Effect of surface composition on electronic properties of methylammonium lead iodide perovskite
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Methylammonium lead iodide perovskite, CH3NH3PbI3, is one of the most promising photovoltaic materials for low-cost and clean source of energy. In this work, the first-principles calculations were carried out to investigate the different composition of CH3NH3PbI3 (001), including both methylammonium iodide terminated (MAI-T) and PbI2 terminated (PBI2-T) surfaces. The calculated surface energies show that the MAI-T is thermodynamical more stable than the PBI2-T one under the equilibrium growth condition. The electronic properties of the two types of surfaces are also different. The band gap of PBI2-T is obviously smaller than that of MAI-T due to the surface Pb states. Band gaps of MAI-T decrease with increasing thickness, while band gaps of PBI2-T are insensitive to the slab thickness. The calculated optical absorption coefficients suggest that both terminations are effective solar energy absorbers in the visible light spectrum.
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