Artículo
Mixed-anion mixed-cation perovskite (FAPbI₃)₀ꓸ₈₇₅ (MAPbBr₃)₀ꓸ₁₂₅: an ab initio molecular dynamics study
Autor/es | Menéndez-Proupin, Eduardo
Grover, Shivani Montero-Alejo, Ana L. Midgley, Scott D. Butler, Keith T. Grau-Crespo, Ricardo |
Departamento | Universidad de Sevilla. Departamento de Física Aplicada I |
Fecha de publicación | 2022-05 |
Fecha de depósito | 2024-04-23 |
Resumen | Mixed-anion mixed-cation perovskites with (FAPbI₃)₁-ₓ(MAPbBr₃)ₓ composition have allowed record
efficiencies in photovoltaic solar cells, but their atomic-scale behaviour is not well understood yet, in
part because their ... Mixed-anion mixed-cation perovskites with (FAPbI₃)₁-ₓ(MAPbBr₃)ₓ composition have allowed record efficiencies in photovoltaic solar cells, but their atomic-scale behaviour is not well understood yet, in part because their theoretical modelling requires consideration of complex and interrelated dynamic and disordering effects. We present here an ab initio molecular dynamics investigation of the structural, thermodynamic, and electronic properties of the (FAPbI₃)₀ꓸ₈₇₅ (MAPbBr₃)₀ꓸ₁₂₅ perovskite. A special quasirandom structure is proposed to mimic the disorder of both the molecular cations and the halide anions, in a stoichiometry that is close to that of one of today's most efficient perovskite solar cells. We show that the rotation of the organic cations is more strongly hindered in the mixed structure in comparison with the pure compounds. Our analysis suggests that this mixed perovskite is thermodynamically stable against phase separation despite the endothermic mixing enthalpy, due to the large configurational entropy. The electronic properties are investigated by hybrid density functional calculations including spin–orbit coupling in carefully selected representative configurations extracted from the molecular dynamics. Our model, that is validated here against experimental information, provides a more sophisticated understanding of the interplay between dynamic and disordering effects in this important family of photovoltaic materials. |
Agencias financiadoras | Laboratorio Nacional de Computación de Alto Rendimiento (NLHPC). Chile Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (UK) La Agencia Nacional de Investigación y Desarrollo (ANID). Chile Comisión Nacional de Investigación Científica y Tecnológica (CONICYT). Chile Fondo Nacional de Desarrollo Científico y Tecnológico (FONDECYT). Chile |
Identificador del proyecto | NLHPC ECM-02
EP/R029431 EP/P020194/1 EP/T022213/1 ANID/CONICYT/FONDECYT Regular 1171807 |
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