钙钛矿CH3NH3PbI3晶体的电化学

电化学方波伏安及循环伏安测量表明,钙钛矿CH₃NH₃PbI₃晶体在有机电解质中的氧化还原过程伴随着化学降解。该化学降解源于CH₃NH₃PbI₃晶体中铅离子的还原以及碘离子的氧化。通过电化学伏安法可以测定晶体的能带。     

Freezing the polarization of CH3NH3PbI3 and CH3NH3PbI3-xClx perovskite films

Thin films of methylammonium lead halides, CH₃NH₃PbI₃ and CH₃NH₃PbI_3-xCl_x, were deposited onto symmetrical microstructured electrode arrays of gold or platinum on Si/SiO₂ wafers. Polarization studies were carried out on perovskite films under vacuum in the dark. For poling, a constant voltage was applied to the samples while the temperature was cycled between 295 K and 4 K. The measured current densities depending on the temperature showed distinct characteristics relating strongly to the crystal phase and the dielectric properties of the perovskite films. Voltage sweeps were carried out at different scan rates at specific temperature intervals after poling. The polarization of the films due to the migration of iodide vacancies in direction of the blocking perovskite/metal interface was frozen almost up to room temperature. Charge carriers were only able to cross the blocking barrier and contribute to the current where the ions have accumulated during poling. All J-V curves showed hysteresis: inverted and regular hysteresis at room temperature and below, respectively. Inverted hysteresis originates from the slow accumulation of ions at the blocking barrier, while regular hysteresis arises from a distortion in the adjacent crystals which will be discussed.     

利用原位红外光谱研究钙钛矿复合半导体CH_3NH_3PbI_3的稳定性

利用高压原位红外光谱法实时跟踪监测了CH_3NH_3PbI_3在高压氮气以及不同含量氧气气氛中加热时的变化规律.发现CH_3NH_3PbI_3对氧气十分敏感,当氮气中含有1%(体积分数)的氧气时,CH_3NH_3PbI_3加热到150℃发生分解;继续提高氧气含量到21%,温度升高到100℃时CH_3NH_3PbI_3即发生分解;若在常压高纯氮气中加热,其分解温度则能提高到250℃;若将氮气压力提高到4.0 MPa,CH_3NH_3PbI_3的分解温度进一步提高到270℃.实验结果表明,提高压力和减少环境中的氧含量是改善钙钛矿复合半导体稳定性的有效方法.相应地,复合半导体光电子器件的热处理过程可以在更高的温度下进行,从而有希望获得性能更加优良的钙钛矿复合半导体光电子器件.     

The domination of ionic conductivity in tetragonal phase of the organometal halide perovskite CH3NH3PbI3-xClx

Organometal trihalide perovskites have recently gained extreme attention due to their high solar energy conversion in photovoltaic cells. Here, we investigate the contribution of iodide ions to a total conductivity of the mixed lead halide perovskite CH₃NH₃PbI_3−xCl_x with a use of the modified DC Hebb–Wagner polarization method. It has been identified that an ionic conductivity dominates in tetragonal phase which is associated with room temperature. The obtained activation energy for this type of hopping mechanism is equal to (0.87 ± 0.02) eV, which is in a good agreement with previous literature reports. The high contribution of ionic conductivity at room temperature might be a reason of the observed hysteresis in halide perovskite solar cells.     

紫外光辐照下CH3NH3PbI3基钙钛矿太阳能电池失效机制

随着光伏产业的不断发展,有机无机杂化钙钛矿太阳能电池的研发成为科学与工业界广泛关注的焦点。到目前为止,其光电转换效率已经提高到了25.2%,成为替代硅基太阳能电池的核心方案之一。然而,钙钛矿太阳能电池的稳定性较差,容易受到环境中氧气、水分、温度甚至光照的影响,这严重制约了其大规模推广与应用。大量科学研究表明,如何避免紫外辐照下有机无机杂化钙钛矿太阳能电池的性能衰减,对于提高钙钛矿太阳能电池的光照稳定性至关重要。然而到目前为止,仍然没有系统的工作来对紫外辐照下钙钛矿太阳能电池性能以及微结构演化过程进行详细的表征与分析。本文中,我们利用聚焦离子束-扫描电子显微分析(FIB-SEM)以及球差校正透射电子显微分析(TEM)等技术,全面地研究了紫外辐照过程中有机无机杂化钙钛矿太阳能电池性能变化规律以及电池微结构演化特征。实验结果表明,紫外辐照过程中太阳能电池内部会形成0.5–0.6 V的内建电场,钙钛矿中的I^-离子在电场的驱动下向金属Au电极和空穴传输层2, 2’, 7, 7’-四[N, N-二(4-甲氧基苯基)氨基]-9, 9'-螺二芴(Spiro-OMeTAD)一侧迁移;随后,空穴传输层与金电极的界面处,碘离子与光生空穴一起与金电极发生反应,将金属态Au氧化成离子态Au⁺。而Au⁺离子则在内建电场的驱动下反向迁移穿过钙钛矿MAPbI₃层,直接被SnO₂和MAPbI₃界面处的电子还原形成金属Au纳米团簇。除此之外,紫外辐照过程中钙钛矿太阳能电池性能降低的同时,往往伴随着Spiro-OMeTAD与钙钛矿界面处物质迁移、钙钛矿薄膜内晶界展宽以及Au纳米颗粒周围MAPbI₃物相分解等现象。以上各种因素的协同作用,共同导致了紫外光照下有机无机杂化钙钛矿太阳能电池光电转换性能(PCE)、开路电压(V_oc)以及短路电流(J_sc)等性能参数的急剧下降。     

