Residual Film Stresses in Perovskite Solar Cells: Origins, Effects, and Mitigation Strategies

Dailey, Matthew; Li, Yanan; Printz, Adam D.

doi:10.1021/acsomega.1c04814

Title: Residual Film Stresses in Perovskite Solar Cells: Origins, Effects, and Mitigation Strategies

Journal Article · 03 November 2021 · ACS Omega

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1021/acsomega.1c04814 · OSTI ID:1828826

Dailey, Matthew ^[1]; Li, Yanan ^[1];

^[1]

Univ. of Arizona, Tucson, AZ (United States)

Metal halide perovskites are an emerging class of materials that are promising for low-cost and high-quality next-generation optoelectronic devices. Despite this potential, perovskites suffer from poor thermomechanical and chemical stability that must be overcome before the technology is commercially viable. Key sources of the instabilities in perovskites are ion migration and defects that can be tied to high residual stresses accumulated in the perovskite thin films during processing. This Mini-Review serves as a general overview of residual thin-film stresses, specifically in perovskite solar cells. A brief introduction to the origin of residual stresses in thin films is followed by the effects of these stresses in perovskite films specifically. Mitigation strategies for these stresses are then highlighted, followed by potential avenues of further exploration of residual stresses in perovskite films.

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Research Organization:: Univ. of Arizona, Tucson, AZ (United States)

Sponsoring Organization:: USDOE Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE), Renewable Power Office. Solar Energy Technologies Office

Grant/Contract Number:: EE0009523

OSTI ID:: 1828826

Alternate ID(s):: OSTI ID: 1831413

Journal Information:: ACS Omega, Vol. 6, Issue 45; ISSN 2470-1343

Publisher:: American Chemical Society (ACS)Copyright Statement

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

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