Zero Threshold for Water Adsorption on MAPbBr3.
Zero Threshold for Water Adsorption on MAPbBr3.
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DOI:
10.1002/smll.202301014
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发表时间:
2023-06
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影响因子:
13.3
通讯作者:
Robert McDougall Kerr;Thomas J. Macdonald;Alex J. Tanner;Jiangdong Yu;Julia A Davies;H. Fielding;G. Thornton
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作者:
Robert McDougall Kerr;Thomas J. Macdonald;Alex J. Tanner;Jiangdong Yu;Julia A Davies;H. Fielding;G. Thornton
Hybrid organic-inorganic perovskites (HOIPs) have shown great promise in a wide range of optoelectronic applications. However, this performance is inhibited by the sensitivity of HOIPs to various environmental factors, particularly high levels of relative humidity. This study uses X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) to determine that there is essentially no threshold to water adsorption on the in situ cleaved MAPbBr3 (001) single crystal surface. Using scanning tunneling microscopy (STM), it shows that the initial surface restructuring upon exposure to water vapor occurs in isolated regions, which grow in area with increasing exposure, providing insight into the initial degradation mechanism of HOIPs. The electronic structure evolution of the surface was also monitored via ultraviolet photoemission spectroscopy (UPS), evidencing an increased bandgap state density following water vapor exposure, which is attributed to surface defect formation due to lattice swelling. This study will help to inform the surface engineering and designs of future perovskite-based optoelectronic devices.