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Saski M, Sobczak S, Ratajczyk P, Terlecki M, Marynowski W, Borkenhagen A, Justyniak I, Katrusiak A, Lewiński J. Unprecedented Richness of Temperature- and Pressure-Induced Polymorphism in 1D Lead Iodide Perovskite. SMALL (WEINHEIM AN DER BERGSTRASSE, GERMANY) 2024:e2403685. [PMID: 38813722 DOI: 10.1002/smll.202403685] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/07/2024] [Indexed: 05/31/2024]
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Inherent features of metal halide perovskites are their softness, complex lattice dynamics, and phase transitions spectacularly tuning their structures and properties. While the structural transformations are well described and classified in 3D perovskites, their 1D analogs are much less understood. Herein, both temperature- and pressure-dependent structural evolutions of a 1D AcaPbI3 perovskitoid incorporating acetamidinium (Aca) cation are examined. The study reveals the existence of nine phases of δ-AcaPbI3, which present the most diverse polymorphic collection among known perovskite materials. Interestingly, temperature- and pressure-triggered phase transitions in the 1D perovskotoid exhibit fundamentally different natures: the thermal transformations are mainly associated with the collective translations of rigid polyanionic units and ordering/disordering dynamics of Aca cations, while the compression primarily affects inorganic polymer chains. Moreover, in the 1-D chains featuring the face-sharing connection mode of the PbI6 octahedra the Pb···Pb distances are significantly shortened compared to the corner-sharing 3D perovskite frameworks, hence operating in the van der Waals territory. Strikingly, a good correlation is found between the Pb···Pb distances and the pressure evolution of the bandgap values in the δ-AcaPbI3, indicating that in 1D perovskitoid structures, the contacts between Pb2+ ions are one of the critical parameters determining their properties.
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- Marcin Saski
- Institute of Physical Chemistry, Polish Academy of Sciences, Kasprzaka 44/52, Warsaw, 01-224, Poland
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- Faculty of Chemistry, Adam Mickiewicz University, Uniwersytetu Poznanskiego 8, Poznań, 61-614, Poland
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- Faculty of Chemistry, Adam Mickiewicz University, Uniwersytetu Poznanskiego 8, Poznań, 61-614, Poland
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- Faculty of Chemistry, Warsaw University of Technology, Noakowskiego 3, Warsaw, 00-664, Poland
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- Institute of Physical Chemistry, Polish Academy of Sciences, Kasprzaka 44/52, Warsaw, 01-224, Poland
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- Institute of Physical Chemistry, Polish Academy of Sciences, Kasprzaka 44/52, Warsaw, 01-224, Poland
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- Institute of Physical Chemistry, Polish Academy of Sciences, Kasprzaka 44/52, Warsaw, 01-224, Poland
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- Faculty of Chemistry, Adam Mickiewicz University, Uniwersytetu Poznanskiego 8, Poznań, 61-614, Poland
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- Institute of Physical Chemistry, Polish Academy of Sciences, Kasprzaka 44/52, Warsaw, 01-224, Poland
- Faculty of Chemistry, Warsaw University of Technology, Noakowskiego 3, Warsaw, 00-664, Poland
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Ye C, Lampronti GI, McHugh LN, Castillo-Blas C, Kono A, Chen C, Robertson GP, Nagle-Cocco LAV, Xu W, Stranks SD, Martinez V, Brekalo I, Karadeniz B, Užarević K, Xue W, Kolodzeiski P, Das C, Chater P, Keen DA, Dutton SE, Bennett TD. Mechanochemically-induced glass formation from two-dimensional hybrid organic-inorganic perovskites. Chem Sci 2024; 15:7198-7205. [PMID: 38756817 PMCID: PMC11095504 DOI: 10.1039/d4sc00905c] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/06/2024] [Accepted: 04/09/2024] [Indexed: 05/18/2024] Open
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Hybrid organic-inorganic perovskites (HOIPs) occupy a prominent position in the field of materials chemistry due to their attractive optoelectronic properties. While extensive work has been done on the crystalline materials over the past decades, the newly reported glasses formed from HOIPs open up a new avenue for perovskite research with their unique structures and functionalities. Melt-quenching is the predominant route to glass formation; however, the absence of a stable liquid state prior to thermal decomposition precludes this method for most HOIPs. In this work, we describe the first mechanochemically-induced crystal-glass transformation of HOIPs as a rapid, green and efficient approach for producing glasses. The amorphous phase was formed from the crystalline phase within 10 minutes of ball-milling, and exhibited glass transition behaviour as evidenced by thermal analysis techniques. Time-resolved in situ ball-milling with synchrotron powder diffraction was employed to study the microstructural evolution of amorphisation, which showed that the crystallite size reaches a comminution limit before the amorphisation process is complete, indicating that energy may be further accumulated as crystal defects. Total scattering experiments revealed the limited short-range order of amorphous HOIPs, and their optical properties were studied by ultraviolet-visible (UV-vis) spectroscopy and photoluminescence (PL) spectroscopy.
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- Chumei Ye
- Department of Materials Science and Metallurgy, University of Cambridge 27 Charles Babbage Road Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB3 0FS UK
- Cavendish Laboratory, University of Cambridge J. J. Thomson Avenue Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB3 0HE UK
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- Department of Materials Science and Metallurgy, University of Cambridge 27 Charles Babbage Road Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB3 0FS UK
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Liverpool Crown Street Liverpool L69 7ZD UK
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- Department of Materials Science and Metallurgy, University of Cambridge 27 Charles Babbage Road Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB3 0FS UK
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- Department of Materials Science and Metallurgy, University of Cambridge 27 Charles Babbage Road Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB3 0FS UK
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- Department of Materials Science and Metallurgy, University of Cambridge 27 Charles Babbage Road Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB3 0FS UK
- Cavendish Laboratory, University of Cambridge J. J. Thomson Avenue Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB3 0HE UK
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- Department of Materials Science and Metallurgy, University of Cambridge 27 Charles Babbage Road Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB3 0FS UK
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- Cavendish Laboratory, University of Cambridge J. J. Thomson Avenue Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB3 0HE UK
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- Department of Chemical Engineering and Biotechnology, University of Cambridge Philippa Fawcett Drive Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB3 0AS UK
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- Cavendish Laboratory, University of Cambridge J. J. Thomson Avenue Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB3 0HE UK
- Department of Chemical Engineering and Biotechnology, University of Cambridge Philippa Fawcett Drive Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB3 0AS UK
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- Division of Physical Chemistry, Ruđer Bošković Institute Zagreb Croatia
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- Division of Physical Chemistry, Ruđer Bošković Institute Zagreb Croatia
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- Anorganische Chemie, Fakultät für Chemie und Chemische Biologie, Technische Universität Dortmund Otto-Hahn-Straße 6 44227 Dortmund Germany
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- Anorganische Chemie, Fakultät für Chemie und Chemische Biologie, Technische Universität Dortmund Otto-Hahn-Straße 6 44227 Dortmund Germany
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- Anorganische Chemie, Fakultät für Chemie und Chemische Biologie, Technische Universität Dortmund Otto-Hahn-Straße 6 44227 Dortmund Germany
- Department of Chemistry, SRM University-AP Andhra Pradesh-522240 India
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- Diamond Light Source Ltd. Diamond House, Harwell Campus Didcot Oxfordshire OX11 0QX UK
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- ISIS Facility, Rutherford Appleton Laboratory Harwell Campus Didcot Oxfordshire OX11 0QX UK
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- Cavendish Laboratory, University of Cambridge J. J. Thomson Avenue Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB3 0HE UK
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- Department of Materials Science and Metallurgy, University of Cambridge 27 Charles Babbage Road Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB3 0FS UK
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Ardila-Fierro KJ, Hernández JG. Intermediates in Mechanochemical Reactions. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2024; 63:e202317638. [PMID: 38179857 DOI: 10.1002/anie.202317638] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/19/2023] [Revised: 12/31/2023] [Accepted: 01/03/2024] [Indexed: 01/06/2024]
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Mechanochemical reactions offer methodological and environmental advantages for chemical synthesis, constantly attracting attention within the scientific community. Besides unmistakable sustainability advantages, the conditions under which mechanochemical reactions occur, namely solventless conditions, sometimes facilitate the isolation of otherwise labile or inaccessible products. Despite these advantages, limited knowledge exists regarding the mechanisms of these reactions and the types of intermediates involved. Nevertheless, in an expanding number of cases, ex situ and in situ monitoring techniques have allowed for the observation, characterization, and isolation of reaction intermediates in mechanochemical transformations. In this Minireview, we present a series of examples in which reactive intermediates have been detected in mechanochemical reactions spanning organic, organometallic, inorganic, and materials chemistry. Many of these intermediates were stabilized by non-covalent interactions, which played a pivotal role in guiding the chemical transformations. We believe that by uncovering and understanding such instances, the growing mechanochemistry community could find novel opportunities in catalysis and discover new mechanochemical reactions while achieving simplification in chemical reaction design.
