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An embedded interfacial network stabilizes inorganic CsPbI3 perovskite thin films

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  • Julian A. Steele

    (KU Leuven
    University of California
    The University of Queensland)

  • Tom Braeckevelt

    (Ghent University
    KU Leuven)

  • Vittal Prakasam

    (KU Leuven)

  • Giedrius Degutis

    (KU Leuven)

  • Haifeng Yuan

    (KU Leuven
    University of Toronto)

  • Handong Jin

    (KU Leuven)

  • Eduardo Solano

    (ALBA synchrotron light source)

  • Pascal Puech

    (Université de Toulouse)

  • Shreya Basak

    (IMEC
    KU Leuven)

  • Maria Isabel Pintor-Monroy

    (IMEC
    KU Leuven)

  • Hans Gorp

    (KU Leuven)

  • Guillaume Fleury

    (KU Leuven)

  • Ruo Xi Yang

    (Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory)

  • Zhenni Lin

    (Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
    University of California)

  • Haowei Huang

    (KU Leuven)

  • Elke Debroye

    (KU Leuven)

  • Dmitry Chernyshov

    (Swiss-Norwegian Beamlines at the European Synchrotron Radiation Facility)

  • Bin Chen

    (University of Toronto)

  • Mingyang Wei

    (University of Toronto)

  • Yi Hou

    (University of Toronto)

  • Robert Gehlhaar

    (IMEC)

  • Jan Genoe

    (IMEC
    KU Leuven)

  • Steven Feyter

    (KU Leuven)

  • Sven M. J. Rogge

    (Ghent University)

  • Aron Walsh

    (Imperial College London
    Yonsei University)

  • Edward H. Sargent

    (University of Toronto)

  • Peidong Yang

    (University of California
    Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
    University of California
    Kavli Energy Nano Science Institute)

  • Johan Hofkens

    (KU Leuven
    Max Plank Institute for Polymer Research)

  • Veronique Speybroeck

    (Ghent University)

  • Maarten B. J. Roeffaers

    (KU Leuven)

Abstract

The black perovskite phase of CsPbI3 is promising for optoelectronic applications; however, it is unstable under ambient conditions, transforming within minutes into an optically inactive yellow phase, a fact that has so far prevented its widespread adoption. Here we use coarse photolithography to embed a PbI2-based interfacial microstructure into otherwise-unstable CsPbI3 perovskite thin films and devices. Films fitted with a tessellating microgrid are rendered resistant to moisture-triggered decay and exhibit enhanced long-term stability of the black phase (beyond 2.5 years in a dry environment), due to increasing the phase transition energy barrier and limiting the spread of potential yellow phase formation to structurally isolated domains of the grid. This stabilizing effect is readily achieved at the device level, where unencapsulated CsPbI3 perovskite photodetectors display ambient-stable operation. These findings provide insights into the nature of phase destabilization in emerging CsPbI3 perovskite devices and demonstrate an effective stabilization procedure which is entirely orthogonal to existing approaches.

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  • Julian A. Steele & Tom Braeckevelt & Vittal Prakasam & Giedrius Degutis & Haifeng Yuan & Handong Jin & Eduardo Solano & Pascal Puech & Shreya Basak & Maria Isabel Pintor-Monroy & Hans Gorp & Guillaume, 2022. "An embedded interfacial network stabilizes inorganic CsPbI3 perovskite thin films," Nature Communications, Nature, vol. 13(1), pages 1-11, December.
  • Handle: RePEc:nat:natcom:v:13:y:2022:i:1:d:10.1038_s41467-022-35255-9
    DOI: 10.1038/s41467-022-35255-9
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