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Hauptverfasser: Contreras, Hannah, O'Brien, Aidan, Taddei, Margherita, Shi, Yangwei, Jiang, Fangyuan, Westbrook, Robert J. E., Zhang, Yadong, Giridharagopal, Rajiv, Lee, Paul A., Barlow, Stephen, Marder, Seth R., Armstrong, Neal R., Ginger, David S.
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Online-Zugang:https://arxiv.org/abs/2506.19205
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author Contreras, Hannah
O'Brien, Aidan
Taddei, Margherita
Shi, Yangwei
Jiang, Fangyuan
Westbrook, Robert J. E.
Zhang, Yadong
Giridharagopal, Rajiv
Lee, Paul A.
Barlow, Stephen
Marder, Seth R.
Armstrong, Neal R.
Ginger, David S.
author_facet Contreras, Hannah
O'Brien, Aidan
Taddei, Margherita
Shi, Yangwei
Jiang, Fangyuan
Westbrook, Robert J. E.
Zhang, Yadong
Giridharagopal, Rajiv
Lee, Paul A.
Barlow, Stephen
Marder, Seth R.
Armstrong, Neal R.
Ginger, David S.
contents In this work, we study the effect of various deposition methods for phosphonic acid interface modifiers commonly pursued as self-assembled monolayers in high-performance metal halide perovskite photovoltaics and light-emitting diodes. We compare the deposition of (2-(3,6-diiodo-9H-carbazol-9-yl)ethyl)phosphonic acid onto indium tin oxide (ITO) bottom contacts by varying three parameters: the method of deposition, specifically spin coating or prolonged dip coating, ITO surface treatment via HCl/FeCl3 etching, and use in combination with a second modifier, 1,6-hexylenediphosphonic acid. We demonstrate that varying these modification protocols can impact time-resolved photoluminescence carrier lifetimes and quasi-Fermi level splitting of perovskite films deposited onto the phosphonic-acid-modified ITO. Ultraviolet photoelectron spectroscopy shows an increase in effective work function after phosphonic acid modification and clear evidence for photoemission from carbazole functional groups at the ITO surface. We use X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy to probe differences in phosphonic acid coverage on the metal oxide contact and show that perovskite samples grown on ITO with the highest phosphonic acid coverage exhibit the longest carrier lifetimes. Finally, we establish that device performance follows these same trends. These results indicate that the reactivity, heterogeneity, and composition of the bottom contact help to control recombination rates and therefore power conversion efficiencies. ITO etching, prolonged deposition times for phosphonic acids via dip coating, and the use of a secondary, more hydrophilic bis-phosphonic acid, all contribute to improvements in surface coverage, carrier lifetime, and device efficiency. These improvements each have a positive impact, and we achieve the best results when all three strategies are implemented.
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spellingShingle Deposition-Dependent Coverage and Performance of Phosphonic Acid Interface Modifiers in Halide Perovskite Optoelectronics
Contreras, Hannah
O'Brien, Aidan
Taddei, Margherita
Shi, Yangwei
Jiang, Fangyuan
Westbrook, Robert J. E.
Zhang, Yadong
Giridharagopal, Rajiv
Lee, Paul A.
Barlow, Stephen
Marder, Seth R.
Armstrong, Neal R.
Ginger, David S.
Applied Physics
Materials Science
In this work, we study the effect of various deposition methods for phosphonic acid interface modifiers commonly pursued as self-assembled monolayers in high-performance metal halide perovskite photovoltaics and light-emitting diodes. We compare the deposition of (2-(3,6-diiodo-9H-carbazol-9-yl)ethyl)phosphonic acid onto indium tin oxide (ITO) bottom contacts by varying three parameters: the method of deposition, specifically spin coating or prolonged dip coating, ITO surface treatment via HCl/FeCl3 etching, and use in combination with a second modifier, 1,6-hexylenediphosphonic acid. We demonstrate that varying these modification protocols can impact time-resolved photoluminescence carrier lifetimes and quasi-Fermi level splitting of perovskite films deposited onto the phosphonic-acid-modified ITO. Ultraviolet photoelectron spectroscopy shows an increase in effective work function after phosphonic acid modification and clear evidence for photoemission from carbazole functional groups at the ITO surface. We use X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy to probe differences in phosphonic acid coverage on the metal oxide contact and show that perovskite samples grown on ITO with the highest phosphonic acid coverage exhibit the longest carrier lifetimes. Finally, we establish that device performance follows these same trends. These results indicate that the reactivity, heterogeneity, and composition of the bottom contact help to control recombination rates and therefore power conversion efficiencies. ITO etching, prolonged deposition times for phosphonic acids via dip coating, and the use of a secondary, more hydrophilic bis-phosphonic acid, all contribute to improvements in surface coverage, carrier lifetime, and device efficiency. These improvements each have a positive impact, and we achieve the best results when all three strategies are implemented.
title Deposition-Dependent Coverage and Performance of Phosphonic Acid Interface Modifiers in Halide Perovskite Optoelectronics
topic Applied Physics
Materials Science
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2506.19205