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- Karen J Ardila-Fierro
- Grupo Ciencia de los Materiales, Instituto de Química, Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales, Universidad de Antioquia, Calle 70 No 52-21, Medellín, Colombia
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- Grupo Ciencia de los Materiales, Instituto de Química, Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales, Universidad de Antioquia, Calle 70 No 52-21, Medellín, Colombia
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Reynes JF, Isoni V, García F. Tinkering with Mechanochemical Tools for Scale Up. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2023; 62:e202300819. [PMID: 37114517 DOI: 10.1002/anie.202300819] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/16/2023] [Revised: 04/26/2023] [Accepted: 04/27/2023] [Indexed: 04/29/2023]
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Mechanochemistry provides an environmentally benign platform to develop more sustainable chemical processes by limiting raw materials, energy use, and waste generation while using physically smaller equipment. A continuously growing research community has steadily showcased examples of beneficial mechanochemistry applications at both the laboratory and the preparative scale. In contrast to solution-based chemistry, mechanochemical processes have not yet been standardized, and thus scaling up is still a nascent discipline. The purpose of this Minireview is to highlight similarities, differences and challenges of the various approaches that have been successfully applied for a range of chemical applications at various scales. We hope to provide a discussion starting point for those interested in further developing mechanochemical processes for commercial use and/or industrialisation.
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- Javier F Reynes
- Departamento de Química Orgánica e Inorgánica Facultad de Química, Universidad de Oviedo, Av. Julián Clavería, 8, 33006, Oviedo, Asturias, Spain
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- Institute of Sustainability for Chemicals, Energy and Environment, Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR), 1, Pesek Road, Jurong Island, Singapore
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- Departamento de Química Orgánica e Inorgánica Facultad de Química, Universidad de Oviedo, Av. Julián Clavería, 8, 33006, Oviedo, Asturias, Spain
- School of Chemistry, Monash University Clayton, Victoria, 3800, Australia
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Mishra A, Hope MA, Stevanato G, Kubicki DJ, Emsley L. Dynamic Nuclear Polarization of Inorganic Halide Perovskites. THE JOURNAL OF PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY. C, NANOMATERIALS AND INTERFACES 2023; 127:11094-11102. [PMID: 37342202 PMCID: PMC10278140 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpcc.3c01527] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/06/2023] [Revised: 05/23/2023] [Indexed: 06/22/2023]
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The intrinsic low sensitivity of nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) experiments limits their utility for structure determination of materials. Dynamic nuclear polarization (DNP) under magic angle spinning (MAS) has shown tremendous potential to overcome this key limitation, enabling the acquisition of highly selective and sensitive NMR spectra. However, so far, DNP methods have not been explored in the context of inorganic lead halide perovskites, which are a leading class of semiconductor materials for optoelectronic applications. In this work, we study cesium lead chloride and quantitatively compare DNP methods based on impregnation with a solution of organic biradicals with doping of high-spin metal ions (Mn2+) into the perovskite structure. We find that metal-ion DNP provides the highest bulk sensitivity in this case, while highly surface-selective NMR spectra can be acquired using impregnation DNP. The performance of both methods is explained in terms of the relaxation times, particle size, dopant concentration, and surface wettability. We envisage the future use of DNP NMR approaches in establishing structure-activity relationships in inorganic perovskites, especially for mass-limited samples such as thin films.
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Podapangi SK, Jafarzadeh F, Mattiello S, Korukonda TB, Singh A, Beverina L, Brown TM. Green solvents, materials, and lead-free semiconductors for sustainable fabrication of perovskite solar cells. RSC Adv 2023; 13:18165-18206. [PMID: 37333793 PMCID: PMC10269851 DOI: 10.1039/d3ra01692g] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/15/2023] [Accepted: 05/09/2023] [Indexed: 06/20/2023] Open
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Perovskite materials research has received unprecedented recognition due to its applications in photovoltaics, LEDs, and other large area low-cost electronics. The exceptional improvement in the photovoltaic conversion efficiency of Perovskite solar cells (PSCs) achieved over the last decade has prompted efforts to develop and optimize device fabrication technologies for the industrial and commercial space. However, unstable operation in outdoor environments and toxicity of the employed materials and solvents have hindered this proposition. While their optoelectronic properties are extensively studied, the environmental impacts of the materials and manufacturing methods require further attention. This review summarizes and discusses green and environment-friendly methods for fabricating PSCs, particularly non-toxic solvents, and lead-free alternatives. Greener solvent choices are surveyed for all the solar cell films, (i.e. electron and hole transport, semiconductor, and electrode layers) and their impact on thin film quality, morphology and device performance is explored. We also discuss lead content in perovskites, its environmental impact and sequestration routes, and progress in replacing lead with greener alternatives. This review provides an analysis of sustainable green routes in perovskite solar cell fabrication, discussing the impact of each layer in the device stack, via life cycle analysis.
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- Suresh K Podapangi
- CHOSE (Centre for Hybrid and Organic Solar Energy), Department of Electronic Engineering, University of Rome-Tor Vergata via del Politecnico 1 00133 Rome Italy
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- CHOSE (Centre for Hybrid and Organic Solar Energy), Department of Electronic Engineering, University of Rome-Tor Vergata via del Politecnico 1 00133 Rome Italy
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- Department of Materials Science, State University of Milano-Bicocca Via Cozzi 55 I-20126 Milano Italy
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- Department of Centre for Energy Studies, Indian Institute of Technology Delhi Hauz Khas New Delhi-110016 India
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- Department of Mechanical Engineering and Materials Science, Duke University Durham NC 27708 USA
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- Department of Materials Science, State University of Milano-Bicocca Via Cozzi 55 I-20126 Milano Italy
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- CHOSE (Centre for Hybrid and Organic Solar Energy), Department of Electronic Engineering, University of Rome-Tor Vergata via del Politecnico 1 00133 Rome Italy
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Ghosh T, Mane P, Chakraborty B, Sahoo PK, Pradhan D. Laterally Grown Strain-Engineered Semitransparent Perovskite Solar Cells with 16.01% Efficiency. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2023; 15:17994-18005. [PMID: 36978214 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.2c20124] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/18/2023]
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Hybrid organometallic halide perovskite-based semitransparent solar cell research has garnered significant attention recently due to their promising applications for smart windows, tandem devices, wearable electronics, displays, and sustainable internet-of-things. Though considerable progress has been made, stability, controlling the crystalline qualities, and growth orientation in perovskite thin films play crucial roles in improving the photovoltaic (PV) performance. Recently, strain modulation within the perovskite gathers an immense interest that is achieved by the ex situ process. However, little work is reported on in situ strain modulation, which is presented here. Apart from the challenges in the fabrication of high-efficiency perovskite solar cell (PSC) devices under ambient conditions, the stability of organic hole-transporting materials needs urgent attention. Herein, a single-step deposition of formamidiniumchloride (FACl)-mediated CH3NH3PbI3 (MAPbI3) thin films without an inert atmosphere and CuI as the inorganic hole-transporting material is demonstrated for their potential application toward semitransparent PSCs. The FACl amount in MAPbI3 (mg/mL) plays a critical role in controlling the crystallinity, growth orientations, and in situ strains, which modulate the charge carrier transport dynamics, thereby improving the efficiency of the PSC device. A photoconversion efficiency of 16.01% has been achieved from MAPbI3 with 20 mg/mL of FACl additive incorporation. The modification of the structural, electronic, and optical properties and the origin of strain in the as-synthesized MAPbI3 domains due to the addition of FACl are further validated with experimental findings in detail using density functional theory simulations.
