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Mondal S, Habib M, Sarkar R, Pal S. Prolonged Exciton Lifetime Is Achieved in Porphyrin Nanoring by Template Engineering: A Nonadiabatic Tight Binding Approach. J Phys Chem Lett 2024; 15:4737-4744. [PMID: 38661142 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpclett.4c00684] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 04/26/2024]
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Porphyrin nanoring has been attracting immense attention due to its light harvesting capacity and potential applications in optical, catalysis, sensor, and electronic devices. We demonstrate by nonadiabatic quantum dynamics simulations that the photovoltaic efficiency can be enhanced by template engineering. Altering the hexadentate template (T6) with two tridentate templates (2T3) within the porphyrin ring (P6) cavity accelerated the electron transfer twice and suppressed the electron-hole recombination by nearly three times. The atomistic tight-binding simulation rationalized the dynamics by different localizations of charge of the band edge states, changes in nonadiabatic coupling, alteration in quantum coherence, and involvement of diverse electron-phonon vibrational modes. Further 2T3 templates more strongly hold the P6 ring than T6, reducing the structural fluctuation. As a result, the nonadiabatic coupling becomes weaker and suppresses the carrier recombination. Current atomistic simulation presents a template engineering strategy to enhance the exciton lifetime along with ultrafast charge separation, crucial factors for photovoltaic applications.
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- Shrabanti Mondal
- Department of Chemistry, University of Gour Banga, Malda 732103, India
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Gour Banga, Malda 732103, India
- Department of Chemistry, Sripat Singh College, Jiaganj 742122, India
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Gour Banga, Malda 732103, India
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Gour Banga, Malda 732103, India
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Wang J, Long R. Nuclear Quantum Effects Accelerate Charge Recombination but Boost the Stability of Inorganic Perovskites in Mild Humidity. NANO LETTERS 2024; 24:3476-3483. [PMID: 38445608 DOI: 10.1021/acs.nanolett.4c00245] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 03/07/2024]
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Experiments have demonstrated that mild humidity can enhance the stability of the CsPbBr3 perovskite, though the underlying mechanism remains unclear. Utilizing ab initio molecular dynamics, ring polymer molecular dynamics, and non-adiabatic molecular dynamics, our study reveals that nuclear quantum effects (NQEs) play a crucial role in stabilizing the lattice rigidity of the perovskite while simultaneously shortening the charge carrier lifetime. NQEs reduce the extent of geometric disorder and the number of atomic fluctuations, diminish the extent of hole localization, and thereby improve the electron-hole overlap and non-adiabatic coupling. Concurrently, these effects significantly suppress phonon modes and slow decoherence. As a result, these factors collectively accelerate charge recombination by a factor of 1.42 compared to that in scenarios excluding NQEs. The resulting sub-10 ns recombination time scales align remarkably well with experimental findings. This research offers novel insight into how moisture resistance impacts the stability and charge carrier lifetime in all-inorganic perovskites.
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- Jiao Wang
- College of Chemistry, Key Laboratory of Theoretical & Computational Photochemistry of Ministry of Education, Beijing Normal University, Beijing 100875, People's Republic of China
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- College of Chemistry, Key Laboratory of Theoretical & Computational Photochemistry of Ministry of Education, Beijing Normal University, Beijing 100875, People's Republic of China
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Qiao L, Guo M, Long R. Unveiling the Dual Role of Humidity: The Interplay with Defects Manipulating the Charge Carrier Lifetime in Metal Halide Perovskites. J Phys Chem Lett 2024; 15:1546-1552. [PMID: 38299495 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpclett.3c03610] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/02/2024]
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Humidity has exhibited experimentally either beneficial or detrimental effects on the charge carrier lifetime of CH3NH3PbI3 perovskites, leaving the mechanism unresolved. By using ab initio nonadiabatic molecular dynamics simulations, we unveil the dual role of humidity stemming from the complex interplay between water and defects. Beneficially, water passivates iodine vacancies (VI) or grain boundaries (GBs), mitigating electron trapping by reducing nonadiabatic coupling and delaying charge recombination. However, when VI and GBs coexist, water molecules make the two unsaturated lead atoms approach closer and exacerbate electron trapping by deepening the Pb-dimer electron trap that was created by the VI defect, shortening the carrier lifetime to half of pristine CH3NH3PbI3. The study uncovers the origin of the positive and negative effects of humidity on the charge carrier lifetime of perovskites and offers strategies for improving perovskite devices, particularly by avoiding simultaneous point defects and GBs.
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- Lu Qiao
- College of Chemistry, Key Laboratory of Theoretical & Computational Photochemistry of Ministry of Education, Beijing Normal University, Beijing 100875, P. R. China
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- Shandong Computer Science Center (National Supercomputing Center in Jinan), Qilu University of Technology (Shandong Academy of Sciences), Jinan, Shandong 250013, P. R. China
- Jinan Institute of Supercomputing Technology, Jinan, Shandong 250103, P. R. China
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- College of Chemistry, Key Laboratory of Theoretical & Computational Photochemistry of Ministry of Education, Beijing Normal University, Beijing 100875, P. R. China
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Mondal S, Chowdhury U, Dey S, Habib M, Mora Perez C, Frauenheim T, Sarkar R, Pal S, Prezhdo OV. Controlling Charge Carrier Dynamics in Porphyrin Nanorings by Optically Active Templates. J Phys Chem Lett 2023; 14:11384-11392. [PMID: 38078872 PMCID: PMC10749466 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpclett.3c03304] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/23/2023] [Revised: 12/01/2023] [Accepted: 12/01/2023] [Indexed: 12/22/2023]
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Understanding the dynamics of photogenerated charge carriers is essential for enhancing the performance of solar and optoelectronic devices. Using atomistic quantum dynamics simulations, we demonstrate that a short π-conjugated optically active template can be used to control hot carrier relaxation, charge carrier separation, and carrier recombination in light-harvesting porphyrin nanorings. Relaxation of hot holes is slowed by 60% with an optically active template compared to that with an analogous optically inactive template. Both systems exhibit subpicosecond electron transfer from the photoactive core to the templates. Notably, charge recombination is suppressed 6-fold by the optically active template. The atomistic time-domain simulations rationalize these effects by the extent of electron and hole localization, modification of the density of states, participation of distinct vibrational motions, and changes in quantum coherence. Extension of the hot carrier lifetime and reduction of charge carrier recombination, without hampering charge separation, demonstrate a strategy for enhancing efficiencies of energy materials with optically active templates.
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- Shrabanti Mondal
- Department
of Chemistry, University of Gour Banga, Malda 732103, India
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- Department
of Chemistry, University of Gour Banga, Malda 732103, India
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- Department
of Chemistry, University of Gour Banga, Malda 732103, India
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- Department
of Chemistry, University of Gour Banga, Malda 732103, India
- Department
of Chemistry, Sripat Singh College, Jiaganj 742122, India
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- Department
of Chemistry, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California 90089, United States
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- Bremen
Center
for Computational Materials Science, Universität
Bremen, Bremen 28359, Germany
- Beijing
Computational Science Research Center, Beijing 100193, China
- Shenzhen
JL Computational Science and Applied Research Institute, Shenzhen 518109, China
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- Department
of Chemistry, University of Gour Banga, Malda 732103, India
- Bremen
Center
for Computational Materials Science, Universität
Bremen, Bremen 28359, Germany
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- Department
of Chemistry, University of Gour Banga, Malda 732103, India
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- Department
of Chemistry, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California 90089, United States
- Department
of Physics and Astronomy, University of
Southern California, Los Angeles, California 90089, United States
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Chen C, Cai Y, Zhang Y, Zhang Z, Wang S, Gao S, Chen W, Guo S, Abduryim E, Dong C, Guan X, Liu Y, Lu P. Exploring the effect of C 6H 5-x/F xBr ( x = 0-3) passivating agent on surface properties at different termination ends: first principles. Phys Chem Chem Phys 2023; 25:29924-29939. [PMID: 37902030 DOI: 10.1039/d3cp03373b] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/31/2023]
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To prevent further decomposition of organic-inorganic hybrid perovskite by defects, in this work density functional theory was applied to explore the electronic properties, carrier surface mobility and theoretical photoelectric conversion efficiency (PCE) of passivating molecules with different fluorine atom content at the symmetric site of the benzene ring at different termination ends of MAPbI3, which shed light on the control of perovskite surface passivation by different element atoms in the same molecule. We found that the same molecule acts as a different passivation agent at different termination faces. Passivating molecules on the surface termination end by MAI play a Lewis acid role, with molecules with stronger dipole moments narrowing the band gap from the original 1.77 to 1.73 eV. The exciton binding energy of molecules with stronger dipole moments (0.187-0.292 meV) is significantly lower than that of MAPbI3 (0.332 meV), so the effective separation of interface electrons and holes can be realized. Bromopenta-fluorobenzene has a lower adsorption energy of -0.17 eV, which can stably adsorb on the surface of perovskite and increase visible light absorption. Ultimately, the theoretical PCE increased from 15.8% to 16.16%. In addition, on the surface terminated by PbI2, BrB with a strong dipole moment can provide electrons for Pb2+ and act as a Lewis base. At the surface end, it can form an ionic bond with Pb2+, while the antibonding molecular orbital characteristic is dominant, which increases the band gap from 1.76 to 1.87 eV. After increasing to 4-F-BrB, the fluorine atom has strong electronegativity and can easily bond with Pb2+. The conjugate π cycle intensifies the promotion of electron transfer, reducing the work function from 5.262 to 4.703 eV, reducing the effective electron and hole mass (0.514, 0.204 m0), and improving the photovoltaic performance. Finally, increasing the number of passivation molecules resulted in a decrease in the PCE from 15.93% to 14.75%.
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- Changcheng Chen
- School of Science, Xi'an University of Architecture and Technology, Xi'an 710055, Shaanxi, China.
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- School of Science, Xi'an University of Architecture and Technology, Xi'an 710055, Shaanxi, China.
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- School of Information and Communication Engineering, Beijing University of Posts and Telecommunications, Beijing, 100080, China
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- School of Science, Xi'an University of Architecture and Technology, Xi'an 710055, Shaanxi, China.
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- School of Science, Xi'an University of Architecture and Technology, Xi'an 710055, Shaanxi, China.
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- School of Science, Xi'an University of Architecture and Technology, Xi'an 710055, Shaanxi, China.
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- School of Science, Xi'an University of Architecture and Technology, Xi'an 710055, Shaanxi, China.
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- School of Science, Xi'an University of Architecture and Technology, Xi'an 710055, Shaanxi, China.
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- School of Science, Xi'an University of Architecture and Technology, Xi'an 710055, Shaanxi, China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Information Photonics and Optical Communications, Beijing University of Posts and Telecommunications, Beijing, 100876, China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Information Photonics and Optical Communications, Beijing University of Posts and Telecommunications, Beijing, 100876, China.
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- School of Physics and Optoelectronic Engineering, Ludong University, Yantai, 264025, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Information Photonics and Optical Communications, Beijing University of Posts and Telecommunications, Beijing, 100876, China.
