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I14-Hard X-ray Nanoprobe	Unraveling the varied nature and roles of defects in hybrid halide perovskites with time-resolved photoemission electron microscopy Sofiia Kosar , Andrew J. Winchester , Tiarnan A. S. Doherty , Stuart Macpherson , Christopher E. Petoukhoff , Kyle Frohna , Miguel Anaya , Nicholas S. Chan , Julien Madéo , Michael K. L. Man , Samuel D. Stranks , Keshav M. Dani Energy & Environmental Science 3 DOI: 10.1039/D1EE02055B Diamond Proposal Number(s): [19023] Open Access Show Abstract ▼ Abstract: With rapidly growing photoconversion efficiencies, hybrid perovskite solar cells have emerged as promising contenders for next generation, low-cost photovoltaic technologies. Yet, the presence of nanoscale defect clusters, that form during the fabrication process, remains critical to overall device operation, including efficiency and long-term stability. To successfully deploy hybrid perovskites, we must understand the nature of the different types of defects, assess their potentially varied roles in device performance, and understand how they respond to passivation strategies. Here, by correlating photoemission and synchrotron-based scanning probe X-ray microscopies, we unveil three different types of defect clusters in state-of-the-art triple cation mixed halide perovskite thin films. Incorporating ultrafast time-resolution into our photoemission measurements, we show that defect clusters originating at grain boundaries are the most detrimental for photocarrier trapping, while lead iodide defect clusters are relatively benign. Hexagonal polytype defect clusters are only mildly detrimental individually, but can have a significant impact overall if abundant in occurrence. We also show that passivating defects with oxygen in the presence of light, a previously used approach to improve efficiency, has a varied impact on the different types of defects. Even with just mild oxygen treatment, the grain boundary defects are completely healed, while the lead iodide defects begin to show signs of chemical alteration. Our findings highlight the need for multi-pronged strategies tailored to selectively address the detrimental impact of the different defect types in hybrid perovskite solar cells.	Sep 2021

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I14-Hard X-ray Nanoprobe

Unraveling the varied nature and roles of defects in hybrid halide perovskites with time-resolved photoemission electron microscopy