Freezing the polarization of CH3NH3PbI3 and CH3NH3PbI3-xClx perovskite films

Thin films of methylammonium lead halides, CH3NH3PbI3 and CH3NH3PbI3-xClx, were deposited onto symmetrical microstructured electrode arrays of gold or platinum on Si/SiO2 wafers. Polarization studies were carried out on perovskite films under vacuum in the dark. For poling, a constant voltage was applied to the samples while the temperature was cycled between 295 K and 4 K. The measured current densities depending on the temperature showed...