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Interpretation of inverted photocurrent transients in organic lead halide perovskite solar cells: proof of the field screening by mobile ions and determination of the space charge layer widths
Rebecca A. Belisle,
William H. Nguyen,
Andrea R. Bowring,
Philip Calado,
Xiaoe Li,
Stuart Irvine ,
Michael D. McGehee,
Piers R. F. Barnes,
Brian C. O'Regan
Energy & Environmental Science, Volume: 10, Issue: 1, Pages: 192 - 204
Swansea University Author: Stuart Irvine
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DOI (Published version): 10.1039/C6EE02914K
Abstract
In Methyl Ammonium Lead Iodide (MAPI) perovskite solar cells, screening of the built-in field by mobile ions has been proposed as part of the cause of the large hysteresis observed in the current/voltage scans in many cells. We show that photocurrent transients measured immediately (e.g. 100 ms) aft...
Published in: | Energy & Environmental Science |
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ISSN: | 1754-5692 1754-5706 |
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Royal Society of Chemistry
2017
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URI: | https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa51698 |
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In Methyl Ammonium Lead Iodide (MAPI) perovskite solar cells, screening of the built-in field by mobile ions has been proposed as part of the cause of the large hysteresis observed in the current/voltage scans in many cells. We show that photocurrent transients measured immediately (e.g. 100 ms) after a voltage step can provide direct evidence that this field screening exists. Just after a step to forward bias, the photocurrent transients are reversed in sign (i.e. inverted), and the magnitude of the inverted transients can be used to find an upper bound on the width of the space charge layers adjacent to the electrodes. This in turn provides a lower bound on the mobile charge concentration, which we find to be \1 1017 cm3. Using a new photocurrent transient experiment, we show that the space charge layer thickness remains approximately constant as a function of bias, as expected for mobile ions in a solid electrolyte. We also discuss additional characteristics of the inverted photocurrent transients that imply either an unusually stable deep trapping, or a photo effect on the mobile ion conductivity. |
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I provided a cadmium telluride solar cell for transient photocurrent measurement that proved to be a crucial element in publication in a high impact journal. Essentially to compare perovskite devices with an inorganic thin film device. |
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perovskite solar cells, transient photocurrent, mobile ion conductivity |
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Faculty of Science and Engineering |
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204 |