masquelier, Eloïse and Stan, Camelia V. and Slack, Jonathan L. and Tamura, Nobumichi and Sutter‐Fella, Carolin M.},
abstractNote = {Abstract The exploration of the synthetic space of halide perovskites hinges on an enormous number of parameters requiring time‐consuming experimentation to decouple and optimize. Here, the formation of the prototype material CH 3 NH 3 PbI 3 (MAPbI 3 ) is investigated at different time and length scales using multimodal in situ measurements to monitor the evolution of crystalline phases, morphology, and photoluminescence as a function of the lead precursors. Kinetically fast formation of crystalline precursor phases already during the spin‐coat deposition is observed using lead iodide (PbI 2 ) or lead chloride (PbCl 2 ) routes. These precursor phases most likely template final MAPbI 3 film morphology. In particular, the emergence of the “needle‐like” structure is shown to appear before film annealing. In situ photoluminescence measurements suggest nanoscale nucleation followed by rapid nuclei densification and growth. Using this multimodal in situ approach, different formation pathways can be identified either via precursor phases in the PbI 2 and PbCl 2 routes or direct perovskite formation from molecular building blocks as observed in the lead acetate (PbAc 2 ) route. Correlation of in situ results with photovoltaic device performance demonstrates the power of in situ multimodal techniques, paves the way to a fast screening of synthetic parameters, and ultimately leads to controlled synthetic procedures that yield high‐efficiency devices.},
doi = {10.1002/adfm.201908337},
journal = {Advanced Functional Materials},
number = 6,
volume = 30,
place = {United States},
year = {Mon Dec 09 00:00:00 EST 2019},
month = {Mon Dec 09 00:00:00 EST 2019}
}
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