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Kim T, Chun DH, Roe DG, Kim W, Lee J, Kim J, Choi D, Choi DG, Cho JH, Park JH, Kim D. Sculpting the Electronic Nano-Terrain on a Perovskite Film for Efficient Charge Transport. ACS NANO 2024; 18:25337-25348. [PMID: 39206533 DOI: 10.1021/acsnano.4c09605] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 09/04/2024]
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Nanopatterned halide perovskites have emerged to improve the performance of optoelectronic devices by controlling the crystallographic and optical properties via morphological modification. However, the correlation between the photophysical property and morphology transformation in nanopatterned perovskite films remains elusive, which hinders the rational design of nanopatterned halide perovskites for optoelectronic devices. In this study, we employed nanoimprinting lithography on a perovskite film to exert a precise control over grain growth and manipulate electronic structures at the level of individual grains. Surface-selective fluorescence lifetime imaging microscopy (FLIM) analyzes the spatiotemporally disentangled geometrical variations in carrier recombination rate and band structure modulation according to different pattern morphologies. Consequently, the stereoscopic mechanism of confined grain growth was unveiled, highlighting the quantitative grain size-based parameters that are crucial for nanoscale material engineering. Notably, the pattern-induced reduction of effective charge mass enabled exclusive control over the subdiffusive carrier transport dynamics on perovskite surfaces, ultimately realizing the surface-selective perovskite photodetectors. The implications of this study are expected to provide valuable guidelines, inspiring innovative design protocols for advancing the next-generation optoelectronic technologies.
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- Taehee Kim
- Department of Chemistry, Yonsei University, 50 Yonsei-ro, Seodaemun-gu, Seoul 03722, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, Yonsei University, 50 Yonsei-ro, Seoul, Seodaemun-gu 03722, Republic of Korea
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- School of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Yonsei University, 50 Yonsei-ro, Seoul, Seodaemun-gu 03722, Republic of Korea
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- Institute of Chemical Processes, Seoul National University, Seoul 08826, Republic of Korea
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- School of Integrated Technology, College of Computing, Yonsei University, 85 Songdogwahak-ro, Yeonsu-gu, Incheon 21983, Republic of Korea
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- School of Integrated Technology, College of Computing, Yonsei University, 85 Songdogwahak-ro, Yeonsu-gu, Incheon 21983, Republic of Korea
- Integrated Science and Engineering Division, Underwood International College, Yonsei University, 85 Songdogwahak-ro, Yeonsu-gu, Incheon 21983, Republic of Korea
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- School of Mechanical Engineering, Sungkyunkwan University, Suwon 16419, Republic of Korea
- Department of Future Energy Engineering, Sungkyunkwan University, Suwon 16419, Republic of Korea
- SKKU Institute of Energy Science & Technology (SIEST), Sungkyunkwan University, Suwon 16419, Republic of Korea
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- Nano Lithography and Manufacturing Research Center, Nano-Convergence Manufacturing Research Division, Korea Institute of Machinery and Materials, Daejeon 34103, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, Yonsei University, 50 Yonsei-ro, Seoul, Seodaemun-gu 03722, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, Yonsei University, 50 Yonsei-ro, Seoul, Seodaemun-gu 03722, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Chemistry, Yonsei University, 50 Yonsei-ro, Seodaemun-gu, Seoul 03722, Republic of Korea
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Gao Z, Leng C, Zhao H, Wei X, Shi H, Xiao Z. The Electrical Behaviors of Grain Boundaries in Polycrystalline Optoelectronic Materials. ADVANCED MATERIALS (DEERFIELD BEACH, FLA.) 2024; 36:e2304855. [PMID: 37572037 DOI: 10.1002/adma.202304855] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/22/2023] [Revised: 07/18/2023] [Indexed: 08/14/2023]
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Polycrystalline optoelectronic materials are widely used for photoelectric signal conversion and energy harvesting and play an irreplaceable role in the semiconductor field. As an important factor in determining the optoelectronic properties of polycrystalline materials, grain boundaries (GBs) are the focus of research. Particular emphases are placed on the generation and height of GB barriers, how carriers move at GBs, whether GBs act as carrier transport channels or recombination sites, and how to change the device performance by altering the electrical behaviors of GBs. This review introduces the evolution of GB theory and experimental observation history, classifies GB electrical behaviors from the perspective of carrier dynamics, and summarizes carrier transport state under external conditions such as bias and illumination and the related band bending. Then the carrier scattering at GBs and the electrical differences between GBs and twin boundaries are discussed. Last, the review describes how the electrical behaviors of GBs can be influenced and modified by treatments such as passivation or by consciously adjusting the distribution of grain boundary elements. By studying the carrier dynamics and the relevant electrical behaviors of GBs in polycrystalline materials, researchers can develop optoelectronics with higher performance.
