Hysteretic Ion Migration and Remanent Field in Metal Halide Perovskites

Abstract The gap in understanding how underlying chemical dynamics impact the functionality of metal halide perovskites (MHPs) leads to the controversy about the origin of many phenomena associated with ion migration in MHPs. In particular, the debate regarding the impact of ion migration on current...

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Main Authors: Yongtao Liu, Nikolay Borodinov, Matthias Lorenz, Mahshid Ahmadi, Sergei V. Kalinin, Anton V. Ievlev, Olga S. Ovchinnikova
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Published: Wiley 2020-10-01
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1002/advs.202001176
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author Yongtao Liu
Nikolay Borodinov
Matthias Lorenz
Mahshid Ahmadi
Sergei V. Kalinin
Anton V. Ievlev
Olga S. Ovchinnikova
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description Abstract The gap in understanding how underlying chemical dynamics impact the functionality of metal halide perovskites (MHPs) leads to the controversy about the origin of many phenomena associated with ion migration in MHPs. In particular, the debate regarding the impact of ion migration on current–voltage (I–V) hysteresis of MHPs devices has lasted for many years, where the difficulty lies in directly uncovering the chemical dynamics, as well as identifying and separating the impact of specific ions. In this work, using a newly developed time‐resolved time‐of‐flight secondary ion mass spectrometry CH3NH3+ and I− migrations in CH3NH3PbI3 are directly observed, revealing hysteretic CH3NH3+ and I− migrations. Additionally, hysteretic CH3NH3+ migration is illumination‐dependent. Correlating these results with the I–V characterization, this work uncovers that CH3NH3+ redistribution can induce a remanent field leading to a spontaneous current in the device. It unveils that the CH3NH3+ migration is responsible for the illumination‐associated I–V hysteresis in MHPs. Hysteretic ion migration has not been uncovered and the contribution of any ions (e.g., CH3NH3+) has not been specified before. Such insightful and detailed information has up to now been missing, which is critical to improving MHPs photovoltaic performance and developing MHPs‐based memristors and synaptic devices.
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spelling doaj.art-e0baaef5a62b42f78e71e4ef764072572022-12-21T22:51:37ZengWileyAdvanced Science2198-38442020-10-01719n/an/a10.1002/advs.202001176Hysteretic Ion Migration and Remanent Field in Metal Halide PerovskitesYongtao Liu0Nikolay Borodinov1Matthias Lorenz2Mahshid Ahmadi3Sergei V. Kalinin4Anton V. Ievlev5Olga S. Ovchinnikova6Center for Nanophase Materials Sciences Oak Ridge National Laboratory Oak Ridge TN 37830 USACenter for Nanophase Materials Sciences Oak Ridge National Laboratory Oak Ridge TN 37830 USACenter for Nanophase Materials Sciences Oak Ridge National Laboratory Oak Ridge TN 37830 USAJoint Institute for Advanced Materials Department of Materials Science and Engineering University of Tennessee Knoxville TN 37996 USACenter for Nanophase Materials Sciences Oak Ridge National Laboratory Oak Ridge TN 37830 USACenter for Nanophase Materials Sciences Oak Ridge National Laboratory Oak Ridge TN 37830 USACenter for Nanophase Materials Sciences Oak Ridge National Laboratory Oak Ridge TN 37830 USAAbstract The gap in understanding how underlying chemical dynamics impact the functionality of metal halide perovskites (MHPs) leads to the controversy about the origin of many phenomena associated with ion migration in MHPs. In particular, the debate regarding the impact of ion migration on current–voltage (I–V) hysteresis of MHPs devices has lasted for many years, where the difficulty lies in directly uncovering the chemical dynamics, as well as identifying and separating the impact of specific ions. In this work, using a newly developed time‐resolved time‐of‐flight secondary ion mass spectrometry CH3NH3+ and I− migrations in CH3NH3PbI3 are directly observed, revealing hysteretic CH3NH3+ and I− migrations. Additionally, hysteretic CH3NH3+ migration is illumination‐dependent. Correlating these results with the I–V characterization, this work uncovers that CH3NH3+ redistribution can induce a remanent field leading to a spontaneous current in the device. It unveils that the CH3NH3+ migration is responsible for the illumination‐associated I–V hysteresis in MHPs. Hysteretic ion migration has not been uncovered and the contribution of any ions (e.g., CH3NH3+) has not been specified before. Such insightful and detailed information has up to now been missing, which is critical to improving MHPs photovoltaic performance and developing MHPs‐based memristors and synaptic devices.https://doi.org/10.1002/advs.202001176hysteresision migrationmetal halide perovskitesremanent fieldsspontaneous polarization
spellingShingle Yongtao Liu
Nikolay Borodinov
Matthias Lorenz
Mahshid Ahmadi
Sergei V. Kalinin
Anton V. Ievlev
Olga S. Ovchinnikova
Hysteretic Ion Migration and Remanent Field in Metal Halide Perovskites
Advanced Science
hysteresis
ion migration
metal halide perovskites
remanent fields
spontaneous polarization
title Hysteretic Ion Migration and Remanent Field in Metal Halide Perovskites
title_full Hysteretic Ion Migration and Remanent Field in Metal Halide Perovskites
title_fullStr Hysteretic Ion Migration and Remanent Field in Metal Halide Perovskites
title_full_unstemmed Hysteretic Ion Migration and Remanent Field in Metal Halide Perovskites
title_short Hysteretic Ion Migration and Remanent Field in Metal Halide Perovskites
title_sort hysteretic ion migration and remanent field in metal halide perovskites
topic hysteresis
ion migration
metal halide perovskites
remanent fields
spontaneous polarization
url https://doi.org/10.1002/advs.202001176
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