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Yadegari L, Rastegar Moghadamgohari Z, Zarabinia N, Rasuli R. Humidifying, heating and trap-density effects on triple-cation perovskite solar cells. Sci Rep 2023; 13:13497. [PMID: 37596360 PMCID: PMC10439192 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-023-40837-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/11/2023] [Accepted: 08/17/2023] [Indexed: 08/20/2023] Open
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The effect of moisture and heat are important challenges in perovskite solar cells (PSCs). Herein we studied the performance of triple-cation PSCs in different operating environmental conditions. Humidified cells exhibited a hopeful character by increasing the open-circuit voltage (VOC) and short-circuit current density (JSC) to 940 mV and 22.85 mA cm-2 with a power conversion efficiency (PCE) of 14.34%. In addition, further analyses showed that hysteresis index and charge transfer resistance decrease down to 0.4% and 1.67 kΩ. The origin of superior stability is ion segregation to the interface, which removes the antisite defect states. Finally, the effect of operating temperature and trap density on structure and performance was also studied systematically.
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- Leila Yadegari
- Department of Physics, Faculty of Science, University of Zanjan, P.O. Box 45371-38791, Zanjan, Iran
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- Department of Physics, Faculty of Science, University of Zanjan, P.O. Box 45371-38791, Zanjan, Iran
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- Department of Physics, Faculty of Science, University of Zanjan, P.O. Box 45371-38791, Zanjan, Iran.
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Chen N, Zhang W, Li QS. A moderate intensity ligand works best: a theoretical study on passivation effects of pyridine-based molecules for perovskite solar cells. NANOSCALE 2023. [PMID: 37318378 DOI: 10.1039/d3nr01296d] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/16/2023]
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Improving battery stability while maintaining high photoelectric conversion efficiency remains the bottleneck in the current development of perovskite solar cells (PSCs). Three π-conjugated pyridine-based molecules, pyridine (Py), bipyridine (Bpy), and terpyridine (Tpy), were adopted to passivate the PSCs in recent experiments (J. Chen, S.-G. Kim, X. Ren, H. S. Jung and N.-G. Park, J. Mater. Chem. A, 2019, 7, 4977-4987; J. Zhang, J. Duan, Q. Zhang, Q. Guo, F. Yan, X. Yang, Y. Duan and Q. Tang, Chem. Eng. J., 2022, 431, 134230), in which Bpy works best in terms of photovoltaic properties and moisture tolerance. In this work, based on density functional theory (DFT) calculations and ab initio molecular dynamics (AIMD) simulations, we demonstrate that Bpy displays the least structural fluctuation when adsorbed on the perovskite surface, enlarges the bandgap suppressing electron-hole recombination, and exhibits remarkable shielding effects against moisture. The appropriate anchoring ability of Bpy retains robust binding strength and preferable charge transfer ability compared to Py at the interfaces between the passivation molecules (PMs) and MAPbI3. In contrast, although Tpy possesses the strongest charge-transfer capability, it introduces midgap states owing to intense electronegativity, providing additional pathways for nonradiative charge relaxation. Besides, Tpy triggers rapid diffusions of water and larger atomic fluctuations, destroying the structures of the perovskite through the removal of lead atoms. Our computational results not only rationalize the experimental observations but also provide valuable guidance at the atomic level to design novel PMs that endow PSCs with outstanding photovoltaic performance as well as stability against moisture.
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- Na Chen
- Key Laboratory of Cluster Science of Ministry of Education, Beijing Key Laboratory of Photoelectronic/Electrophotonic Conversion Materials, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Beijing Institute of Technology, 100081 Beijing, China.
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- Key Laboratory of Cluster Science of Ministry of Education, Beijing Key Laboratory of Photoelectronic/Electrophotonic Conversion Materials, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Beijing Institute of Technology, 100081 Beijing, China.
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- Key Laboratory of Cluster Science of Ministry of Education, Beijing Key Laboratory of Photoelectronic/Electrophotonic Conversion Materials, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Beijing Institute of Technology, 100081 Beijing, China.
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Hou X, Zhang W, Li QS. Cooperative multiple interactions of donor-π-acceptor dyes enhance the efficiency and stability of perovskite solar cells. Phys Chem Chem Phys 2023; 25:13383-13392. [PMID: 37157860 DOI: 10.1039/d3cp00704a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/10/2023]
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Surface passivation by organic dyes has been an effective strategy for simultaneous enhancement of the efficiency and stability of perovskite solar cells. However, lack of in-depth understanding of how subtle structural changes in dyes leads to distinctly different passivation effects is a challenge for screening effective passivation molecules (PMs). In an experiment done by Han et al. (Adv. Energy Mater., 2019, 9, 1803766), three donor-π-acceptor (D-π-A) dyes (SP1, SP2, and SP3) with distinct electron donors have been applied to passivate the perovskite surface, where the efficiency and stability of PSCs are quite different. Herein, we carried out first-principles calculations and ab initio molecular dynamics (AIMD) simulations on the structures and electronic properties of SP1, SP2, SP3, and their passivated perovskite surfaces. Our results showed that SP3 enhances the carrier transfer rate, electric field, and absorption region compared to SP1 and SP2. Moreover, AIMD simulations reveal that the cooperative multiple interactions of O-Pb, S-Pb, and H-I between SP3 and the perovskite surface result in a stronger passivation effect in a humid environment than that of SP1 and SP2. This work is expected to pave the way for screening dye passivation molecules to endow perovskite solar cells with high efficiency and stability.
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- Xiufang Hou
- Shaanxi Key Laboratory of Chemical Reaction Engineering, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Yan'an University, Yan'an, Shaanxi 716000, China.
- Key Laboratory of Cluster Science of Ministry of Education, Beijing Key Laboratory of Photoelectronic/Electrophotonic Conversion Materials, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Beijing Institute of Technology, Beijing, 100081, China.
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- Key Laboratory of Cluster Science of Ministry of Education, Beijing Key Laboratory of Photoelectronic/Electrophotonic Conversion Materials, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Beijing Institute of Technology, Beijing, 100081, China.
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- Key Laboratory of Cluster Science of Ministry of Education, Beijing Key Laboratory of Photoelectronic/Electrophotonic Conversion Materials, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Beijing Institute of Technology, Beijing, 100081, China.
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Toldo JM, do Casal MT, Ventura E, do Monte SA, Barbatti M. Surface hopping modeling of charge and energy transfer in active environments. Phys Chem Chem Phys 2023; 25:8293-8316. [PMID: 36916738 PMCID: PMC10034598 DOI: 10.1039/d3cp00247k] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 03/05/2023]
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An active environment is any atomic or molecular system changing a chromophore's nonadiabatic dynamics compared to the isolated molecule. The action of the environment on the chromophore occurs by changing the potential energy landscape and triggering new energy and charge flows unavailable in the vacuum. Surface hopping is a mixed quantum-classical approach whose extreme flexibility has made it the primary platform for implementing novel methodologies to investigate the nonadiabatic dynamics of a chromophore in active environments. This Perspective paper surveys the latest developments in the field, focusing on charge and energy transfer processes.
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- Departamento de Química, CCEN, Universidade Federal da Paraíba, 58059-900, João Pessoa, Brazil.
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- Departamento de Química, CCEN, Universidade Federal da Paraíba, 58059-900, João Pessoa, Brazil.
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- Aix-Marseille University, CNRS, ICR, Marseille, France.
- Institut Universitaire de France, 75231, Paris, France
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Shi R, Long R, Fang WH, Prezhdo OV. Rapid Interlayer Charge Separation and Extended Carrier Lifetimes due to Spontaneous Symmetry Breaking in Organic and Mixed Organic-Inorganic Dion-Jacobson Perovskites. J Am Chem Soc 2023; 145:5297-5309. [PMID: 36826471 DOI: 10.1021/jacs.2c12903] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 18.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/25/2023]
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Promising alternatives to three-dimensional perovskites, two-dimensional (2D) layered metal halide perovskites have proven their potential in optoelectronic applications due to improved photo- and chemical stability. Nevertheless, photovoltaic devices based on 2D perovskites suffer from poor efficiency owing to unfavorable charge carrier dynamics and energy losses. Focusing on the 2D Dion-Jacobson perovskite phase that is rapidly rising in popularity, we demonstrate that doping of complementary cations into the 3-(aminomethyl)piperidinium perovskite accelerates spontaneous charge separation and slows down charge recombination, both factors improving the photovoltaic performance. Employing ab initio nonadiabatic (NA) molecular dynamics combined with time-dependent density functional theory, we demonstrate that cesium doping broadens the bandgap by 0.4 eV and breaks structural symmetry. Assisted by thermal fluctuations, the symmetry breaking helps to localize electrons and holes in different layers and activates additional vibrational modes. As a result, the charge separation is accelerated. Simultaneously, the charge carrier lifetime grows due to shortened coherence time between the ground and excited states. The established relationships between perovskite composition and charge carrier dynamics provide guidelines toward future material discovery and design of perovskite solar cells.
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- Ran Shi
- College of Chemistry, Key Laboratory of Theoretical & Computational Photochemistry of Ministry of Education, Beijing Normal University, Beijing 100875, People's Republic of China
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- College of Chemistry, Key Laboratory of Theoretical & Computational Photochemistry of Ministry of Education, Beijing Normal University, Beijing 100875, People's Republic of China
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- College of Chemistry, Key Laboratory of Theoretical & Computational Photochemistry of Ministry of Education, Beijing Normal University, Beijing 100875, People's Republic of China
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- Departments of Chemistry, and Physics and Astronomy, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California 90089, United States
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Cao T, Wang Y, Xu Z, Ye L, Zhuang X. Two Zero‐Dimensional In
3+
‐Based Hybrid Halides: Single‐Component Materials Showing Bluish‐White‐Light Emission. ChemistrySelect 2022. [DOI: 10.1002/slct.202203074] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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- Tengfei Cao
- Key Laboratory of Optoelectronic Materials Chemistry and Physics Fujian Institute of Research on the Structure of Matter Chinese Academy of Sciences Fuzhou 350002 Fujian China
- College of Chemistry Fuzhou University Fuzhou 350116 Fujian Chi
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- Key Laboratory of Optoelectronic Materials Chemistry and Physics Fujian Institute of Research on the Structure of Matter Chinese Academy of Sciences Fuzhou 350002 Fujian China
- College of Chemistry and Materials Science Fujian Normal University Fuzhou 350007 Fujian China
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- Key Laboratory of Optoelectronic Materials Chemistry and Physics Fujian Institute of Research on the Structure of Matter Chinese Academy of Sciences Fuzhou 350002 Fujian China
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- Key Laboratory of Optoelectronic Materials Chemistry and Physics Fujian Institute of Research on the Structure of Matter Chinese Academy of Sciences Fuzhou 350002 Fujian China
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- Key Laboratory of Optoelectronic Materials Chemistry and Physics Fujian Institute of Research on the Structure of Matter Chinese Academy of Sciences Fuzhou 350002 Fujian China
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Li W, Akimov AV. How Good Is the Vibronic Hamiltonian Repetition Approach for Long-Time Nonadiabatic Molecular Dynamics? J Phys Chem Lett 2022; 13:9688-9694. [PMID: 36218389 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpclett.2c02765] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/16/2023]
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Multiple applied studies of slow nonadiabatic processes in nanoscale and condensed matter systems have adopted the "repetition" approximation in which long trajectories for such simulations are obtained by concatenating shorter trajectories, directly available from ab initio calculations, many times. Here, we comprehensively assess this approximation using model Hamiltonians with parameters covering a wide range of regimes. We find that state transition time scales may strongly depend on the length of the repeated data, although the convergence is not monotonic and may be slow. The repetition approach may under- or overestimate the time scales by a factor of ≤7-8, does not directly depend on the dispersion of energy gap and nonadiabatic coupling (NAC) frequencies, but may depend on the magnitude of the NACs. We suggest that the repetition-based nonadiabatic dynamics may be inaccurate in simulations with very small NACs, where intrinsic transition times are on the order of ≥100 ps.