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- Zheng Gao
- Research Center for Quantum Information, Chongqing Institute of Green and Intelligent Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Chongqing, 400714, China
- Research Center for Nanofabrication and System Integration, Chongqing Institute of Green and Intelligent Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Chongqing, 400714, China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, China
- Chongqing School, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Chongqing, 400714, China
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- Research Center for Nanofabrication and System Integration, Chongqing Institute of Green and Intelligent Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Chongqing, 400714, China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, China
- Chongqing School, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Chongqing, 400714, China
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- Research Center for Quantum Information, Chongqing Institute of Green and Intelligent Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Chongqing, 400714, China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, China
- Chongqing School, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Chongqing, 400714, China
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- Research Center for Nanofabrication and System Integration, Chongqing Institute of Green and Intelligent Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Chongqing, 400714, China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, China
- Chongqing School, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Chongqing, 400714, China
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- Research Center for Nanofabrication and System Integration, Chongqing Institute of Green and Intelligent Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Chongqing, 400714, China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, China
- Chongqing School, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Chongqing, 400714, China
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- Research Center for Quantum Information, Chongqing Institute of Green and Intelligent Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Chongqing, 400714, China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, China
- Chongqing School, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Chongqing, 400714, China
- Research Center for Thin Film Solar Cells, Chongqing Institute of Green and Intelligent Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Chongqing, 400714, China
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Alanazi M, Marshall A, Kar S, Liu Y, Kim J, Snaith HJ, Taylor RA, Farrow T. Stability of Mixed Lead Halide Perovskite Films Encapsulated in Cyclic Olefin Copolymer at Room and Cryogenic Temperatures. J Phys Chem Lett 2023; 14:11333-11341. [PMID: 38064364 PMCID: PMC10749468 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpclett.3c02733] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/28/2023] [Revised: 12/05/2023] [Accepted: 12/06/2023] [Indexed: 12/22/2023]
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Lead Mixed Halide Perovskites (LMHPs), CsPbBrI2, have attracted significant interest as promising candidates for wide bandgap absorber layers in tandem solar cells due to their relative stability and red-light emission with a bandgap ∼1.7 eV. However, these materials segregate into Br-rich and I-rich domains upon continuous illumination, affecting their optical properties and compromising the operational stability of devices. Herein, we track the microscopic processes occurring during halide segregation by using combined spectroscopic measurements at room and cryogenic temperatures. We also evaluate a passivation strategy to mitigate the halide migration of Br/I ions in the films by overcoating with cyclic olefin copolymer (COC). Our results explain the correlation between grain size, intensity dependencies, phase segregation, activation energy barrier, and their influence on photoinduced carrier lifetimes. Importantly, COC treatment increases the lifetime charge carriers in mixed halide thin films, improving efficient charge transport in perovskite solar cell applications.
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- Mutibah Alanazi
- Clarendon
Laboratory, Department of Physics, University
of Oxford, Parks Road, Oxford, OX1
3PU, U.K.
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- Clarendon
Laboratory, Department of Physics, University
of Oxford, Parks Road, Oxford, OX1
3PU, U.K.
- Helio
Display Materials Ltd., Wood Centre for
Innovation, Oxford, OX3 8SB, U.K.
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- Clarendon
Laboratory, Department of Physics, University
of Oxford, Parks Road, Oxford, OX1
3PU, U.K.
- Helio
Display Materials Ltd., Wood Centre for
Innovation, Oxford, OX3 8SB, U.K.
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- Clarendon
Laboratory, Department of Physics, University
of Oxford, Parks Road, Oxford, OX1
3PU, U.K.
- Institute
of Materials Research and Engineering, Agency
for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR), 2 Fusionopolis Way, Singapore 138634, Singapore
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- Clarendon
Laboratory, Department of Physics, University
of Oxford, Parks Road, Oxford, OX1
3PU, U.K.
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- Clarendon
Laboratory, Department of Physics, University
of Oxford, Parks Road, Oxford, OX1
3PU, U.K.
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- Clarendon
Laboratory, Department of Physics, University
of Oxford, Parks Road, Oxford, OX1
3PU, U.K.
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- Clarendon
Laboratory, Department of Physics, University
of Oxford, Parks Road, Oxford, OX1
3PU, U.K.
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Ni Z, Xu S, Jiao H, Gu H, Fei C, Huang J. High grain boundary recombination velocity in polycrystalline metal halide perovskites. SCIENCE ADVANCES 2022; 8:eabq8345. [PMID: 36070394 PMCID: PMC9451161 DOI: 10.1126/sciadv.abq8345] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/04/2022] [Accepted: 07/21/2022] [Indexed: 05/25/2023]
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Understanding carrier recombination processes in metal halide perovskites is fundamentally important to further improving the efficiency of perovskite solar cells, yet the accurate recombination velocity at grain boundaries (GBs) has not been determined. Here, we report the determination of carrier recombination velocities at GBs (SGB) of polycrystalline perovskites by mapping the transient photoluminescence pattern change induced by the nonradiative recombination of carriers at GBs. Charge recombination at GBs is revealed to be even stronger than at surfaces of unpassivated films, with average SGB reaching 2200 to 3300 cm/s. Regular surface treatments do not passivate GBs because of the absence of contact at GBs. We find a surface treatment using tributyl(methyl)phosphonium dimethyl phosphate that can penetrate into GBs by partially dissolving GBs and converting it into one-dimensional perovskites. It reduces the average SGB by four times, with the lowest SGB of 410 cm/s, which is comparable to surface recombination velocities after passivation.
