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Stable Dynamics Performance and High Efficiency of ABX 3 ‐Type Super‐Alkali Perovskites First Obtained by Introducing H 5 O 2 Cation
Author(s) -
Zhou Tingwei,
Wang Ming,
Zang Zhigang,
Fang Liang
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
advanced energy materials
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 10.08
H-Index - 220
eISSN - 1614-6840
pISSN - 1614-6832
DOI - 10.1002/aenm.201900664
Subject(s) - alkali metal , materials science , ab initio , density functional theory , band gap , molecular dynamics , type (biology) , chemical physics , crystallography , computational chemistry , chemistry , optoelectronics , ecology , organic chemistry , biology
Developing new ABX 3 ‐type perovskites is very important for expanding the family of perovskites and obtaining excellent light absorbing material. One strategy is replacing A site atoms with super‐alkali atoms for the perovskites, but super‐alkali perovskites with stable dynamics performance and high efficiency have not been found until now. Herein, massive super‐alkalis, such as Li 3 O, Li 2 F, H 5 O 2 , and so on, are introduced into the cubic CH 3 NH 3 PbI 3 perovskites, and the perovskites with these super‐alkalis are systematically studied by using ab initio molecular dynamics simulation and density functional theory based first principles calculations. Calculated results indicate that the perovskites with the super‐alkalis including metal atoms show unstable dynamics performance under normal temperature and pressure. On the contrary, the first obtainable super‐alkali perovskites of cubic H 5 O 2 MBr 3 (M = Ge, Sn, Pb) and H 5 O 2 PbI 3 show stable dynamics performance. They also show suitable tolerance factors, negative formation energies, tunable direct band gaps, and small effective hole and electron masses. Moreover, the calculated power conversion efficiencies of 23.17% and 22.83% are obtained for the single‐junction solar cells based on the cubic H 5 O 2 SnBr 3 and H 5 O 2 PbBr 3 perovskites, respectively.