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Reversible Removal of Intermixed Shallow States by Light Soaking in Multication Mixed Halide Perovskite Films.

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Article

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Authors

Guo, Dengyang 
Andaji Garmaroudi, Zahra 
Abdi-Jalebi, Mojtaba 
Stranks, Samuel D 
Savenije, Tom J 

Abstract

The highest reported efficiencies of metal halide perovskite (MHP) solar cells are all based on mixed perovskites, such as (FA,MA,Cs)Pb(I1-x Br x )3. Despite demonstrated structural changes induced by light soaking, it is unclear how the charge carrier dynamics are affected across this entire material family. Here, various (FA,MA,Cs)Pb(I1-x Br x )3 perovskite films are light-soaked in nitrogen, and changes in optoelectronic properties are investigated through time-resolved microwave conductivity (TRMC) and optical and structural techniques. To fit the TRMC decay kinetics obtained for pristine (FA,MA,Cs)Pb(I1-x Br x )3 for various excitation densities, additional shallow states have to be included, which are not required for describing TRMC traces of single-cation MHPs. These shallow states can, independently of x, be removed by light soaking, which leads to a reduction in the imbalance between the diffusional motion of electrons and holes. We interpret the shallow states as a result of initially well-intermixed halide distributions, which upon light soaking segregate into domains with distinct band gaps.

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3403 Macromolecular and Materials Chemistry, 34 Chemical Sciences, 3406 Physical Chemistry

Journal Title

ACS Energy Lett

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Journal ISSN

2380-8195
2380-8195

Volume Title

4

Publisher

American Chemical Society (ACS)

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Sponsorship
Royal Society (UF150033)
Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EP/M005143/1)
Z.A.-G. acknowledges funding from a Winton Studentship and ICON Studentship from the Lloyd’s Register Foundation. M.A.-J. thanks Cambridge Materials Limited and EPSRC (Grant Number EP/M005143/1) for their funding and technical support. S.D.S. acknowledges the Royal Society and Tata Group (UF150033) for funding.