Open AccessInvestigation of Thermally Induced Degradation in CH3NH3PbI3 Perovskite Solar Cells using In-situ Synchrotron Radiation Analysis
Author(s) -
Nam-Koo Kim,
Young Hwan Min,
Seokhwan Noh,
Eunkyung Cho,
Gitaeg Jeong,
Minho Joo,
Seh-Won Ahn,
Jeong Soo Lee,
Seongtak Kim,
Kyuwook Ihm,
Hyungju Ahn,
Yoonmook Kang,
HaeSeok Lee,
Dong Hwan Kim
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
scientific reports
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.24
H-Index - 213
ISSN - 2045-2322
DOI - 10.1038/s41598-017-04690-w
Subject(s) - perovskite (structure) , x ray photoelectron spectroscopy , degradation (telecommunications) , materials science , in situ , chemical engineering , fabrication , phase (matter) , diffraction , chemistry , optics , computer science , pathology , engineering , medicine , telecommunications , physics , alternative medicine , organic chemistry
In this study, we employ a combination of various in-situ surface analysis techniques to investigate the thermally induced degradation processes in MAPbI 3 perovskite solar cells (PeSCs) as a function of temperature under air-free conditions (no moisture and oxygen). Through a comprehensive approach that combines in-situ grazing-incidence wide-angle X-ray diffraction (GIWAXD) and high-resolution X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (HR-XPS) measurements, we confirm that the surface structure of MAPbI 3 perovskite film changes to an intermediate phase and decomposes to CH 3 I, NH 3 , and PbI 2 after both a short (20 min) exposure to heat stress at 100 °C and a long exposure (>1 hour) at 80 °C. Moreover, we observe clearly the changes in the orientation of CH 3 NH 3 + organic cations with respect to the substrate in the intermediate phase, which might be linked directly to the thermal degradation processes in MAPbI 3 perovskites. These results provide important progress towards improved understanding of the thermal degradation mechanisms in perovskite materials and will facilitate improvements in the design and fabrication of perovskite solar cells with better thermal stability.