Proceedings of nanoGe September Meeting 2015 (NFM15)
Publication date: 8th June 2015
The stability and desirable crystal formation of organohalide perovskite semiconductors is of utmost relevance to ensure the success of perovskites in photovoltaic technology. Here in we have simulated the formation of organohalide perovskite CH3NH3PbI3 from its precursors in the presence of solvent molecules using Molecular Dynamics. The calculations involved, a variable amount of Pb2+, I-, and CH3NH3+ ionic precursors in water, pentane and a mixture of these two solvents. Realistic force fields for solvents and precursors have been tested and used to carry out the simulations. Radial distribution functions and mean square displacements confirm the formation of basic perovskite crystalline units in pure pentane - taken as a simple and archetypical organic solvent-. In contrast, simulations in water confirm the stability of the solvated ionic precursors, which prevents their aggregation to form the perovskite compound. We have found that in the case of water/pentane binary solvent, a relatively small amount of water did not hinder the perovskite formation. Thus, our finding suggests that the cause of the poor stability of perovskite films in the presence of moisture is a chemical reaction, rather than the polar nature of the solvents. Based on the results, a set of force-field parameters to study from first principles perovskite formation and stability, also in the solid phase, is proposed.
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