Shell-in-Shell TiO2 hollow microspheres and optimized application in light-trapping perovskite solar cells

The shell-in-shell structured TiO₂ hollow microspheres with enhanced light scattering ability were synthesized via a facile one step hydrothermal process. The diameter of the microsphere is about 1.5 μm, the core of the unique shell-in-shell structure is composed of TiO₂ nanoparticles with a diameter of about 15 nm, while the shell is constructed with ∼50 nm TiO₂ nanocubes. The hollow space between the outer shell and the inner shell is about 230 nm. The formation mechanism of the unique shell-in-shell structure is interpreted. The design and the optimized application of shell-in-shell structured TiO₂ hollow microspheres in the light-trapping perovskite solar cells are also investigated. Owing to the light scattering properties of the shell-in-shell structure of the hollow microsphere, the optimized photoelectrode exhibits an enhanced photoelectric conversion efficiency of 4.29% using perovskite CH₃NH₃PbI₃ as the sensitizer. The shell-in-shell hollow TiO₂ microsphere shows a 21.2% increase in conversion efficiency when compared with P₂₅ nanoparticels photoanode. The conversion efficiency enhancement is mainly attributed to the increase of short-current density induced by the light scattering effect.     

Effect of the heat treatment of CH3NH3PbI3 perovskite on its electrical and photoelectric properties

The effect of the annealing of CH₃NH₃PbI₃ perovskite on its electrical, photoelectric and optical properties has been estimated. The annealing leads to a two-phase structure consisting of perovskite and lead iodide, whose relative concentrations depend on the annealing temperature. The formation of a PbI₂ phase in a perovskite film upon heating leads to a decrease in the conductivity and photoconductivity of two-phase material, which contradicts the assumption of a decrease in recombination associated with PbI₂, obtained by measuring the parameters of a solar cell.     

Theoretical Treatment of CH3NH3PbI3 Perovskite Solar Cells

Hybrid halide perovskite solar cells (PSCs) giving over 22 % power conversion efficiencies (PCEs) have attracted considerable attention. Although perovskite plays a significant role in the operation of PSCs, the fundamental theories associated with perovskites have not been resolved in spite of the increase in research. In this Minireview, we assess the current understanding, based on the first‐principles calculations, of structural and electronic properties, defects, ionic diffusion, and shift current for CH₃NH₃PbI₃ perovskite, and the effect of ionic transport on the hysteresis of current–voltage curves in PSCs. The shift current connected to the possible presence of ferroelectricity is also discussed. The current state‐of‐the‐art and some open questions regarding PSCs are also highlighted, and the benefits, challenges, and potentials of perovskite for use in PSCs are stressed.     

基于CH3NH3PbI3单晶的Ta2O5顶栅双极性场效应晶体管

Organic-inorganic hybrid perovskite methylammonium lead iodide (CH₃NH₃PbI₃) generally tends to show n-type semiconductor properties. In this work, a field-effect transistor (FET) device based on a CH₃NH₃PbI₃ single crystal with tantalum pentoxide (Ta₂O₅) as the top gate dielectric was fabricated. The p-type field-effect transport properties of the device were observed in the dark. The hole mobility of the device extracted from transfer characteristics in the dark was 8.7×10^-5 cm²·V^-1·s^-1, which is one order of magnitude higher than that of polycrystalline FETs with SiO₂ as the bottom gate dielectric. In addition, the effect of light illumination on the CH₃NH₃PbI₃ single-crystal FET was studied. Light illumination strongly influenced the field effect of the device because of the intense photoelectric response of the CH₃NH₃PbI₃ single crystal. Different from a CH₃NH₃PbI₃ polycrystalline FET with a bottom gate dielectric, even with the top gate dielectric shielding, light illumination of 5.00 mW·cm^-2 caused the hole current to increase by one order of magnitude compared with that in the dark (V_GS (gate-source voltage)=V_DS (drain-source voltage)=20 V) and the photoresponsivity reached 2.5 A·W^-1. The introduction of Ta₂O₅ as the top gate dielectric selectively enhanced hole transport in the single-crystal FET, indicating that in the absence of external factors, by appropriate device design, CH₃NH₃PbI₃ also has potential for use in ambipolar transistors.     

