Journal
ADVANCED FUNCTIONAL MATERIALS
Volume 31, Issue 15, Pages -Publisher
WILEY-V C H VERLAG GMBH
DOI: 10.1002/adfm.202008088
Keywords
domain size; MAPbI; (3); perovskites; photoluminescence; residual stress
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- King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST)
- Soonchunhyang University Research Fund
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Methylammonium lead iodide (MAPbI(3)) perovskite, a versatile material for optoelectronic applications, shows inconsistent TDPL and phase-transition characteristics due to crystal domain-size dependent residual stress and significant volume difference between orthorhombic and tetragonal phases. Understanding these key factors is crucial for the photophysics and material processing of soft perovskites.
Methylammonium lead iodide (MAPbI(3)) perovskite has garnered significant interest as a versatile material for optoelectronic applications. The temperature-dependent photoluminescence (TDPL) and phase-transition behaviors revealed in previous studies have become standard indicators of defects, stability, charge carrier dynamics, and device performance. However, published reports abound with examples of irregular photoluminescence and phase-transition phenomena that are difficult to reconcile, posing major challenges in the correlation of those properties with the actual material state or with the subsequent device performance. In this paper, a unifying explanation for the seemingly inconsistent TDPL and phase-transition (orthorhombic-to-tetragonal) characteristics observed for MAPbI(3) is presented. By investigating MAPbI(3) perovskites with varying crystalline states, ranging from polycrystal to highly oriented crystal as well as single-crystals, key features in the TDPL and phase-transition behaviors are identified that are related to the extent of crystal domain-size-dependent residual stress and stem from the considerable volume difference (Delta V approximate to 4.5%) between the primitive unit cells of the orthorhombic (at 80 K) and tetragonal phases (at 300 K) of MAPbI(3). This fundamental connection is essential for understanding the photophysics and material processing of soft perovskites.
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