Inorganic A-site cations improve the performance of band-edge carriers in lead halide perovskites

doi:10.1007/s12200-023-00078-z

Front. Optoelectron.

2023, Vol. 16

Issue (3) : 25 https://doi.org/10.1007/s12200-023-00078-z

RESEARCH ARTICLE

Inorganic A-site cations improve the performance of band-edge carriers in lead halide perovskites

Cheng Wang¹, Yaoguang Rong², Ti Wang¹(

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¹. Key Laboratory of Artificial Micro- and Nano-Structures of Ministry of Education, School of Physics and Technology, Wuhan University, Wuhan 430072, China
². Wuhan National Laboratory for Optoelectronics, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430074, China

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Abstract

In lead halide perovskites, organic A-site cations are generally introduced to fine-tune the properties. One of the questions under debate is whether organic A-site cations are essential for high-performance solar cells. In this study, we compare the band edge carrier dynamics and diffusion process in MAPbBr₃ and CsPbBr₃ single-crystal microplates. By transient absorption microscopy, the band-edge carrier diffusion constants are unraveled. With the replacement of inorganic A-site cations, the diffusion constant in CsPbBr₃ increases almost 8 times compared to that in MAPbBr₃. This work reveals that introducing inorganic A-site cations can lead to a much larger diffusion length and improve the performance of band-edge carriers.

Keywords Perovskite Inorganic cations Carrier diffusion

Corresponding Author(s): Ti Wang

About author: Peng Lei and Charity Ngina Mwangi contributed equally to this work.

Issue Date: 26 October 2023

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Cheng Wang,Yaoguang Rong,Ti Wang. Inorganic A-site cations improve the performance of band-edge carriers in lead halide perovskites[J]. Front. Optoelectron., 2023, 16(3): 25.

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