1
|
Landi N, Maurina E, Marongiu D, Simbula A, Borsacchi S, Calucci L, Saba M, Carignani E, Geppi M. Solid-State Nuclear Magnetic Resonance of Triple-Cation Mixed-Halide Perovskites. J Phys Chem Lett 2022; 13:9517-9525. [PMID: 36200785 PMCID: PMC9575147 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpclett.2c02313] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/26/2022] [Accepted: 09/15/2022] [Indexed: 06/16/2023]
Abstract
Mixed-cation lead mixed-halide perovskites are the best candidates for perovskite-based photovoltaics, thanks to their higher efficiency and stability compared to the single-cation single-halide parent compounds. TripleMix (Cs0.05MA0.14FA0.81PbI2.55Br0.45 with FA = formamidinium and MA = methylammonium) is one of the most efficient and stable mixed perovskites for single-junction solar cells. The microscopic reasons why triple-cation perovskites perform so well are still under debate. In this work, we investigated the structure and dynamics of TripleMix by exploiting multinuclear solid-state nuclear magnetic resonance (SSNMR), which can provide this information at a level of detail not accessible by other techniques. 133Cs, 13C, 1H, and 207Pb SSNMR spectra confirmed the inclusion of all ions in the perovskite, without phase segregation. Complementary measurements showed a peculiar longitudinal relaxation behavior for the 1H and 207Pb nuclei in TripleMix with respect to single-cation single-halide perovskites, suggesting slower dynamics of both organic cations and halide anions, possibly related to the high photovoltaic performances.
Collapse
Affiliation(s)
- Noemi Landi
- Department
of Chemistry and Industrial Chemistry, University
of Pisa, via G. Moruzzi 13, 56124Pisa, Italy
| | - Elena Maurina
- Department
of Chemistry and Industrial Chemistry, University
of Pisa, via G. Moruzzi 13, 56124Pisa, Italy
| | - Daniela Marongiu
- Department
of Physics, University of Cagliari, S.P. Monserrato-Sestu Km. 0700, 09042Monserrato, Cagliari, Italy
| | - Angelica Simbula
- Department
of Physics, University of Cagliari, S.P. Monserrato-Sestu Km. 0700, 09042Monserrato, Cagliari, Italy
| | - Silvia Borsacchi
- Institute
for the Chemistry of OrganoMetallic Compounds - ICCOM, Italian National Research Council - CNR, via G. Moruzzi 1, 56124Pisa, Italy
- Center
for Instrument Sharing, University of Pisa
(CISUP), 56126Pisa, Italy
| | - Lucia Calucci
- Institute
for the Chemistry of OrganoMetallic Compounds - ICCOM, Italian National Research Council - CNR, via G. Moruzzi 1, 56124Pisa, Italy
- Center
for Instrument Sharing, University of Pisa
(CISUP), 56126Pisa, Italy
| | - Michele Saba
- Department
of Physics, University of Cagliari, S.P. Monserrato-Sestu Km. 0700, 09042Monserrato, Cagliari, Italy
| | - Elisa Carignani
- Institute
for the Chemistry of OrganoMetallic Compounds - ICCOM, Italian National Research Council - CNR, via G. Moruzzi 1, 56124Pisa, Italy
| | - Marco Geppi
- Department
of Chemistry and Industrial Chemistry, University
of Pisa, via G. Moruzzi 13, 56124Pisa, Italy
- Institute
for the Chemistry of OrganoMetallic Compounds - ICCOM, Italian National Research Council - CNR, via G. Moruzzi 1, 56124Pisa, Italy
- Center
for Instrument Sharing, University of Pisa
(CISUP), 56126Pisa, Italy
| |
Collapse
|
2
|
NMR spectroscopy probes microstructure, dynamics and doping of metal halide perovskites. Nat Rev Chem 2021; 5:624-645. [PMID: 37118421 DOI: 10.1038/s41570-021-00309-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 42] [Impact Index Per Article: 14.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 06/15/2021] [Indexed: 12/23/2022]
Abstract
Solid-state magic-angle spinning NMR spectroscopy is a powerful technique to probe atomic-level microstructure and structural dynamics in metal halide perovskites. It can be used to measure dopant incorporation, phase segregation, halide mixing, decomposition pathways, passivation mechanisms, short-range and long-range dynamics, and other local properties. This Review describes practical aspects of recording solid-state NMR data on halide perovskites and how these afford unique insights into new compositions, dopants and passivation agents. We discuss the applicability, feasibility and limitations of 1H, 13C, 15N, 14N, 133Cs, 87Rb, 39K, 207Pb, 119Sn, 113Cd, 209Bi, 115In, 19F and 2H NMR in typical experimental scenarios. We highlight the pivotal complementary role of solid-state mechanosynthesis, which enables highly sensitive NMR studies by providing large quantities of high-purity materials of arbitrary complexity and of chemical shifts calculated using density functional theory. We examine the broader impact of solid-state NMR on materials research and how its evolution over seven decades has benefitted structural studies of contemporary materials such as halide perovskites. Finally, we summarize some of the open questions in perovskite optoelectronics that could be addressed using solid-state NMR. We, thereby, hope to stimulate wider use of this technique in materials and optoelectronics research.
