Effect of cation rotation on charge dynamics in hybrid lead halide perovskites

Journal article (2016)

Authors

M.C. Gelvez Rueda ChemE/Opto-electronic Materials - AS
Duyen H. Cao Northwestern University
F.C. Grozema ChemE/Opto-electronic Materials - AS
Sameer Patwardhan Northwestern University
N. Renaud ChemE/Opto-electronic Materials - AS
Constantinos C. Stoumpos Northwestern University
George C. Schatz Northwestern University
Joseph T. Hupp Argonne National Laboratory, Northwestern University
Omar K. Farha King Abdulaziz University, Northwestern University
T.J. Savenije ChemE/Opto-electronic Materials - AS
Mercouri G. Kanatzidis Northwestern University, Argonne National Laboratory
Research Group
ChemE/Opto-electronic Materials (AS) (TU Delft)
Copyright: © 2016 M.C. Gelvez Rueda, Duyen H. Cao, Sameer Patwardhan, N. Renaud, Constantinos C. Stoumpos, George C. Schatz, Joseph T. Hupp, Omar K. Farha, T.J. Savenije, Mercouri G. Kanatzidis, F.C. Grozema
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https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.jpcc.6b06722
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Published Date

04-08-2016

Language

English

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Faculty

Applied Sciences

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ChemE/Chemical Engineering

Research Group

ChemE/Opto-electronic Materials

Abstract

Organic-inorganic hybrid halide perovskites are a promising class of materials for photovoltaic application with reported power efficiencies over ∼22%. However, not much is known about the influence of the organic dipole rotation and phase transitions on charge carrier dynamics. Here, we report substantial changes in mobility and lifetime of charge carriers in CH3NH3PbI3 after the low-temperature tetragonal (β) to orthorhombic (γ) phase transition. By using microwave conductivity measurements, we observed that the mobility and lifetime of ionized charge carriers increase as the temperature decreases and a sudden increment is seen after the β-γ phase transition. For CH3NH3PbI3, the mobility and the half-lifetime increase by a factor of 3-6 compared with the values before the β-γ phase transition. We attribute the considerable change in the dynamics at low temperature to the decrease of the inherent dynamic disorder of the organic cation (CH3NH3 +) inside the perovskite crystal structure.