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Dastan D, Mohammed MKA, Sh Alnayli R, M Majeed S, Ahmed DS, Al-Mousoi AK, Pandey R, Hossain MK, Bhattarai S, Al-Asbahi BA, Rahman MF. Achieving Well-Oriented FAPbI 3 Perovskite Photovoltaics by Cyclohexane Modification. LANGMUIR : THE ACS JOURNAL OF SURFACES AND COLLOIDS 2024; 40:7560-7568. [PMID: 38553424 DOI: 10.1021/acs.langmuir.4c00136] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 04/10/2024]
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It is essential and challenging to develop green and cost-effective solar cells to meet the energy demands. Solar cells with a perovskite light-harvesting layer are the most promising technology to propel the world toward next-generation solar energy. Formamidinium lead tri-iodide (FAPbI3)-based perovskite solar cells (F-PSCs), with their considerable performance, offer cost-effective solar cells. One of the major issues that the PSC community is now experiencing is the stability of α-FAPbI3 at relatively low temperatures. In this study, we fabricated FAPbI3-PSCs using cyclohexane (CHX) material via a two-step deposition method. For this purpose, CHX is added to the formamidinium iodide:methylammonium chloride (FAI:MACl) solution as an additive and used to form a better FAPbI3 layer by controlling the reaction between FAI and lead iodide (PbI2). The CHX additive induces the reaction of undercoordinated Pb2+ with FAI material and produces an α-FAPbI3 layer with low charge traps and large domains. In addition, the CHX-containing FAPbI3 layers show higher carrier lifetimes and facilitate carrier transfer in F-PSCs. The CHX-modified F-PSCs yield a high champion efficiency of 22.84% with improved ambient and thermal stability behavior. This breakthrough provides valuable findings regarding the formation of a desirable FAPbI3 layer for photovoltaic applications and holds promise for the industrialization of F-PSCs.
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- Davoud Dastan
- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York 14850, United States
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- Radiological Techniques Department, College of Health and Medical Techniques, Al-Mustaqbal University, Hillah 51001, Iraq
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- Department of Applied Sciences, University of Technology-Iraq, Baghdad 10011, Iraq
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- Department of Applied Sciences, University of Technology-Iraq, Baghdad 10011, Iraq
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- Electrical Engineering Department, College of Engineering, Al-Iraqia University, Baghdad 10011, Iraq
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- VLSI Centre of Excellence, Chitkara University Institute of Engineering and Technology, Chitkara University, Rajpura, Punjab 140401, India
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- Institute of Electronics, Atomic Energy Research Establishment, Bangladesh Atomic Energy Commission, Dhaka 1349, Bangladesh
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- Technology Innovation and Development Foundation, Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati, Guwahati, Assam 792103, India
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- Department of Physics & Astronomy, College of Science, King Saud University, P.O. Box 2455, Riyadh 11451, Saudi Arabia
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- Advanced Energy Materials and Solar Cell Research Laboratory, Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Begum Rokeya University, Rangpur 5400, Bangladesh
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Kumar A, Nath P, Kumar V, Kumar Tailor N, Satapathi S. 3D printed optical sensor for highly sensitive detection of picric acid using perovskite nanocrystals and mechanism of photo-electron transfer. SPECTROCHIMICA ACTA. PART A, MOLECULAR AND BIOMOLECULAR SPECTROSCOPY 2023; 286:121956. [PMID: 36252303 DOI: 10.1016/j.saa.2022.121956] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/13/2022] [Revised: 10/01/2022] [Accepted: 10/05/2022] [Indexed: 06/16/2023]
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Hand-held, compact and portable sensors for on-site detection of environmental contaminants are in high demand for industry 4.0. Here, we have developed a sensor based on luminescent organic-inorganic metal halide hybrid perovskites nanocrystals (CH3NH3PbBr3) with p-xylylenediamine as an additional capping agent for highly sensitive and selective detection of picric acid (PA), with a good linear range of 1.8 μM-14.3 μM achieving detection of limit (LOD) of 0.3 μM. The electrostatic interaction between PA and the capping ligand of perovskite nanocrystals resulted in significant fluorescence quenching, as revealed by the steady-state and time-resolved spectroscopy. The applicability of the developed sensor for PA detection was validated with a 3D printed device integrating surface mounting device (SMD) and paper microfluidics. This prototype device was successfully applied as a fluorescence turn-off sensor to detect PA, showing great potential for on-site detection. This 3D-printed paper-based microfluidic optical sensor proved very efficient for naked-eye detection of PA with an inbuilt excitation source, avoiding the requirement of expensive and complex instrumentation.