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- Zhenyi Ni
- Department of Applied Physical Sciences, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC 27599, USA
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- Department of Applied Physical Sciences, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC 27599, USA
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- Department of Applied Physical Sciences, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC 27599, USA
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- Department of Applied Physical Sciences, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC 27599, USA
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- Department of Applied Physical Sciences, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC 27599, USA
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- Department of Applied Physical Sciences, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC 27599, USA
- Department of Chemistry, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC 27599, USA
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Qiao L, Fang WH, Long R. Dual Passivation of Point Defects at Perovskite Grain Boundaries with Ammonium Salts Greatly Inhibits Nonradiative Charge Recombination. J Phys Chem Lett 2022; 13:954-961. [PMID: 35060385 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpclett.1c04038] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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Experiments demonstrate that grain boundaries (GBs) exhibit detrimental effect on carrier lifetimes in MAPbI3 (MA= CH3NH3+). On the basis of the nonadiabatic (NA) molecular dynamics simulations, we demonstrated that NH4Cl can simultaneously passivate the common point defects that introduce recombination centers at GBs and accelerate electron-hole recombination but shows small effects in the bulk. The MA interstitial (MAi) and the substitutional MA to Pb (MAPb) in pristine MAPbI3 leave the band gap and charge recombination rates largely unchanged but create deep electron traps at GBs by separately either distorting inorganic octahedra or creating an I-dimer. Cl- and NH4+ remove the in-gap states by either restoring the distorted octahedra or destroying the I-dimer. Thus, the band gap recovers to the pristine system, NA coupling decreases, and decoherence accelerates, extending the carrier lifetime even twice longer than MAPbI3. This study shows that the negative role of GBs can be removed by dually passivating with NH4Cl.
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- Lu Qiao
- 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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Spivak Y, Muratova E, Moshnikov V, Tuchkovsky A, Vrublevsky I, Lushpa N. Improving the Conductivity of the PEDOT:PSS Layers in Photovoltaic Cells Based on Organometallic Halide Perovskites. MATERIALS (BASEL, SWITZERLAND) 2022; 15:990. [PMID: 35160934 PMCID: PMC8839719 DOI: 10.3390/ma15030990] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/16/2021] [Revised: 01/11/2022] [Accepted: 01/24/2022] [Indexed: 02/04/2023]
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Among conductive polymers, PEDOT films find the widest application in electronics. For photovoltaic applications, studies of their optical properties, stability, and electrical conductivity are of greatest interest. However, the PEDOT:PSS transport layers, when used in photovoltaic cells, have a high electrical resistance, which prevents solar cells from increasing their efficiency. One of the promising ways to improve their electrical properties is the use of composite materials based on them, in which the conductivity can be increased by introducing various additives. In this work, conductive polymer films PEDOT:PSS (poly (3,4-ethylenedioxythiophene):polystyrene sulfonate acid) doped with a number of amines (Pentylamine, Octylamine, Diethylamine, Aniline with carbon nanotubes) were obtained and studied. It is shown that, depending on the concentration of dopants, the electrical conductivity of PEDOT:PSS films can be significantly improved. In this case, the light transmission of the films practically does not change. The process of improving the conductivity by treating the surface of the finished film with amines, followed by heat treatment, was studied. It is assumed that the improvement in conductivity is the result of the self-assembly of monolayers of organic molecules on the surface of the PEDOT:PSS film leading to its p-doping due to intermolecular interaction.
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- Yuliya Spivak
- Saint Petersburg Electrotechnical University “LETI”, 197376 Saint Petersburg, Russia; (Y.S.); (V.M.)
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- Saint Petersburg Electrotechnical University “LETI”, 197376 Saint Petersburg, Russia; (Y.S.); (V.M.)
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- Saint Petersburg Electrotechnical University “LETI”, 197376 Saint Petersburg, Russia; (Y.S.); (V.M.)
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- R&D Laboratory of Materials and Components of Electronics and Superconducting Equipment, Belarusian State University of Informatics and Radioelectronics, 220013 Minsk, Belarus; (A.T.); (I.V.); (N.L.)
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- R&D Laboratory of Materials and Components of Electronics and Superconducting Equipment, Belarusian State University of Informatics and Radioelectronics, 220013 Minsk, Belarus; (A.T.); (I.V.); (N.L.)
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- R&D Laboratory of Materials and Components of Electronics and Superconducting Equipment, Belarusian State University of Informatics and Radioelectronics, 220013 Minsk, Belarus; (A.T.); (I.V.); (N.L.)
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Gegevičius R, Franckevičius M, Gulbinas V. The Role of Grain Boundaries in Charge Carrier Dynamics in Polycrystalline Metal Halide Perovskites. Eur J Inorg Chem 2021. [DOI: 10.1002/ejic.202100360] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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- Rokas Gegevičius
- Department of Molecular Compound Physics Center for Physical Sciences and Technology Saulėtekio ave. 3 LT-10257 Vilnius Lithuania
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- Department of Molecular Compound Physics Center for Physical Sciences and Technology Saulėtekio ave. 3 LT-10257 Vilnius Lithuania
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- Department of Molecular Compound Physics Center for Physical Sciences and Technology Saulėtekio ave. 3 LT-10257 Vilnius Lithuania
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Luo J, Yang L, Tan Z, Xie W, Sun Q, Li J, Du P, Xiao Q, Wang L, Zhao X, Niu G, Gao L, Jin S, Tang J. Efficient Blue Light Emitting Diodes Based On Europium Halide Perovskites. ADVANCED MATERIALS (DEERFIELD BEACH, FLA.) 2021; 33:e2101903. [PMID: 34342910 DOI: 10.1002/adma.202101903] [Citation(s) in RCA: 37] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/10/2021] [Revised: 05/28/2021] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
Abstract
Flat panel displays enjoy 100 billion-dollar markets with significant penetration in daily life, which require efficient, color-saturated blue, green, and red light-emitting diodes (LEDs). The recently emerged halide perovskites have demonstrated low-cost and outstanding performance for potential LED applications. However, the performance of blue perovskite LEDs (PeLEDs) lags far behind red and green cousins, particularly for color coordinates approaching (0.131, 0.046) that fulfill the Rec. 2020 specification for blue emitters. Here, a high-efficiency, lead-free perovskite, CsEuBr3 , is reported that exhibits bright blue exciton emission centered at 448 nm with a color coordinates of (0.15, 0.04), contributed from Eu-5d→Eu-4f/Br-4p transition with an optical band gap of 2.85 eV. Further optical characterizations reveal its short excited-state lifetime of 151 ns, excellent exciton diffusion diffusivity of 0.0227 cm2 s-1 , and high quantum yield of ≈69%. Inspired by these findings, deep-blue PeLEDs based on all-vacuum processing methods, which have been demonstrated as the most successful approach for the organic LED industry, are constructed. The devices show a maximum external quantum efficiency of 6.5% with an operating half-lifetime of 50 mins at an initial brightness of 15.9 cd m-2 . It is anticipated that this work will inspire further research on lanthanide-based perovskites for next-generation LED applications.
