Linking phase segregation and photovoltaic performance of mixed-halide perovskite films through grain size engineering

Long Hu; Xinwei Guan; Weijian Chen; Yuchen Yao; Tao Wan; Chun-Ho Lin; Ngoc Duy Pham; Lin Yuan; Xun Geng; Fei Wang; Chieng-Yu Huang; Jianyu Yuan; Soshan Cheong; Richard D. Tilley; Xiaoming Wen; Dewei Chu; Shujuan Huang; Tom Wu

doi:10.1021/acsenergylett.1c00213

Linking phase segregation and photovoltaic performance of mixed-halide perovskite films through grain size engineering

Long Hu, Xinwei Guan, Weijian Chen, Yuchen Yao, Tao Wan, Chun-Ho Lin, Ngoc Duy Pham, Lin Yuan, Xun Geng, Fei Wang, Chieng-Yu Huang, Jianyu Yuan, Soshan Cheong, Richard D. Tilley, Xiaoming Wen, Dewei Chu^*, Shujuan Huang^*, Tom Wu^*

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Mixed-halide perovskites are attractive candidates as wide-bandgap absorber layers in tandem solar cells. However, photoinduced phase segregation leads to the formation of Br-rich and I-rich domains with uncontrolled composition and bandgap, which is considered as the main obstacle for achieving stable solar cells. Herein, we tune the grain size of CsPbBr_1.5I_1.5 films derived from nanocrystals and investigate the corresponding charge transport properties. The correlation between phase segregation, grain size, and the corresponding solar cell performance is unravelled. Specifically, phase segregation takes place in CsPbBr_1.5I_1.5 films with an average crystal size being equal to or larger than 43 nm, which consequently leads to significantly degraded performance in the solar cells with such large grains under continuous light soaking. These findings provide the highly sought-after guidelines for achieving phase-segregation-free mixed-halide perovskite films for stable optoelectronic applications.
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Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	1649-1658
Number of pages	10
Journal	ACS Energy Letters
Volume	6
Issue number	4
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1021/acsenergylett.1c00213
Publication status	Published - 9 Apr 2021

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Hu, L., Guan, X., Chen, W., Yao, Y., Wan, T., Lin, C-H., Pham, N. D., Yuan, L., Geng, X., Wang, F., Huang, C-Y., Yuan, J., Cheong, S., Tilley, R. D., Wen, X., Chu, D., Huang, S., & Wu, T. (2021). Linking phase segregation and photovoltaic performance of mixed-halide perovskite films through grain size engineering. ACS Energy Letters, 6(4), 1649-1658. https://doi.org/10.1021/acsenergylett.1c00213

Hu, Long ; Guan, Xinwei ; Chen, Weijian ; Yao, Yuchen ; Wan, Tao ; Lin, Chun-Ho ; Pham, Ngoc Duy ; Yuan, Lin ; Geng, Xun ; Wang, Fei ; Huang, Chieng-Yu ; Yuan, Jianyu ; Cheong, Soshan ; Tilley, Richard D. ; Wen, Xiaoming ; Chu, Dewei ; Huang, Shujuan ; Wu, Tom. / Linking phase segregation and photovoltaic performance of mixed-halide perovskite films through grain size engineering. In: ACS Energy Letters. 2021 ; Vol. 6, No. 4. pp. 1649-1658.

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Linking phase segregation and photovoltaic performance of mixed-halide perovskite films through grain size engineering. / Hu, Long; Guan, Xinwei; Chen, Weijian; Yao, Yuchen; Wan, Tao; Lin, Chun-Ho; Pham, Ngoc Duy; Yuan, Lin; Geng, Xun; Wang, Fei; Huang, Chieng-Yu; Yuan, Jianyu; Cheong, Soshan; Tilley, Richard D.; Wen, Xiaoming; Chu, Dewei; Huang, Shujuan; Wu, Tom.

In: ACS Energy Letters, Vol. 6, No. 4, 09.04.2021, p. 1649-1658.

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