Collapse
|
3
|
Quarti C, Furet E, Katan C. DFT Simulations as Valuable Tool to Support NMR Characterization of Halide Perovskites: the Case of Pure and Mixed Halide Perovskites. Helv Chim Acta 2021. [DOI: 10.1002/hlca.202000231] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
Affiliation(s)
- Claudio Quarti
- Univ Rennes, ENSCR, INSA Rennes, CNRS, ISCR Institut des Sciences Chimiques de Rennes)-UMR 6226 FR-35000 Rennes France
- University of Mons Laboratory for Chemistry of Novel Materials BE-7000 Mons Belgium
| | - Eric Furet
- Univ Rennes, ENSCR, INSA Rennes, CNRS, ISCR Institut des Sciences Chimiques de Rennes)-UMR 6226 FR-35000 Rennes France
| | - Claudine Katan
- Univ Rennes, ENSCR, INSA Rennes, CNRS, ISCR Institut des Sciences Chimiques de Rennes)-UMR 6226 FR-35000 Rennes France
| |
Collapse
|
4
|
Kubicki DJ, Prochowicz D, Salager E, Rakhmatullin A, Grey CP, Emsley L, Stranks SD. Local Structure and Dynamics in Methylammonium, Formamidinium, and Cesium Tin(II) Mixed-Halide Perovskites from 119Sn Solid-State NMR. J Am Chem Soc 2020; 142:7813-7826. [PMID: 32242661 PMCID: PMC7311059 DOI: 10.1021/jacs.0c00647] [Citation(s) in RCA: 45] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
Abstract
![]()
Organic–inorganic
tin(II) halide perovskites have emerged
as promising alternatives to lead halide perovskites in optoelectronic
applications. While they suffer from considerably poorer performance
and stability in comparison to their lead analogues, their performance
improvements have so far largely been driven by trial and error efforts
due to a critical lack of methods to probe their atomic-level microstructure.
Here, we identify the challenges and devise a 119Sn solid-state
NMR protocol for the determination of the local structure of mixed-cation
and mixed-halide tin(II) halide perovskites as well as their degradation
products and related phases. We establish that the longitudinal relaxation
of 119Sn can span 6 orders of magnitude in this class of
compounds, which makes judicious choice of experimental NMR parameters
essential for the reliable detection of various phases. We show that
Cl/Br and I/Br mixed-halide perovskites form solid alloys in any ratio,
while only limited mixing is possible for I/Cl compositions. We elucidate
the degradation pathways of Cs-, MA-, and FA-based tin(II) halides
and show that degradation leads to highly disordered, qualitatively
similar products, regardless of the A-site cation and halide. We detect
the presence of metallic tin among the degradation products, which
we suggest could contribute to the previously reported high conductivities
in tin(II) halide perovskites. 119Sn NMR chemical shifts
are a sensitive probe of the halide coordination environment as well
as of the A-site cation composition. Finally, we use variable-temperature
multifield relaxation measurements to quantify ion dynamics in MASnBr3 and establish activation energies for motion and show that
this motion leads to spontaneous halide homogenization at room temperature
whenever two different pure-halide perovskites are put in physical
contact.
