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De Rerum Natura: How Do Halide Perovskites Self-Heal From Damage?

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Summary

This review critically examines self-healing (SH) in lead-based halide perovskites (HaPs), exploring how these materials recover from damage caused by light, heat, and stress. Understanding SH mechanisms is key to improving HaP stability in various applications.

Keywords:

defects halide perovskites self‐healing solar‐cells stability

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Materials Science
Solid-State Chemistry

Background:

Lead-based halide perovskites (HaPs) are promising for optoelectronic applications.
Their long-term operational stability is hindered by degradation under various stressors.
Self-healing (SH) offers a potential pathway to enhance HaP durability.

Purpose of the Study:

To provide a comprehensive review of self-healing phenomena in lead-based halide perovskites.
To critically assess damage-healing dynamics and underlying mechanisms.
To establish a unifying framework for understanding reversible damage in HaPs.

Main Methods:

Literature review and critical assessment of existing research on HaP self-healing.
Analysis of damage accumulation, light soaking, and photo-brightening effects.
Examination of mechanistic roles including lattice dynamics, halide migration, redox chemistry, and acid-base equilibria.

Main Results:

Compilation and assessment of verified facts and observations regarding HaP damage-healing dynamics.
Identification of key factors influencing defect disappearance on accessible timescales.
Clarification of contradictions in the literature through a unifying framework.

Conclusions:

Self-healing is a crucial phenomenon for improving the stability of lead-based halide perovskites.
Understanding the dynamic balance between degradation and recovery is essential for device longevity.
This review provides a foundation for predictive models and stabilization strategies for HaP devices.