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Strain Heterogeneity and Extended Defects in Halide Perovskite Devices

Orr, Kieran WP; Diao, Jiecheng; Dey, Krishanu; Hameed, Madsar; Dubajic, Milos; Gilbert, Hayley L; Selby, Thomas A; ... Stranks, Samuel D; + view all (2024) Strain Heterogeneity and Extended Defects in Halide Perovskite Devices. ACS Energy Letters 10.1021/acsenergylett.4c00921. (In press). Green open access

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Abstract

Strain is an important property in halide perovskite semiconductors used for optoelectronic applications because of its ability to influence device efficiency and stability. However, descriptions of strain in these materials are generally limited to bulk averages of bare films, which miss important property-determining heterogeneities that occur on the nanoscale and at interfaces in multilayer device stacks. Here, we present three-dimensional nanoscale strain mapping using Bragg coherent diffraction imaging of individual grains in Cs0.1FA0.9Pb(I0.95Br0.05)3 and Cs0.15FA0.85SnI3 (FA = formamidinium) halide perovskite absorbers buried in full solar cell devices. We discover large local strains and striking intragrain and grain-to-grain strain heterogeneity, identifying distinct islands of tensile and compressive strain inside grains. Additionally, we directly image dislocations with surprising regularity in Cs0.15FA0.85SnI3 grains and find evidence for dislocation-induced antiphase boundary formation. Our results shine a rare light on the nanoscale strains in these materials in their technologically relevant device setting.

Type: Article
Title: Strain Heterogeneity and Extended Defects in Halide Perovskite Devices
Open access status: An open access version is available from UCL Discovery
DOI: 10.1021/acsenergylett.4c00921
Publisher version: http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/acsenergylett.4c00921
Language: English
Additional information: Copyright © 2024 The Authors. Published by American Chemical Society. This publication is licensed under CC-BY 4.0.
Keywords: Science & Technology, Physical Sciences, Technology, Chemistry, Physical, Electrochemistry, Energy & Fuels, Nanoscience & Nanotechnology, Materials Science, Multidisciplinary, Chemistry, Science & Technology - Other Topics, Materials Science, THIN-FILMS, PERFORMANCE, DYNAMICS, RECRYSTALLIZATION, MICROSTRUCTURE, DISLOCATION, EFFICIENCY, FRACTURE
UCL classification: UCL
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL BEAMS
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL BEAMS > Faculty of Maths and Physical Sciences
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL BEAMS > Faculty of Maths and Physical Sciences > London Centre for Nanotechnology
URI: https://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/10193549
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