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- Wei Li
- School of Chemistry and Materials Science, Hunan Agricultural University, Changsha410128, China
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- Department of Chemistry, University at Buffalo, The State University of New York, Buffalo, New York14260, United States
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Ren G, Hu Q, Ye J, Hu A, Lü J, Zhou S. All-Biobased Hydrovoltaic-Photovoltaic Electricity Generators for All-Weather Energy Harvesting. Research (Wash D C) 2022; 2022:9873203. [PMID: 36082209 PMCID: PMC9429978 DOI: 10.34133/2022/9873203] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/30/2022] [Accepted: 07/21/2022] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Hygroelectricity generators (HEGs) utilize the latent heat stored in environmental moisture for electricity generation, but nevertheless are showing relatively low power densities due to their weak energy harvesting capacities. Inspired by epiphytes that absorb ambient moisture and concurrently capture sunlight for dynamic photosynthesis, we propose herein a scenario of all-biobased hydrovoltaic-photovoltaic electricity generators (HPEGs) that integrate photosystem II (PSII) with Geobacter sulfurreducens (G.s) for simultaneous energy harvesting from both moisture and sunlight. This proof of concept illustrates that the all-biobased HPEG generates steady hygroelectricity induced by moisture absorption and meanwhile creates a photovoltaic electric field which further strengthens electricity generation under sunlight. Under environmental conditions, the synergic hydrovoltaic-photovoltaic effect in HPEGs has resulted in a continuous output power with a high density of 1.24 W/m2, surpassing all HEGs reported hitherto. This work thus provides a feasible strategy for boosting electricity generation via simultaneous energy harvesting from ambient moisture and sunlight.
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- Guoping Ren
- College of Resources and Environment, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fuzhou, China
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- College of Resources and Environment, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fuzhou, China
- College of Mechanical and Electrical Engineering, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fuzhou, China
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- College of Resources and Environment, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fuzhou, China
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- College of Resources and Environment, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fuzhou, China
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- College of Resources and Environment, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fuzhou, China
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- College of Resources and Environment, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fuzhou, China
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Sarkar R, Habib M, Pal S. Symmetrical Linkage in Porphyrin Nanoring Suppressed the Electron-Hole Recombination Demonstrated by Nonadiabatic Molecular Dynamics. J Phys Chem Lett 2022; 13:7213-7219. [PMID: 35912962 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpclett.2c02073] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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Macromolecular porphyrin nanorings are receiving significant attention because of their excellent optoelectronic properties. However, their efficiencies as potential solar materials are significantly affected by nonradiative charge recombination. To understand the recombination mechanism by alternating structural parameters and using tight-binding nonadiabatic molecular dynamics, we demonstrate that charge recombination depends strongly on the mode of the linker in the porphyrin nanoring. The nanoring having all-butadiyne-linkage (pristine-P8) inhibits carrier relaxation. In contrast, a partially fused nanoring (fused-P8) expedites the rate of quantum transition. An extension of the lifetime by a factor of 4 is due to the larger optical gap in pristine-P8 that reduces the NA coupling by decreasing the overlap between band edge states. Additionally, an intense phonon peak in the low-frequency region and rapid coherence loss within the electronic subsystem favors prolonging the carrier lifetime. This study provides an atomistic realization for the design of macromolecular porphyrin nanorings for the potential use in photovoltaic materials.
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- Ritabrata Sarkar
- Department of Chemistry, University of Gour Banga, Malda 732103, India
- Bremen Center for Computational Materials Science, Universität Bremen, Bremen 28359, Germany
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Gour Banga, Malda 732103, India
- Department of Chemistry, Sripat Singh College, Jiaganj 742122, India
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Gour Banga, Malda 732103, India
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Kaiser W, Ricciarelli D, Mosconi E, Alothman AA, Ambrosio F, De Angelis F. Stability of Tin- versus Lead-Halide Perovskites: Ab Initio Molecular Dynamics Simulations of Perovskite/Water Interfaces. J Phys Chem Lett 2022; 13:2321-2329. [PMID: 35245058 PMCID: PMC8935372 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpclett.2c00273] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/27/2022] [Accepted: 02/28/2022] [Indexed: 05/27/2023]
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Tin-halide perovskites (THPs) have emerged as promising lead-free perovskites for photovoltaics and photocatalysis applications but still fall short in terms of stability and efficiency with respect to their lead-based counterpart. A detailed understanding of the degradation mechanism of THPs in a water environment is missing. This Letter presents ab initio molecular dynamics (AIMD) simulations to unravel atomistic details of THP/water interfaces comparing methylammonium tin iodide, MASnI3, with the lead-based MAPbI3. Our results reveal facile solvation of surface tin-iodine bonds in MASnI3, while MAPbI3 remains more robust to degradation despite a larger amount of adsorbed water molecules. Additional AIMD simulations on dimethylammonium tin bromide, DMASnBr3, investigate the origins of their unprecedented water stability. Our results indicate the presence of amorphous surface layers of hydrated zero-dimensional SnBr3 complexes which may protect the inner structure from degradation and explain their success as photocatalysts. We believe that the atomistic details of the mechanisms affecting THP (in-)stability may inspire new strategies to stabilize THPs.
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- Waldemar Kaiser
- Computational
Laboratory for Hybrid/Organic Photovoltaics (CLHYO), Istituto CNR di Scienze e Tecnologie Chimiche “Giulio Natta”
(CNR-SCITEC), Via Elce di Sotto 8, 06123 Perugia, Italy
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- Computational
Laboratory for Hybrid/Organic Photovoltaics (CLHYO), Istituto CNR di Scienze e Tecnologie Chimiche “Giulio Natta”
(CNR-SCITEC), Via Elce di Sotto 8, 06123 Perugia, Italy
- Department
of Chemistry, Biology and Biotechnology, University of Perugia, Via Elce di Sotto 8, 06123 Perugia, Italy
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- Computational
Laboratory for Hybrid/Organic Photovoltaics (CLHYO), Istituto CNR di Scienze e Tecnologie Chimiche “Giulio Natta”
(CNR-SCITEC), Via Elce di Sotto 8, 06123 Perugia, Italy
- Chemistry
Department, College of Science, King Saud
University, Riyadh 11451, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
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- Chemistry
Department, College of Science, King Saud
University, Riyadh 11451, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
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- Computational
Laboratory for Hybrid/Organic Photovoltaics (CLHYO), Istituto CNR di Scienze e Tecnologie Chimiche “Giulio Natta”
(CNR-SCITEC), Via Elce di Sotto 8, 06123 Perugia, Italy
- Department
of Chemistry and Biology “A. Zambelli”, University of Salerno, Via Giovanni Paolo II 132, 84084 Fisciano, Salerno, Italy
- CNST@Polimi,
Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia, Via Pascoli 70/3, 20133 Milano, Italy
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- Computational
Laboratory for Hybrid/Organic Photovoltaics (CLHYO), Istituto CNR di Scienze e Tecnologie Chimiche “Giulio Natta”
(CNR-SCITEC), Via Elce di Sotto 8, 06123 Perugia, Italy
- Department
of Chemistry, Biology and Biotechnology, University of Perugia, Via Elce di Sotto 8, 06123 Perugia, Italy
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Howard JM, Wang Q, Srivastava M, Gong T, Lee E, Abate A, Leite MS. Quantitative Predictions of Moisture-Driven Photoemission Dynamics in Metal Halide Perovskites via Machine Learning. J Phys Chem Lett 2022; 13:2254-2263. [PMID: 35239346 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpclett.2c00131] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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Metal halide perovskite (MHP) photovoltaics may become a viable alternative to standard Si-based technologies, but the current lack of long-term stability precludes their commercial adoption. Exposure to standard operational stressors (light, temperature, bias, oxygen, and water) often instigate optical and electronic dynamics, calling for a systematic investigation into MHP photophysical processes and the development of quantitative models for their prediction. We resolve the moisture-driven light emission dynamics for both methylammonium lead tribromide and triiodide thin films as a function of relative humidity (rH). With the humidity and photoluminescence time series, we train recurrent neural networks and establish their ability to quantitatively predict the path of future light emission with 18% error over 4 h. Together, our in situ rH-PL measurements and machine learning forecasting models provide a framework for the rational design of future stable perovskite devices and, thus, a faster transition toward commercial applications.
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- John M Howard
- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Maryland, College Park, Maryland 20742, United States
- Institute for Research in Electronics and Applied Physics, University of Maryland, College Park, Maryland 20742, United States
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- Young Investigator Group Active Materials and Interfaces for Stable Perovskite Solar Cells, Helmholtz-Zentrum Berlin für Materialien und Energie, Kekuléstraße 5, 12489 Berlin, Germany
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, University of California, Davis, Davis, California 95616, United States
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, University of California, Davis, Davis, California 95616, United States
- Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of California, Davis, Davis, California 95616, United States
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Maryland, College Park, Maryland 20742, United States
- Institute for Research in Electronics and Applied Physics, University of Maryland, College Park, Maryland 20742, United States
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- Young Investigator Group Active Materials and Interfaces for Stable Perovskite Solar Cells, Helmholtz-Zentrum Berlin für Materialien und Energie, Kekuléstraße 5, 12489 Berlin, Germany
- Department of Chemical, Materials and Production Engineering, University of Naples Federico II, Piazzale Tecchio 80, 80125 Fuorigrotta, Naples, Italy
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, University of California, Davis, Davis, California 95616, United States
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Zhang L, Qiang Y, Jiang F. Modifying Optoelectronic Properties of Molecular Halide Perovskite Cs4PbBr6 via Organic Ligands: A First-Principles Investigation. RUSSIAN JOURNAL OF PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY A 2021. [DOI: 10.1134/s0036024421130240] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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Ren M, Zhang L, Jiao Y, Chen Z, Wu W. Extended Mulliken-Hush Method with Applications to the Theoretical Study of Electron Transfer. J Chem Theory Comput 2021; 17:6861-6875. [PMID: 34605634 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jctc.1c00603] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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A novel adiabatic-to-diabatic (ATD) transformation strategy, namely, the extended Mulliken-Hush (XMH) method, is proposed to evaluate diabatic properties including electronic couplings, potential energy surfaces, and their crossings. The XMH method is developed by adopting our recently proposed ATD transformation formula of a general vectorial physical observable, in which a useful ATD transformation is further determined by using an auxiliary dipole between localized frontier orbitals as a simple approximation of the diabatic transition dipole. The XMH method is simple and practical that provides a flexible way to construct diabatic states. To some extent, it can be regarded as an extension of the generalized Mulliken-Hush (GMH) method since the latter takes a stronger approximation, in which the diabatic transition dipole is assumed to be vanishing. Test calculations on the HeH2+ system show that the electronic couplings predicted by the XMH method are closer to the ones calculated by the valence bond block-diagonalization approach than the GMH ones since the XMH method takes into account both the magnitude and direction of the diabatic transition dipole, which is consistent with the properties of this molecule. In the study of electron transfer in the two kinds of donor-bridge-acceptor systems, the XMH method maintains the simplicity of the GMH method and gives reasonable results even when the latter fails, wherein the diabatic transition dipole is nearly perpendicular to the difference of the initial and final adiabatic dipoles. More importantly, the XMH method can be easily combined with high-level electronic structure methods, in which the properties of the ground and excited states may be more accurately calculated, and hence, one may expect that further development of the XMH method would result in a general computational model for studying electron transfer reactions.