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- Tuhin Ghosh
- Materials Science Centre, Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur 721 302, India
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- Seismology Division, Bhabha Atomic Research Centre, Trombay, Mumbai 400085, India
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- High Pressure and Synchroton Radiation Physics Division, Bhabha Atomic Research Centre, Trombay, Mumbai 400085, India
- Homi Bhabha National Institute, Mumbai 400094, India
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- Materials Science Centre, Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur 721 302, India
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- Materials Science Centre, Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur 721 302, India
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Shaking Things from the Ground-Up: A Systematic Overview of the Mechanochemistry of Hard and High-Melting Inorganic Materials. MOLECULES (BASEL, SWITZERLAND) 2023; 28:molecules28020897. [PMID: 36677953 PMCID: PMC9865874 DOI: 10.3390/molecules28020897] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/12/2022] [Revised: 01/08/2023] [Accepted: 01/09/2023] [Indexed: 01/17/2023]
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We provide a systematic overview of the mechanochemical reactions of inorganic solids, notably simple binary compounds, such as oxides, nitrides, carbides, sulphides, phosphides, hydrides, borides, borane derivatives, and related systems. Whereas the solid state has been traditionally considered to be of little synthetic value by the broader community of synthetic chemists, the solid-state community, and in particular researchers focusing on the reactions of inorganic materials, have thrived in building a rich and dynamic research field based on mechanically-driven transformations of inorganic substances typically seen as inert and high-melting. This review provides an insight into the chemical richness of such mechanochemical reactions and, at the same time, offers their tentative categorisation based on transformation type, resulting in seven distinct groupings: (i) the formation of adducts, (ii) the reactions of dehydration; (iii) oxidation-reduction (redox) reactions; (iv) metathesis (or exchange) reactions; (v) doping and structural rearrangements, including reactions involving the reaction vessel (the milling jar); (vi) acid-base reactions, and (vii) other, mixed type reactions. At the same time, we offer a parallel description of inorganic mechanochemical reactions depending on the reaction conditions, as those that: (i) take place under mild conditions (e.g., manual grinding using a mortar and a pestle); (ii) proceed gradually under mechanical milling; (iii) are self-sustained and initiated by mechanical milling, i.e., mechanically induced self-propagating reactions (MSRs); and (iv) proceed only via harsh grinding and are a result of chemical reactivity under strongly non-equilibrium conditions. By elaborating on typical examples and general principles in the mechanochemistry of hard and high-melting substances, this review provides a suitable complement to the existing literature, focusing on the properties and mechanochemical reactions of inorganic solids, such as nanomaterials and catalysts.
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Vainauskas J, Topić F, Arhangelskis M, Titi HM, Friščić T. Polymorphs and solid solutions: materials with new luminescent properties obtained through mechanochemical transformation of dicyanoaurate(I) salts. Faraday Discuss 2023; 241:425-447. [PMID: 36222462 DOI: 10.1039/d2fd00134a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/06/2023]
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We report the use of mechano- and thermochemical methods to create new solid-state luminescent materials from well-known inorganic salts, potassium dicyanoaurate(I) KAu(CN)2, and potassium dicyanocuprate(I) KCu(CN)2. In particular, manual grinding or ball milling of commercial samples of KAu(CN)2 led to the formation of a novel polymorph of the salt, herein termed m-KAu(CN)2, evident by a significant change in color of the fluorescence emission of the solid material from orange to violet. The formation of m-KAu(CN)2 is reversible upon addition of small amounts of solvents, and powder X-ray diffraction analysis indicates that the structure of m-KAu(CN)2 might be related to that of pristine KAu(CN)2 through a change in ordering of Au(CN)2- ions in a layered structure. Thermal treatment of KAu(CN)2 led to the discovery of another polymorph of this well-known salt, herein termed t-KAu(CN)2, making KAu(CN)2 a rare example of a system in which thermochemical and mechanochemical treatments lead to the formation of different, in each case previously not reported, polymorphic forms. The thermally-induced transformation from KAu(CN)2 to t-KAu(CN)2 takes place around 250 °C and proceeds in a crystal-to-crystal fashion, which enabled the preliminary structural characterisation through single crystal X-ray diffraction, revealing the retention of the layered structure and a change in ordering of Au(CN)2- ions. Milling of the simple salt KAu(CN)2 in the presence of equimolar amounts or less of its copper(I)-based analogue coordination polymer KCu(CN)2 leads to the formation of a series of solid solution materials, isostructural to m-KAu(CN)2 and with visible fluorescence emission distinct from KCu(CN)2 or any herein investigated forms of KAu(CN)2.
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- Jogirdas Vainauskas
- Department of Chemistry, McGill University, 801 Sherbrooke St. W., H3A 0B8 Montreal, Canada.
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- Department of Chemistry, McGill University, 801 Sherbrooke St. W., H3A 0B8 Montreal, Canada.
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- Faculty of Chemistry, University of Warsaw, 1 Pasteura Street, Warsaw 02-093, Poland
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- Department of Chemistry, McGill University, 801 Sherbrooke St. W., H3A 0B8 Montreal, Canada.
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- Department of Chemistry, McGill University, 801 Sherbrooke St. W., H3A 0B8 Montreal, Canada.
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Xu T, Xiang W, Kubicki DJ, Liu Y, Tress W, Liu S. Simultaneous Lattice Engineering and Defect Control via Cadmium Incorporation for High-Performance Inorganic Perovskite Solar Cells. ADVANCED SCIENCE (WEINHEIM, BADEN-WURTTEMBERG, GERMANY) 2022; 9:e2204486. [PMID: 36344454 PMCID: PMC9798970 DOI: 10.1002/advs.202204486] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/05/2022] [Revised: 10/07/2022] [Indexed: 05/28/2023]
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Doping of all-inorganic lead halide perovskites to enhance their photovoltaic performance and stability has been reported to be effective. Up to now most studies have focused on the doping of elements in to the perovskite lattice. However, most of them cannot be doped into the perovskite lattice and the roles of these dopants are still controversial. Herein,the authors introduce CdI2 as an additive into CsPbI3-x Brx and use it as active layer to fabricate high-performance inorganic perovskite solar cells (PSCs). Cd with a smaller radius than Pb can partially substitute Pb in the perovskite lattice by up to 2 mol%. Meanwhile, the remaining Cd stays on the surface and grain boundaries (GB) of the perovskite film in the form of Cs2 CdI4-x Br-x , which is found to reduce non-radiative recombination. These effects result in prolonged charge carrier lifetime, suppressed defect formation, decreased GBs, and an upward shift of energybands in the Cd-containing film. A champion efficiency of 20.8% is achieved for Cd-incorporated PSCs, together with improved device ambient stability. This work highlights the importance of simultaneous lattice engineering, defectcontrol and atomic-level characterization in achieving high-performance inorganic PSCs with well-defined structure-property relationships.
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- Tianfei Xu
- Key Laboratory of Applied Surface and Colloid ChemistryMinistry of EducationShaanxi Key Laboratory for Advanced Energy DevicesShaanxi Engineering Lab for Advanced Energy TechnologySchool of Materials Science and EngineeringShaanxi Normal UniversityXi'an710119China
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- Key Laboratory of Applied Surface and Colloid ChemistryMinistry of EducationShaanxi Key Laboratory for Advanced Energy DevicesShaanxi Engineering Lab for Advanced Energy TechnologySchool of Materials Science and EngineeringShaanxi Normal UniversityXi'an710119China
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- Key Laboratory of Applied Surface and Colloid ChemistryMinistry of EducationShaanxi Key Laboratory for Advanced Energy DevicesShaanxi Engineering Lab for Advanced Energy TechnologySchool of Materials Science and EngineeringShaanxi Normal UniversityXi'an710119China
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- Institute of Computational PhysicsZurich University of Applied SciencesWildbachstr. 21Winterthur8401Switzerland
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- Key Laboratory of Applied Surface and Colloid ChemistryMinistry of EducationShaanxi Key Laboratory for Advanced Energy DevicesShaanxi Engineering Lab for Advanced Energy TechnologySchool of Materials Science and EngineeringShaanxi Normal UniversityXi'an710119China
- Dalian National Laboratory for Clean EnergyiChEMDalian Institute of Chemical PhysicsChinese Academy of SciencesDalian116023China
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Parikh N, Sevak P, Jowhar Khanam S, Prochowicz D, Akin S, Satapathi S, Tavakoli MM, Banavoth M, Kalam A, Yadav P. Rationalizing the Effect of Polymer-Controlled Growth of Perovskite Single Crystals on Optoelectronic Properties. ACS OMEGA 2022; 7:36535-36542. [PMID: 36278064 PMCID: PMC9583095 DOI: 10.1021/acsomega.2c04400] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/12/2022] [Accepted: 09/02/2022] [Indexed: 05/29/2023]
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To improve and modulate the optoelectronic properties of single-crystal (SC) metal halide perovskites (MHPs), significant progress has been achieved. Polymer-assisted techniques are a great approach to control the growth rate of SCs effectively. However, the resultant optoelectrical properties induced by polymers are ambiguous and need to be taken into the consideration. In this study, we have synthesized methylammonium lead triiodide (MAPbI3) SCs using polyethylene glycol (PEG) and polystyrene (PS) polymers where PEG contains oxygen functionalities and PS does not. We studied the electrical properties of these SCs under dark and illumination conditions. It was observed that PEG-assisted SCs showed few defects with lower photocurrent as compared to the PS-assisted ones because of defect-mediated conductivity. The results are further verified by transient current response, responsivity, and capacitance-frequency measurements. The present study sheds light on the polymer selection for the growth of MHP SCs and their optoelectronic properties.
