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Globularity-Selected Large Molecules for a New Generation of Multication Perovskites

Gholipour, Somayeh
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Ali, Abdollah Morteza
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Correa-Baena, Juan-Pablo
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2017
Advanced Materials

Perovskite solar cells (PSCs) use perovskites with an APbX(3) structure, where A is a monovalent cation and X is a halide such as Cl, Br, and/or I. Currently, the cations for high-efficiency PSCs are Rb, Cs, methylammonium (MA), and/or formamidinium (FA). Molecules larger than FA, such as ethylammonium (EA), guanidinium (GA), and imidazolium (IA), are usually incompatible with photoactive black-phase perovskites. Here, novel molecular descriptors for larger molecular cations are introduced using a globularity factor, i.e., the discrepancy of the molecular shape and an ideal sphere. These cationic radii differ significantly from previous reports, showing that especially ethylammonium (EA) is only slightly larger than FA. This makes EA a suitable candidate for multication 3D perovskites that have potential for unexpected and beneficial properties (suppressing halide segregation, stability). This approach is tested experimentally showing that surprisingly large quantities of EA get incorporated, in contrast to most previous reports where only small quantities of larger molecular cations can be tolerated as additives. MA/EA perovskites are characterized experimentally with a band gap ranging from 1.59 to 2.78 eV, demonstrating some of the most blue-shifted PSCs reported to date. Furthermore, one of the compositions, MA(0.5)EA(0.5)PbBr(3), shows an open circuit voltage of 1.58 V, which is the highest to date with a conventional PSC architecture.

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DOI
10.1002/adma.201702005
Web of Science ID

WOS:000412452500009

Author(s)
Gholipour, Somayeh
Ali, Abdollah Morteza
Correa-Baena, Juan-Pablo
Turren-Cruz, Silver-Hamill
Tajabadi, Fariba
Tress, Wolfgang  
Taghavinia, Nima
Graetzel, Michael  
Abate, Antonio  
De Angelis, Filippo
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Date Issued

2017

Publisher

Wiley-Blackwell

Published in
Advanced Materials
Volume

29

Issue

38

Article Number

1702005

Subjects

light-emitting devices

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perovskite solar cells

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quasi-3D cations

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wide band-gap semiconductors

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REVIEWED

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November 8, 2017
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