The role of oxygen in the degradation of methylammonium lead trihalide perovskite photoactive layers

Nicolas Aristidou, Irene Sánchez-Molina, Thana Chotchuangchutchaval, Michael Brown, Luis Martinez, Thomas Rath, Saif A. Haque

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Abstract

In this paper we report on the influence of light and oxygen on the stability of CH3NH3PbI3 perovskite-based photoactive layers. When exposed to both light and dry air the mp-Al2O3/CH3NH3PbI3 photoactive layers rapidly decompose yielding methylamine, PbI2, and I2 as products. We show that this degradation is initiated by the reaction of superoxide (O2−) with the methylammonium moiety of the perovskite absorber. Fluorescent molecular probe studies indicate that the O2− species is generated by the reaction of photoexcited electrons in the perovskite and molecular oxygen. We show that the yield of O2− generation is significantly reduced when the mp-Al2O3 film is replaced with an mp-TiO2 electron extraction and transport layer. The present findings suggest that replacing the methylammonium component in CH3NH3PbI3 to a species without acid protons could improve tolerance to oxygen and enhance stability.
Originalspracheenglisch
Seiten (von - bis)8208-8212
FachzeitschriftAngewandte Chemie - International Edition
Jahrgang54
Ausgabenummer28
DOIs
PublikationsstatusVeröffentlicht - 2015

Fields of Expertise

  • Advanced Materials Science

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