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- Anshu Kumar
- Department of Physics, Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee, Roorkee, Haridwar, Uttarakhand 247667, India.
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- Department of Physics, Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee, Roorkee, Haridwar, Uttarakhand 247667, India.
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- Department of Physics, Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee, Roorkee, Haridwar, Uttarakhand 247667, India.
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- Department of Physics, Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee, Roorkee, Haridwar, Uttarakhand 247667, India.
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- Department of Physics, Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee, Roorkee, Haridwar, Uttarakhand 247667, India.
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Tailor NK, Saini SK, Yadav P, Kumar M, Satapathi S. Elucidating Polaron Dynamics in Cs 2AgBiBr 6 Double Perovskite. J Phys Chem Lett 2023; 14:730-736. [PMID: 36649028 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpclett.2c03541] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/17/2023]
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Lead-free Cs2AgBiBr6 double perovskites have recently emerged as a possible alternative to lead-based halide perovskites for photovoltaic and optoelectronic applications. Significant research efforts have been devoted toward device engineering to enhance the performance of Cs2AgBiBr6 double-perovskite-based photovoltaic and optoelectronic devices; however, less attention has been paid to address their intrinsic photophysical properties. In this work, we have shown that the small polaron formation under photoexcitation and polaron localization limits the carrier dynamics in Cs2AgBiBr6 double halide perovskites. Furthermore, temperature-dependent ac conductivity measurement reveals that single polaron hopping is the dominant conduction mechanism. Ultrafast transient absorption spectroscopy reveals that a deformed lattice under photoexcitation leads to the formation of small polarons which act as self-trapped states (STSs) and lead to the ultrafast trapping of charge carriers. Our findings provide an in-depth understanding of intrinsic limitations of Cs2AgBiBr6 perovskites, which can be applicable for other bismuth-based semiconductors.
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- Naveen Kumar Tailor
- Department of Physics, Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee, Roorkee, Haridwar, Uttarakhand247667, India
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- National Physical Laboratory, Dr. K.S. Krishnan Road, New Delhi110012, India
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- Department of Solar Energy, School of Technology, Pandit Deendayal Energy University, Gandhinagar382 007, Gujarat, India
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- National Physical Laboratory, Dr. K.S. Krishnan Road, New Delhi110012, India
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- Department of Physics, Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee, Roorkee, Haridwar, Uttarakhand247667, India
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Tailor NK, Maity P, Satapathi S. Phonon-Mediated Slow Hot Carrier Dynamics in Lead-Free Cs 3Bi 2I 9 Perovskite Single Crystal. J Phys Chem Lett 2022; 13:5260-5266. [PMID: 35674417 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpclett.2c01369] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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In this report, we study the hot carrier cooling mechanism of the Cs3Bi2I9 single crystal by using femtosecond transient reflectance (fs-TR) spectroscopy. We find an unusual slow hot carrier cooling associated with longitudinal optical (LO) and coherent longitudinal acoustic phonons (CLAPs) emission during the deexcitation of the hot carriers. We posit the interplay between the hot-carriers and the LO and CLA phonons in subpicosecond to subnanosecond time scales, respectively, by analyzing the TR kinetics upon perturbation with excess energy. Furthermore, we measured the CLAPs propagation velocity in Cs3Bi2I9, the crystal, ranging from 1820 to 2000 ms-1. The elastic constants and frequency of Brillouin oscillations were estimated as 20.08 GPa and 14.66 GHz, respectively. Our discovery delivers new physical insights into how the hot carriers in Cs3Bi2I9 single crystal are coupled with a crystal lattice that controls the hot carrier dynamics.
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- Naveen Kumar Tailor
- Department of Physics, Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee, Roorkee, Uttarakhand 247667, India
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- Division of Physical Sciences and Engineering, King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST), Thuwal, 23955-6900, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Physics, Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee, Roorkee, Uttarakhand 247667, India
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