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Honghe Ding¹, Bairu Li², Shah Zareen¹

¹National Synchrotron Radiation Laboratory, Department of Chemical Physics and Key Laboratory of Surface and Interface Chemistry and Energy Catalysis of Anhui Higher Education Institutes, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei 230029, China.

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|June 2, 2020

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Aluminum electrodes react with perovskite layers, forming new compounds and causing ion migration. This study reveals interfacial reactions impacting perovskite solar cell stability and performance.

Keywords:

interfacial structure ions migration perovskite solar cells photoemission spectroscopy reaction depth

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Area of Science:

Materials Science
Solid-State Chemistry
Photovoltaics

Background:

Perovskite solar cells (PSCs) are promising renewable energy devices.
Interfacial engineering is critical for PSC performance and longevity.
Understanding metal electrode interactions with perovskite layers is essential.

Purpose of the Study:

To investigate the interfacial structure between methylammonium lead iodide (CH3NH3PbI3) perovskite and aluminum (Al) electrodes.
To analyze ion migration dynamics at the Al/CH3NH3PbI3 interface.
To elucidate the degradation mechanisms in PSCs involving Al electrodes.

Main Methods:

In situ synchrotron radiation photoemission spectroscopy (SRPES).
Depth-profile analysis using variable photon energies.
Characterization of interfacial chemical states and elemental distribution.

Main Results:

Aluminum reacts with CH3NH3PbI3, forming aluminum iodide and Al-N bonds.
Pb2+ ions are reduced to metallic Pb at the interface.
Iodide ions migrate towards the Al electrode during deposition.
Reactions extend approximately 3.5 nm into the perovskite layer.

Conclusions:

The Al/CH3NH3PbI3 interface exhibits complex chemical reactions and ion migration.
These interfacial phenomena contribute to the degradation of PSCs.
Atomic-level understanding of these interfaces is crucial for developing stable PSCs.