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Nanoscale Chemical Heterogeneity Dominates the Optoelectronic Response of Alloyed Perovskite Solar Cells

cam.issuedOnline2021-11-22
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datacite.issupplementedby.urlhttps://doi.org/10.17863/CAM.76854
dc.contributor.authorFrohna, Kyle
dc.contributor.authorAnaya, Miguel
dc.contributor.authorMacpherson, Stuart
dc.contributor.authorSung, Jooyoung
dc.contributor.authorDoherty, Tiarnan AS
dc.contributor.authorChiang, Yu-Hsien
dc.contributor.authorWinchester, Andrew J
dc.contributor.authorOrr, Kieran WP
dc.contributor.authorParker, Julia E
dc.contributor.authorQuinn, Paul D
dc.contributor.authorDani, Keshav M
dc.contributor.authorRao, Akshay
dc.contributor.authorStranks, Samuel D
dc.contributor.orcidFrohna, Kyle [0000-0002-2259-6154]
dc.contributor.orcidMacPherson, Stuart [0000-0003-3758-1198]
dc.contributor.orcidRao, Akshay [0000-0003-0320-2962]
dc.contributor.orcidStranks, Samuel [0000-0002-8303-7292]
dc.date.accessioned2021-10-04T23:31:40Z
dc.date.available2021-10-04T23:31:40Z
dc.date.issued2022-02
dc.description.abstractHalide perovskites perform remarkably in optoelectronic devices including tandem photovoltaics. However, this exceptional performance is striking given that perovskites exhibit deep charge carrier traps and spatial compositional and structural heterogeneity, all of which should be detrimental to performance. Here, we resolve this long-standing paradox by providing a global visualisation of the nanoscale chemical, structural and optoelectronic landscape in halide perovskite devices, made possible through the development of a new suite of correlative, multimodal microscopy measurements combining quantitative optical spectroscopic techniques and synchrotron nanoprobe measurements. We show that compositional disorder dominates the optoelectronic response over a weaker influence of nanoscale strain variations even of large magnitude. Nanoscale compositional gradients drive carrier funneling onto local regions associated with low electronic disorder, drawing carrier recombination away from trap clusters associated with electronic disorder and leading to high local photoluminescence quantum efficiency. These measurements reveal a global picture of the competitive nanoscale landscape, which endows enhanced defect tolerance in devices through spatial chemical disorder that outcompetes both electronic and structural disorder.
dc.description.sponsorshipK.F. acknowledges a George and Lilian Schiff Studentship, Winton Studentship, the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) studentship, Cambridge Trust Scholarship, and Robert Gardiner Scholarship. M.A. acknowledges funding from the Marie Skłodowska-Curie actions (grant agreement No. 841386) under the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme. S.M. and K.W.P.O. acknowledge EPSRC studentships. T.A.S.D. acknowledges a National University of Ireland Travelling Studentship. The authors acknowledge the Diamond Light Source (Didcot, Oxfordshire, UK) for providing beamtime at the I14 Hard X-ray Nanoprobe facility through proposals sp19023 and sp20420. S.D.S. acknowledges the Royal Society and Tata Group (UF150033). The work has received funding from the European Research Council under the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme (HYPERION - grant agreement no. 756962, SOLARX - grant agreement no. 758826).Y.H-C. thanks the Cambridge Trust for a studentship. The authors acknowledge the EPSRC (EP/R023980/1, EP/M006360/1) and the Winton Programme for the Physics of Sustainablity for funding. A.J.W. and K.M.D. acknowledge that this work was supported by the Femtosecond Spectroscopy Unit of the Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology Graduate University and JSPS Kakenhi Grant Number JP19K05637. The authors acknowledge the support for this work from the Imaging Section and Engineering Support Section of the Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology Graduate University.
dc.identifier.doi10.17863/CAM.76437
dc.identifier.eissn1748-3395
dc.identifier.issn1748-3387
dc.identifier.urihttps://www.repository.cam.ac.uk/handle/1810/328993
dc.language.isoeng
dc.publisherNature Research
dc.publisher.urlhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41565-021-01019-7
dc.rightsAll rights reserved
dc.subject34 Chemical Sciences
dc.subject3406 Physical Chemistry
dc.titleNanoscale Chemical Heterogeneity Dominates the Optoelectronic Response of Alloyed Perovskite Solar Cells
dc.typeArticle
dcterms.dateAccepted2021-09-29
prism.publicationNameNature Nanotechnology
pubs.funder-project-idEPSRC (2127077)
pubs.funder-project-idEngineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EP/R023980/1)
pubs.funder-project-idRoyal Society (UF150033)
pubs.funder-project-idEuropean Research Council (756962)
pubs.funder-project-idEuropean Commission Horizon 2020 (H2020) Marie Sk?odowska-Curie actions (841386)
pubs.funder-project-idEPSRC (1948691)
pubs.funder-project-idEuropean Research Council (758826)
pubs.funder-project-idEngineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EP/M006360/1)
pubs.funder-project-idEngineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (2275833)
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rioxxterms.typeJournal Article/Review
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rioxxterms.versionofrecord10.1038/s41565-021-01019-7

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