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DF: Fachverband Dielektrische Festkörper

DF 1: Tutorial: Hybrid and Perovskite Photovoltaics (CPP with DS, DF, HL)

DF 1.3: Tutorial

Sunday, March 6, 2016, 17:40–18:30, H18

The electronic structure in hybrid perovskite layers and devices — •Selina Olthof — University of Cologne, Institute for Physical Chemistry, Luxemburger Straße 116, 50939 Köln, Germany

The performance of optoelectronic devices strongly depends on the appropriate energetic alignment of the participating transport levels which directly influence the charge transport through the different layers. In order to optimize these interfaces in a non-trial-and-error fashion, one needs to know the conduction band minimum and valence band maximum of the perovskites to be able to select ideal transport layers as well as contact materials. While commonly vacuum level alignment is assumed at the interface to the substrate, this is actually rarely found in devices. Interfacial states, interface dipoles, and band bending can (and do) significantly alter the energy level landscape.

In this tutorial I will discuss the electronic structure of perovskites and introduce common measurement techniques that can shed a light on their energetic properties as well as the interface alignment relevant for devices. Combining reports from literature with our own recent results on the versatile electronic nature of this material I will elucidate the interplay between electronic structure and overall device performance.