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Understanding the Role of Grain Boundaries on Chargeā€Carrier and Ion Transport in Cs 2 AgBiBr 6 Thin Films

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Li, Zewei 
Senanayak, Satyaprasad P.  ORCID logo  https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8927-685X
Dai, Linjie 
Kusch, Gunnar 
Shivanna, Ravichandran 

Abstract

Abstract: Halide double perovskites have gained significant attention, owing to their composition of lowā€toxicity elements, stability in air, and recent demonstrations of long chargeā€carrier lifetimes that can exceed 1 Āµs. In particular, Cs2AgBiBr6 is the subject of many investigations in photovoltaic devices. However, the efficiencies of solar cells based on this double perovskite are still far from the theoretical efficiency limit of the material. Here, the role of grain size on the optoelectronic properties of Cs2AgBiBr6 thin films is investigated. It is shown through cathodoluminescence measurements that grain boundaries are the dominant nonradiative recombination sites. It also demonstrates through fieldā€effect transistor and temperatureā€dependent transient current measurements that grain boundaries act as the main channels for ion transport. Interestingly, a positive correlation between carrier mobility and temperature is found, which resembles the hopping mechanism often seen in organic semiconductors. These findings explain the discrepancy between the long diffusion lengths >1 Āµm found in Cs2AgBiBr6 single crystals versus the limited performance achieved in their thin film counterparts. This work shows that mitigating the impact of grain boundaries will be critical for these double perovskite thin films to reach the performance achievable based on their intrinsic singleā€crystal properties.

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Funder: Cambridge Trust and Chinese Scholarship


Funder: Royal Academy of Engineering; Id: http://dx.doi.org/10.13039/501100000287

Keywords

Research Article, Research Articles, carrier mobilities, grain boundaries, ion migration, leadā€free double perovskites, thin film transistors

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Advanced Functional Materials

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1616-301X
1616-3028

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Sponsorship
Research Fellowships scheme (RF\201718\1701)
Royal Society through the Newton Alumni Fellowship (SERBā€SRG/2020/001641)
EPSRC (EP/R025193/1)
SUNRISE (EP/P032591/1)
Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EP/P032591/1)