Circular Photogalvanic Effect in Organometal Halide Perovskite CH${}_3$NH${}_3$PbI${}_3$

Abstract

We study the circular photogalvanic effect in the organometal halide perovskite solar cell absorber CH${}_3$NH${}_3$PbI${}_3$. For crystal structures which lack inversion symmetry, the calculated photocurrent density is about $10^{-9}$ A/W, comparable to the previously studied quantum well and bulk Rashba systems. Because of the dependence of the circular photogalvanic effect on inversion symmetry breaking, the degree of inversion asymmetry at different depths from the surface can be probed by tuning the photon energy and associated penetration depth. We propose that measurements of this effect may clarify the presence or absence of inversion symmetry, which remains a controversial issue and has been argued to play an important role in the high conversion efficiency of this material.

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