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Nano Lett. 2014 Jan 08;14(1):127-33. doi: 10.1021/nl403514x. Epub 2013 Dec 03.

Structure of methylammonium lead iodide within mesoporous titanium dioxide: active material in high-performance perovskite solar cells.

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Joshua J Choi, Xiaohao Yang, Zachariah M Norman, Simon J L Billinge, Jonathan S Owen

Affiliations

  1. Department of Chemistry and ‡Department of Applied Physics and Applied Mathematics, Columbia University , New York, New York 10027, United States.

PMID: 24266720 DOI: 10.1021/nl403514x

Abstract

We report the structure of methylammonium lead(II) iodide perovskite in mesoporous TiO2, as used in high-performance solar cells. Pair distribution function analysis of X-ray scattering reveals a two component nanostructure: one component with medium range crystalline order (30 atom %) and another with only local structural coherence (70 atom %). The nanostructuring correlates with a blueshift of the absorption onset and increases the photoluminescence. Our findings underscore the importance of fully characterizing and controlling the structure for improved solar cell efficiency.

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