Hysteresis and Its Correlation to Ionic Defects in Perovskite Solar Cells

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Contributors

  • Sandhya Tammireddy - , Chemnitz University of Technology (Author)
  • Muhammad N. Lintangpradipto - , King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (Author)
  • Oscar Telschow - , Chair of Emerging Electronic Technologies (gB/IFW and cfaed), Leibniz Institute for Solid State and Materials Research Dresden (Author)
  • Moritz H. Futscher - , Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Science and Technology (Empa) (Author)
  • Bruno Ehrler - , AMOLF (Author)
  • Osman M. Bakr - , King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (Author)
  • Yana Vaynzof - , Chair of Emerging Electronic Technologies (gB/IFW and cfaed), Leibniz Institute for Solid State and Materials Research Dresden (Author)
  • Carsten Deibel - , Chemnitz University of Technology (Author)

Abstract

Ion migration has been reported to be one of the main reasons for hysteresis in the current-voltage (J-V) characteristics of perovskite solar cells. We investigate the interplay between ionic conduction and hysteresis types by studying Cs0.05(FA0.83MA0.17)0.95Pb(I0.9Br0.1)3 triple-cation perovskite solar cells through a combination of impedance spectroscopy (IS) and sweep-rate-dependent J-V curves. By comparing polycrystalline devices to single-crystal MAPbI3 devices, we separate two defects, β and γ, both originating from long-range ionic conduction in the bulk. Defect β is associated with a dielectric relaxation, while the migration of γ is influenced by the perovskite/hole transport layer interface. These conduction types are the causes of different types of hysteresis in J-V curves. The accumulation of ionic defects at the transport layer is the dominant cause for observing tunnel-diode-like characteristics in the J-V curves. By comparing devices with interface modifications at the electron and hole transport layers, we discuss the species and polarity of involved defects.

Details

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)1363-1372
Number of pages10
JournalJournal of Physical Chemistry Letters
Volume15 (2024)
Issue number5
Publication statusPublished - 29 Jan 2024
Peer-reviewedYes

External IDs

PubMed 38286839