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- Jiajun Luo
- Wuhan National Laboratory for Optoelectronics (WNLO) and School of Optical and Electronic Information, Huazhong University of Science and Technology (HUST), 1037 Luoyu Road, Wuhan, Hubei, 430074, China
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- Wuhan National Laboratory for Optoelectronics (WNLO) and School of Optical and Electronic Information, Huazhong University of Science and Technology (HUST), 1037 Luoyu Road, Wuhan, Hubei, 430074, China
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- Wuhan National Laboratory for Optoelectronics (WNLO) and School of Optical and Electronic Information, Huazhong University of Science and Technology (HUST), 1037 Luoyu Road, Wuhan, Hubei, 430074, China
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- Institute of Physical Chemistry, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, 76131, Karlsruhe, Germany
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- State Key Laboratory of Molecular Reaction Dynamics and Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemistry for Energy Materials (iChEM), Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Dalian, 116023, China
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- Wuhan National Laboratory for Optoelectronics (WNLO) and School of Optical and Electronic Information, Huazhong University of Science and Technology (HUST), 1037 Luoyu Road, Wuhan, Hubei, 430074, China
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- Wuhan National Laboratory for Optoelectronics (WNLO) and School of Optical and Electronic Information, Huazhong University of Science and Technology (HUST), 1037 Luoyu Road, Wuhan, Hubei, 430074, China
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- Wuhan National Laboratory for Optoelectronics (WNLO) and School of Optical and Electronic Information, Huazhong University of Science and Technology (HUST), 1037 Luoyu Road, Wuhan, Hubei, 430074, China
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- Wuhan National Laboratory for Optoelectronics (WNLO) and School of Optical and Electronic Information, Huazhong University of Science and Technology (HUST), 1037 Luoyu Road, Wuhan, Hubei, 430074, China
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- Wuhan National Laboratory for Optoelectronics (WNLO) and School of Optical and Electronic Information, Huazhong University of Science and Technology (HUST), 1037 Luoyu Road, Wuhan, Hubei, 430074, China
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- Wuhan National Laboratory for Optoelectronics (WNLO) and School of Optical and Electronic Information, Huazhong University of Science and Technology (HUST), 1037 Luoyu Road, Wuhan, Hubei, 430074, China
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- Wuhan National Laboratory for Optoelectronics (WNLO) and School of Optical and Electronic Information, Huazhong University of Science and Technology (HUST), 1037 Luoyu Road, Wuhan, Hubei, 430074, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Molecular Reaction Dynamics and Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemistry for Energy Materials (iChEM), Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Dalian, 116023, China
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- Wuhan National Laboratory for Optoelectronics (WNLO) and School of Optical and Electronic Information, Huazhong University of Science and Technology (HUST), 1037 Luoyu Road, Wuhan, Hubei, 430074, China
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Zhang J, Wang K, Yao Q, Yuan Y, Ding J, Zhang W, Sun H, Shang C, Li C, Zhou T, Pang S. Carrier Diffusion and Recombination Anisotropy in the MAPbI 3 Single Crystal. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2021; 13:29827-29834. [PMID: 34142800 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.1c07056] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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MAPbI3, one of the archetypical metal halide perovskites, is an exciting semiconductor for a variety of optoelectronic applications. The photoexcited charge-carrier diffusion and recombination are important metrics in optoelectronic devices. Defects in grain interiors and boundaries of MAPbI3 films cause significant nonradiative recombination energy losses. Besides defect impact, carrier diffusion and recombination anisotropy introduced by structural and electronic discrepancies related to the crystal orientation are vital topics. Here, large-sized MAPbI3 single crystals (SCs) were grown, with the (110), (112), (100), and (001) crystal planes simultaneously exposed through the adjusting ratios of PbI2 to methylammonium iodide (MAI). Such MAPbI3 SCs exhibit a weak n-type semiconductor character, and the Fermi levels of these planes were slightly different, causing a homophylic p-n junction at crystal ledges. Utilizing MAPbI3 SCs, the photoexcited carrier diffusion and recombination within the crystal planes and around the crystal ledges were investigated through time-resolved fluorescence microscope. It is revealed that both the (110) and (001) planes were facilitated to be exposed with more MAI in the growth solutions, and the photoluminescence (PL) of these planes manifesting a red-shift, longer carrier lifetime, and diffusion length compared with the (100) and (112) planes. A longer carrier diffusion length promoted photorecycling. However, excessive MAI-assisted grown MAPbI3 SCs could increase the radiative recombination. In addition, it revealed that the carrier excited within the (001) and (112) planes was inclined to diffuse toward each other and was favorable to be extracted out of the grain boundaries or crystal ledges.
