How Low Can You Go? Defect Quantification at the 1015cm-3Level in Mixed-Cation Perovskites Using Differential Pulse Voltammetry

Michel De Keersmaecker, Neal R Armstrong, Erin L. Ratcliff

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Abstract

Reactive defects in hybrid organic-inorganic metal halide perovskites that limit material functionality and durability, factors which ultimately dictate (opto)electronic device performance, are difficult to probe. Herein, we expand an electrochemical methodology for near-valence defect quantification, using a solid-state electrolyte "top contact," to increase energy resolution and sensitivity via a differential pulse protocol. A new low level of detection of ca. 2 × 1015cm-3is reported for reactive defects in a triple-cation system. We confirmed that these defects are associated with mobile iodide ions in grain boundaries and at interfaces by using iodide and bromide spiked electrolytes. The detection limit for this electrochemical method is estimated to be ca. 1014cm-3, well below that of many electrical or spectroscopic approaches. We predict this methodology lends itself to operando defect characterization during and after processing, at scale, of extremely low defect density perovskites and related optoelectronic platforms, ultimately providing an in-line approach to real-time performance and stability optimization.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)4017-4027
Number of pages11
JournalACS Energy Letters
Volume7
Issue number11
DOIs
StatePublished - Nov 11 2022

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Chemistry (miscellaneous)
  • Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment
  • Fuel Technology
  • Energy Engineering and Power Technology
  • Materials Chemistry

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