Quantifying electrochemical losses in perovskite solar cells

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Contributors

  • None Tulus - , Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam (VU), National Research and Innovation Agency (BRIN) (Author)
  • Junke Wang - , Netherlands Organisation for Applied Scientific Research (Author)
  • Yulia Galagan - , Netherlands Organisation for Applied Scientific Research, National Taiwan University (Author)
  • Elizabeth von Hauff - , Chair of Coating Technologies in Electronics (with Fraunhofer), Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam (VU), Fraunhofer Institute for Organic Electronics, Electron Beam and Plasma Technology (Author)

Abstract

We quantify electrochemical losses in perovskite solar cells (PSCs) based on methylammonium lead triiodide (MAPbI3) films with impedance analysis. We focus on the characteristic signatures of impedance spectra taken from PSCs, in particular the negative capacitance hook widely observed in the low frequency regime. We elucidate the underlying physical origin for the negative capacitance by applying a generalized equivalent circuit model (ECM) for PSCs that accounts for fast electrical dynamics resulting in high frequency (HF) signatures due to electronic processes, and much slower electrochemical dynamics that result in low frequency (LF) signatures in the spectra. We observe relaxation times faster than 10−6 s in the HF regime that can be attributed to electrical dynamics, while relaxation times longer than 10−3 s in the LF regime that are consistent with electrochemical dynamics. The voltage-dependence and timescales of the electrochemical dynamics are consistent with MA+ and I migration in the MAPbI3 absorber layer. At higher applied voltages, we observe a highly non-linear response from the PSC which is consistent with irreversible chemical changes in the MAPbI3 absorber. We demonstrate how ECM modelling combined with the analysis of ECM fit quality is a useful approach for in situ monitoring and quantitative diagnosis of loss mechanisms in PSC.

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Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)2911-2920
Number of pages10
JournalJournal of Materials Chemistry C
Volume11
Issue number8
Publication statusPublished - 31 Jan 2023
Peer-reviewedYes

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ORCID /0000-0002-6269-0540/work/172082533

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