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- Jie Zhang
- College of Materials Science and Engineering, Shandong University of Science and Technology, Qingdao 266590, China
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- College of Materials Science and Engineering, Shandong University of Science and Technology, Qingdao 266590, China
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- College of Materials Science and Engineering, Shandong University of Science and Technology, Qingdao 266590, China
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- College of Materials Science and Engineering, Shandong University of Science and Technology, Qingdao 266590, China
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- College of Materials Science and Engineering, Shandong University of Science and Technology, Qingdao 266590, China
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- College of Materials Science and Engineering, Shandong University of Science and Technology, Qingdao 266590, China
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- College of Materials Science and Engineering, Shandong University of Science and Technology, Qingdao 266590, China
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- College of Materials Science and Engineering, Shandong University of Science and Technology, Qingdao 266590, China
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- College of Materials Science and Engineering, Shandong University of Science and Technology, Qingdao 266590, China
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- College of Materials, Xiamen University, Xiamen 361005, China
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- Qingdao Institute of Bioenergy and Bioprocess Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Qingdao 266101, China
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Shi R, Vasenko AS, Long R, Prezhdo OV. Edge Influence on Charge Carrier Localization and Lifetime in CH 3NH 3PbBr 3 Perovskite: Ab Initio Quantum Dynamics Simulation. J Phys Chem Lett 2020; 11:9100-9109. [PMID: 33048554 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpclett.0c02800] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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The distribution of charge carriers in metal halide perovskites draws strong interest from the solar cell community, with experiments demonstrating that edges of various microstructures can improve material performance. This is rather surprising because edges and grain boundaries are often viewed as the main source of charge traps. We demonstrate by ab initio quantum dynamics simulations that edges of the CH3NH3PbBr3 perovskite create shallow trap states that mix well with the valence and conduction bands of the bulk and therefore support mobile charge carriers. Charges are steered to the edges energetically, facilitating dissociation of photo-generated excitons into free carriers. The edge-driven charge separation extends carrier lifetimes because of decreased overlap of the electron and hole wave functions, which leads to reduction of the nonadiabatic coupling responsible for nonradiative electron-hole recombination. Reduction of spatial symmetry near the edges activates additional vibrational modes that accelerate coherence loss within the electronic subsystem, further extending carrier lifetimes. Enhanced atomic motions at edges increase fluctuations of edge energy levels, enhancing mixing with band states and improving charge mobility. The simulations contribute to the atomistic understanding of the unusual properties of metal halide perovskites, generating the fundamental knowledge needed to design high-performance optoelectronic devices.
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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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- National Research University Higher School of Economics, 101000 Moscow, Russia
- I.E. Tamm Department of Theoretical Physics, P.N. Lebedev Physical Institute, Russian Academy of Sciences, 119991 Moscow, Russia
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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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Wang Q, Shao S, Xu B, Duim H, Dong J, Adjokatse S, Portale G, Hou J, Saba M, Loi MA. Impact of the Hole Transport Layer on the Charge Extraction of Ruddlesden-Popper Perovskite Solar Cells. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2020; 12:29505-29512. [PMID: 32508081 PMCID: PMC7333228 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.0c05290] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/21/2020] [Accepted: 06/08/2020] [Indexed: 05/31/2023]
Abstract
Recent works demonstrate that polyelectrolytes as a hole transport layer (HTL) offers superior performance in Ruddlesden-Popper perovskite solar cells (RPPSCs) compared to poly(3,4-ethylenedioxythiophene) polystyrene sulfonate (PEDOT:PSS). The factors contributing to such improvement need to be systematically investigated. To achieve this, we have systematically investigated how the two HTLs affect the morphology, crystallinity, and orientation of the Ruddlesden-Popper perovskite (RPP) films as well as the charge extraction of the RPPSCs. PEDOT:PSS as a HTL leads to RPP films of low crystallinity and with a number of large pinholes. These factors lead to poor charge carrier extraction and significant charge recombination in the RPPSCs. Conversely, a PCP-Na HTL gives rise to highly crystalline and pinhole-free RPPSC films. Moreover, a PCP-Na HTL provides a better energy alignment at the perovskite/HTL interface because of its higher work function compared to PEDOT:PSS. Consequently, devices using PCP-Na as HTLs are more efficient in extracting charge carriers.
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- Qingqian Wang
- Zernike
Institute for Advanced Materials, University
of Groningen, Nijenborgh
4, Groningen 9747 AG, The Netherlands
- Photonics
and Optoelectronics Lab, Department of Physics, University of Cagliari, Monserrato I-09042, Italy
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- Zernike
Institute for Advanced Materials, University
of Groningen, Nijenborgh
4, Groningen 9747 AG, The Netherlands
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- Beijing
National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences, Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, China
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- Zernike
Institute for Advanced Materials, University
of Groningen, Nijenborgh
4, Groningen 9747 AG, The Netherlands
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- Zernike
Institute for Advanced Materials, University
of Groningen, Nijenborgh
4, Groningen 9747 AG, The Netherlands
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- Zernike
Institute for Advanced Materials, University
of Groningen, Nijenborgh
4, Groningen 9747 AG, The Netherlands
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- Zernike
Institute for Advanced Materials, University
of Groningen, Nijenborgh
4, Groningen 9747 AG, The Netherlands
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- Beijing
National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences, Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, China
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- Photonics
and Optoelectronics Lab, Department of Physics, University of Cagliari, Monserrato I-09042, Italy
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- Zernike
Institute for Advanced Materials, University
of Groningen, Nijenborgh
4, Groningen 9747 AG, The Netherlands
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Tiede DO, Calvo ME, Galisteo-López JF, Míguez H. Local Rearrangement of the Iodide Defect Structure Determines the Phase Segregation Effect in Mixed-Halide Perovskites. J Phys Chem Lett 2020; 11:4911-4916. [PMID: 32466647 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpclett.0c01127] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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Mixed-halide perovskites represent a particularly relevant case within the family of lead-halide perovskites. Beyond their technological relevance for a variety of optoelectronic devices, photoinduced structural changes characteristic of this type of material lead to extreme photophysical changes that are currently the subject of intense debate. Herein we show that the conspicuous photoinduced phase segregation characteristic of these materials is primarily the result of the local and metastable rearrangement of the iodide sublattice. A local photophysical study comprising spectrally resolved laser scanning confocal microscopy is employed to find a correlation between the defect density and the dynamics of photoinduced changes, which extend far from the illuminated region. We observe that iodide-rich regions evolve much faster from highly defective regions. Also, by altering the material composition, we find evidence for the interplay between the iodide-related defect distribution and the intra- and interdomain migration dynamics giving rise to the complexity of this process.