Preparation and characterization of planar heterojunction perovskite solar cells based on c-TiO2/CH3NH3PbI3/HTM/Ag structure

Journal of Sol-Gel Science and Technology - In this paper, A modified one-step method was used to prepare the CH3NH3PbI3 (MAPbI3) perovskite film, and the planar heterojunction perovskite solar...     

Thin‐Film Transformation of NH4PbI3 to CH3NH3PbI3 Perovskite: A Methylamine‐Induced Conversion–Healing Process

Methylamine‐induced thin‐film transformation at room‐temperature is discovered, where a porous, rough, polycrystalline NH₄PbI₃ non‐perovskite thin film converts stepwise into a dense, ultrasmooth, textured CH₃NH₃PbI₃ perovskite thin film. Owing to the beneficial phase/structural development of the thin film, its photovoltaic properties undergo dramatic enhancement during this NH₄PbI₃‐to‐CH₃NH₃PbI₃ transformation process. The chemical origins of this transformation are studied at various length scales.     

PbO-PbI2复合物膜转化的CH3NH3PbI3钙钛矿薄膜及其光电特性

有机-无机卤化物钙钛矿是一类优异的光电材料. 在过去四年内, 基于有机-无机卤化物钙钛矿的光电器件实现了超过15%的光电转换效率. 而有机-无机卤化物钙钛矿材料的可控制备是保证其在光电器件中应用的基础. 本文采用新的沉积方法在玻璃衬底表面制备了一种典型的有机-无机卤化物钙钛矿CH₃NH₃PbI₃薄膜. 其制备过程是: 采用超声辅助的连续离子吸附与反应法在玻璃衬底表面沉积PbO-PbI₂复合物膜, 之后与CH3NH3I蒸汽在110 ℃环境下反应, 将PbO-PbI₂复合物膜转化成CH₃NH₃PbI₃钙钛矿薄膜. 对CH₃NH₃PbI₃薄膜的微观结构, 结晶性及其光电性能等进行了表征. 结果表明, CH₃NH₃PbI₃薄膜呈晶态, 具有典型的钙钛矿晶体结构. 薄膜表面形貌均匀, 晶粒尺寸超过400 nm. 在可见光范围, CH₃NH₃PbI₃薄膜透过率低于10%, 能带宽度为1.58eV. 电学性能研究表明CH₃NH₃PbI₃薄膜表面电阻率高达1000 MΩ. 高表面电阻率表明CH₃NH₃PbI₃薄膜具有一定的介电性能, 其介电常数(ε_r)在100 Hz时达到155. 本研究提出了一种制备高质量CH₃NH₃PbI₃钙钛矿薄膜的新方法, 所得CH₃NH₃PbI₃薄膜可望在光、电及光电器件中得到应用.     

Control of Charge Transport in the Perovskite CH3NH3PbI3 Thin Film

Carrier density and transport properties in the CH₃NH₃PbI₃ thin film have been investigated. It is found that the carrier density, the depletion field, and the charge collection and transport properties in the CH₃NH₃PbI₃ absorber film can be controlled effectively by different concentrations of reactants. That is, the carrier properties and the self‐doping characteristics in CH₃NH₃PbI₃ films are strongly influenced by the reaction thermodynamic and kinetic processes. Furthermore, by employing mixed solvents with ethanol and isopropanol to deposit the CH₃NH₃PbI₃ film, the charge collection and transport efficiencies are improved significantly, thereby yielding an overall enhanced cell performance.     

A first-principle study of the stability and electronic properties of halide inorganic double perovskite Cs2PbX6 (X = Cl,I) for solar cell application

The problem of lead toxicity in perovskites materials that are currently performing with the most efficiency can be partially solved by choosing double perovskites compounds Cs₂PbX₆ (X = Cl,I), which have considerably reduced lead contents. These materials are slightly more stable, and substituting Cl and I with Br in small percentages further improves their mechanical stability and electronic properties. In this study, the properties of these promising materials were investigated in their pure and mixed forms.     

