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Monovalent Cation Doping of CH3NH3PbI3 for Efficient Perovskite Solar Cells
Published on: March 19, 2017
Anisotropic Photoconductivity and Long-Lived Charge Carriers in Bismuth-Based One-Dimensional Perovskite with
Johnpaul K Pious1,2, Manasa G Basavarajappa3, Chinnadurai Muthu1,2
1Photosciences and Photonics Section, CSIR-National Institute for Interdisciplinary Science and Technology (NIIST), Thiruvananthapuram 695 019, India.
Abstract:
Bismuth-based perovskites are attracting intense scientific interest due to low toxicity and excellent moisture stability compared to lead-based analogues. However, high exciton binding energy, poor charge carrier separation, and transport efficiencies lower their optoelectronic performances. To address these issues, we have integrated an electronically active organic cation, naphthalimide ethylammonium, between the [BiI52-] chains via crystal engineering to form a novel perovskite-like material (naphthalimide ethylammonium)2BiI5 (NBI). Single crystal analysis revealed a one-dimensional quantum-well structure for NBI in which inter-inorganic well electronic coupling is screened by organic layers. It exhibited anisotropic photoconductivity and long-lived charge carriers with milliseconds lifetime, which is higher than that of CH3NH3PbI3. Density functional theory calculations confirmed type-IIa band alignment between organic cations and inorganic chains, allowing the former to electronically contribute to the overall charge transport properties of the material.
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