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- Mingxing Ren
- The State Key Laboratory of Physical Chemistry of Solid Surfaces, Fujian Provincial Key Laboratory of Theoretical and Computational Chemistry, and College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Xiamen University, Xiamen, Fujian 361005, China
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- The State Key Laboratory of Physical Chemistry of Solid Surfaces, Fujian Provincial Key Laboratory of Theoretical and Computational Chemistry, and College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Xiamen University, Xiamen, Fujian 361005, China
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- The State Key Laboratory of Physical Chemistry of Solid Surfaces, Fujian Provincial Key Laboratory of Theoretical and Computational Chemistry, and College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Xiamen University, Xiamen, Fujian 361005, China
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- The State Key Laboratory of Physical Chemistry of Solid Surfaces, Fujian Provincial Key Laboratory of Theoretical and Computational Chemistry, and College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Xiamen University, Xiamen, Fujian 361005, China
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- The State Key Laboratory of Physical Chemistry of Solid Surfaces, Fujian Provincial Key Laboratory of Theoretical and Computational Chemistry, and College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Xiamen University, Xiamen, Fujian 361005, China
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Zhang B, Wang X, Yang Y, Hu B, Tong L, Liu Y, Zhao L, Lu Q. Sensing Mechanism of H 2O, NH 3, and O 2 on the Stability-Improved Cs 2Pb(SCN) 2Br 2 Surface: A Quantum Dynamics Investigation. ACS OMEGA 2021; 6:24244-24255. [PMID: 34568702 PMCID: PMC8459405 DOI: 10.1021/acsomega.1c03952] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/03/2021] [Accepted: 08/24/2021] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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Although the perovskite sensing materials have shown high sensitivity and ideal selectivity toward neutral, oxidative, or reductive gases, their structural instability hampers the practical application. To exploit perovskite-based gas-sensing materials with improved stability and decent sensitivity, three adsorption complexes of H2O, NH3, and O2 on the Cs2Pb(SCN)2Br2 surface are built by doping Br- and Cs+ in the parent (CH3NH3)2Pb(SCN)2I2 structure and submitted to quantum dynamics simulations. Changes in the semiconductor material geometric structures during these dynamic processes are analyzed and adsorption ability and charge transfer between Cs2Pb(SCN)2Br2 and the gas molecules are explored so as to further establish a correlation between the geometrical structure variations and the charge transfer. By comparing with the previous CH3NH3PbI3 and (CH3NH3)2Pb(SCN)2I2 adsorption systems, we propose the key factors that enhance the stability of perovskite structures in different atmospheres. The current work is expected to provide clues for developing innovative perovskite sensing materials or for constructing reasonable sensing mechanisms.
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- Bing Zhang
- National
Engineering Laboratory for Biomass Power Generation Equipment, North China Electric Power University, 2 Beinong Road, Huilongguan Town, Changping District, Beijing 102206, P. R. China
- School
of New Energy, North China Electric Power
University, 2 Beinong
Road, Huilongguan Town, Changping District, Beijing 102206, P. R.
China
- State
Key Laboratory of Alternate Electrical Power System with Renewable
Energy Sources, North China Electric Power
University, 2 Beinong
Road, Huilongguan Town, Changping District, Beijing 102206, P. R.
China
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- School
of New Energy, North China Electric Power
University, 2 Beinong
Road, Huilongguan Town, Changping District, Beijing 102206, P. R.
China
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- School
of New Energy, North China Electric Power
University, 2 Beinong
Road, Huilongguan Town, Changping District, Beijing 102206, P. R.
China
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- National
Engineering Laboratory for Biomass Power Generation Equipment, North China Electric Power University, 2 Beinong Road, Huilongguan Town, Changping District, Beijing 102206, P. R. China
- School
of New Energy, North China Electric Power
University, 2 Beinong
Road, Huilongguan Town, Changping District, Beijing 102206, P. R.
China
- State
Key Laboratory of Alternate Electrical Power System with Renewable
Energy Sources, North China Electric Power
University, 2 Beinong
Road, Huilongguan Town, Changping District, Beijing 102206, P. R.
China
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- School
of New Energy, North China Electric Power
University, 2 Beinong
Road, Huilongguan Town, Changping District, Beijing 102206, P. R.
China
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- School
of New Energy, North China Electric Power
University, 2 Beinong
Road, Huilongguan Town, Changping District, Beijing 102206, P. R.
China
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- National
Engineering Laboratory for Biomass Power Generation Equipment, North China Electric Power University, 2 Beinong Road, Huilongguan Town, Changping District, Beijing 102206, P. R. China
- School
of New Energy, North China Electric Power
University, 2 Beinong
Road, Huilongguan Town, Changping District, Beijing 102206, P. R.
China
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- National
Engineering Laboratory for Biomass Power Generation Equipment, North China Electric Power University, 2 Beinong Road, Huilongguan Town, Changping District, Beijing 102206, P. R. China
- School
of New Energy, North China Electric Power
University, 2 Beinong
Road, Huilongguan Town, Changping District, Beijing 102206, P. R.
China
- State
Key Laboratory of Alternate Electrical Power System with Renewable
Energy Sources, North China Electric Power
University, 2 Beinong
Road, Huilongguan Town, Changping District, Beijing 102206, P. R.
China
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Zhao X, Long R. Benign Effects of Twin Boundaries on Charge Carrier Lifetime in Metal Halide Perovskites by a Time-Domain Study. J Phys Chem Lett 2021; 12:8575-8582. [PMID: 34468158 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpclett.1c02653] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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Experiments show that two-dimensional twin boundaries (TBs) defects are benign to the excited-state lifetime of metal halide perovskites and solar cells performance. However, the mechanism remains unclear. By performing nonadiabatic (NA) molecular dynamics simulations on FAPbI3 (FA= HC(NH2)2+), we demonstrate that TBs increase the bandgap without introducing midgap states, promote charge separation by localizing electrons and holes that reduce NA coupling and accelerate the loss of coherence, slowing nonradiative electron-hole recombination by a factor of 2.3 compared to pristine FAPbI3, which occurs within sub-10 ns and agrees well with the experiment. Raising the temperature shortens the coherence time and reduces the NA coupling by increasing the charge localization due to the enhanced distortions of inorganic Pb-I lattice, making the recombination even slower. Our study rationalizes the positive influence of TBs and temperature on perovskite charge dynamics and emphasizes the roles played by the charge localization and quantum coherence.
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- Xi Zhao
- College of Chemistry, Key Laboratory of Theoretical & Computational Photochemistry of Ministry of Education, Beijing Normal University, Beijing, 100875, People's Republic of China
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- College of Chemistry, Key Laboratory of Theoretical & Computational Photochemistry of Ministry of Education, Beijing Normal University, Beijing, 100875, People's Republic of China
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Liu K, Fong PW, Liang Q, Li G. Upscaling perovskite solar cells via the ambient deposition of perovskite thin films. TRENDS IN CHEMISTRY 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.trechm.2021.06.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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Huang B, Liu Z, Wu C, Zhang Y, Zhao J, Wang X, Li J. Polar or nonpolar? That is not the question for perovskite solar cells. Natl Sci Rev 2021; 8:nwab094. [PMID: 34691717 PMCID: PMC8363338 DOI: 10.1093/nsr/nwab094] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/29/2020] [Revised: 05/06/2021] [Accepted: 05/19/2021] [Indexed: 12/28/2022] Open
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Perovskite solar cells (PSC) are promising next generation photovoltaic technologies, and there is considerable interest in the role of possible polarization of organic-inorganic halide perovskites (OIHPs) in photovoltaic conversion. The polarity of OIHPs is still hotly debated, however. In this review, we examine recent literature on the polarity of OIHPs from both theoretical and experimental points of view, and argue that they can be both polar and nonpolar, depending on composition, processing and environment. Implications of OIHP polarity to photovoltaic conversion are also discussed, and new insights gained through research efforts. In the future, integration of a local scanning probe with global macroscopic measurements in situ will provide invaluable microscopic insight into the intriguing macroscopic phenomena, while synchrotron diffractions and scanning transmission electron microscopy on more stable samples may ultimately settle the debate.
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- Boyuan Huang
- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Southern University of Science and Technology, Shenzhen 518055, China
- Guangdong Key Laboratory of Functional Oxide Materials and Devices, Southern University of Science and Technology, Shenzhen 518055, China
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- Shenzhen Key Laboratory of Nanobiomechanics, Shenzhen Institute of Advanced Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shenzhen 518055, China
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- Shenzhen Key Laboratory of Nanobiomechanics, Shenzhen Institute of Advanced Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shenzhen 518055, China
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- Shenzhen Key Laboratory of Nanobiomechanics, Shenzhen Institute of Advanced Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shenzhen 518055, China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Key Laboratory of Smart Materials and Structures Mechanics of Hebei Province, Shijiazhuang Tiedao University, Shijiazhuang 050043, China
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- Shenzhen Key Laboratory of Nanobiomechanics, Shenzhen Institute of Advanced Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shenzhen 518055, China
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Southern University of Science and Technology, Shenzhen 518055, China
- Guangdong Key Laboratory of Functional Oxide Materials and Devices, Southern University of Science and Technology, Shenzhen 518055, China
- Shenzhen Key Laboratory of Nanobiomechanics, Shenzhen Institute of Advanced Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shenzhen 518055, China
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Kim D, Muckley ES, Creange N, Wan TH, Ann MH, Quattrocchi E, Vasudevan RK, Kim JH, Ciucci F, Ivanov IN, Kalinin SV, Ahmadi M. Exploring Transport Behavior in Hybrid Perovskites Solar Cells via Machine Learning Analysis of Environmental-Dependent Impedance Spectroscopy. ADVANCED SCIENCE (WEINHEIM, BADEN-WURTTEMBERG, GERMANY) 2021; 8:e2002510. [PMID: 34155825 PMCID: PMC8336513 DOI: 10.1002/advs.202002510] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/02/2020] [Revised: 04/14/2021] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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Hybrid organic-inorganic perovskites are one of the promising candidates for the next-generation semiconductors due to their superlative optoelectronic properties. However, one of the limiting factors for potential applications is their chemical and structural instability in different environments. Herein, the stability of (FAPbI3 )0.85 (MAPbBr3 )0.15 perovskite solar cell is explored in different atmospheres using impedance spectroscopy. An equivalent circuit model and distribution of relaxation times (DRTs) are used to effectively analyze impedance spectra. DRT is further analyzed via machine learning workflow based on the non-negative matrix factorization of reconstructed relaxation time spectra. This exploration provides the interplay of charge transport dynamics and recombination processes under environment stimuli and illumination. The results reveal that in the dark, oxygen atmosphere induces an increased hole concentration with less ionic character while ionic motion is dominant under ambient air. Under 1 Sun illumination, the environment-dependent impedance responses show a more striking effect compared with dark conditions. In this case, the increased transport resistance observed under oxygen atmosphere in equivalent circuit analysis arises due to interruption of photogenerated hole carriers. The results not only shed light on elucidating transport mechanisms of perovskite solar cells in different environments but also offer an effective interpretation of impedance responses.