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- Nishi Parikh
- Department
of Science, School of Technology, Pandit
Deendayal Energy University, Gandhinagar382 007, Gujarat, India
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- Department
of Science, School of Technology, Pandit
Deendayal Energy University, Gandhinagar382 007, Gujarat, India
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- Solar
Cells and Photonics Research Laboratory, School of Chemistry, University of Hyderabad, Hyderabad500046, Telangana, India
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- Institute
of Physical Chemistry, Polish Academy of
Sciences, Kasprzaka 44/52, Warsaw01-224, Poland
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- Department
of Metallurgical and Materials Engineering, Karamanoglu Mehmetbey University, Karaman70200, Turkey
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- Department
of Physics, Indian Institute of Technology
Roorkee, Roorkee, Haridwar, Uttarakhand247667, India
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- Department
of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts02139, United States
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- Solar
Cells and Photonics Research Laboratory, School of Chemistry, University of Hyderabad, Hyderabad500046, Telangana, India
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- Department
of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, King Khalid
University, P.O. Box 9004, Abha61413, Saudi Arabia
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- Department
of Solar Energy, School of Technology, Pandit
Deendayal Energy University, Gandhinagar382 007, Gujarat, India
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As an emerging new class of semiconductor nanomaterials, halide perovskite (ABX3, X = Cl, Br, or I) nanocrystals (NCs) are attracting increasing attention owing to their great potential in optoelectronics and beyond. This field has experienced rapid breakthroughs over the past few years. In this comprehensive review, halide perovskite NCs that are either freestanding or embedded in a matrix (e.g., perovskites, metal-organic frameworks, glass) will be discussed. We will summarize recent progress on the synthesis and post-synthesis methods of halide perovskite NCs. Characterizations of halide perovskite NCs by using a variety of techniques will be present. Tremendous efforts to tailor the optical and electronic properties of halide perovskite NCs in terms of manipulating their size, surface, and component will be highlighted. Physical insights gained on the unique optical and charge-carrier transport properties will be provided. Importantly, the growing potential of halide perovskite NCs for advancing optoelectronic applications and beyond including light-emitting devices (LEDs), solar cells, scintillators and X-ray imaging, lasers, thin-film transistors (TFTs), artificial synapses, and light communication will be extensively discussed, along with prospecting their development in the future.
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Cuccu F, De Luca L, Delogu F, Colacino E, Solin N, Mocci R, Porcheddu A. Mechanochemistry: New Tools to Navigate the Uncharted Territory of "Impossible" Reactions. CHEMSUSCHEM 2022; 15:e202200362. [PMID: 35867602 PMCID: PMC9542358 DOI: 10.1002/cssc.202200362] [Citation(s) in RCA: 39] [Impact Index Per Article: 19.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/18/2022] [Revised: 06/01/2022] [Indexed: 05/10/2023]
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Mechanochemical transformations have made chemists enter unknown territories, forcing a different chemistry perspective. While questioning or revisiting familiar concepts belonging to solution chemistry, mechanochemistry has broken new ground, especially in the panorama of organic synthesis. Not only does it foster new "thinking outside the box", but it also has opened new reaction paths, allowing to overcome the weaknesses of traditional chemistry exactly where the use of well-established solution-based methodologies rules out progress. In this Review, the reader is introduced to an intriguing research subject not yet fully explored and waiting for improved understanding. Indeed, the study is mainly focused on organic transformations that, although impossible in solution, become possible under mechanochemical processing conditions, simultaneously entailing innovation and expanding the chemical space.
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- Federico Cuccu
- Dipartimento di Scienze Chimiche e Geologiche, Università degli Studi di Cagliari, Cittadella Universitaria, 09042, Monserrato, Cagliari, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Chimica e Farmacia, Università degli Studi di Sassari, via Vienna 2, 07100, Sassari, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Ingegneria Meccanica, Chimica e dei Materiali, Università degli Studi di Cagliari, Via Marengo 2, 09123, Cagliari, Italy
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- Department of Physics, Chemistry and Biology (IFM), Electronic and Photonic Materials (EFM), Building Fysikhuset, Room M319, Campus, Valla, Sweden
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- Dipartimento di Scienze Chimiche e Geologiche, Università degli Studi di Cagliari, Cittadella Universitaria, 09042, Monserrato, Cagliari, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Scienze Chimiche e Geologiche, Università degli Studi di Cagliari, Cittadella Universitaria, 09042, Monserrato, Cagliari, Italy
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Leszczyński M, Kornacki D, Terlecki M, Justyniak I, Miletić GI, Halasz I, Bernatowicz P, Szejko V, Lewiński J. Mechanochemical vs Wet Approach for Directing CO 2 Capture toward Various Carbonate and Bicarbonate Networks. ACS SUSTAINABLE CHEMISTRY & ENGINEERING 2022; 10:4374-4380. [PMID: 35433136 PMCID: PMC9006257 DOI: 10.1021/acssuschemeng.1c08402] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/13/2021] [Revised: 03/24/2022] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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The distinct research areas related to CO2 capture and mechanochemistry are both highly attractive in the context of green chemistry. However, merger of these two areas, i.e., mechanochemical CO2 capture, is still in an early stage of development. Here, the application of biguanidine as an active species for CO2 capture is investigated using both solution-based and liquid-assisted mechanochemical approaches, which lead to a variety of biguanidinium carbonate and bicarbonate hydrogen-bonded networks. We demonstrate that in solution, the formation of the carbonate vs bicarbonate networks can be directed by the organic solvent, while, remarkably, in the liquid-assisted mechanochemical synthesis employing the same solvents as additives, the selectivity in network formation is inversed. In general, our findings support the view of mechanochemistry not only as a sustainable alternative but rather as a complementary strategy to solution-based synthesis.
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- Michał
K. Leszczyński
- Faculty
of Chemistry, Warsaw University of Technology, Noakowskiego 3, 00-664 Warsaw, Poland
- Institute
of Physical Chemistry, Polish Academy of Sciences, Kasprzaka 44/52, 01-224 Warsaw, Poland
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- Institute
of Physical Chemistry, Polish Academy of Sciences, Kasprzaka 44/52, 01-224 Warsaw, Poland
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- Faculty
of Chemistry, Warsaw University of Technology, Noakowskiego 3, 00-664 Warsaw, Poland
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- Institute
of Physical Chemistry, Polish Academy of Sciences, Kasprzaka 44/52, 01-224 Warsaw, Poland
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- Ruđ̵er
Bošković Institute, Bijenička 54, 10000 Zagreb, Croatia
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- Institute
of Physical Chemistry, Polish Academy of Sciences, Kasprzaka 44/52, 01-224 Warsaw, Poland
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- Faculty
of Chemistry, Warsaw University of Technology, Noakowskiego 3, 00-664 Warsaw, Poland
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- Faculty
of Chemistry, Warsaw University of Technology, Noakowskiego 3, 00-664 Warsaw, Poland
- Institute
of Physical Chemistry, Polish Academy of Sciences, Kasprzaka 44/52, 01-224 Warsaw, Poland
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Zhang Y, Wang Y, Yang X, Zhao L, Su R, Wu J, Luo D, Li S, Chen P, Yu M, Gong Q, Zhu R. Mechanochemistry Advances High-Performance Perovskite Solar Cells. ADVANCED MATERIALS (DEERFIELD BEACH, FLA.) 2022; 34:e2107420. [PMID: 34845763 DOI: 10.1002/adma.202107420] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/17/2021] [Revised: 11/05/2021] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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A prerequisite for commercializing perovskite photovoltaics is to develop a swift and eco-friendly synthesis route, which guarantees the mass production of halide perovskites in the industry. Herein, a green-solvent-assisted mechanochemical strategy is developed for fast synthesizing a stoichiometric δ-phase formamidinium lead iodide (δ-FAPbI3 ) powder, which serves as a high-purity precursor for perovskite film deposition with low defects. The presynthesized δ-FAPbI3 precursor possesses high concentration of micrometer-sized colloids, which are in favor of preferable crystallization by spontaneous nucleation. The resultant perovskite films own preferred crystal orientations of cubic (100) plane, which is beneficial for superior carrier transport compared to that of the films with isotropic crystal orientations using "mixture of PbI2 and FAI" as precursors. As a result, high-performance perovskite solar cells with a maximum power conversion efficiency of 24.2% are obtained. Moreover, the δ-FAPbI3 powder shows superior storage stability for more than 10 months in ambient environment (40 ± 10% relative humidity), being conducive to a facile and practical storage for further commercialization.