CH3NH3PbI3 perovskite single crystals: surface photophysics and their interaction with the environment

Here we identify structural inhomogeneity on a micrometer scale across the surface of a CH₃NH₃PbI₃ perovskite single crystal. At the crystal edge a local distortion of the crystal lattice is responsible for a widening of the optical bandgap and faster photo-carrier recombination. These effects are inherently present at the edge of the crystal, and further enhanced upon water intercalation, as a preliminary step in the hydration of the perovskite material.     

平板结构高效钙钛矿太阳能电池的旋涂溶液溶剂工程

自2009年首次应用于太阳能电池中以来,有机铅卤化物钙钛矿材料得到了极大关注.据文献报道,有机铅卤化物钙钛矿材料在不同结构的太阳能电池中都得到了应用,其中与有机太阳能电池类似的平板结构钙钛矿具有结构简单、制备容易等优点,非常适合用于柔性电池和多节电池等各种应用.在平板结构的太阳能电池中,制备高质量的钙钛矿薄膜至关重要.真空热蒸镀法虽然可以制备厚度均匀的钙钛矿薄膜,获得高的器件性能,但是设备成本较高,不利于大规模生产.而在溶液法中,早期的一步旋涂法和两步法由于没有多孔金属氧化物的支撑,很难制备均匀的钙钛矿平板薄膜;而气相辅助的两步法虽然制备的薄膜比较均匀,但反应时间却比较长.程一兵研究组采用在旋涂N,N-二甲基甲酰胺(DMF)溶液时滴加氯苯使钙钛矿快速析出结晶的方法,制备了高质量的均匀的CH3NH3PbI3薄膜. Seok研究组采用1,4-丁内酯(GBL)和二甲基亚砜(DMSO)的混和溶剂,在旋涂时滴加甲苯的方法,在多孔二氧化钛上也制得了均匀的CH3NH3PbI3薄膜,取得了很高转化效率(16.7%),但缺少对不同溶剂比例的细致研究,另外,也没有对平板结构电池性能进行研究.
　　本文采用DMF-DMSO和GBL-DMSO作为混合溶剂在二氧化钛致密层上旋涂制备了平板结构的钙钛矿薄膜,并且对混合溶剂的比例对器件性能的影响进行了详细的考察和优化.当纯DMF或纯GBL作为旋涂溶剂时,得到的CH3NH3PbI3钙钛矿薄膜含有大量不连续的晶粒,表面的覆盖度很差,对入射光的吸收远弱于连续均匀的薄膜.而且XRD结果表明,纯DMF或纯GBL作为旋涂溶剂的薄膜残留有前驱体的杂质,对器件性能非常不利.而采用DMSO作为旋涂溶剂时,制得的薄膜表面则比较均匀,几乎达到100%的覆盖.这主要是由于在旋涂溶液中形成了PbI2-CH3NH3I-DMSO的中间相,这样可以避免纯DMF或纯GBL溶剂蒸发时PbI2和CH3NH3I的剧烈反应,因此退火后制得的CH3NH3PbI3薄膜非常均匀.然而由于纯DMSO的高粘度和低挥发速度,并不是非常适合作为旋涂溶剂,因此我们将DMF和GBL加入到DMSO中形成混合溶剂来考察对制备的钙钛矿薄膜质量和器件性能的影响.扫描电镜结果表明,加入20%~40%体积分数的DMF时,形成的薄膜表面非常均匀而且晶粒尺寸很大,达到微米级别,这样有利于减少晶界处的复合,提高电池性能.继续增加DMF比例会导致晶粒减小,晶界和孔隙增多,薄膜表面也更加粗糙.而加入GBL时得到的晶粒要远小于加入DMF时的尺寸,并且随着GBL比例的增加,薄膜的表面变得更加粗糙,孔隙明显增多,严重影响电池性能. XRD结果表明,纯DMSO和混合溶剂制得的薄膜都没有前驱体的残留.紫外可见吸收光谱表明,随着DMF比例的增加,吸收逐渐增强;而随着GBL比例的增加,吸收逐渐减弱.这主要由于不同比例溶剂制得的薄膜厚度有所差异造成的.
　　由相关的薄膜制备的平板结构太阳能电池I-V测试表明：当使用DMF-DMSO混合溶剂时,随着DMF比例由0%增至40%,短路电流和开路电压逐渐增加,填充因子略微减小,总体上导致光电转化效率逐渐增大.随着DMF继续增多,开路电压和填充因子的减小导致转化效率逐渐降低.而当使用GBL-DMSO混合溶剂时,主要受到短路电流的影响,电池的效率明显低于含DMF的混合溶剂的情况,而且随着GBL增多,电池效率逐渐降低.电池的最高转化效率达到了16.5%,最高功率点下固定电压扫描得到的稳态效率也达到了14.4%,高于报道中采用类似结构的电池的性能.由于在整个电池制备过程中,整个实验过程都低于100°C,该方法非常适合未来推广到柔性太阳能电池和多节太阳能电池上.     