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- David O Tiede
- Instituto de Ciencia de Materiales de Sevilla (Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas-Universidad de Sevilla), C/Américo Vespucio 49, 41092 Sevilla, Spain
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- Instituto de Ciencia de Materiales de Sevilla (Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas-Universidad de Sevilla), C/Américo Vespucio 49, 41092 Sevilla, Spain
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- Instituto de Ciencia de Materiales de Sevilla (Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas-Universidad de Sevilla), C/Américo Vespucio 49, 41092 Sevilla, Spain
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- Instituto de Ciencia de Materiales de Sevilla (Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas-Universidad de Sevilla), C/Américo Vespucio 49, 41092 Sevilla, Spain
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Stavrakas C, Delport G, Zhumekenov AA, Anaya M, Chahbazian R, Bakr OM, Barnard ES, Stranks SD. Visualizing Buried Local Carrier Diffusion in Halide Perovskite Crystals via Two-Photon Microscopy. ACS ENERGY LETTERS 2020; 5:117-123. [PMID: 32055687 PMCID: PMC7009023 DOI: 10.1021/acsenergylett.9b02244] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/14/2019] [Accepted: 11/27/2019] [Indexed: 05/28/2023]
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Halide perovskites have shown great potential for light emission and photovoltaic applications due to their remarkable electronic properties. Although the device performances are promising, they are still limited by microscale heterogeneities in their photophysical properties. Here, we study the impact of these heterogeneities on the diffusion of charge carriers, which are processes crucial for efficient collection of charges in light-harvesting devices. A photoluminescence tomography technique is developed in a confocal microscope using one- and two-photon excitation to distinguish between local surface and bulk diffusion of charge carriers in methylammonium lead bromide single crystals. We observe a large dispersion of local diffusion coefficients with values between 0.3 and 2 cm2·s-1 depending on the trap density and the morphological environment-a distribution that would be missed from analogous macroscopic or surface measurements. This work reveals a new framework to understand diffusion pathways, which are extremely sensitive to local properties and buried defects.
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- Camille Stavrakas
- Cavendish
Laboratory, University of Cambridge, JJ Thomson Avenue, Cambridge CB3 0HE, United Kingdom
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- Cavendish
Laboratory, University of Cambridge, JJ Thomson Avenue, Cambridge CB3 0HE, United Kingdom
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- Division
of Physical Sciences and Engineering, King
Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST), Thuwal 23955-6900, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
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- Cavendish
Laboratory, University of Cambridge, JJ Thomson Avenue, Cambridge CB3 0HE, United Kingdom
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- Cavendish
Laboratory, University of Cambridge, JJ Thomson Avenue, Cambridge CB3 0HE, United Kingdom
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- Division
of Physical Sciences and Engineering, King
Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST), Thuwal 23955-6900, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
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- Molecular
Foundry, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, California 94720, United States
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- Cavendish
Laboratory, University of Cambridge, JJ Thomson Avenue, Cambridge CB3 0HE, United Kingdom
- Department
of Chemical Engineering & Biotechnology, University of Cambridge, Philippa Fawcett Drive, Cambridge CB3 0AS, United Kingdom
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Delor M, Weaver HL, Yu Q, Ginsberg NS. Imaging material functionality through three-dimensional nanoscale tracking of energy flow. NATURE MATERIALS 2020; 19:56-62. [PMID: 31591529 DOI: 10.1038/s41563-019-0498-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 62] [Impact Index Per Article: 15.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/02/2018] [Accepted: 09/02/2019] [Indexed: 05/12/2023]
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The ability of energy carriers to move between atoms and molecules underlies biochemical and material function. Understanding and controlling energy flow, however, requires observing it on ultrasmall and ultrafast spatio-temporal scales, where energetic and structural roadblocks dictate the fate of energy carriers. Here, we developed a non-invasive optical scheme that leverages non-resonant interferometric scattering to track tiny changes in material polarizability created by energy carriers. We thus map evolving energy carrier distributions in four dimensions of spacetime with few-nanometre lateral precision and directly correlate them with material morphology. We visualize exciton, charge and heat transport in polyacene, silicon and perovskite semiconductors and elucidate how disorder affects energy flow in three dimensions. For example, we show that morphological boundaries in polycrystalline metal halide perovskites possess lateral- and depth-dependent resistivities, blocking lateral transport for surface but not bulk carriers. We also reveal strategies for interpreting energy transport in disordered environments that will direct the design of defect-tolerant materials for the semiconductor industry of tomorrow.