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- Yuzhuo Zhang
- State Key Laboratory for Artificial Microstructure and Mesoscopic Physics, School of Physics, Frontiers Science Center for Nano-optoelectronics & Collaborative Innovation Center of Quantum Matter, Peking University, Beijing, 100871, China
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- State Key Laboratory for Artificial Microstructure and Mesoscopic Physics, School of Physics, Frontiers Science Center for Nano-optoelectronics & Collaborative Innovation Center of Quantum Matter, Peking University, Beijing, 100871, China
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- State Key Laboratory for Artificial Microstructure and Mesoscopic Physics, School of Physics, Frontiers Science Center for Nano-optoelectronics & Collaborative Innovation Center of Quantum Matter, Peking University, Beijing, 100871, China
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- State Key Laboratory for Artificial Microstructure and Mesoscopic Physics, School of Physics, Frontiers Science Center for Nano-optoelectronics & Collaborative Innovation Center of Quantum Matter, Peking University, Beijing, 100871, China
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- State Key Laboratory for Artificial Microstructure and Mesoscopic Physics, School of Physics, Frontiers Science Center for Nano-optoelectronics & Collaborative Innovation Center of Quantum Matter, Peking University, Beijing, 100871, China
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- State Key Laboratory for Artificial Microstructure and Mesoscopic Physics, School of Physics, Frontiers Science Center for Nano-optoelectronics & Collaborative Innovation Center of Quantum Matter, Peking University, Beijing, 100871, China
- Peking University Yangtze Delta Institute of Optoelectronics, Nantong, Jiangsu, 226010, China
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Toronto, Toronto, M5G 3E4, Canada
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- State Key Laboratory for Artificial Microstructure and Mesoscopic Physics, School of Physics, Frontiers Science Center for Nano-optoelectronics & Collaborative Innovation Center of Quantum Matter, Peking University, Beijing, 100871, China
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- State Key Laboratory for Artificial Microstructure and Mesoscopic Physics, School of Physics, Frontiers Science Center for Nano-optoelectronics & Collaborative Innovation Center of Quantum Matter, Peking University, Beijing, 100871, China
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- State Key Laboratory for Artificial Microstructure and Mesoscopic Physics, School of Physics, Frontiers Science Center for Nano-optoelectronics & Collaborative Innovation Center of Quantum Matter, Peking University, Beijing, 100871, China
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- State Key Laboratory for Artificial Microstructure and Mesoscopic Physics, School of Physics, Frontiers Science Center for Nano-optoelectronics & Collaborative Innovation Center of Quantum Matter, Peking University, Beijing, 100871, China
- Peking University Yangtze Delta Institute of Optoelectronics, Nantong, Jiangsu, 226010, China
- Collaborative Innovation Center of Extreme Optics, Shanxi University, Taiyuan, Shanxi, 030006, China
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- State Key Laboratory for Artificial Microstructure and Mesoscopic Physics, School of Physics, Frontiers Science Center for Nano-optoelectronics & Collaborative Innovation Center of Quantum Matter, Peking University, Beijing, 100871, China
- Peking University Yangtze Delta Institute of Optoelectronics, Nantong, Jiangsu, 226010, China
- Collaborative Innovation Center of Extreme Optics, Shanxi University, Taiyuan, Shanxi, 030006, China
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Mercier N, Hleli F, Salah MBH, Zouari N, Botta C. Mechanochromic luminescence of composites based on (CH3NH3)PbBr3 and layered HPs: influence of 2D components and interface multilayered phases. Eur J Inorg Chem 2022. [DOI: 10.1002/ejic.202101028] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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- Nicolas Mercier
- University of Angers: Universite d'Angers UFR Sciences 2 Boulevard Lavoisier 49045 Angers FRANCE
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- Angers University: Universite d'Angers Chemistry FRANCE
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- University of Sfax: Universite de Sfax Chemistry TUNISIA
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- Polytechnic of Milan Department of Chemistry Materials and Chemical Engineering: Politecnico di Milano Dipartimento di Chimica Materiali e Ingegneria Chimica Giulio Natta Physic ITALY
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Lennox CB, Do JL, Crew JG, Arhangelskis M, Titi HM, Howarth AJ, Farha OK, Friščić T. Simplifying and expanding the scope of boron imidazolate framework (BIF) synthesis using mechanochemistry. Chem Sci 2021; 12:14499-14506. [PMID: 34881001 PMCID: PMC8580121 DOI: 10.1039/d1sc03665c] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/05/2021] [Accepted: 09/13/2021] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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Mechanochemistry enables rapid access to boron imidazolate frameworks (BIFs), including ultralight materials based on Li and Cu(i) nodes, as well as new, previously unexplored systems based on Ag(i) nodes. Compared to solution methods, mechanochemistry is faster, provides materials with improved porosity, and replaces harsh reactants (e.g. n-butylithium) with simpler and safer oxides, carbonates or hydroxides. Periodic density-functional theory (DFT) calculations on polymorphic pairs of BIFs based on Li+, Cu+ and Ag+ nodes reveals that heavy-atom nodes increase the stability of the open SOD-framework relative to the non-porous dia-polymorph.
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- Cameron B Lennox
- Department of Chemistry, McGill University 801 Sherbrooke St. W H3A 0B8 Montreal Canada .,FRQNT Quebec Centre for Advanced Materials (QCAM/CQMF) Montreal Canada
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- Department of Chemistry, McGill University 801 Sherbrooke St. W H3A 0B8 Montreal Canada .,FRQNT Quebec Centre for Advanced Materials (QCAM/CQMF) Montreal Canada
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- Department of Chemistry, McGill University 801 Sherbrooke St. W H3A 0B8 Montreal Canada .,School of Chemistry, Cardiff University Main Building. Park Place Cardiff CF10 3AT UK
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- Department of Chemistry, McGill University 801 Sherbrooke St. W H3A 0B8 Montreal Canada .,Faculty of Chemistry, University of Warsaw 1 Pasteura St 02-093 Warsaw Poland
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- Department of Chemistry, McGill University 801 Sherbrooke St. W H3A 0B8 Montreal Canada .,FRQNT Quebec Centre for Advanced Materials (QCAM/CQMF) Montreal Canada
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- FRQNT Quebec Centre for Advanced Materials (QCAM/CQMF) Montreal Canada.,Department of Biochemistry and Chemistry, Concordia University 7141 Sherbrooke St. W H4B 1R6 Montreal Canada.,International Institute for Nanotechnology, Department of Chemistry, Northwestern University 2145 Sheridan Road 60208 Evanston Il USA
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- International Institute for Nanotechnology, Department of Chemistry, Northwestern University 2145 Sheridan Road 60208 Evanston Il USA
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- Department of Chemistry, McGill University 801 Sherbrooke St. W H3A 0B8 Montreal Canada .,FRQNT Quebec Centre for Advanced Materials (QCAM/CQMF) Montreal Canada
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Prospects of Integrated Photovoltaic-Fuel Cell Systems in a Hydrogen Economy: A Comprehensive Review. ENERGIES 2021. [DOI: 10.3390/en14206827] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/05/2023]
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Integrated photovoltaic-fuel cell (IPVFC) systems, amongst other integrated energy generation methodologies are renewable and clean energy technologies that have received diverse research and development attentions over the last few decades due to their potential applications in a hydrogen economy. This article systematically updates the state-of-the-art of IPVFC systems and provides critical insights into the research and development gaps needed to be filled/addressed to advance these systems towards full commercialization. Design methodologies, renewable energy-based microgrid and off-grid applications, energy management strategies, optimizations and the prospects as self-sustaining power sources were covered. IPVFC systems could play an important role in the upcoming hydrogen economy since they depend on solar hydrogen which has almost zero emissions during operation. Highlighted herein are the advances as well as the technical challenges to be surmounted to realize numerous potential applications of IPVFC systems in unmanned aerial vehicles, hybrid electric vehicles, agricultural applications, telecommunications, desalination, synthesis of ammonia, boats, buildings, and distributed microgrid applications.