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- Dohyung Kim
- Joint Institute for Advanced Materials, Department of Materials Science and EngineeringUniversity of TennesseeKnoxvilleTN37996USA
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- The Center for Nanophase Materials SciencesOak Ridge National LaboratoryOak RidgeTN37831USA
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- Department of Materials Science and EngineeringNorth Carolina State UniversityRaleighNC27606USA
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- Department of Mechanical and Aerospace EngineeringThe Hong Kong University of Science and TechnologyHong Kong
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- Department of Molecular Science and TechnologyAjou UniversitySuwon16499Republic of Korea
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- Department of Mechanical and Aerospace EngineeringThe Hong Kong University of Science and TechnologyHong Kong
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- The Center for Nanophase Materials SciencesOak Ridge National LaboratoryOak RidgeTN37831USA
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- Department of Molecular Science and TechnologyAjou UniversitySuwon16499Republic of Korea
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- Department of Mechanical and Aerospace EngineeringThe Hong Kong University of Science and TechnologyHong Kong
- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular EngineeringThe Hong Kong University of Science and TechnologyHong Kong
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- The Center for Nanophase Materials SciencesOak Ridge National LaboratoryOak RidgeTN37831USA
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- The Center for Nanophase Materials SciencesOak Ridge National LaboratoryOak RidgeTN37831USA
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- Joint Institute for Advanced Materials, Department of Materials Science and EngineeringUniversity of TennesseeKnoxvilleTN37996USA
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Manipulation of hot carrier cooling dynamics in two-dimensional Dion-Jacobson hybrid perovskites via Rashba band splitting. Nat Commun 2021; 12:3995. [PMID: 34183646 PMCID: PMC8239041 DOI: 10.1038/s41467-021-24258-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/09/2021] [Accepted: 06/03/2021] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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Hot-carrier cooling processes of perovskite materials are typically described by a single parabolic band model that includes the effects of carrier-phonon scattering, hot phonon bottleneck, and Auger heating. However, little is known (if anything) about the cooling processes in which the spin-degenerate parabolic band splits into two spin-polarized bands, i.e., the Rashba band splitting effect. Here, we investigated the hot-carrier cooling processes for two slightly different compositions of two-dimensional Dion–Jacobson hybrid perovskites, namely, (3AMP)PbI4 and (4AMP)PbI4 (3AMP = 3-(aminomethyl)piperidinium; 4AMP = 4-(aminomethyl)piperidinium), using a combination of ultrafast transient absorption spectroscopy and first-principles calculations. In (4AMP)PbI4, upon Rashba band splitting, the spin-dependent scattering of hot electrons is responsible for accelerating hot-carrier cooling at longer delays. Importantly, the hot-carrier cooling of (4AMP)PbI4 can be extended by manipulating the spin state of the hot carriers. Our findings suggest a new approach for prolonging hot-carrier cooling in hybrid perovskites, which is conducive to further improving the performance of hot-carrier-based optoelectronic and spintronic devices. Hybrid perovskite is a promising class of material for optoelectronic applications due to the slow hot-carrier cooling, yet the process is not well-understood in material with Rashba band splitting. Here, the authors reveal spin-flipping and spin-dependent scattering of hot electrons are responsible for accelerating the cooling at longer delays.
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Excitons competition regulation via organic cation-site and halogen-site co-halogenation of (X-p-PEA) 2Pb(Cl/Br) 4 perovskites. J Colloid Interface Sci 2021; 588:494-500. [PMID: 33429346 DOI: 10.1016/j.jcis.2020.12.094] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/07/2020] [Revised: 12/21/2020] [Accepted: 12/24/2020] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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In this work, we report a family of co-halogenated two-dimensional hybrid perovskites (2DHPs) based on phenethylammonium lead halogen ((PEA)2Pb(Cl/Br)4) in which the organic cation-site (PEA) is substituted with halogen at the para-site, namely the formation of 4-halophenethylamine (X-p-PEA) (X = Cl, Br; p: para-site). The organic cations are regulated by introducing halogen ions at the para-site of the benzene ring to promote the structural distortion of the lead halide octahedral inorganic layer. Furthermore, (X-p-PEA) causes a shift in the energy band distribution of 2DHPs. In this case, the photoluminescence competition of free excitons (FEs) and self-trapped excitons (STEs) changes the microscopic relaxation process of excitons. In addition, we found that (Br-p-PEA) can increase the photoluminescence quantum yield (PLQY). At the same time, we regulate the halogen-site of perovskites from lead-chloride perovskites (LCPs) to lead bromine perovskites (LBPs), achieving emission from white light to blue light. Therefore, the co-halogenation regulation strategy of organic cation-site and halogen-site can effectively regulate the photoluminescence wavelength and improve the PLQY. This is of great significance for the development of perovskite materials with specific optoelectronic applications.
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Lei Zhang, Yuhan Qiang. Adsorption and Diffusion of Halogen Gas Molecules on CH3NH3PbI3 Halide Perovskite Surfaces. RUSSIAN JOURNAL OF PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY A 2021. [DOI: 10.1134/s0036024421040300] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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Kheralla A, Chetty N. A review of experimental and computational attempts to remedy stability issues of perovskite solar cells. Heliyon 2021; 7:e06211. [PMID: 33644476 PMCID: PMC7895729 DOI: 10.1016/j.heliyon.2021.e06211] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/04/2020] [Revised: 09/19/2020] [Accepted: 02/03/2021] [Indexed: 11/25/2022] Open
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Photovoltaic technology using perovskite solar cells has emerged as a potential solution in the photovoltaic makings for cost-effective manufacturing solutions deposition/coating solar cells. The hybrid perovskite-based materials possess a unique blend from low bulk snare concentrations, ambipolar, broad optical absorption properties, extended charge carrier diffusion, and charge transport/collection properties, making them favourable for solar cell applications. However, perovskite solar cells devices suffer from the effects of natural instability, leading to their rapid degradation while bared to water, oxygen, as well as ultraviolet rays, are irradiated and in case of high temperatures. It is essential to shield the perovskite film from damage, extend lifetime, and make it suitable for device fabrications. This paper focuses on various device strategies and computational attempts to address perovskite-based solar cells' environmental stability issues.
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- Adam Kheralla
- School of Physics and Chemistry, University of KwaZulu-Natal, Pietermaritzburg Campus, Private Bag X01, Scottsville 3209, South Africa
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- School of Physics and Chemistry, University of KwaZulu-Natal, Pietermaritzburg Campus, Private Bag X01, Scottsville 3209, South Africa
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Zhao X, Long R. Isotopic Exchange Extends Charge Carrier Lifetime in Metal Lead Perovskites by Quantum Dynamics Simulations. J Phys Chem Lett 2020; 11:10298-10305. [PMID: 33227211 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpclett.0c03289] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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One may expect that isotopic exchange has no influence on charge carrier lifetime and perovskite solar cell performance because isotopic effects do not affect the fundamental electronic structure of materials. Experiments defy this expectation. By performing nonadiabatic (NA) molecular dynamics simulations, we demonstrate that hydrogen and deuterium exchange significantly enhances the excited-state lifetime and stability of CH3NH3PbI3. Replacing lighter hydrogen with heavier deuterium suppresses the collective motions of organic and inorganic components, thus enhancing lattice stiffness and decreasing the NA coupling. Isotopic exchange further reduces NA coupling by localizing electron wave functions for separation of electrons and holes, which beats the extended coherence time, slowing down nonradiative electron-hole recombination from CH3ND3PbI3 to CD3ND3PbI3 with respect to the pristine system. The unchanged fundamental electronic structure together with the prolonged carrier lifetime and enhanced stability rationalize the improvement of the deuterated CH3NH3PbI3 solar cells. Our work provides valuable insights into isotope effects for the design of high-performance perovskite photovoltaic and optoelectronic devices.
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- Xi Zhao
- College of Chemistry, Key Laboratory of Theoretical & Computational Photochemistry of Ministry of Education, Beijing Normal University, Beijing 100875, People's Republic of China
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- College of Chemistry, Key Laboratory of Theoretical & Computational Photochemistry of Ministry of Education, Beijing Normal University, Beijing 100875, People's Republic of China
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Macclesh Del Pino LA, Morales AB, Macclesh delPino GA, Peraza-Vazquez H. Visible light induced photocatalytic degradation of 2-nitrophenol at high concentration implementing rGOTiO 2: mathematical modeling behavior. JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND HEALTH. PART A, TOXIC/HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCES & ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING 2020; 56:52-62. [PMID: 33119463 DOI: 10.1080/10934529.2020.1835390] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/27/2020] [Revised: 10/06/2020] [Accepted: 10/08/2020] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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This investigation implemented the nanomaterial rGOTiO2 for photodegradation of 2-nitrophenol solution at high concentrations. The 2-nitrophenol photodegradation was carried out in the presence of three kinds of light sources in the visible range spectrum. The results demonstrate that the nanomaterial rGOTiO2 is capable of pollutant degradation even in the low power light source (10 W), and have high activity under sunlight. The degradation of 2-nitrophenol was monitored by UV-vis spectroscopy, adjusting method by least squares for nonlinear functions. The equation represents the material photocatalytic activity under sunlight, which excludes climatic and variance factors. This equation predicts the pure rGOTiO2 behavior under sunlight; this will enable future research to develop more advanced processes.
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- Luis A Macclesh Del Pino
- Centro de Investigación en Petroquímica, TecNM/Instituto Tecnológico de Ciudad Madero, Altamira, México
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- Centro de Investigación en Petroquímica, TecNM/Instituto Tecnológico de Ciudad Madero, Altamira, México
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- Instituto Politécnico Nacional, Centro de Investigación en Ciencia Aplicada y Tecnología Aplicada (CICATA) Unidad Altamira, Carretera Tampico-Puerto Industrial de Altamira, Altamira, México
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Qiao L, Fang WH, Long R, Prezhdo OV. Photoinduced Dynamics of Charge Carriers in Metal Halide Perovskites from an Atomistic Perspective. J Phys Chem Lett 2020; 11:7066-7082. [PMID: 32787332 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpclett.0c01687] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/21/2023]
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Perovskite solar cells have attracted intense attention over the past decade because of their low cost, abundant raw materials, and rapidly growing power conversion efficiency (PCE). However, nonradiative charge carrier losses still constitute a major factor limiting the PCE to well below the Shockley-Queisser limit. This Perspective summarizes recent atomistic quantum dynamics studies on the photoinduced excited-state processes in metal halide perovskites (MHPs), including both hybrid organic-inorganic and all-inorganic MHPs and three- and two-dimensional MHPs. The simulations, performed using a combination of time-domain ab initio density functional theory and nonadiabatic molecular dynamics, allow emphasis on various intrinsic and extrinsic features, such as components, structure, dimensionality and interface engineering, control and exposure to various environmental factors, defects, surfaces, and their passivation. The detailed atomistic simulations advance our understanding of electron-vibrational dynamics in MHPs and provide valuable guidelines for enhancing the performance of perovskite solar cells.
