Light Intensity Modulated Impedance Spectroscopy (LIMIS) in All-Solid-State Solar Cells at Open Circuit

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Autori principali: Almora, Osbel, Zhao, Yicheng, Du, Xiaoyan, Heumueller, Thomas, Matt, Gebhard J., Garcia-Belmonte, Germà, Brabec, Christoph J.
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author Almora, Osbel
Zhao, Yicheng
Du, Xiaoyan
Heumueller, Thomas
Matt, Gebhard J.
Garcia-Belmonte, Germà
Brabec, Christoph J.
author_facet Almora, Osbel
Zhao, Yicheng
Du, Xiaoyan
Heumueller, Thomas
Matt, Gebhard J.
Garcia-Belmonte, Germà
Brabec, Christoph J.
contents Potentiostatic impedance spectroscopy (IS) is a well stablished characterization technique for elucidating the electric resistivity and capacitive features of materials and devices. In the case of solar cells, by applying a small voltage perturbation the current signal is recorded and the recombination processes and defect distributions are among the typical outcomes in IS studies. In this work a photo-impedance approach, named light intensity modulated impedance spectroscopy (LIMIS), is first tested in all-solid-state photovoltaic cells by recording the individual photocurrent (IMPS) and photovoltage (IMVS) responsivity signals due to a small light perturbation at open-circuit (OC), and combining them: LIMIS=IMVS/IMPS. The experimental LIMIS spectra from silicon, organic, and perovskite solar cells are presented and compared with IS. An analysis of the equivalent circuit numerical models for total resistive and capacitive features is discussed. Our theoretical findings show a correction to the lifetimes evaluations by obtaining the total differential resistances and capacitances combining IS and LIMIS measurements. This correction addresses the discrepancies among different techniques, as shown with transient photovoltage. The experimental differences between IS and LIMIS (i) proves the unviability of the superposition principle, (ii) suggest a bias-dependent photo-current correction to the empirical Shockley equation of the steady-state current at different illumination intensities around OC and (iii) are proposed as a potential figure of merit for characterizing performance and stability of solar cells. In addition, new features are reported for the low-frequency capacitance of perovskite solar cells, measured by IS and LIMIS.
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spellingShingle Light Intensity Modulated Impedance Spectroscopy (LIMIS) in All-Solid-State Solar Cells at Open Circuit
Almora, Osbel
Zhao, Yicheng
Du, Xiaoyan
Heumueller, Thomas
Matt, Gebhard J.
Garcia-Belmonte, Germà
Brabec, Christoph J.
Applied Physics
Materials Science
Potentiostatic impedance spectroscopy (IS) is a well stablished characterization technique for elucidating the electric resistivity and capacitive features of materials and devices. In the case of solar cells, by applying a small voltage perturbation the current signal is recorded and the recombination processes and defect distributions are among the typical outcomes in IS studies. In this work a photo-impedance approach, named light intensity modulated impedance spectroscopy (LIMIS), is first tested in all-solid-state photovoltaic cells by recording the individual photocurrent (IMPS) and photovoltage (IMVS) responsivity signals due to a small light perturbation at open-circuit (OC), and combining them: LIMIS=IMVS/IMPS. The experimental LIMIS spectra from silicon, organic, and perovskite solar cells are presented and compared with IS. An analysis of the equivalent circuit numerical models for total resistive and capacitive features is discussed. Our theoretical findings show a correction to the lifetimes evaluations by obtaining the total differential resistances and capacitances combining IS and LIMIS measurements. This correction addresses the discrepancies among different techniques, as shown with transient photovoltage. The experimental differences between IS and LIMIS (i) proves the unviability of the superposition principle, (ii) suggest a bias-dependent photo-current correction to the empirical Shockley equation of the steady-state current at different illumination intensities around OC and (iii) are proposed as a potential figure of merit for characterizing performance and stability of solar cells. In addition, new features are reported for the low-frequency capacitance of perovskite solar cells, measured by IS and LIMIS.
title Light Intensity Modulated Impedance Spectroscopy (LIMIS) in All-Solid-State Solar Cells at Open Circuit
topic Applied Physics
Materials Science
url https://arxiv.org/abs/1911.05440