Inversion of the impedance response towards physical parameter extraction using interpretable machine learning
Juan A. Anta a
a Center for Nanoscience and Sustainable Technologies (CNATS). Department of Physical, Chemical and Natural Systems, Universidad Pablo de Olavide, Sevilla, Spain
Proceedings of MATSUS Spring 2026 Conference (MATSUSSpring26)
G2 Monitoring the degradation mechanisms of photovoltaic devices by optoelectronic characterization
Barcelona, Spain, 2026 March 23rd - 27th
Organizers: Enrique H. Balaguera and Emilio J. Juarez-Perez
Invited Speaker, Juan A. Anta, presentation 691
Publication date: 15th December 2025

Interpreting the impedance response of perovskite solar cells (PSCs) is challenging due to coupled ionic and electronic motion, which creates complex, overlapping signals. While drift-diffusion (DD) modelling can extract meaningful physical parameters, its complexity makes direct parameter estimation from experimental data impractical. This work overcomes this limitation by using DD simulations to generate a large synthetic dataset of impedance spectra, which is used to train machine learning (ML) models. For a standard TiO₂/MAPI/spiro cell, a Gradient Boosting Regressor was the most effective at predicting key recombination and ionic parameters. Interpretative analysis revealed that open-circuit measurements best probe recombination losses, while short-circuit conditions are optimal for extracting ionic properties like concentration and mobility. The trained models successfully analyzed experimental data, predicting ion concentrations of (1.3-3.3) × 10¹⁷ cm⁻³ and mobilities of (5-7) × 10⁻¹¹ cm²V⁻¹s⁻¹. This approach demonstrates a viable pathway to accurately derive efficiency-determining physical parameters from impedance measurements in PSCs.

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