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- Lu Qiao
- College of Chemistry, Key Laboratory of Theoretical & Computational Photochemistry of Ministry of Education, Beijing Normal University, Beijing 100875, P.R. China
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- College of Chemistry, Key Laboratory of Theoretical & Computational Photochemistry of Ministry of Education, Beijing Normal University, Beijing 100875, P.R. China
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- College of Chemistry, Key Laboratory of Theoretical & Computational Photochemistry of Ministry of Education, Beijing Normal University, Beijing 100875, P.R. China
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California 90089, United States
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Qiao L, Fang W, Long R. The Interplay Between Lead Vacancy and Water Rationalizes the Puzzle of Charge Carrier Lifetimes in CH
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: Time‐Domain Ab Initio Analysis. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2020. [DOI: 10.1002/ange.202004192] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
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- Lu Qiao
- College of Chemistry Key Laboratory of Theoretical & Computational Photochemistry of Ministry of Education Beijing Normal University Beijing 100875 P. R. China
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- College of Chemistry Key Laboratory of Theoretical & Computational Photochemistry of Ministry of Education Beijing Normal University Beijing 100875 P. R. China
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- College of Chemistry Key Laboratory of Theoretical & Computational Photochemistry of Ministry of Education Beijing Normal University Beijing 100875 P. R. China
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He J, Fang WH, Long R, Prezhdo OV. Why Oxygen Increases Carrier Lifetimes but Accelerates Degradation of CH3NH3PbI3 under Light Irradiation: Time-Domain Ab Initio Analysis. J Am Chem Soc 2020; 142:14664-14673. [DOI: 10.1021/jacs.0c06769] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/10/2023]
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- Jinlu He
- College of Chemistry, Key Laboratory of Theoretical & Computational Photochemistry of Ministry of Education, Beijing Normal University, Beijing 100875, P. R. China
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- College of Chemistry, Key Laboratory of Theoretical & Computational Photochemistry of Ministry of Education, Beijing Normal University, Beijing 100875, P. R. China
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- College of Chemistry, Key Laboratory of Theoretical & Computational Photochemistry of Ministry of Education, Beijing Normal University, Beijing 100875, P. R. China
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California 90089, United States
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He J, Casanova D, Fang WH, Long R, Prezhdo OV. MAI Termination Favors Efficient Hole Extraction and Slow Charge Recombination at the MAPbI 3/CuSCN Heterojunction. J Phys Chem Lett 2020; 11:4481-4489. [PMID: 32423207 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpclett.0c01467] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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Photoinduced charge separation is the key step determining the efficiency of photon-to-electron conversion in solar cells, while charge carrier lifetimes govern the overall solar cell performance. Experiments report that copper(I) thiocyanate (CuSCN) is a very promising hole extraction layer for perovskite solar cells. Using nonadiabatic molecular dynamics combined with ab initio time-domain density functional theory, we show that termination of CH3NH3PbI3 (MAPbI3) at MAPbI3/CuSCN heterojunctions has a strong influence on both charge separation and recombination. Both processes are favored by MAI termination, compared to PbI2 termination. Because the MAPbI3 valence band originates from iodine orbitals while the conduction band arises from Pb orbitals, MAI termination places holes close to CuSCN, favoring extraction, and creates an MAI barrier for recombination of electrons in MAPbI3 and holes in CuSCN. The opposite is true for PbI2 termination. The origin of these effects is attributed solely to the properties of the MAPbI3 surfaces, and therefore, the conclusions should apply to other hole-transporting materials and can be generalized to other perovskites. Importantly, the simulations show that the injected hole remains hot for several hundreds of femtoseconds, allowing it to escape the interfacial region and prevent formation of bound excitons. This study suggests that metal halide perovskites should be treated with an organic precursor, such as MAI, prior to the formation of their interfaces with hole-transporting materials. The reported results advance the fundamental understanding of the highly unusual properties of metal halide perovskites and provide specific guidelines for optimizing the performance of perovskite solar cells and other devices.
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- Jinlu He
- College of Chemistry, Key Laboratory of Theoretical & Computational Photochemistry of Ministry of Education, Beijing Normal University, Beijing 100875, P. R. China
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- Donostia International Physics Center (DIPC), 20018 Donostia, Euskadi, Spain
- IKERBASQUE, Basque Foundation for Science, 48013 Bilbao, Euskadi, Spain
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- College of Chemistry, Key Laboratory of Theoretical & Computational Photochemistry of Ministry of Education, Beijing Normal University, Beijing 100875, P. R. China
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- College of Chemistry, Key Laboratory of Theoretical & Computational Photochemistry of Ministry of Education, Beijing Normal University, Beijing 100875, P. R. China
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California 90089, United States
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Qiao L, Fang W, Long R. The Interplay Between Lead Vacancy and Water Rationalizes the Puzzle of Charge Carrier Lifetimes in CH
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: Time‐Domain Ab Initio Analysis. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2020; 59:13347-13353. [DOI: 10.1002/anie.202004192] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/22/2020] [Revised: 04/21/2020] [Indexed: 11/07/2022]
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- Lu Qiao
- College of Chemistry Key Laboratory of Theoretical & Computational Photochemistry of Ministry of Education Beijing Normal University Beijing 100875 P. R. China
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- College of Chemistry Key Laboratory of Theoretical & Computational Photochemistry of Ministry of Education Beijing Normal University Beijing 100875 P. R. China
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- College of Chemistry Key Laboratory of Theoretical & Computational Photochemistry of Ministry of Education Beijing Normal University Beijing 100875 P. R. China
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Solanki A, Tavakoli MM, Xu Q, Dintakurti SSH, Lim SS, Bagui A, Hanna JV, Kong J, Sum TC. Heavy Water Additive in Formamidinium: A Novel Approach to Enhance Perovskite Solar Cell Efficiency. ADVANCED MATERIALS (DEERFIELD BEACH, FLA.) 2020; 32:e1907864. [PMID: 32350935 DOI: 10.1002/adma.201907864] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/30/2019] [Revised: 03/09/2020] [Accepted: 03/22/2020] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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Heavy water or deuterium oxide (D2 O) comprises deuterium, a hydrogen isotope twice the mass of hydrogen. Contrary to the disadvantages of deuterated perovskites, such as shorter recombination lifetimes and lower/invariant efficiencies, the serendipitous effect of D2 O as a beneficial solvent additive for enhancing the power conversion efficiency (PCE) of triple-A cation (cesium (Cs)/methylammonium (MA)/formaminidium (FA)) perovskite solar cells from ≈19.2% (reference) to 20.8% (using 1 vol% D2 O) with higher stability is reported. Ultrafast optical spectroscopy confirms passivation of trap states, increased carrier recombination lifetimes, and enhanced charge carrier diffusion lengths in the deuterated samples. Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy and solid-state NMR spectroscopy validate the N-H2 group as the preferential isotope exchange site. Furthermore, the NMR results reveal the induced alteration of the FA to MA ratio due to deuteration causes a widespread alteration to several dynamic processes that influence the photophysical properties. First-principles density functional theory calculations reveal a decrease in PbI6 phonon frequencies in the deuterated perovskite lattice. This stabilizes the PbI6 structures and weakens the electron-LO phonon (Fröhlich) coupling, yielding higher electron mobility. Importantly, these findings demonstrate that selective isotope exchange potentially opens new opportunities for tuning perovskite optoelectronic properties.
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- Ankur Solanki
- Division of Physics and Applied Physics, School of Physical and Mathematical Sciences, Nanyang Technological University, 21 Nanyang Link, Singapore, 637371, Singapore
- Department of Science, School of Technology, Pandit Deendayal Petroleum University, Gandhinagar, 382007, India
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- Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA, 02139, USA
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- Division of Physics and Applied Physics, School of Physical and Mathematical Sciences, Nanyang Technological University, 21 Nanyang Link, Singapore, 637371, Singapore
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- Interdisciplinary Graduate School, Nanyang Technological University, 50 Nanyang Avenue, Singapore, 637371, Singapore
- Department of Physics, The University of Warwick, Coventry, CV4 7AL, UK
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- Division of Physics and Applied Physics, School of Physical and Mathematical Sciences, Nanyang Technological University, 21 Nanyang Link, Singapore, 637371, Singapore
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- Centre of Excellence for Green Energy and Sensors Systems, Indian Institute of Engineering Science and Technology, Shibpur, Howrah, 711103, India
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- Department of Physics, The University of Warwick, Coventry, CV4 7AL, UK
- School of Materials Science & Engineering, Nanyang Technological University, 50 Nanyang Ave, Singapore, 639798, Singapore
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- Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA, 02139, USA
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- Division of Physics and Applied Physics, School of Physical and Mathematical Sciences, Nanyang Technological University, 21 Nanyang Link, Singapore, 637371, Singapore
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Tong L, Zhang B, Wang XG, Liao YJ, Yang JQ. Quantum Dynamics Simulations on the Adsorption Mechanism of Reducing and Oxidizing Gases on the CH
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Surface. ADVANCED THEORY AND SIMULATIONS 2020. [DOI: 10.1002/adts.202000024] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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- Lei Tong
- School of Renewable Energy North China Electric Power University Beijing 102206 China
- School of Renewable Energy North China Electric Power University Beijing 102206 China
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- School of Renewable Energy North China Electric Power University Beijing 102206 China
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- School of Renewable Energy North China Electric Power University Beijing 102206 China
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- School of Renewable Energy North China Electric Power University Beijing 102206 China
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- School of Renewable Energy North China Electric Power University Beijing 102206 China
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Niu X, Wu G, Zhang X, Wang J. Interlayer coupling prolonged the photogenerated carrier lifetime of few layered Bi 2OS 2 semiconductors. NANOSCALE 2020; 12:6057-6063. [PMID: 32129409 DOI: 10.1039/d0nr00447b] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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Layered semiconductors with broad photoabsorption, a long carrier lifetime and high carrier mobility are of crucial importance for high-performance optoelectronic and photovoltaic devices; however it is hard to satisfy these requirements simultaneously in a system due to the opposite dependence on the layer thickness. Herein, by means of ab initio time-domain nonadiabatic molecular dynamic simulations, we find a new mechanism in Bi2OS2 nanosheets inducing an anomalous layer-dependent property of carrier lifetimes, which makes the few layered Bi2OS2 a possible system for fulfilling the above requirements concurrently. It is revealed that the interlayer dipole-dipole interaction in few layered Bi2OS2 effectively breaks the two-fold degenerate orbitals of [BiS2] layers, which not only cuts down the overlap of the electron and hole wave functions, but also accelerates the electron decoherence process. This significantly suppresses the electron-hole recombination and prolongs the photogenerated carrier lifetime of few layered Bi2OS2. The mechanism unveiled here paves a possible way for developing advanced optoelectronic and photovoltaic devices through engineering interlayer dipole-dipole coupling.
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- Xianghong Niu
- New Energy Technology Engineering Laboratory of Jiangsu Province & School of Science, Nanjing University of Posts and Telecommunications (NJUPT), Nanjing 210023, China and School of Physics, Southeast University, Nanjing 211189, China
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- National Laboratory of Solid State Microstructures, Nanjing University, Nanjing 210093, China.
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- National Laboratory of Solid State Microstructures, Nanjing University, Nanjing 210093, China.
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- National Laboratory of Solid State Microstructures, Nanjing University, Nanjing 210093, China.
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Smith B, Akimov AV. Hot Electron Cooling in Silicon Nanoclusters via Landau-Zener Nonadiabatic Molecular Dynamics: Size Dependence and Role of Surface Termination. J Phys Chem Lett 2020; 11:1456-1465. [PMID: 31958367 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpclett.9b03687] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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We develop a new express methodology for modeling excited-state dynamics occurring in dense manifolds of electronic states in atomistic systems. The approach leverages a modified Landau-Zener formula, the neglect of a back-reaction approximation, and the highly efficient density functional tight-binding method. We study the hot electron dynamics in a series of H- and F-terminated silicon nanocrystals (NCs) containing up to several hundred atoms. We explain the slower electron cooling dynamics in F-terminated NCs by the larger energy gaps between the adjacent electronic states in these systems as well as their slower fluctuations. We conclude that both the mass and chemical identity of the surface termination groups equally influence the electron dynamics, on average. However, the mass effect becomes dominant for higher-energy excitations. We find that the electron decay dynamics in F-terminated NCs has a greater sensitivity to the mass of the surface ligands than do the H-terminated NCs and explain this observation by the details of the electron-phonon coupling in the systems. We find that in the H-terminated NCs, electronic transitions in the cooling process occur predominantly between the surface states, whereas in F-terminated Si NCs, both surface and NC core states are coupled to the nuclear vibrations. We find that electron energy relaxation is accelerated in larger NCs and attribute this effect to the higher densities of states and smaller energy gaps in these systems.