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Saothayanun TK, Ogawa M. Mechanochemical syntheses of all-inorganic iodide perovskites from layered cesium titanate and bismuth (and antimony) iodide. Chem Commun (Camb) 2021; 57:10003-10006. [PMID: 34498022 DOI: 10.1039/d1cc03615g] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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All-inorganic iodide perovskites were prepared by a mechanochemical reaction between a layered cesium titanate and bismuth (or antimony) triiodide under ambient conditions. The layered cesium titanate was a sacrificial template and also acted as a milling media for the formation of the perovskite nanoparticles with the size of a few nanometres.
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- Taya Ko Saothayanun
- School of Energy Science and Engineering (ESE), Vidyasirimedhi Institute of Science and Technology (VISTEC), 555 Moo 1 Payupnai, Wangchan, Rayong 21210, Thailand.
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- School of Energy Science and Engineering (ESE), Vidyasirimedhi Institute of Science and Technology (VISTEC), 555 Moo 1 Payupnai, Wangchan, Rayong 21210, Thailand.
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Budny-Godlewski K, Leszczyński MK, Tulewicz A, Justyniak I, Pinkowicz D, Sieklucka B, Kruczała K, Sojka Z, Lewiński J. A Case Study on the Desired Selectivity in Solid-State Mechano- and Slow-Chemistry, Melt, and Solution Methodologies. CHEMSUSCHEM 2021; 14:3887-3894. [PMID: 34289248 DOI: 10.1002/cssc.202101269] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/17/2021] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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Solution-based syntheses are omnipresent in chemistry but are often associated with obvious disadvantages, and the search for new mild and green synthetic methods continues to be a hot topic. Here, comparative studies in four different reaction media were conducted, that is, the solid-state mechano- and slow-chemistry synthesis, melted phase, and solution protocols, and the impact of the employed solvent-free solid-state versus liquid-phase synthetic approaches was highlighted on a pool of products. A moderately exothermic model reaction system was chosen based on bis(pentafluorophenyl)zinc, (C6 F5 )2 Zn, and 2,2,6,6-tetramethylpiperidinyl oxide (TEMPO) as a stable nitroxyl radical, anticipating that these reagents may offer a unique landscape for addressing kinetic and thermodynamic aspects of wet and solvent-free solid-state processes. In a toluene solution two distinct paramagnetic Lewis acid-base adducts (C6 F5 )2 Zn(η1 -TEMPO) (1) and (C6 F5 )2 Zn(η1 -TEMPO)2 (2) equilibrated, but only 2 was affordable by crystallization. In turn, crystallization from the melt was the only method yielding single crystals of 1. Moreover, the solid-state approaches were stoichiometry sensitive and allowed for the selective synthesis of both adducts by simple stoichiometric control over the substrates. Density functional theory (DFT) calculations were carried out to examine selected structural and thermodynamic features of the adducts 1 and 2. Compound 2 is a unique non-redox active metal complex supported by two nitroxide radicals, and the magnetic studies revealed weak-to-moderate intramolecular antiferromagnetic interactions between the two coordinated TEMPO molecules.
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- Krzysztof Budny-Godlewski
- Faculty of Chemistry, Warsaw University of Technology, Noakowskiego 3, 00-664, Warsaw, Poland
- Institute of Physical Chemistry, Polish Academy of Sciences, Kasprzaka 44/52, 01-224, Warsaw, Poland
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- Faculty of Chemistry, Warsaw University of Technology, Noakowskiego 3, 00-664, Warsaw, Poland
- Institute of Physical Chemistry, Polish Academy of Sciences, Kasprzaka 44/52, 01-224, Warsaw, Poland
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- Institute of Physical Chemistry, Polish Academy of Sciences, Kasprzaka 44/52, 01-224, Warsaw, Poland
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- Institute of Physical Chemistry, Polish Academy of Sciences, Kasprzaka 44/52, 01-224, Warsaw, Poland
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- Faculty of Chemistry, Jagiellonian University, Gronostajowa 2, 30-387, Cracow, Poland
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- Faculty of Chemistry, Jagiellonian University, Gronostajowa 2, 30-387, Cracow, Poland
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- Faculty of Chemistry, Jagiellonian University, Gronostajowa 2, 30-387, Cracow, Poland
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- Faculty of Chemistry, Jagiellonian University, Gronostajowa 2, 30-387, Cracow, Poland
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- Faculty of Chemistry, Warsaw University of Technology, Noakowskiego 3, 00-664, Warsaw, Poland
- Institute of Physical Chemistry, Polish Academy of Sciences, Kasprzaka 44/52, 01-224, Warsaw, Poland
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NMR spectroscopy probes microstructure, dynamics and doping of metal halide perovskites. Nat Rev Chem 2021; 5:624-645. [PMID: 37118421 DOI: 10.1038/s41570-021-00309-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 42] [Impact Index Per Article: 14.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 06/15/2021] [Indexed: 12/23/2022]
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Solid-state magic-angle spinning NMR spectroscopy is a powerful technique to probe atomic-level microstructure and structural dynamics in metal halide perovskites. It can be used to measure dopant incorporation, phase segregation, halide mixing, decomposition pathways, passivation mechanisms, short-range and long-range dynamics, and other local properties. This Review describes practical aspects of recording solid-state NMR data on halide perovskites and how these afford unique insights into new compositions, dopants and passivation agents. We discuss the applicability, feasibility and limitations of 1H, 13C, 15N, 14N, 133Cs, 87Rb, 39K, 207Pb, 119Sn, 113Cd, 209Bi, 115In, 19F and 2H NMR in typical experimental scenarios. We highlight the pivotal complementary role of solid-state mechanosynthesis, which enables highly sensitive NMR studies by providing large quantities of high-purity materials of arbitrary complexity and of chemical shifts calculated using density functional theory. We examine the broader impact of solid-state NMR on materials research and how its evolution over seven decades has benefitted structural studies of contemporary materials such as halide perovskites. Finally, we summarize some of the open questions in perovskite optoelectronics that could be addressed using solid-state NMR. We, thereby, hope to stimulate wider use of this technique in materials and optoelectronics research.
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Tarutani N, Kato R, Uchikoshi T, Ishigaki T. Spontaneously formed gradient chemical compositional structures of niobium doped titanium dioxide nanoparticles enhance ultraviolet- and visible-light photocatalytic performance. Sci Rep 2021; 11:15236. [PMID: 34330956 PMCID: PMC8324787 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-021-94512-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/10/2021] [Accepted: 07/13/2021] [Indexed: 02/07/2023] Open
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Semiconductor photocatalysts showing excellent performance under irradiation of both ultraviolet (UV)- and visible (VIS)-light are highly demanded towards realization of sustainable energy systems. TiO2 is one of the most common photocatalysts and has been widely investigated as candidate showing UV/VIS responsive performance. In this study, we report synthesis of Nb doped TiO2 by environmentally benign mechanochemical reaction. Nb atoms were successfully incorporated into TiO2 lattice by applying mechanical energy. As synthesized Nb doped TiO2 were metastable phase and formed chemical compositional gradient structure of poorly Nb doped TiO2 core and highly Nb doped TiO2 surface after high temperature heat treatment. It was found that formed gradient chemical compositional heterojunctions effectively enhanced photocatalytic performance of Nb doped TiO2 under both of UV- and VIS-light irradiation, which is different trend compared with Nb doped TiO2 prepared through conventional methods. The approach shown here will be employed for versatile systems because of simple and environmentally benign process.
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- Naoki Tarutani
- Applied Chemistry Program, Graduate School of Advanced Science and Engineering, Hiroshima University, 1-4-1 Kagamiyama, Higashi-Hiroshima, Hiroshima, 739-8527, Japan.
- Department of Chemical Science and Technology, Faculty of Bioscience and Applied Chemistry, Hosei University, 3-7-2 Kajino-cho, Koganei, Tokyo, 184-8584, Japan.
