Two-Dimensional Perovskite Capping Layer Simultaneously Improves the Charge Carriers' Lifetime and Stability of MAPbI3 Perovskite: A Time-Domain Ab Initio Study

The Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters
Jinlu HeRun Long

Abstract

Two- (2D) and three-dimensional (3D) heterostructured perovskites show enhanced stability and an extended charge lifetime compared to those of the 3D component. The mystery remains unexplored for both phenomena in the class of the typical type-I heterojunction. By using time-domain density functional theory combined with nonadiabatic (NA) molecular dynamics simulations for the MA3Bi2I9/MAPbI3 (MA = CH3NH3+) junction, we demonstrate that the formation of I-Pb chemical bonds at the junction suppresses the atomic motions. The inhibited charge recombination in the junction is ascribed to the increased band gap, reduced NA coupling, and shortened coherence time. By localizing the hole wave function, the NA coupling is decreased by about a factor of 1.4. The presence of multiple phonon modes, particularly the Bi-I vibrations, accelerates decoherence about twice as fast as that in the pristine MAPbI3. As a result, the 2D capping layer reduces the recombination in MAPbI3 by more than a factor of 2, decreasing charge and energy losses. The strategy can be applied to optimize the performance of other 2D/3D heterostructured perovskite solar cells.

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