Chloride Incorporation Process in CH3NH3PbI3-xClx Perovskites via Nanoscale Bandgap Maps

Published

December 9, 2015

Author(s)

Jungseok Chae, Qingfeng Dong, Jinsong Huang, Andrea Centrone

Abstract

CH3NH3PbI3-xClx perovskites enable fabrication of highly efficient solar cells. Chloride ions benefit the morphology, carrier diffusion length and stability of perovskite films; however, whether those benefits stem from the presence of Cl- in the precursor solution or from their incorporation in annealed films is debated. In this work, the photothermal induced resonance (PTIR), an in situ technique with nanoscale resolution, is leveraged to measure the bandgap of CH3NH3PbI3 xClx films obtained by a multicycle coating process that produces high efficiency (≈ 16 %) solar cells. Because chloride ions modify the perovskite lattice, thereby widening the bandgap, measuring the bandgap locally yields the local chloride content. After a mild annealing (60 min, 60°C) the films consist of Cl-rich (x < 0.3) and Cl-poor phases that, upon further annealing (110 °C), evolve into a homogenous Cl-poorer (x < 0.06) phase, suggesting that methylammonium-chrloride is progressively expelled from the film. Despite the small chloride content, CH3NH3PbI3 xClx films show better thermal stability up to 140 °C with respect CH3NH3PbI3 films fabricated with the same methodology.

Citation

Nano Letters

Volume

15

Issue

12

Pub Type

Journals

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https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.nanolett.5b03556

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Keywords

mixed-halide perovskites, PTIR, bandgap, nanoscale mapping, solar cells

Citation

Chae, J. , Dong, Q. , Huang, J. and Centrone, A. (2015), Chloride Incorporation Process in CH3NH3PbI3-xClx Perovskites via Nanoscale Bandgap Maps, Nano Letters, [online], https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.nanolett.5b03556, https://tsapps.nist.gov/publication/get_pdf.cfm?pub_id=919266 (Accessed December 22, 2024)