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Unraveling the Role of Monovalent Halides in Mixed‐Halide Organic–Inorganic Perovskites
Author(s) -
Deepa Melepurath,
Ramos F. Javier,
Shivaprasad S. M.,
Ahmad Shahzada
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
chemphyschem
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.016
H-Index - 140
eISSN - 1439-7641
pISSN - 1439-4235
DOI - 10.1002/cphc.201500717
Subject(s) - halide , perovskite (structure) , iodide , bromide , chloride , chemistry , inorganic chemistry , x ray photoelectron spectroscopy , layer (electronics) , chemical engineering , crystallography , organic chemistry , engineering
The performance of perovskite solar cells is strongly influenced by the composition and microstructure of the perovskite. A recent approach to improve the power conversion efficiencies utilized mixed‐halide perovskites, but the halide ions and their roles were not directly studied. Unraveling their precise location in the perovskite layer is of paramount importance. Here, we investigated four different perovskites by using X‐ray photoelectron spectroscopy, and found that among the three studied mixed‐halide perovskites, CH 3 NH 3 Pb(I 0.74 Br 0.26 ) 3 and CH 3 NH 3 PbBr 3− x Cl x show peaks that unambiguously demonstrate the presence of iodide and bromide in the former, and bromide and chloride in the latter. The CH 3 NH 3 PbI 3− x Cl x perovskite shows anomalous behavior, the iodide content far outweighs that of the chloride; a small proportion of chloride, in all likelihood, resides deep within the TiO 2 /absorber layer. Our study reveals that there are many distinguishable structural differences between these perovskites, and that these directly impact the photovoltaic performances.