Collapse
Affiliation(s)
- Dominik J Kubicki
- Cavendish Laboratory, Department of Physics (CB3 0HE), University of Cambridge, JJ Thomson Avenue, Cambridge, U.K.,Department of Chemistry (CB2 1EW), University of Cambridge, Lensfield Road, Cambridge, U.K
| | - Daniel Prochowicz
- Institute of Physical Chemistry, Polish Academy of Sciences, Kasprzaka 44/52, 01-224 Warsaw, Poland
| | - Elodie Salager
- Conditions Extrêmes et Matériaux: Haute Température et Irradiation (CEMHTI), UPR 3079 CNRS, Université d'Orléans, 1D Avenue de la Recherche Scientifique, Orléans 45071, France.,Réseau sur le Stockage Electrochimique de l'Energie (RS2E), FR 3459 CNRS, 33 Rue Saint Leu, Amiens 80039, France
| | - Aydar Rakhmatullin
- Conditions Extrêmes et Matériaux: Haute Température et Irradiation (CEMHTI), UPR 3079 CNRS, Université d'Orléans, 1D Avenue de la Recherche Scientifique, Orléans 45071, France
| | - Clare P Grey
- Department of Chemistry (CB2 1EW), University of Cambridge, Lensfield Road, Cambridge, U.K
| | - Lyndon Emsley
- Laboratory of Magnetic Resonance, Institute of Chemical Sciences and Engineering, Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL), CH-1015 Lausanne, Switzerland
| | - Samuel D Stranks
- Cavendish Laboratory, Department of Physics (CB3 0HE), University of Cambridge, JJ Thomson Avenue, Cambridge, U.K.,Department of Chemical Engineering and Biotechnology (CB3 0AS), University of Cambridge, Philippa Fawcett Drive, Cambridge, U.K
| |
Collapse
|
5
|
Senocrate A, Moudrakovski I, Maier J. Short-range ion dynamics in methylammonium lead iodide by multinuclear solid state NMR and 127I NQR. Phys Chem Chem Phys 2018; 20:20043-20055. [PMID: 30022194 DOI: 10.1039/c8cp01535j] [Citation(s) in RCA: 37] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
Abstract
We explore the short-range ion dynamics in methylammonium lead iodide (MAPbI3, the archetypal halide perovskite) by means of solid-state NMR (1H, 13C, 14N, 15N and 207Pb) and Nuclear Quadrupolar Resonance (127I NQR), in combination with molecular dynamics simulations. We focus on the rotational motion of the methylammonium (MA) cation, and on the interaction between MA and the inorganic lattice, since these processes are linked to electronic carrier lifetimes, optical and electronic properties and even structural stability of this promising solar cell material. We show that the motion of the MA cation can be described by a bi-axial rotation, with similar interactions of CH3 and NH3+ groups with the inorganic framework. This motion becomes nearly isotropic above the cubic phase transition, dominating the spin-lattice relaxation of 1H, 13C and 15N through spin-rotational interactions. In addition, we observe strong cross-relaxation between 207Pb and 127I, which fully controls spin-spin and spin-lattice relaxation in 207Pb.
Collapse
Affiliation(s)
- Alessandro Senocrate
- Department of Physical Chemistry of Solids, Max Planck Institute for Solid State Research, Heisenbergstr. 1, 70569, Stuttgart, Germany.
| | | | | |
Collapse
|
6
|
Senocrate A, Moudrakovski I, Kim GY, Yang T, Gregori G, Grätzel M, Maier J. The Nature of Ion Conduction in Methylammonium Lead Iodide: A Multimethod Approach. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2017; 56:7755-7759. [PMID: 28558144 PMCID: PMC5502889 DOI: 10.1002/anie.201701724] [Citation(s) in RCA: 89] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/16/2017] [Revised: 04/07/2017] [Indexed: 11/12/2022]
Abstract
By applying a multitude of experimental techniques including 1 H, 14 N, 207 Pb NMR and 127 I NMR/NQR, tracer diffusion, reaction cell and doping experiments, as well as stoichiometric variation, conductivity, and polarization experiments, iodine ions are unambiguously shown to be the mobile species in CH3 NH3 PbI3 , with iodine vacancies shown to represent the mechanistic centers under equilibrium conditions. Pb2+ and CH3 NH3+ ions do not significantly contribute to the long range transport (upper limits for their contributions are given), whereby the latter exhibit substantial local motion. The decisive electronic contribution to the mixed conductivity in the experimental window stems from electron holes. As holes can be associated with iodine orbitals, local variations of the iodine stoichiometry may be fast and enable light effects on ion transport.
Collapse
Affiliation(s)
- Alessandro Senocrate
- Department of Physical Chemistry of SolidsMax Planck Institute for Solid State ResearchHeisenbergstr. 170569StuttgartGermany
| | - Igor Moudrakovski
- Department of Physical Chemistry of SolidsMax Planck Institute for Solid State ResearchHeisenbergstr. 170569StuttgartGermany
| | - Gee Yeong Kim
- Department of Physical Chemistry of SolidsMax Planck Institute for Solid State ResearchHeisenbergstr. 170569StuttgartGermany
| | - Tae‐Youl Yang
- Department of Physical Chemistry of SolidsMax Planck Institute for Solid State ResearchHeisenbergstr. 170569StuttgartGermany
| | - Giuliano Gregori
- Department of Physical Chemistry of SolidsMax Planck Institute for Solid State ResearchHeisenbergstr. 170569StuttgartGermany
| | - Michael Grätzel
- Department of Physical Chemistry of SolidsMax Planck Institute for Solid State ResearchHeisenbergstr. 170569StuttgartGermany
- Department of Chemistry and Chemical EngineeringSwiss Federal Institute of TechnologyStation 61015LausanneSwitzerland
| | - Joachim Maier
- Department of Physical Chemistry of SolidsMax Planck Institute for Solid State ResearchHeisenbergstr. 170569StuttgartGermany
| |
Collapse
|
7
|
The Nature of Ion Conduction in Methylammonium Lead Iodide: A Multimethod Approach. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2017. [DOI: 10.1002/ange.201701724] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/07/2022]
|