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Assessing the Influence of Illumination on Ion Conductivity in Perovskite Solar Cells

Schiller, Andreas
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Jenatsch, Sandra
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Blülle, Balthasar
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November 14, 2024
The Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters

Whether illumination influences the ion conductivity in lead-halide perovskite solar cells containing iodide halides has been an ongoing debate. Experiments to elucidate the presence of a photoconductive effect require special devices or measurement techniques and neglect possible influences of the enhanced electronic charge concentrations. Here, we assess the electronic-ionic charge transport using drift-diffusion simulations and show that the well-known increase in capacitance at low frequencies under illumination is caused by electronic currents that are amplified due to the screening of the alternating electric field by the ions. We propose a novel characterization technique to detect a potential photoinduced increase in ionic conductivity based on capacitance measurements on fully integrated devices. The method is applied to a range of perovskite solar cells with different active layer materials. Remarkably, all measured samples show a clear signature of photoenhanced ion conductivity, posing fundamental questions on the underlying nature of the photosensitive mechanism.

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DOI
10.1021/acs.jpclett.4c02403
Scopus ID

2-s2.0-85209175229

PubMed ID

39488761

Author(s)
Schiller, Andreas

Fluxim AG

Jenatsch, Sandra

Fluxim AG

Blülle, Balthasar

Fluxim AG

Torre Cachafeiro, Miguel Angel

ZHAW Zurich University of Applied Sciences

Ebadi, Firouzeh

ZHAW Zurich University of Applied Sciences

Kabir, Nasim

ZHAW Zurich University of Applied Sciences

Othman, Mostafa  

École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne

Wolff, Christian Michael  

École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne

Hessler-Wyser, Aïcha  

École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne

Ballif, Christophe  

École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne

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Date Issued

2024-11-14

Published in
The Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters
Volume

15

Issue

45

Start page

11252

End page

11258

Editorial or Peer reviewed

REVIEWED

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EPFL

EPFL units
PV-LAB  
FunderFunding(s)Grant NumberGrant URL

Tsinghua University

European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme

SNF

216647

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Available on Infoscience
January 25, 2025
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