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ArticleNature communications2025

Performance-limiting metastable intragrain impurity nanoclusters in metal halide perovskites.

Weizhen Wang, Mingwei Hao, Xiaofen Li, Du Chen, Kun Zhou, Peijun Guo, Lijun Zhang, Songhua Cai, Yuanyuan Zhou

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  1. Design Rules for Quantitative Control of Intragrain Planar Defects in Halide Perovskites.Advanced science (Weinheim, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany) · 2026
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Weizhen Wang *Department of Applied Physics, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Kowloon, Hong Kong SAR, China.ORCID http://orcid.org/0009-0009-6655-1589
Mingwei Hao *Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Clear Water Bay, Hong Kong SAR, China.
Xiaofen Li *Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Clear Water Bay, Hong Kong SAR, China.
Du ChenDepartment of Chemical and Environmental Engineering, Yale University, New Haven, CT, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-7604-8786
Kun ZhouDepartment of Chemical and Biological Engineering, The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Clear Water Bay, Hong Kong SAR, China.
Peijun GuoDepartment of Chemical and Environmental Engineering, Yale University, New Haven, CT, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-5732-7061
Lijun ZhangSchool of Materials Science and Engineering, Jilin University, Changchun, China.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-6438-5486
Songhua CaiDepartment of Applied Physics, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Kowloon, Hong Kong SAR, China. songhua.cai@polyu.edu.hk.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-3839-2030
Yuanyuan ZhouDepartment of Chemical and Biological Engineering, The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Clear Water Bay, Hong Kong SAR, China. yyzhou@ust.hk.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-8364-4295

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Abstract

Impurity control in metal halide perovskite thin films is crucial for advancing the efficiency and long-term stability of perovskite solar cells. While previous efforts have mainly addressed impurities at grain boundaries and heterointerfaces, efforts have rarely been made to reveal and modulate (sub-)nanoscale impurities within grains. In this work, using low-dose scanning transmission electron microscopy, we observed the nontrivial existence of intragrain impurity nanoclusters, identifying a previously unknown, metastable orthorhombic non-perovskite phase with a parallel chain-like structure, in nominally processed Cs-incorporated mixed-cation perovskite films. First-principles calculations and quasi-in situ observations reveal that these intragrain nanoclusters adversely affect the optoelectronic properties and chemical stability of the perovskite. Guided by these insights, we incorporate inner salts during the solution processing, effectively reducing nanocluster density and enhancing device performance. Clarifying unconventional impurities hidden in perovskite crystal grains opens a research avenue in fundamental understanding and nano-engineering for improved perovskite solar cells and optoelectronics.

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