Understanding how excess lead iodide precursor improves halide perovskite solar cell performance

Excess lead iodide in the mixed halide perovskites solar cells leads to high device performance but its origin remains elusive. Here Park et al. unveil the underlying microscopic mechanism to be promoting the oriented growth of the perovskites crystals and reducing the defect concentration.

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Byung-wook Park, Nir Kedem, Michael Kulbak, Do Yoon Lee, Woon Seok Yang, Nam Joong Jeon, Jangwon Seo, Geonhwa Kim, Ki Jeong Kim, Tae Joo Shin, Gary Hodes, David Cahen, Sang Il Seok
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2018-08-01
Series:Nature Communications
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-018-05583-w