In the last few years, organic–inorganic hybrid perovskites (OIHPs) have attracted immense research and industry attention for their application as light absorbers in solar cells and light-emitting diodes. Characterizing OIHP materials and optoelectronic devices using transmission electron microscopy (TEM)-based techniques has played a large role in understanding their structural, compositional, and electronic properties. However, the highly energetic and electrically charged electron beam radiation used in TEM can result in damage to the pristine structure, as OIHPs are unstable and highly sensitive to electron beams. This damage potentially obscures intrinsic information and leads to a serious misunderstanding of the microscopic structure–property–performance relationship for OIHP optoelectronic devices. To address this issue, we first review the electron and ion beam-induced degradation mechanism of OIHPs, followed by a review of the development of ultra-low-dose TEM techniques that can able to minimize this damage, thus can able to obtain reliable, intrinsic structural information about OIHPs from the atomic to micrometer length scales. Finally, we suggest a protocol for appropriate TEM specimen preparation and characterization techniques. This protocol can help ensure that future TEM studies of OIHPs give reliable information, thereby enabling a deeper understanding and optimization of the performance and long-term stability of OIHP optoelectronic devices.
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June 2023
Review Article|
June 01 2023
Transmission electron microscopy studies of organic–inorganic hybrid perovskites: Advances, challenges, and prospects
Special Collection:
Energy Storage and Conversion
Hong-Qiang Du;
Hong-Qiang Du
(Investigation, Writing – original draft)
1
State Key Laboratory of Advanced Technology for Materials Synthesis and Processing, Wuhan University of Technology
, Wuhan 430070, People's Republic of China
2
Foshan Xianhu Laboratory of the Advanced Energy Science and Technology Guangdong Laboratory, Xianhu Hydrogen Valley
, Foshan 528200, People's Republic of China
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Yang Jiang
;
Yang Jiang
(Investigation, Writing – original draft)
1
State Key Laboratory of Advanced Technology for Materials Synthesis and Processing, Wuhan University of Technology
, Wuhan 430070, People's Republic of China
2
Foshan Xianhu Laboratory of the Advanced Energy Science and Technology Guangdong Laboratory, Xianhu Hydrogen Valley
, Foshan 528200, People's Republic of China
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Mathias Uller Rothmann
;
Mathias Uller Rothmann
a)
(Conceptualization, Supervision, Writing – review & editing)
2
Foshan Xianhu Laboratory of the Advanced Energy Science and Technology Guangdong Laboratory, Xianhu Hydrogen Valley
, Foshan 528200, People's Republic of China
a)Authors to whom correspondence should be addressed: mathiasrothmann@xhlab.cn and wei.li@whut.edu.cn
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Udo Bach
;
Udo Bach
(Conceptualization, Supervision)
3
Department of Chemical Engineering, Monash University
, Victoria 3800, Australia
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Yi-Bing Cheng;
Yi-Bing Cheng
(Conceptualization, Supervision)
1
State Key Laboratory of Advanced Technology for Materials Synthesis and Processing, Wuhan University of Technology
, Wuhan 430070, People's Republic of China
2
Foshan Xianhu Laboratory of the Advanced Energy Science and Technology Guangdong Laboratory, Xianhu Hydrogen Valley
, Foshan 528200, People's Republic of China
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Wei Li
Wei Li
a)
(Conceptualization, Supervision, Writing – review & editing)
1
State Key Laboratory of Advanced Technology for Materials Synthesis and Processing, Wuhan University of Technology
, Wuhan 430070, People's Republic of China
2
Foshan Xianhu Laboratory of the Advanced Energy Science and Technology Guangdong Laboratory, Xianhu Hydrogen Valley
, Foshan 528200, People's Republic of China
a)Authors to whom correspondence should be addressed: mathiasrothmann@xhlab.cn and wei.li@whut.edu.cn
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a)Authors to whom correspondence should be addressed: mathiasrothmann@xhlab.cn and wei.li@whut.edu.cn
Note: This paper is part of the special collection on Energy Storage and Conversion.
Appl. Phys. Rev. 10, 021314 (2023)
Article history
Received:
January 13 2023
Accepted:
April 27 2023
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Imaging hybrid perovskites while minimizing damage
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Hong-Qiang Du, Yang Jiang, Mathias Uller Rothmann, Udo Bach, Yi-Bing Cheng, Wei Li; Transmission electron microscopy studies of organic–inorganic hybrid perovskites: Advances, challenges, and prospects. Appl. Phys. Rev. 1 June 2023; 10 (2): 021314. https://doi.org/10.1063/5.0142461
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