In CH3NH3PbI3 Perovskite Film,the Surface Termination Layer Dominates the Moisture Degradation Pathway

Theoretical studies have shown that surface terminations, such as MAI or PbI layers, greatly affect the environmental stability of organic–inorganic perovskite. However, until now, there has been little effort to experimentally detect the existence of MAI or PbI terminations on MAPbI₃ grains, let alone disclose their effects on the humidity degradation pathway of perovskite solar cell. Here, we successfully modified and detected the surface terminations of MAI and PbI species on polycrystalline MAPbI₃ films. MAI-terminated perovskite film followed the moisture degradation process from MAPbI₃ to hydrate MAPbI₃⋅H₂O and then into PbI₂, with penetration of water molecules being the main driving force leading to the degradation of MAPbI₃ layer by layer. In contrast, for the PbI-terminated perovskite film in a humid atmosphere, a deprotonation degradation pathway was confirmed, in which the film preferentially degraded directly from MAPbI₃ into PbI₂, here the iodine defects played a key role in promoting the dissociation of water molecules into OH⁻ and further catalyzing the decomposition of perovskite.     

Influence of Orientational Disorder on the Optical Absorption Properties of the Hybrid Metal-Halide Perovskite CH3NH3PbI3

An experimental and theoretical investigation is reported to analyze the relation between the structural and absorption properties of CH₃NH₃PbI₃ in the tetragonal phase. More than 3000 geometry optimizations were performed to reveal the structural disorder and identify structures with the lowest energies. The electronic structure calculations provide an averaged band gap of 1.674 eV, which is in excellent agreement with the experimental value of about 1.6 eV. The simulations of the absorption spectrum for three representative structures with lowest energy reproduced the absorption shoulders observed in the experimental spectra. These shoulders are assigned to excitations having similar orbital characters and involving transitions between hybridized 6s(Pb)/5p(I) orbitals and 6p(Pb) orbitals. The geometries of the three structures were analyzed and the effects of the inorganic frame and the CH₃NH₃⁺ cations on the absorption properties were estimated. It was found that both changes in the inorganic frame and the CH₃NH₃⁺ cations orientations impact the absorption spectra, by modifying the transitions energies and intensities. This highlights the role of CH₃NH₃⁺ cation in influencing the absorption properties of CH₃NH₃PbI₃ and demonstrates that CH₃NH₃⁺ cation is one of the key elements explaining the broad and nearly constant absorption spectrum in the visible range.     

A review on two-dimensional (2D) and 2D-3D multidimensional perovskite solar cells: Perovskites structures,stability, and photovoltaic performances

Perovskite solar cells (PSCs) fabricated with two-dimensional (2D) halide and 2D-3D mixed-halide materials are remarkable for their optoelectronic properties. The 2D perovskite structures are extremely stable but show limited charge transport and large bandgap for solar cell applications. To overcome these challenges, multidimensional 2D-3D perovskite materials are used to maintain simultaneously, a long-term stability, and high performance. In this review, we discuss the recent progress and the advantages of 2D and 2D-3D perovskite materials as absorber for solar cell applications. First, we discuss the structure and the unique properties of 2D and multidimensional 2D-3D perovskites materials. Second, the stability of 2D and 2D-3D mixed perovskites and the perspects of PSCs are hashed out.     

Charge-transport in tin-iodide perovskite CH3NH3SnI3: origin of high conductivity

The structural and electrical properties of a metal-halide cubic perovskite, CH(3)NH(3)SnI(3), have been examined. The band structure, obtained using first-principles calculation, reveals a well-defined band gap at the Fermi level. However, the temperature dependence of the single-crystal electrical conductivity shows metallic behavior down to low temperatures. The temperature dependence of the thermoelectric power is also metallic over the whole temperature range, and the large positive value indicates that charge transport occurs with a low concentration of hole carriers. The metallic properties of this as-grown crystal are thus suggested to result from spontaneous hole-doping in the crystallization process, rather than the semi-metal electronic structure. The present study shows that artificial hole doping indeed enhances the conductivity.