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- Milan Delor
- Department of Chemistry, University of California Berkeley, Berkeley, CA, USA
- STROBE, National Science Foundation Science and Technology Center, University of California Berkeley, Berkeley, CA, USA
- Department of Chemistry, Columbia University, New York, NY, USA
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- STROBE, National Science Foundation Science and Technology Center, University of California Berkeley, Berkeley, CA, USA
- Department of Physics, University of California Berkeley, Berkeley, CA, USA
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- Department of Physics, University of California Berkeley, Berkeley, CA, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, University of California Berkeley, Berkeley, CA, USA.
- STROBE, National Science Foundation Science and Technology Center, University of California Berkeley, Berkeley, CA, USA.
- Department of Physics, University of California Berkeley, Berkeley, CA, USA.
- Kavli Energy NanoSciences Institute, Berkeley, CA, USA.
- Material Sciences Division, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, CA, USA.
- Molecular Biophysics and Integrated Bioimaging Division, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, CA, USA.
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Jiang Y, Wang X, Pan A. Properties of Excitons and Photogenerated Charge Carriers in Metal Halide Perovskites. ADVANCED MATERIALS (DEERFIELD BEACH, FLA.) 2019; 31:e1806671. [PMID: 31106917 DOI: 10.1002/adma.201806671] [Citation(s) in RCA: 54] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/15/2018] [Revised: 03/01/2019] [Indexed: 05/25/2023]
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Metal halide perovskites (MHPs) have recently attracted great attention from the scientific community due to their excellent photovoltaic performance as well as their tremendous potential for other optoelectronic applications such as light-emitting diodes, lasers, and photodetectors. Despite the rapid progress in device applications, a solid understanding of the photophysical properties behind the device performance is highly desirable for MHPs. Here, the properties of excitons and photogenerated charge carriers in MHPs are explored. The unique dielectric constant properties, crystal-liquid duality, and fundamental optical processes of MHPs are first discussed. The properties of excitons and related phenomena in MHPs are then detailed, including the exciton binding energy determined by various methods and their influence factors, exciton dynamics, exciton-photon coupling and related applications, and exciton-phonon coupling in MHPs. The properties of photogenerated free charge carriers in MHPs such as the carrier diffusion length, mobility, and recombination are described. Recent progress in various applications is also demonstrated. Finally, a conclusion and perspectives of future studies for MHPs are presented.
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- Ying Jiang
- Key Laboratory for Micro-Nano Physics and Technology of Hunan Province, School of Physics and Electronics, Hunan University, Changsha, 410012, China
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- Key Laboratory for Micro-Nano Physics and Technology of Hunan Province, School of Physics and Electronics, Hunan University, Changsha, 410012, China
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- Key Laboratory for Micro-Nano Physics and Technology of Hunan Province, College of Materials Science and Engineering, Hunan University, Changsha, 410012, China
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Chirvony VS, Sekerbayev KS, Pérez-Del-Rey D, Martínez-Pastor JP, Palazon F, Boix PP, Taurbayev TI, Sessolo M, Bolink HJ. Short Photoluminescence Lifetimes in Vacuum-Deposited CH 3NH 3PbI 3 Perovskite Thin Films as a Result of Fast Diffusion of Photogenerated Charge Carriers. J Phys Chem Lett 2019; 10:5167-5172. [PMID: 31423783 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpclett.9b02329] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/22/2023]
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It is widely accepted that a long photoluminescence (PL) lifetime in metal halide perovskite films is a crucial and favorable factor, as it ensures a large charge diffusion length leading to a high power conversion efficiency (PCE) in solar cells. It has been recently found that vacuum-evaporated CH3NH3PbI3 (eMAPI) films show very short PL lifetimes of several nanoseconds. The corresponding solar cells, however, have high photovoltage (>1.1 V) and PCEs (up to 20%). We rationalize this apparent contradiction and show that eMAPI films are characterized by a very high diffusion coefficient D, estimated from modeling the PL kinetics to exceed 1 cm2/s. Such high D values are favorable for long diffusion length as well as fast transport of carriers to film surfaces, where they recombine nonradiatively with surface recombination velocity S ∼ 104 cm/s. Possible physical origins leading to the high D values are also discussed.
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- Vladimir S Chirvony
- Instituto de Ciencia Molecular, Universidad de Valencia, c/Catedrático J. Beltrán, 2, Paterna 4698, Spain
- UMDO (Unidad de Materiales y Dispositivos Optoelectrónicos), Instituto de Ciencia de los Materiales, Universidad de Valencia, Valencia 46071, Spain
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- Institute of Experimental and Theoretical Physics, Al-Farabi Kazakh National University, Almaty 050040, Kazakhstan
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- Instituto de Ciencia Molecular, Universidad de Valencia, c/Catedrático J. Beltrán, 2, Paterna 4698, Spain
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- UMDO (Unidad de Materiales y Dispositivos Optoelectrónicos), Instituto de Ciencia de los Materiales, Universidad de Valencia, Valencia 46071, Spain
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- Instituto de Ciencia Molecular, Universidad de Valencia, c/Catedrático J. Beltrán, 2, Paterna 4698, Spain
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- Instituto de Ciencia Molecular, Universidad de Valencia, c/Catedrático J. Beltrán, 2, Paterna 4698, Spain
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- Institute of Experimental and Theoretical Physics, Al-Farabi Kazakh National University, Almaty 050040, Kazakhstan
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- Instituto de Ciencia Molecular, Universidad de Valencia, c/Catedrático J. Beltrán, 2, Paterna 4698, Spain
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- Instituto de Ciencia Molecular, Universidad de Valencia, c/Catedrático J. Beltrán, 2, Paterna 4698, Spain
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Biewald A, Giesbrecht N, Bein T, Docampo P, Hartschuh A, Ciesielski R. Temperature-Dependent Ambipolar Charge Carrier Mobility in Large-Crystal Hybrid Halide Perovskite Thin Films. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2019; 11:20838-20844. [PMID: 31099235 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.9b04592] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/08/2023]
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Perovskite-based thin-film solar cells today reach power conversion efficiencies of more than 22%. Methylammonium lead iodide (MAPI) is prototypical for this material class of hybrid halide perovskite semiconductors and at the focal point of interest for a growing community in research and engineering. Here, a detailed understanding of the charge carrier transport and its limitations by underlying scattering mechanisms is of great interest to the material's optimization and development. In this article, we present an all-optical study of the charge carrier diffusion properties in large-crystal MAPI thin films in the tetragonal crystal phase from 170 K to room temperature. We probe the local material properties of individual crystal grains within a MAPI thin film and find a steady decrease of the charge carrier diffusion constant with increasing temperature. From the resulting charge carrier mobility, we find a power law dependence of μ ∝ T m with m = -(1.8 ± 0.1). We further study the temperature-dependent mobility of the orthorhombic crystal phase from 50 to 140 K and observe a distinctly different exponent of m = -(1.2 ± 0.1).
