Vacancy-driven stabilization of the cubic perovskite polymorph of CsPbI3
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Accepted version
Author(s)
Type
Journal Article
Abstract
The inorganic halide perovskite CsPbI 3 has shown great promise for efficient solar cells, but the instability of its cubic phase remains a major challenge. We present a route for stabilizing the cubic α-phase of CsPbI 3 through the control of vacancy defects. Analysis of the ionic chemical potentials is performed within an ab initio thermodynamic formalism, including the effect of solution. It is found that cation vacancies lead to weakening of the interaction between Cs and PbI 6 octahedra in CsPbI 3 , with a decrease in the energy difference between the α- A nd Î-phases. Under I-rich growth conditions, which can be realized experimentally, we predict that the formation of cation vacancies can be controlled. Other synthetic strategies for cubic-phase stabilization include the growth of nanocrystals, surface capping ligands containing reductive functional groups, and extrinsic doping. Our analysis reveals mechanisms for polymorph stabilization that open a new pathway for structural control of halide perovskites.
Date Issued
2019-04-18
Date Acceptance
2019-03-18
Citation
The Journal of Physical Chemistry C, 2019, 123 (15), pp.9735-9744
ISSN
1932-7447
Publisher
American Chemical Society
Start Page
9735
End Page
9744
Journal / Book Title
The Journal of Physical Chemistry C
Volume
123
Issue
15
Copyright Statement
© 2019 American Chemical Society. This document is the Accepted Manuscript version of a Published Work that appeared in final form in The Journal of Physical Chemistry C, after peer review and technical editing by the publisher. To access the final edited and published work see https://dx.doi.org/10.1021/acs.jpcc.9b01552
Subjects
09 Engineering
03 Chemical Sciences
10 Technology
Physical Chemistry
Publication Status
Published
Date Publish Online
2019-03-22