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- Brendan Smith
- Department of Chemistry , University at Buffalo, The State University of New York , Buffalo , New York 14260 , United States
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- Department of Chemistry , University at Buffalo, The State University of New York , Buffalo , New York 14260 , United States
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Lu TF, Wang YS, Tomko JA, Hopkins PE, Zhang HX, Prezhdo OV. Control of Charge Carrier Dynamics in Plasmonic Au Films by TiO x Substrate Stoichiometry. J Phys Chem Lett 2020; 11:1419-1427. [PMID: 32011143 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpclett.9b03884] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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Plasmonic excitations in noble metals have many fascinating properties and give rise to a broad range of applications. We demonstrate, using nonadiabatic molecular dynamics combined with time-domain density functional theory, that the chemical composition and stoichiometry of substrates can have a strong influence on charge dynamics. By changing oxygen content in TiO2, including stoichiometric, oxygen rich, and oxygen poor phases, and Ti metal, one can alter lifetimes of charge carriers in Au by a factor of 5 and control the ratio of electron-to-hole relaxation rates by a factor of 10. Remarkably, a thin TiOx substrate greatly alters charge carrier properties in much thicker Au films. Such large variations stem from the fact that the Ti and O atoms are much lighter than Au, and their vibrations are much faster at dissipating the energy. The control over a particular charge carrier and an energy range depends on the Au and TiOx level alignment, and the interfacial interaction strength. These factors are easily influenced by the TiOx stoichiometry. In particular, oxygen rich and poor TiO2 can be used to control holes and electrons, respectively, while metallic Ti affects both charge carriers. The detailed atomistic analysis of the interfacial and electron-vibrational interactions generates the fundamental understanding of the properties of plasmonic materials needed to design photovoltaic, photocatalytic, optoelectronic, sensing, nanomedical, and other devices.
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- Teng-Fei Lu
- Laboratory of Theoretical and Computational Chemistry, Institute of Theoretical Chemistry , Jilin University , Changchun 130023 , People's Republic of China
- Department of Chemistry , University of Southern California , Los Angeles , California 90089 , United States
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- Department of Chemistry , University of Southern California , Los Angeles , California 90089 , United States
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering , University of Virginia , Charlottesville , Virginia 22904 , United States
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering , University of Virginia , Charlottesville , Virginia 22904 , United States
- Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering , University of Virginia , Charlottesville , Virginia 22904 , United States
- Department of Physics , University of Virginia , Charlottesville , Virginia 22904 , United States
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- Laboratory of Theoretical and Computational Chemistry, Institute of Theoretical Chemistry , Jilin University , Changchun 130023 , People's Republic of China
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- Department of Chemistry , University of Southern California , Los Angeles , California 90089 , United States
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Zhang Z, Qiao L, Mora-Perez C, Long R, Prezhdo OV. Pb dimerization greatly accelerates charge losses in MAPbI3: Time-domain ab initio analysis. J Chem Phys 2020; 152:064707. [DOI: 10.1063/1.5131342] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/18/2022] Open
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- Zhaosheng Zhang
- College of Chemistry, Key Laboratory of Theoretical & Computational Photochemistry of Ministry of Education, Beijing Normal University, Beijing 100875, People’s Republic of China
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- College of Chemistry, Key Laboratory of Theoretical & Computational Photochemistry of Ministry of Education, Beijing Normal University, Beijing 100875, People’s Republic of China
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California 90089, USA
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- College of Chemistry, Key Laboratory of Theoretical & Computational Photochemistry of Ministry of Education, Beijing Normal University, Beijing 100875, People’s Republic of China
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California 90089, USA
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Yan H, Li Y, Li X, Wang B, Li M. Hot carrier relaxation in Cs2TiIyBr6−y (y = 0, 2 and 6) by a time-domain ab initio study. RSC Adv 2020; 10:958-964. [PMID: 35494478 PMCID: PMC9048232 DOI: 10.1039/c9ra06731k] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/26/2019] [Accepted: 12/09/2019] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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Cs2TiIyBr6−y is a potential light absorption material for all-inorganic lead free perovskite solar cells due to its suitable and tunable bandgap, high optical absorption coefficient and high environmental stability. However, solar cells fabricated based on Cs2TiIyBr6−y do not perform well, and the reasons for their low efficiency are still unclear. Herein, hot carrier relaxation processes in Cs2TiIyBr6−y (y = 0, 2 and 6) were investigated by a time-domain density functional theory combined with the non-adiabatic molecular dynamics method. It was found that the relaxation time of the hot carriers in Cs2TiIyBr6−y ranges from 2–3 ps, which indicates that the hot carriers within 10 nm from the Cs2TiIyBr6−y/TiO2 interface can be effectively extracted before their energy is lost completely. The carrier-phonon non-adiabatic coupling (NAC) analyses demonstrate that the longer hot electron relaxation time in Cs2TiI2Br4 compared with that in Cs2TiBr6 and Cs2TiI6 originates from its weaker NAC strength. Furthermore, the electron–phonon interaction analyses indicate that the relaxation of hot electrons mainly comes from the coupling between the electrons distributed on the Ti–X bonds and the Ti–X vibrations, and that of hot holes can be attributed to the coupling between the electrons distributed on the X atoms and the distortions of [TiIyBr6−y]2−. The simulation results indicate that Cs2TiI2Br4 should be better than Cs2TiBr6 and Cs2TiI6 to act as a light absorption layer based on the hot carrier energy loss, and the hot electron relaxation time in Cs2TiIyBr6−y can be adjusted by tuning the proportion of the I element. The hot carriers within 10 nm from the Cs2TiIyBr6−y/TiO2 interface can be extracted effectively due to their 2–3 ps relaxation time.![]()
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- Hejin Yan
- State Key Laboratory of Alternate Electrical Power System with Renewable Energy Sources
- North China Electric Power University
- Beijing
- China
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- State Key Laboratory of Alternate Electrical Power System with Renewable Energy Sources
- North China Electric Power University
- Beijing
- China
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- State Key Laboratory of Alternate Electrical Power System with Renewable Energy Sources
- North China Electric Power University
- Beijing
- China
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- State Key Laboratory of Alternate Electrical Power System with Renewable Energy Sources
- North China Electric Power University
- Beijing
- China
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- State Key Laboratory of Alternate Electrical Power System with Renewable Energy Sources
- North China Electric Power University
- Beijing
- China
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Yin J, Maity P, Naphade R, Cheng B, He JH, Bakr OM, Brédas JL, Mohammed OF. Tuning Hot Carrier Cooling Dynamics by Dielectric Confinement in Two-Dimensional Hybrid Perovskite Crystals. ACS NANO 2019; 13:12621-12629. [PMID: 31613089 DOI: 10.1021/acsnano.9b04085] [Citation(s) in RCA: 44] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/06/2023]
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Hot carrier (HC) cooling is a critical photophysical process that significantly influences the optoelectronic performance of hybrid perovskite-based devices. The hot carrier extraction at the device interface is very challenging because of its ultrashort lifetime. Here, ultrafast transient reflectance spectroscopy measurements and time-domain ab initio calculations show how the dielectric constant of the organic spacers can control and slow the HC cooling dynamics in single-crystal 2D Ruddlesden-Popper hybrid perovskites. We find that (EA)2PbI4 (EA = HOC2H4NH3+) that correspond to a high dielectric constant organic spacer has a longer HC cooling time compared to that of (AP)2PbI4 (AP = HOC3H6NH3+) and (PEA)2PbI4 (PEA = C6H5C2H4NH3+). The slow HC relaxation process in the former case can be ascribed to a stronger screening of the Coulomb interactions, a small nonradiative internal conversion within the conduction bands, as well as a weak electron-phonon coupling. Our findings provide a strategy to prolong the hot carrier cooling time in low-dimensional hybrid perovskite materials by using organic spacers with reduced dielectric confinement.
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- Jun Yin
- Division of Physical Science and Engineering , King Abdullah University of Science and Technology , Thuwal 23955-6900 , Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
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- Division of Physical Science and Engineering , King Abdullah University of Science and Technology , Thuwal 23955-6900 , Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
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- Division of Physical Science and Engineering , King Abdullah University of Science and Technology , Thuwal 23955-6900 , Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
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- Computer, Electrical, and Mathematical Sciences and Engineering Division , King Abdullah University of Science and Technology , Thuwal 23955-6900 , Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
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- Computer, Electrical, and Mathematical Sciences and Engineering Division , King Abdullah University of Science and Technology , Thuwal 23955-6900 , Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
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- Division of Physical Science and Engineering , King Abdullah University of Science and Technology , Thuwal 23955-6900 , Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
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- School of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Center for Organic Photonics and Electronics (COPE) , Georgia Institute of Technology , Atlanta , Georgia 30332-0400 , United States
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- Division of Physical Science and Engineering , King Abdullah University of Science and Technology , Thuwal 23955-6900 , Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
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Shi R, Long R. Hole Localization Inhibits Charge Recombination in Tin-Lead Mixed Perovskites: Time-Domain ab Initio Analysis. J Phys Chem Lett 2019; 10:6604-6612. [PMID: 31608643 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpclett.9b02786] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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Using time domain density functional theory combined with nonadiabatic molecular dynamics, we demonstrate that the Sn dopants favor forming localized hole states with different extent at low and high doping concentrations, mimicking the small and large polarons, while retain the electron wave functions comparable with the pristine system, leading to nonadiabatic coupling decreasing by a factor of 45% and 38% and bandgap reduction by 0.04 and 0.27 eV, respectively. Furthermore, replacing heavier Pb with lighter Sn increases atomic fluctuations and accelerates loss of quantum coherence, in particular even faster at higher Sn doping concentration. As a result, the interplay among the bandgap, NA coupling, and decoherence time delays the electron-hole recombination by a factor of 3.5 and 1.3 at low and high doping concentration. Our study reveals the atomistic mechanisms of suppressed recombination dependence on Sn doping concentration, providing a new way to design high performance mixed perovskites.
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- Ran Shi
- College of Chemistry, Key Laboratory of Theoretical & Computational Photochemistry of Ministry of Education , Beijing Normal University , Beijing 100875 , People's Republic of China
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- College of Chemistry, Key Laboratory of Theoretical & Computational Photochemistry of Ministry of Education , Beijing Normal University , Beijing 100875 , People's Republic of China
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Lei Zhang, Wu B, Lin S, Li J. Structures and Properties of Higher-Degree Aggregates of Methylammonium Iodide toward Halide Perovskite Solar Cells. RUSSIAN JOURNAL OF PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY A 2019. [DOI: 10.1134/s0036024419110360] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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Ren M, Ma B, Chen Z, Wu W. Two-Dimensional Analysis of the Diabatic Transition of a General Vectorial Physical Observable Based on Adiabatic-to-Diabatic Transformation. J Phys Chem Lett 2019; 10:5868-5872. [PMID: 31522494 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpclett.9b01812] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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We present a full analysis of the magnitude and orientation of the diabatic transition matrix element of a general vectorial physical observable during the adiabatic-to-diabatic transformation. The diabatic transition is a function of the adiabatic-to-diabatic transformation angle and the two basic vectors of the adiabatic states, which are the off-diagonal matrix element and the difference between the two diagonal matrix elements. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first time that the transformation has been accomplished in a more general two-dimensional scale for a vectorial physical observable. All possible extreme values of a diabatic transition are deduced for systems with different features. By using an approximate diabatic transition dipole, the pilot implementation of the analysis produces an electronic coupling curve nearly identical to that obtained by the generalized Mulliken-Hush method for the testing molecule. Evidently, this complete analysis of a diabatic transition will be very useful in determining the adiabatic-to-diabatic transformation angle by using a physical observable and can also be used to evaluate the quality of various approximations for constructing the diabatic states.
