Fractional deviations in precursor stoichiometry dictate the properties, performance and stability of perovskite photovoltaic devices

The last five years have witnessed remarkable progress in the field of lead halide perovskite materials and devices. Examining the existing body of literature reveals staggering inconsistencies in the reported results among different research groups with a particularly wide spread in the photovoltai...

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Hauptverfasser: Faßl, Paul (VerfasserIn) , Lami, Vincent (VerfasserIn) , Bausch, Alexandra (VerfasserIn) , Wang, Zhiping (VerfasserIn) , Klug, Matthew T. (VerfasserIn) , Snaith, Henry J. (VerfasserIn) , Vaynzof, Yana (VerfasserIn)
Dokumenttyp: Article (Journal)
Sprache:Englisch
Veröffentlicht: 13 Sep 2018
In: Energy & environmental science
Year: 2018, Jahrgang: 11, Heft: 12, Pages: 3380-3391
ISSN:1754-5706
DOI:10.1039/C8EE01136B
Online-Zugang:Verlag, lizenzpflichtig, Volltext: https://doi.org/10.1039/C8EE01136B
Verlag, lizenzpflichtig, Volltext: https://pubs.rsc.org/en/content/articlelanding/2018/ee/c8ee01136b
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Verfasserangaben:Paul Fassl, Vincent Lami, Alexandra Bausch, Zhiping Wang, Matthew T. Klug, Henry J. Snaith and Yana Vaynzof
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Zusammenfassung:The last five years have witnessed remarkable progress in the field of lead halide perovskite materials and devices. Examining the existing body of literature reveals staggering inconsistencies in the reported results among different research groups with a particularly wide spread in the photovoltaic performance and stability of devices. In this work we demonstrate that fractional, quite possibly unintentional, deviations in the precursor solution stoichiometry can cause significant changes in the properties of the perovskite layer as well as in the performance and stability of perovskite photovoltaic devices. We show that while the absorbance and morphology of the layers remain largely unaffected, the surface composition and energetics, crystallinity, emission efficiency, energetic disorder and storage stability are all very sensitive to the precise stoichiometry of the precursor solution. Our results elucidate the origin of the irreproducibility and inconsistencies of reported results among different groups as well as the wide spread in device performance even within individual studies. Finally, we propose a simple experimental method to identify the exact stoichiometry of the perovskite layer that researchers can employ to confirm their experiments are performed consistently without unintentional variations in precursor stoichiometry.
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ISSN:1754-5706
DOI:10.1039/C8EE01136B