Modulation of Photo Induced Iodine Expulsion in Mixed Halide Perovskites with Electrochemical Bias
Jeffrey DuBose a b, Preethi Mathew a b, Prashant Kamat a b
a Radiation Laboratory, University of Notre Dame, US, United States
b Department of Chemistry, University of Notre Dame, United States
Materials for Sustainable Development Conference (MATSUS)
Proceedings of Online nanoGe Fall Meeting 20 (OnlineNFM20)
#PerFun20. Perovskite I: Solar Cells and Related Optoelectronics
Online, Spain, 2020 October 20th - 23rd
Organizers: Mónica Lira-Cantú and Mohammad Nazeeruddin
Contributed talk, Jeffrey DuBose, presentation 178
Publication date: 4th October 2020

Mixed halide perovskites (MHPs) under photoirradiation phase segregate into I- and Br-rich domains and, if in contact with a solvent, the film will then expel iodine into solution. Hole trapping at the I-site in MHPs dictates the iodine migration. We have now succeeded in modulating the iodide expulsion process in MHPs through externally applied electrochemical bias. At anodic potentials, electron extraction at the electrode interface becomes more efficient, leading to build-up of holes within the MHP film. This in turn favors phase segregation and increases the rate iodine expulsion. Conversely, at cathodic bias we facilitate electron-hole recombination within the MHP film and slow down iodine expulsion. The tuning of EFermi through external bias modulates charge extraction at the perovskite electrode interface and indirectly controls the build-up of holes, which in turn induces iodine expulsion. Suppressing iodine migration in perovskite solar cell is important for attaining greater stability of perovskite solar cells since they operate under internal bias.

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