- Research Center for Micro-Nano Technology, Hosei University, 3-11-15 Midori-cho, Koganei, Tokyo, 184-0003, Japan.
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- Department of Chemical Science and Technology, Faculty of Bioscience and Applied Chemistry, Hosei University, 3-7-2 Kajino-cho, Koganei, Tokyo, 184-8584, Japan
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- Research Center for Micro-Nano Technology, Hosei University, 3-11-15 Midori-cho, Koganei, Tokyo, 184-0003, Japan
- Research Center for Functional Materials, National Institute for Materials Science, 1-2-1, Sengen, Tsukuba, 305-0047, Japan
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- Department of Chemical Science and Technology, Faculty of Bioscience and Applied Chemistry, Hosei University, 3-7-2 Kajino-cho, Koganei, Tokyo, 184-8584, Japan.
- Research Center for Micro-Nano Technology, Hosei University, 3-11-15 Midori-cho, Koganei, Tokyo, 184-0003, Japan.
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Milić JV, Zakeeruddin SM, Grätzel M. Layered Hybrid Formamidinium Lead Iodide Perovskites: Challenges and Opportunities. Acc Chem Res 2021; 54:2729-2740. [PMID: 34085817 DOI: 10.1021/acs.accounts.0c00879] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/29/2023]
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ConspectusHybrid halide perovskite materials have become one of the leading candidates for various optoelectronic applications. They are based on organic-inorganic structures defined by the AMX3 composition, were A is the central cation that can be either organic (e.g., methylammonium, formamidinium (FA)) or inorganic (e.g., Cs+), M is a divalent metal ion (e.g., Pb2+ or Sn2+), and X is a halide anion (I-, Br-, or Cl-). In particular, FAPbI3 perovskites have shown remarkable optoelectronic properties and thermal stabilities. However, the photoactive α-FAPbI3 (black) perovskite phase is not thermodynamically stable at ambient temperature and forms the δ-FAPbI3 (yellow) phase that is not suitable for optoelectronic applications. This has stimulated intense research efforts to stabilize and realize the potential of the α-FAPbI3 perovskite phase. In addition, hybrid perovskites were proven to be unstable against the external environmental conditions (air and moisture) and under device operating conditions (voltage and light), which is related to various degradation mechanisms. One of the strategies to overcome these instabilities has been based on low-dimensional hybrid perovskite materials, in particular layered two-dimensional (2D) perovskite phases composed of organic layers separating hybrid perovskite slabs, which were found to be more stable toward ambient conditions and ion migration. These materials are mostly based on SxAn-1PbnX3n+1 composition with various mono- (x = 1) or bifunctional (x = 2) organic spacer cations that template hybrid perovskite slabs and commonly form either Ruddlesden-Popper (RP) or Dion-Jacobson (DJ) phases. These materials behave as natural quantum wells since charge carriers are confined to the inorganic slabs, featuring a gradual decrease in the band gap as the number of inorganic layers (n) increases from n = 1 (2D) to n = ∞ (3D). While various layered 2D perovskites have been developed, their FA-based analogues remain under-represented to date. Over the past few years, several research advances enabled the realization of FA-based layered perovskites, which have also demonstrated a unique templating effect in stabilizing the α-FAPbI3 phase. This, for instance, involved the archetypical n-butylammonium and 2-phenylethylammonium organic spacers as well as guanidinium, 5-ammonium valeric acid, iso-butylammonium, benzylammonium, n-pentylammonium, 2-thiophenemethylammonium, 2-(perfluorophenyl)ethylammonium, 1-adamantylmethanammonium, and 1,4-phenylenedimethanammonium. FAPbBr3-based layered perovskites have also demonstrated potential in various optoelectronic applications, yet the opportunities associated with FAPbI3-based perovskites have attracted particular attention in photovoltaics, stimulating further developments. This Account provides an overview of some of these recent developments, with a particular focus on FAPbI3-based layered perovskites and their utility in photovoltaics, while outlining challenges and opportunities for these hybrid materials in the future.
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- Jovana V. Milić
- Laboratory of Photonics and Interfaces, EPFL, Station 6, 1015 Lausanne, Switzerland
- Adolphe Merkle Institute, University of Fribourg, Chemin des Verdiers 4, 1700 Fribourg, Switzerland
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- Laboratory of Photonics and Interfaces, EPFL, Station 6, 1015 Lausanne, Switzerland
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- Laboratory of Photonics and Interfaces, EPFL, Station 6, 1015 Lausanne, Switzerland
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Wang Q, Ma M, Cui K, Li X, Zhou Y, Li Y, Wu X. Mechanochemical synthesis of MAPbBr 3/carbon sphere composites for boosting carrier-involved superoxide species. J Environ Sci (China) 2021; 104:399-414. [PMID: 33985742 DOI: 10.1016/j.jes.2020.12.024] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/20/2020] [Revised: 12/19/2020] [Accepted: 12/21/2020] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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Lead halide perovskites MAPbX3 (MA = CH3NH3 or Cs; X = I, Br, Cl) are well considered to be potential candidates for photocatalytic reaction due to its excellent photoelectrical properties, but they still suffer from the low charge separation efficiency and slow catalytic reaction dynamics. To tackle the drawbacks, herein, MAPbBr3/carbon sphere (CS) composite photocatalysts using glucose as the carbon source were elaborately designed and fabricated via a dry mechanochemical grinding process. The interfacial interaction Pb-O-C chemical bonds were constructed between MAPbBr3 and the carbon sphere surface containing organic functional groups. By optimizing the content of CSs, the enhanced photocatalytic degradation kinetic rate of Malachite Green (MG) pollutants (92% within 20 min) for MAPbBr3/CSx (x = 17 wt.%) is about 3.6-fold of that for pristine MAPbBr3, which is attributed to the corporative adsorption and enhanced carrier transportation and separation of MAPbBr3/CSx. Furthermore, the possible degradation mechanism was proposed on basis of the electrochemical, mass spectrometry and optical characterization results. Owing to the robust interfacial interaction, effective electron extraction rate (ket = 4.6 × 107 sec-1) from MAPbBr3 to CS can be established, which driven oxygen activation where superoxide radicals (•O2-) played an important role in MG degradation. It is expected that mechanochemistry strategy may provide a new route to design efficient lead halide perovskite-carbon or metal oxide or sulfide composite photocatalysts.
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- Qun Wang
- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, MIIT, Key Laboratory of Critical Materials Technology for New Energy Conversion and Storage, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin 150001, China.
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, MIIT, Key Laboratory of Critical Materials Technology for New Energy Conversion and Storage, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin 150001, China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, MIIT, Key Laboratory of Critical Materials Technology for New Energy Conversion and Storage, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin 150001, China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, MIIT, Key Laboratory of Critical Materials Technology for New Energy Conversion and Storage, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin 150001, China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, MIIT, Key Laboratory of Critical Materials Technology for New Energy Conversion and Storage, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin 150001, China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, MIIT, Key Laboratory of Critical Materials Technology for New Energy Conversion and Storage, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin 150001, China.
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, MIIT, Key Laboratory of Critical Materials Technology for New Energy Conversion and Storage, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin 150001, China.
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Wilke M, Gawryluk DJ, Casati N. Metastability and Seeding Effects in the Mechanochemical Hybrid Lead(II) Iodide Formation. Chemistry 2021; 27:5944-5955. [PMID: 33319376 DOI: 10.1002/chem.202004431] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/02/2020] [Revised: 12/09/2020] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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The mechanism for the mechanochemical synthesis of (C(NH2 )3 )3 PbI5 3 and (C(NH2 )3 )4 PbI6 4 and their conversion into each other is presented. We investigated the synthesis of 3 at different frequencies and energies using in situ powder X-ray diffraction. By splitting the reaction into single parts we could prove that the formation of 3 is simply dependent on the energy and mixing speed. The nucleation of 4 instead is slightly negative dependent on the energy but dependent on the mixing speed, while its growth is mostly independent of any influence. We were able to influence the reaction pathways by seeding the mixture with a small amount of powdery 4. The formation of 4 is very likely an auto-catalytic process. 3 instead is metastable. It can be stabilized by energy, which beside mechanochemistry can also be achieved by temperature. The results showcases the complex nature of mechanochemical reactions.
