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Localized effect of PbI2 excess in perovskite solar cells probed by high-resolution chemical–optoelectronic mapping

Jérémy Barbé, Michael Newman, Samuele Lilliu, Vikas Kumar, Harrison Ka Hin Lee, Cécile Charbonneau, Cornelia Rodenburg, David Lidzey, Wing Chung Tsoi, Cecile Charbonneau Orcid Logo, Wing Chung Tsoi Orcid Logo

Journal of Materials Chemistry A, Volume: 6, Issue: 45, Pages: 23010 - 23018

Swansea University Authors: Cecile Charbonneau Orcid Logo, Wing Chung Tsoi Orcid Logo

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DOI (Published version): 10.1039/C8TA09536A

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We report the laser irradiation of CH3NH3PbI3 solar cells to generate and control localized PbI2 degradation product. We show that by tuning the laser power and illumination time, we can controllably form a local excess of PbI2. High-resolution advanced multi-mapping techniques are used to highlight...

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Published in: Journal of Materials Chemistry A
ISSN: 2050-7488 2050-7496
Published: 2018
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URI: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa46012
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Abstract: We report the laser irradiation of CH3NH3PbI3 solar cells to generate and control localized PbI2 degradation product. We show that by tuning the laser power and illumination time, we can controllably form a local excess of PbI2. High-resolution advanced multi-mapping techniques are used to highlight the effect of PbI2 on the photophysical and photoelectrical properties in a complete perovskite device. Whereas a thick PbI2 film at the perovskite/hole transport layer interface has a detrimental effect on the photocurrent and photoluminescence, a thin PbI2 film (<20 nm) leads to a significant photocurrent increase, which is ascribed to the passivation of non-radiative defects and reduced charge recombination at the interface. Our findings reveal that laser irradiation is a new approach to understand the effect of PbI2 surface layers and potentially offers a means to passivate trap states and improve PV properties of perovskite devices.
College: Faculty of Science and Engineering
Issue: 45
Start Page: 23010
End Page: 23018