Issue 14, 2015

Improved environmental stability of organic lead trihalide perovskite-based photoactive-layers in the presence of mesoporous TiO2

Abstract

Impressive hybrid photovoltaic device performances have been realised with the methylammonium lead triiodide (MAPbI3) perovskite absorber in a wide range of device architectures. However, the question as to which of these systems represents the most commercially viable long-term prospect is yet to be answered conclusively. Here, we report on the photoinduced charge transfer processes in MAPbI3 based films measured under inert and ambient conditions. When exposed to ambient conditions, the coated mesoporous Al2O3 and bilayer systems show a rapid and significant degradation in the yield of long-lived charge separation. This process, which does not affect sensitized-mesoporous TiO2 films, is only found to occur when both light and oxygen are present. These observations indicate that the presence of a mesostructured TiO2 electron acceptor to rapidly extract the photoexcited electron from the perovskite sensitizer may be crucial for fundamental photovoltaic stability and significantly increases innate tolerance to environmental conditions. This work highlights a significant advantage of retaining mesoscale morphological control in the design of perovskite photovoltaics.

Graphical abstract: Improved environmental stability of organic lead trihalide perovskite-based photoactive-layers in the presence of mesoporous TiO2

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Article information

Article type
Communication
Submitted
13 Feb 2015
Accepted
19 Feb 2015
First published
13 Mar 2015
This article is Open Access
Creative Commons BY license

J. Mater. Chem. A, 2015,3, 7219-7223

Improved environmental stability of organic lead trihalide perovskite-based photoactive-layers in the presence of mesoporous TiO2

F. T. F. O'Mahony, Y. H. Lee, C. Jellett, S. Dmitrov, D. T. J. Bryant, J. R. Durrant, B. C. O'Regan, M. Graetzel, M. K. Nazeeruddin and S. A. Haque, J. Mater. Chem. A, 2015, 3, 7219 DOI: 10.1039/C5TA01221J

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