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ArticleNature nanotechnology2022

Nanoscale chemical heterogeneity dominates the optoelectronic response of alloyed perovskite solar cells.

Kyle Frohna, Miguel Anaya, Stuart Macpherson, Jooyoung Sung, Tiarnan A S Doherty, Yu-Hsien Chiang, Andrew J Winchester, Kieran W P Orr, Julia E Parker, Paul D Quinn and 3 more

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Article in Nature nanotechnology, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 49 papers.

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49citing papers in PubMed
12.2field-weighted citation impact, top 1% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

49 citing papers in PubMed, 154 citations in OpenAlex.

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  3. Modulation of Crystal Plane Growth for Efficient and Stable Perovskite Solar Cells.Angewandte Chemie (International ed. in English) · 2026
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  5. Light-Driven Iodine Loss and Photoluminescence Homogenization in Mixed-Halide Perovskite Semiconductors.The journal of physical chemistry. C, Nanomaterials and interfaces · 2026
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

13 authors at 4 institutions in 4 countries.

Kyle FrohnaCavendish Laboratory, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-2259-6154
Miguel AnayaCavendish Laboratory, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK. ma811@cam.ac.uk.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-0384-5338
Stuart MacphersonCavendish Laboratory, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK.
Jooyoung SungCavendish Laboratory, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK.
Tiarnan A S DohertyCavendish Laboratory, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-1150-4012
Yu-Hsien ChiangCavendish Laboratory, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-2767-3056
Andrew J WinchesterFemtosecond Spectroscopy Unit, Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology Graduate University, Onna-son, Japan.
Kieran W P OrrCavendish Laboratory, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK.
Julia E ParkerDiamond Light Source, Harwell Science and Innovation Campus, Didcot, UK.
Paul D QuinnDiamond Light Source, Harwell Science and Innovation Campus, Didcot, UK.
Keshav M DaniFemtosecond Spectroscopy Unit, Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology Graduate University, Onna-son, Japan.
Akshay RaoCavendish Laboratory, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-4261-0766
Samuel D StranksCavendish Laboratory, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK. sds65@cam.ac.uk.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-8303-7292
University of Cambridge · GBDiamond Light Source · GBOkinawa Institute of Science and Technology Graduate University · JPDaegu Gyeongbuk Institute of Science and Technology · KR

Funding

EC | EU Framework Programme for Research and Innovation H2020 | H2020 Priority Excellent Science | H2020 Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions (H2020 Excellent Science - Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions) 841386Tata Sons (Tata Group) UF150033
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Halide perovskites perform remarkably in optoelectronic devices. However, this exceptional performance is striking given that perovskites exhibit deep charge-carrier traps and spatial compositional and structural heterogeneity, all of which should be detrimental to performance. Here, we resolve this long-standing paradox by providing a global visualization of the nanoscale chemical, structural and optoelectronic landscape in halide perovskite devices, made possible through the development of a new suite of correlative, multimodal microscopy measurements combining quantitative optical spectroscopic techniques and synchrotron nanoprobe measurements. We show that compositional disorder dominates the optoelectronic response over a weaker influence of nanoscale strain variations even of large magnitude. Nanoscale compositional gradients drive carrier funnelling onto local regions associated with low electronic disorder, drawing carrier recombination away from trap clusters associated with electronic disorder and leading to high local photoluminescence quantum efficiency. These measurements reveal a global picture of the competitive nanoscale landscape, which endows enhanced defect tolerance in devices through spatial chemical disorder that outcompetes both electronic and structural disorder.

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