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Autori principali: Fan, Qingyuan, Cui, Yi, Li, Yanbin, Vigil, Julian A., Jiang, Zhiqiao, Nandi, Partha, Colby, Robert, Zhang, Chensong, Karunadasa, Hemamala I., Lindenberg, Aaron M.
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Accesso online:https://arxiv.org/abs/2412.13004
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author Fan, Qingyuan
Cui, Yi
Li, Yanbin
Vigil, Julian A.
Jiang, Zhiqiao
Nandi, Partha
Colby, Robert
Zhang, Chensong
Cui, Yi
Karunadasa, Hemamala I.
Lindenberg, Aaron M.
author_facet Fan, Qingyuan
Cui, Yi
Li, Yanbin
Vigil, Julian A.
Jiang, Zhiqiao
Nandi, Partha
Colby, Robert
Zhang, Chensong
Cui, Yi
Karunadasa, Hemamala I.
Lindenberg, Aaron M.
contents Mixed-halide lead perovskites, with photoexcited charge-carrier properties suitable for high-efficiency photovoltaics, hold significant promise for high-efficiency tandem solar cells. However, phase segregation under illumination, where an iodide-rich phase forms carrier trap states, remains a barrier to applications. This study employs plunge-freeze cryogenic electron microscopy to visualize nanoscale phase segregation dynamics in CsPb(Br,I) films. By rapidly freezing the illuminated samples, we preserve transient photoexcited ion distributions for high-resolution structural and compositional analysis at the nanoscale. Cryogenic scanning transmission electron microscopy techniques (EELS, 4D-STEM) captured the dynamics of photo-induced iodine migration from grain boundaries to centers, identified the buildup of anisotropic strain, and captured the heterogeneous evolution of this process within a single grain. These findings provide new insights into microscopic phase segregation mechanisms and their dynamics, enhancing our understanding of mixed-halide perovskite photostability.
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spellingShingle Phase Segregation Dynamics in Mixed-Halide Perovskites Revealed by Plunge-Freeze Cryogenic Electron Microscopy
Fan, Qingyuan
Cui, Yi
Li, Yanbin
Vigil, Julian A.
Jiang, Zhiqiao
Nandi, Partha
Colby, Robert
Zhang, Chensong
Cui, Yi
Karunadasa, Hemamala I.
Lindenberg, Aaron M.
Materials Science
Applied Physics
Mixed-halide lead perovskites, with photoexcited charge-carrier properties suitable for high-efficiency photovoltaics, hold significant promise for high-efficiency tandem solar cells. However, phase segregation under illumination, where an iodide-rich phase forms carrier trap states, remains a barrier to applications. This study employs plunge-freeze cryogenic electron microscopy to visualize nanoscale phase segregation dynamics in CsPb(Br,I) films. By rapidly freezing the illuminated samples, we preserve transient photoexcited ion distributions for high-resolution structural and compositional analysis at the nanoscale. Cryogenic scanning transmission electron microscopy techniques (EELS, 4D-STEM) captured the dynamics of photo-induced iodine migration from grain boundaries to centers, identified the buildup of anisotropic strain, and captured the heterogeneous evolution of this process within a single grain. These findings provide new insights into microscopic phase segregation mechanisms and their dynamics, enhancing our understanding of mixed-halide perovskite photostability.
title Phase Segregation Dynamics in Mixed-Halide Perovskites Revealed by Plunge-Freeze Cryogenic Electron Microscopy
topic Materials Science
Applied Physics
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2412.13004