Recent advancements in batteries and photo-batteries using metal halide perovskites

Abstract

Metal halide perovskites have gained significant interest for use in solar cells and light-emitting devices. Recently, this material has also gained significant interest for its potential in energy storage devices, particularly lithium-ion batteries and photo-batteries, due to their long charge carrier diffusion length, high charge mobility, high light absorption capacity, non-rigid structure, and variable bandgap. This perspective highlights key properties of metal halide perovskites used as electrodes in lithium-ion batteries. The primary discussion is divided into four sections: an explanation of the structure and properties of metal halide perovskites, a very brief description of the operation of a conventional lithium-ion battery, lithium-ion interaction with metal perovskite halides, and the evolution and progress of perovskite halides as electrodes and photo-electrodes. The purpose of this perspective is to build awareness of recent advancements and provide an outlook on this relatively new subfield in order to motivate continued research and development of batteries and photo-batteries containing metal halide perovskites.