
Organolead halide perovskites currently are the new front‐runners as light absorbers in hybrid solar cells, as they combine efficiencies passing already 20% with deposition temperatures below 100 °C and cheap solution‐based fabrication routes. Long‐term stability remains a major obstacle for application on an industrial scale. Here, it is demonstrated that significant decomposition effects already occur during annealing of a methylammonium lead triiode perovskite at 85 °C even in inert atmosphere thus violating international standards. The observed behavior supports the view of currently used perovskite materials as soft matter systems with low formation energies, thus representing a major bottleneck for their application, especially in countries with high average temperatures. This result can trigger a broader search for new perovskite families with improved thermal stability.
X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy, atomic force microscopy, Physics, atomic force microscopy; perovskite solar cells; stability; transmission electron microscopy; X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy; Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment; Materials Science (all), stability, perovskite solar cells, Chemistry, transmission electron microscopy, Engineering sciences. Technology
X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy, atomic force microscopy, Physics, atomic force microscopy; perovskite solar cells; stability; transmission electron microscopy; X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy; Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment; Materials Science (all), stability, perovskite solar cells, Chemistry, transmission electron microscopy, Engineering sciences. Technology
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