期刊
SMALL METHODS
卷 5, 期 2, 页码 -出版社
WILEY-V C H VERLAG GMBH
DOI: 10.1002/smtd.202000835
关键词
energy materials; energy-dispersive X-ray spectroscopy; microscopy and imaging methods; perovskite solar cells; transmission electron microscopy
资金
- Jardine Foundation
- Cambridge Trust
- European Union [823717, N845612]
This study investigates the effect of electrons on a model hybrid halide perovskite, focusing on the relationship between electron dose, data quality, and beam damage. The primary manifestation of electron beam damage in the perovskite specimen is found to be the loss of iodine due to vacancy creation, with iodine content decreasing exponentially with electron dose. The systematic variation of acquisition parameters demonstrates data acquisition and analysis strategies for studying electron beam damage and achieving reliable quantification for a broad range of beam-sensitive materials.
Quantitative chemical analysis on the nanoscale provides valuable information on materials and devices which can be used to guide further improvements to their performance. In particular, emerging families of technologically relevant composite materials such as organic-inorganic hybrid halide perovskites and metal-organic frameworks stand to benefit greatly from such characterization. However, these nanocomposites are also vulnerable to damage induced by analytical probes such as electron, X-ray, or neutron beams. Here the effect of electrons on a model hybrid halide perovskite is investigated, focusing on the acquisition parameters appropriate for energy-dispersive X-ray spectroscopy in a scanning transmission electron microscope (STEM-EDX). The acquisition parameters are systematically varied to examine the relationship between electron dose, data quality, and beam damage. Five metrics are outlined to assess the quality of STEM-EDX data and severity of beam damage, further validated by dark field STEM imaging. Loss of iodine through vacancy creation is found to be the primary manifestation of electron beam damage in the perovskite specimen, and iodine content is seen to decrease exponentially with electron dose. This work demonstrates data acquisition and analysis strategies that can be used for studying electron beam damage and for achieving reliable quantification for a broad range of beam-sensitive materials.
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