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- Alexander Biewald
- Department of Chemistry and Center for NanoScience (CeNS) , LMU Munich , Butenandtstr. 5-13 , 81377 Munich , Germany
- Nanosystems Initiative Munich (NIM) , LMU Munich , Schellingstr. 4 , 80799 Munich , Germany
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- Department of Chemistry and Center for NanoScience (CeNS) , LMU Munich , Butenandtstr. 5-13 , 81377 Munich , Germany
- Nanosystems Initiative Munich (NIM) , LMU Munich , Schellingstr. 4 , 80799 Munich , Germany
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- Department of Chemistry and Center for NanoScience (CeNS) , LMU Munich , Butenandtstr. 5-13 , 81377 Munich , Germany
- Nanosystems Initiative Munich (NIM) , LMU Munich , Schellingstr. 4 , 80799 Munich , Germany
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- School of Electrical and Electronic Engineering , Newcastle University , Merz Court , NE1 7RU Newcastle upon Tyne , United Kingdom
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- Department of Chemistry and Center for NanoScience (CeNS) , LMU Munich , Butenandtstr. 5-13 , 81377 Munich , Germany
- Nanosystems Initiative Munich (NIM) , LMU Munich , Schellingstr. 4 , 80799 Munich , Germany
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- Department of Chemistry and Center for NanoScience (CeNS) , LMU Munich , Butenandtstr. 5-13 , 81377 Munich , Germany
- Nanosystems Initiative Munich (NIM) , LMU Munich , Schellingstr. 4 , 80799 Munich , Germany
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Dunlap-Shohl WA, Zhou Y, Padture NP, Mitzi DB. Synthetic Approaches for Halide Perovskite Thin Films. Chem Rev 2018; 119:3193-3295. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.chemrev.8b00318] [Citation(s) in RCA: 334] [Impact Index Per Article: 55.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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- Wiley A. Dunlap-Shohl
- Department of Mechanical Engineering and Materials Science, Duke University, Durham, North Carolina 27708, United States
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- School of Engineering, Brown University, Providence, Rhode Island 02912, United States
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- School of Engineering, Brown University, Providence, Rhode Island 02912, United States
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- Department of Mechanical Engineering and Materials Science, Duke University, Durham, North Carolina 27708, United States
- Department of Chemistry, Duke University, Durham, North Carolina 27708, United States
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Shi Z, Jayatissa AH. Perovskites-Based Solar Cells: A Review of Recent Progress, Materials and Processing Methods. MATERIALS (BASEL, SWITZERLAND) 2018; 11:E729. [PMID: 29734667 PMCID: PMC5978106 DOI: 10.3390/ma11050729] [Citation(s) in RCA: 63] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/19/2018] [Revised: 04/29/2018] [Accepted: 05/02/2018] [Indexed: 12/27/2022]
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With the rapid increase of efficiency up to 22.1% during the past few years, hybrid organic-inorganic metal halide perovskite solar cells (PSCs) have become a research “hot spot” for many solar cell researchers. The perovskite materials show various advantages such as long carrier diffusion lengths, widely-tunable band gap with great light absorption potential. The low-cost fabrication techniques together with the high efficiency makes PSCs comparable with Si-based solar cells. But the drawbacks such as device instability, J-V hysteresis and lead toxicity reduce the further improvement and the future commercialization of PSCs. This review begins with the discussion of crystal and electronic structures of perovskite based on recent research findings. An evolution of PSCs is also analyzed with a greater detail of each component, device structures, major device fabrication methods and the performance of PSCs acquired by each method. The following part of this review is the discussion of major barriers on the pathway for the commercialization of PSCs. The effects of crystal structure, fabrication temperature, moisture, oxygen and UV towards the stability of PSCs are discussed. The stability of other components in the PSCs are also discussed. The lead toxicity and updated research progress on lead replacement are reviewed to understand the sustainability issues of PSCs. The origin of J-V hysteresis is also briefly discussed. Finally, this review provides a roadmap on the current needs and future research directions to address the main issues of PSCs.
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- Zhengqi Shi
- Nanotechnology and MEMS Laboratory, Department of Mechanical, Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering (MIME), University of Toledo, Toledo, OH 43606, USA.
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- Nanotechnology and MEMS Laboratory, Department of Mechanical, Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering (MIME), University of Toledo, Toledo, OH 43606, USA.
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