Ionic polarization-induced current–voltage hysteresis in CH3NH3PbX3 perovskite solar cells

Simone Meloni; Thomas Moehl; Wolfgang Tress; Marius Franckevičius; Michael Saliba; Yong Hui Lee; Peng Gao; Mohammad Khaja Nazeeruddin; Shaik Mohammed Zakeeruddin; Ursula Rothlisberger; Michael Graetzel

doi:10.1038/ncomms10334

Nature Communications (Feb 2016)

Ionic polarization-induced current–voltage hysteresis in CH3NH3PbX3 perovskite solar cells

Simone Meloni,
Thomas Moehl,
Wolfgang Tress,
Marius Franckevičius,
Michael Saliba,
Yong Hui Lee,
Peng Gao,
Mohammad Khaja Nazeeruddin,
Shaik Mohammed Zakeeruddin,
Ursula Rothlisberger,
Michael Graetzel

Affiliations

Simone Meloni: Laboratoire de Chimie et Biochimie Computationnelles, ISIC, FSB-BCH, École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL)
Thomas Moehl: Laboratory of Photonics and Interfaces, ISIC, Swiss Federal Institute of Technology (EPFL)
Wolfgang Tress: Laboratory of Photonics and Interfaces, ISIC, Swiss Federal Institute of Technology (EPFL)
Marius Franckevičius: Laboratory of Photonics and Interfaces, ISIC, Swiss Federal Institute of Technology (EPFL)
Michael Saliba: Group for Molecular Engineering of Functional Materials, ISIC-Valais, Swiss Federal Institute of Technology (EPFL)
Yong Hui Lee: Group for Molecular Engineering of Functional Materials, ISIC-Valais, Swiss Federal Institute of Technology (EPFL)
Peng Gao: Group for Molecular Engineering of Functional Materials, ISIC-Valais, Swiss Federal Institute of Technology (EPFL)
Mohammad Khaja Nazeeruddin: Group for Molecular Engineering of Functional Materials, ISIC-Valais, Swiss Federal Institute of Technology (EPFL)
Shaik Mohammed Zakeeruddin: Laboratory of Photonics and Interfaces, ISIC, Swiss Federal Institute of Technology (EPFL)
Ursula Rothlisberger: Laboratoire de Chimie et Biochimie Computationnelles, ISIC, FSB-BCH, École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL)
Michael Graetzel: Laboratory of Photonics and Interfaces, ISIC, Swiss Federal Institute of Technology (EPFL)

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/ncomms10334
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 7, no. 1
pp. 1 – 9

Abstract

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The origin of hysteresis remains an open question in lead-halide perovskite solar cells. Here, Meloni et al. investigate the causes of hysteresis using an experimental and computational approach, finding that the observed hysteresis is due to halide ion-vacancy movement in the perovskite.

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ISSN: 2041-1723 (Online)
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Country of publisher: United Kingdom
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