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Suppressing ion migration in metal halide perovskite via interstitial doping with a trace amount of multivalent cations

  • Yepin Zhao
  • , Ilhan Yavuz
  • , Minhuan Wang
  • , Marc H. Weber
  • , Mingjie Xu
  • , Joo Hong Lee
  • , Shaun Tan
  • , Tianyi Huang
  • , Dong Meng
  • , Rui Wang
  • , Jingjing Xue
  • , Sung Joon Lee
  • , Sang Hoon Bae
  • , Anni Zhang
  • , Seung Gu Choi
  • , Yanfeng Yin
  • , Jin Liu
  • , Tae Hee Han
  • , Yantao Shi
  • , Hongru Ma
  • Wenxin Yang, Qiyu Xing, Yifan Zhou, Pengju Shi, Sisi Wang, Elizabeth Zhang, Jiming Bian, Xiaoqing Pan, Nam Gyu Park, Jin Wook Lee, Yang Yang
  • University of California at Los Angeles
  • Marmara University
  • Dalian University of Technology
  • Washington State University Pullman
  • University of California at Irvine
  • Sungkyunkwan University
  • Westlake University
  • Washington University St. Louis
  • Hanyang University

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Abstract

Cations with suitable sizes to occupy an interstitial site of perovskite crystals have been widely used to inhibit ion migration and promote the performance and stability of perovskite optoelectronics. However, such interstitial doping inevitably leads to lattice microstrain that impairs the long-range ordering and stability of the crystals, causing a sacrificial trade-off. Here, we unravel the evident influence of the valence states of the interstitial cations on their efficacy to suppress the ion migration. Incorporation of a trivalent neodymium cation (Nd3+) effectively mitigates the ion migration in the perovskite lattice with a reduced dosage (0.08%) compared to a widely used monovalent cation dopant (Na+, 0.45%). The photovoltaic performances and operational stability of the prototypical perovskite solar cells are enhanced with a trace amount of Nd3+ doping while minimizing the sacrificial trade-off.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)1396-1402
Number of pages7
JournalNature Materials
Volume21
Issue number12
DOIs
StatePublished - Dec 2022

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  1. SDG 7 - Affordable and Clean Energy
    SDG 7 Affordable and Clean Energy

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