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Formamidinium Incorporates into Rb-based Non-Perovskite Phases in Solar Cell Formulations

Gunes, Ummugulsum  
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Hope, Michael A.  
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Zhang, Yuxuan  
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2024
Angewandte Chemie International Edition

Organic-inorganic hybrid perovskite materials, such as formamidinium lead iodide (FAPbI3), are among the most promising emerging photovoltaic materials. However, the spontaneous phase transition from the photoactive perovskite phase to an inactive non-perovskite phase complicates the application of FAPbI3 in solar cells. To remedy this, alkali metal cations, most often Cs+, Rb+ or K+, are included during perovskite synthesis to stabilize the photoactive phase. The atomic-level mechanisms of stabilization are complex. While Cs+ dopes directly into the perovskite lattice, Rb+ does not, but instead forms an additional non-perovskite phase, and the mechanism by which Rb confers increased stability remains unclear. Here, we use 1H−87Rb double resonance NMR experiments to show that FA+ incorporates into the Rb-based non-perovskite phases (FAyRb1-yPb2Br5 and δ-FAyRb1-yPbI3) for both bromide and iodide perovskite formulations. This is demonstrated by changes in the 1H and 87Rb chemical shifts, 1H−87Rb heteronuclear correlation spectra, and 87Rb{1H} REDOR spectra. Simulation of the REDOR dephasing curves suggests up to ~60 % FA+ incorporation into the inorganic Rb-based phase for the bromide system. In light of these results, we hypothesize that the substitution of FA+ into the non-perovskite phase may contribute to the greater stability conferred by Rb salts in the synthesis of FA-based perovskites.

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DOI
10.1002/anie.202416938
Scopus ID

2-s2.0-85208914180

Author(s)
Gunes, Ummugulsum  

École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne

Hope, Michael A.  

École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne

Zhang, Yuxuan  

École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne

Zheng, Likai  

École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne

Pfeifer, Lukas  

École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne

Grätzel, Michael  

École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne

Emsley, Lyndon  

École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne

Date Issued

2024

Publisher

Wiley-VCH Verlag GmbH

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Angewandte Chemie International Edition
Subjects

NMR Spectroscopy

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Perovskite Phases

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Phase Segregation

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200020_212046

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Formamidinium Incorporates into Rb-based Non-Perovskite Phases in Solar Cell Formulations

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