Ion Migration-Induced Amorphization and Phase Segregation as a Degradation Mechanism in Planar Perovskite Solar Cells
Nga Phung a, Diego Di Girolamo b, Felix Utama Kosasih c, Francesco Di Giacomo d, Fabio Matteocci d, Joel A. Smith e, Marion A. Flatken a, Hans Köbler a, Silver H. Turren Cruz a, Alessandro Mattoni f, Lucio Cinà g, Bernd Rech a, Alessandro Latini b, Giorgio Divitini c, Caterina Ducati c, Aldo Di Carlo d, Danilo Dini b, Antonio Abate a
a Helmholtz-Zentrum Berlin für Materialien und Energie GmbH, Germany, Berlin, Germany
b Department of Chemistry, “La Sapienza” University of Rome, Piazzale Aldo Moro, 5, Roma, Italy
c University of Cambridge, JJ Thomson Avenue, Cambridge, United Kingdom
d CHOSE- Centre for Hybrid and Organic Solar Energy, Department of Electronics Engineering, University of Rome “Tor Vergata”, Rome, Via Giacomo Peroni, Roma, Italy
e University of Sheffield, Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Sir Robert Hadfield Building, Mappin Street, Sheffield, United Kingdom
f Istituto Officina dei Materiali (CNR-IOM), UOS Cagliari SLACS, Cittadella Universitaria, I-09042 Monserrato (Ca)
g Cicci Research srl, via Giordania 227, Grosseto 58100, Italy
International Conference on Hybrid and Organic Photovoltaics
Proceedings of Online International Conference on Hybrid and Organic Photovoltaics (OnlineHOPV20)
Online, Spain, 2020 May 26th - 29th
Organizers: Tracey Clarke, James Durrant, Annamaria Petrozza and Trystan Watson
Poster, Nga Phung, 047
Publication date: 22nd May 2020
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The operation of halide perovskite optoelectronic devices, including solar cells and LEDs, is strongly influenced by the mobility of ions comprising the crystal structure. This peculiarity is particularly true when considering the long-term stability of devices. A detailed understanding of the ion migration driven degradation pathways is critical to design effective stabilization strategies. Nonetheless, despite substantial research in this first decade of perovskite photovoltaics, the long-term effects of ion migration remain elusive due to the complex chemistry of lead halide perovskites. By linking materials chemistry to device optoelectronics, this study highlights that electrical bias-induced perovskite amorphization and phase segregation is a crucial degradation mechanism in planar mixed halide perovskite solar cells. Depending on the biasing potential and the injected charge, halide segregation occurs, forming crystalline iodide-rich domains, which govern light emission and participate in light absorption and photocurrent generation. Additionally, the loss of crystallinity limits charge collection efficiency and eventually degrade the device performance.

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