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- Mingxing Ren
- Fujian Provincial Key Laboratory of Theoretical and Computational Chemistry and College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering , Xiamen University , Xiamen , Fujian 361005 , China
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- Fujian Provincial Key Laboratory of Theoretical and Computational Chemistry and College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering , Xiamen University , Xiamen , Fujian 361005 , China
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- Fujian Provincial Key Laboratory of Theoretical and Computational Chemistry and College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering , Xiamen University , Xiamen , Fujian 361005 , China
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- The State Key Laboratory of Physical Chemistry of Solid Surfaces, iChem, and College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering , Xiamen University , Xiamen , Fujian 361005 , China
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Wang Y, Long R. Anomalous Temperature-Dependent Charge Recombination in CH 3NH 3PbI 3 Perovskite: Key Roles of Charge Localization and Thermal Effect. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2019; 11:32069-32075. [PMID: 31424190 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.9b12478] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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Optimizing metal halide perovskite solar cells necessitates understanding of nonradiative electron-hole recombination because it comprises a dominant route for charge and energy losses. In principle, the electron-hole recombination rate increases as temperature grows due to enhanced electron-phonon coupling. Experiments defy this expectation in MAPbI3 (MA = CH3NH3+). By performing nonadiabatic (NA) molecular dynamics analyses combined with time-domain density functional theory simulations, we demonstrate that nonradiative electron-hole recombination in MAPbI3 at high temperature occurs more slowly than that at low temperature. First and most important, increasing temperature enhances thermal disorder and leads to significant distortion of the inorganic Pb-I framework, giving rise to electron and hole wave functions locating spatial separation and reducing NA coupling by a factor of 28% in comparison with low temperature. Second, rising temperature enhances the thermal fluctuations of both the inorganic and organic components that accelerate decoherence process by a factor of 12%. Both factors, particularly the small NA coupling, contribute to suppressing electron-hole recombination at high temperature. The simulations show excellent agreement with experiments and emphasize how the charge localization driven by thermal effects impacts electron-hole recombination in perovskites and advances our understanding of the unusual charge dynamics.
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- Yutong Wang
- College of Chemistry, Key Laboratory of Theoretical & Computational Photochemistry of Ministry of Education , Beijing Normal University , Beijing , 100875 , PR China
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- College of Chemistry, Key Laboratory of Theoretical & Computational Photochemistry of Ministry of Education , Beijing Normal University , Beijing , 100875 , PR China
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Haque MA, Syed A, Akhtar FH, Shevate R, Singh S, Peinemann KV, Baran D, Wu T. Giant Humidity Effect on Hybrid Halide Perovskite Microstripes: Reversibility and Sensing Mechanism. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2019; 11:29821-29829. [PMID: 31343861 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.9b07751] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/27/2023]
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Despite the exceptional performance of hybrid perovskites in photovoltaics, their susceptibility to ambient factors, particularly humidity, gives rise to the well-recognized stability issue. In the present work, microstripes of CH3NH3PbI3 are fabricated on flexible substrates, and they exhibit much larger response to relative humidity (RH) levels than continuous films and single crystals. The resistance of microstripes decreases by four orders of magnitude on changing the RH level from 10 to 95%. Fast response and recovery time of 100 and 500 ms, respectively, are recorded. Because bulk diffusion and defect trapping are much slower processes, our result indicates a surface-dictated mechanism related to hydrate formation and electron donation. In addition, water uptake behavior of perovskites is studied for the first time, which correlates well with the resistance decrease of the CH3NH3PbI3 microstripes. Furthermore, we report that the photoresponse decreases with increasing humidity, and at the 85% RH level, the perovskite device is not photoresponsive anymore. Our work underscores patterned structures as a new platform to investigate the interaction of hybrid perovskites with ambient factors and reveals the importance of the humidity effect on optoelectronic performance.
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering , University of New South Wales , Sydney , New South Wales 2052 , Australia
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering , University of New South Wales , Sydney , New South Wales 2052 , Australia
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Solanki A, Lim SS, Mhaisalkar S, Sum TC. Role of Water in Suppressing Recombination Pathways in CH 3NH 3PbI 3 Perovskite Solar Cells. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2019; 11:25474-25482. [PMID: 31179683 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.9b00793] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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Moisture degradation of halide perovskites is the Achilles heel of perovskite solar cells. A surprising revelation in 2014 about the beneficial effects of controlled humidity in enhancing device efficiencies overthrew established paradigms on perovskite solar cell fabrication. Despite the extensive studies on water additives in perovskite solar cell processing that followed, detailed understanding of the role of water from the photophysical perspective remains lacking; specifically, the interplay between the induced morphological effects and the intrinsic recombination pathways. Through ultrafast optical spectroscopy, we show that both the monomolecular and bimolecular recombination rate constants decrease by approximately 1 order with the addition of an optimal 1% H2O by volume in CH3NH3PbI3 as compared to the reference (without the H2O additive). Correspondingly, the trap density reduces from 4.8 × 1017 cm-3 (reference) to 3.2 × 1017 cm-3 with 1% H2O. We obtained an efficiency of 12.3% for the champion inverted CH3NH3PbI3 perovskite solar cell (1% H2O additive) as compared to the 10% efficiency for the reference cell. Increasing the H2O content further is deleterious for the device. Trace amounts of H2O afford the benefits of surface trap passivation and suppression of trap-mediated recombination, whereas higher concentrations result in a preferential dissolution of methylammonium iodide during fabrication that increases the trap density (MA vacancies). Importantly, our study reveals the effects of trace H2O additives on the photophysical properties of CH3NH3PbI3 films.
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- Ankur Solanki
- Division of Physics and Applied Physics, School of Physical and Mathematical Sciences , Nanyang Technological University , 21 Nanyang Link , Singapore 637371 , Singapore
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- Division of Physics and Applied Physics, School of Physical and Mathematical Sciences , Nanyang Technological University , 21 Nanyang Link , Singapore 637371 , Singapore
- Energy Research Institute @NTU (ERI@N), Interdisciplinary Graduate School , Nanyang Technological University , 637553 , Singapore
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- Energy Research Institute @NTU (ERI@N), Research Techno Plaza , X-Frontier Block, Level 5, 50 Nanyang Drive , 637553 , Singapore
- School of Materials Science and Engineering , Nanyang Technological University , Nanyang Avenue , 639798 , Singapore
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- Division of Physics and Applied Physics, School of Physical and Mathematical Sciences , Nanyang Technological University , 21 Nanyang Link , Singapore 637371 , Singapore
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Li W, Long R, Tang J, Prezhdo OV. Influence of Defects on Excited-State Dynamics in Lead Halide Perovskites: Time-Domain ab Initio Studies. J Phys Chem Lett 2019; 10:3788-3804. [PMID: 31244263 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpclett.9b00641] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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This Perspective summarizes recent research into the excited-state dynamics in lead halide perovskites that are of paramount importance for photovoltaic and photocatalytic applications. Nonadiabatic molecular dynamics combined with time-domain ab initio density functional theory allows one to mimic time-resolved spectroscopy experiments at the atomistic level of detail. The focus is placed on realistic aspects of perovskite materials, including point defects, surfaces, grain boundaries, mixed stoichiometries, dopants, and interfaces. The atomistic description of the quantum dynamics of electron and hole trapping and recombination, provided by the time-domain ab initio simulations, generates important insights into the mechanisms of charge and energy losses and guides the development of high-performance perovskite solar cell devices.
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- Wei Li
- College of Science , Hunan Agricultural University , Changsha 410128 , People's Republic of China
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- College of Chemistry, Key Laboratory of Theoretical & Computational Photochemistry of Ministry of Education , Beijing Normal University , Beijing 100875 , People's Republic of China
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- College of Science , Hunan Agricultural University , Changsha 410128 , People's Republic of China
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- Department of Chemistry , University of Southern California , Los Angeles , California 90089 , United States
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Kwak K, Lim E, Ahn N, Heo J, Bang K, Kim SK, Choi M. An atomistic mechanism for the degradation of perovskite solar cells by trapped charge. NANOSCALE 2019; 11:11369-11378. [PMID: 31166352 DOI: 10.1039/c9nr02193k] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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It is unmistakably paradoxical that the most vulnerable aspect of the photoactive organic-inorganic hybrid perovskite is its instability against light. Why and how perovskites break down under light irradiation and what happens at the atomistic level of these materials during the degradation process still remain unanswered. In this paper, we found the culprit and verified the mechanism for the irreversible degradation of hybrid perovskite materials from our experimental investigation and ab initio molecular dynamics (AIMD) simulation. We initially found that the electrostatic charges generated by light irradiation and trapped along the grain boundaries of the perovskite crystal result in oxygen-induced irreversible degradation in dry air. This result, together with our previous experimental finding on the same critical role of trapped charges in the perovskite degradation under moisture, suggests that the trapped charges are the main culprit in both the oxygen- and moisture-induced degradation of perovskite materials. Detailed roles of oxygen and water molecules were investigated using AIMD simulation by tracking the atomic motions in the outermost layers of the oxygen- or water-covered methylammonium lead triiodide (denoted MAPbI3 for CH3NH3PbI3) perovskite crystal with trapped charges. In the first few picoseconds of our simulation, trapped charges start disrupting the crystal structure, leading to a short-range interaction between oxygen or water molecules and the compositional ions of MAPbI3. We found that there exist different degradation pathways depending on both the polarity of the trapped charge and the kind of gas molecule. We also verified that a more structurally stable, multi-component perovskite material (with the composition of MA0.6FA0.4PbI2.9Br0.1) showed much stronger resistance against light-induced degradation than MAPbI3 even in 100%-oxygen ambience or humid air.
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- Kwisung Kwak
- Global Frontier Center for Multiscale Energy Systems, Seoul National University, Seoul 08826, Korea and Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, Seoul National University, Seoul 08826, Korea
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- Department of Chemistry, College of Natural Sciences, Seoul National University, Seoul 08826, Korea
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- Global Frontier Center for Multiscale Energy Systems, Seoul National University, Seoul 08826, Korea and Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, Seoul National University, Seoul 08826, Korea
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- Department of Green Chemical Engineering, Sangmyung University, Chungnam 31066, Korea
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- Global Frontier Center for Multiscale Energy Systems, Seoul National University, Seoul 08826, Korea and Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, Seoul National University, Seoul 08826, Korea
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- Department of Chemistry, College of Natural Sciences, Seoul National University, Seoul 08826, Korea
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- Global Frontier Center for Multiscale Energy Systems, Seoul National University, Seoul 08826, Korea and Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, Seoul National University, Seoul 08826, Korea
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