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- Manuel Wilke
- Laboratory for Synchrotron Radiation-Condensed Matter, Paul Scherrer Institute, 5232, Villigen PSI, Switzerland
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- Laboratory for Multiscale Materials Experiments, Paul Scherrer Institute, 5232, Villigen PSI, Switzerland
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- Laboratory for Synchrotron Radiation-Condensed Matter, Paul Scherrer Institute, 5232, Villigen PSI, Switzerland
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O’Neill RT, Boulatov R. The many flavours of mechanochemistry and its plausible conceptual underpinnings. Nat Rev Chem 2021; 5:148-167. [PMID: 37117533 DOI: 10.1038/s41570-020-00249-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 131] [Impact Index Per Article: 43.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 12/23/2020] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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Mechanochemistry describes diverse phenomena in which mechanical load affects chemical reactivity. The fuzziness of this definition means that it includes processes as seemingly disparate as motor protein function, organic synthesis in a ball mill, reactions at a propagating crack, chemical actuation, and polymer fragmentation in fast solvent flows and in mastication. In chemistry, the rate of a reaction in a flask does not depend on how fast the flask moves in space. In mechanochemistry, the rate at which a material is deformed affects which and how many bonds break. In other words, in some manifestations of mechanochemistry, macroscopic motion powers otherwise endergonic reactions. In others, spontaneous chemical reactions drive mechanical motion. Neither requires thermal or electrostatic gradients. Distinct manifestations of mechanochemistry are conventionally treated as being conceptually independent, which slows the field in its transformation from being a collection of observations to a rigorous discipline. In this Review, we highlight observations suggesting that the unifying feature of mechanochemical phenomena may be the coupling between inertial motion at the microscale to macroscale and changes in chemical bonding enabled by transient build-up and relaxation of strains, from macroscopic to molecular. This dynamic coupling across multiple length scales and timescales also greatly complicates the conceptual understanding of mechanochemistry.
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Hope MA, Nakamura T, Ahlawat P, Mishra A, Cordova M, Jahanbakhshi F, Mladenović M, Runjhun R, Merten L, Hinderhofer A, Carlsen BI, Kubicki DJ, Gershoni-Poranne R, Schneeberger T, Carbone LC, Liu Y, Zakeeruddin SM, Lewinski J, Hagfeldt A, Schreiber F, Rothlisberger U, Grätzel M, Milić JV, Emsley L. Nanoscale Phase Segregation in Supramolecular π-Templating for Hybrid Perovskite Photovoltaics from NMR Crystallography. J Am Chem Soc 2021; 143:1529-1538. [DOI: 10.1021/jacs.0c11563] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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- Michael A. Hope
- Laboratory of Magnetic Resonance, École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne, Lausanne CH-1015, Switzerland
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- Laboratory of Photonics and Interfaces, École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne, Lausanne CH-1015, Switzerland
- Technology Innovation Division, Panasonic Corporation, Osaka 570-8501, Japan
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- Laboratory of Computational Chemistry and Biochemistry, École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne, Lausanne CH-1015, Switzerland
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- Laboratory of Magnetic Resonance, École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne, Lausanne CH-1015, Switzerland
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- Laboratory of Magnetic Resonance, École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne, Lausanne CH-1015, Switzerland
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- Laboratory of Computational Chemistry and Biochemistry, École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne, Lausanne CH-1015, Switzerland
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- Laboratory of Computational Chemistry and Biochemistry, École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne, Lausanne CH-1015, Switzerland
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- Laboratory of Photonics and Interfaces, École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne, Lausanne CH-1015, Switzerland
- Institute of Physical Chemistry, Polish Academy of Sciences, Warsaw 01-224, Poland
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- Institut für Angewandte Physik, Universität Tübingen, 72076 Tübingen, Germany
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- Laboratory of Photomolecular Science, École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne, Lausanne CH-1015, Switzerland
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- Laboratory of Magnetic Resonance, École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne, Lausanne CH-1015, Switzerland
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- Laboratory of Photonics and Interfaces, École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne, Lausanne CH-1015, Switzerland
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- Laboratory of Photonics and Interfaces, École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne, Lausanne CH-1015, Switzerland
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- Laboratory of Photonics and Interfaces, École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne, Lausanne CH-1015, Switzerland
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- Laboratory of Photonics and Interfaces, École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne, Lausanne CH-1015, Switzerland
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- Institute of Physical Chemistry, Polish Academy of Sciences, Warsaw 01-224, Poland
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- Laboratory of Photomolecular Science, École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne, Lausanne CH-1015, Switzerland
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- Institut für Angewandte Physik, Universität Tübingen, 72076 Tübingen, Germany
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- Laboratory of Computational Chemistry and Biochemistry, École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne, Lausanne CH-1015, Switzerland
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- Laboratory of Photonics and Interfaces, École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne, Lausanne CH-1015, Switzerland
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- Laboratory of Photonics and Interfaces, École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne, Lausanne CH-1015, Switzerland
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- Laboratory of Magnetic Resonance, École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne, Lausanne CH-1015, Switzerland
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Su TS, Eickemeyer FT, Hope MA, Jahanbakhshi F, Mladenović M, Li J, Zhou Z, Mishra A, Yum JH, Ren D, Krishna A, Ouellette O, Wei TC, Zhou H, Huang HH, Mensi MD, Sivula K, Zakeeruddin SM, Milić JV, Hagfeldt A, Rothlisberger U, Emsley L, Zhang H, Grätzel M. Crown Ether Modulation Enables over 23% Efficient Formamidinium-Based Perovskite Solar Cells. J Am Chem Soc 2020; 142:19980-19991. [PMID: 33170007 DOI: 10.1021/jacs.0c08592] [Citation(s) in RCA: 88] [Impact Index Per Article: 22.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/08/2023]
Abstract
The use of molecular modulators to reduce the defect density at the surface and grain boundaries of perovskite materials has been demonstrated to be an effective approach to enhance the photovoltaic performance and device stability of perovskite solar cells. Herein, we employ crown ethers to modulate perovskite films, affording passivation of undercoordinated surface defects. This interaction has been elucidated by solid-state nuclear magnetic resonance and density functional theory calculations. The crown ether hosts induce the formation of host-guest complexes on the surface of the perovskite films, which reduces the concentration of surface electronic defects and suppresses nonradiative recombination by 40%, while minimizing moisture permeation. As a result, we achieved substantially improved photovoltaic performance with power conversion efficiencies exceeding 23%, accompanied by enhanced stability under ambient and operational conditions. This work opens a new avenue to improve the performance and stability of perovskite-based optoelectronic devices through supramolecular chemistry.
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- Tzu-Sen Su
- Laboratory of Photonics and Interfaces, École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne, Lausanne 1015, Switzerland.,Department of Chemical Engineering, National Tsing Hua University, Hsinchu 300, Taiwan
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- Laboratory of Photonics and Interfaces, École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne, Lausanne 1015, Switzerland.,Laboratory of Photomolecular Science, Institute of Chemical Sciences and Engineering, École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne, Lausanne 1015, Switzerland
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- Laboratory of Magnetic Resonance, Institute of Chemical Sciences and Engineering, École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne, Lausanne 1015, Switzerland
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- Laboratory of Computational Chemistry and Biochemistry, École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne, Lausanne 1015, Switzerland
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- Laboratory of Computational Chemistry and Biochemistry, École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne, Lausanne 1015, Switzerland
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- Laboratory of Photonics and Interfaces, École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne, Lausanne 1015, Switzerland
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- Laboratory of Photonics and Interfaces, École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne, Lausanne 1015, Switzerland
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- Laboratory of Magnetic Resonance, Institute of Chemical Sciences and Engineering, École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne, Lausanne 1015, Switzerland
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- Laboratory of Molecular Engineering of Optoelectronic Nanomaterials, Institute of Chemical Sciences and Engineering, École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL), Lausanne 1015, Switzerland
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- Laboratory of Photonics and Interfaces, École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne, Lausanne 1015, Switzerland
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- Laboratory of Photomolecular Science, Institute of Chemical Sciences and Engineering, École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne, Lausanne 1015, Switzerland
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- Laboratory of Photonics and Interfaces, École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne, Lausanne 1015, Switzerland
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, National Tsing Hua University, Hsinchu 300, Taiwan
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- Advanced Photon Source, Argonne National Laboratory, Lemont, Illinois 60439, United States
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- Materials Science Division and Center for Molecular Engineering, Argonne National Laboratory, Lemont, Illinois 60439, United States
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- Institute of Chemical Sciences and Engineering, École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne, Valais Wallis, CH-1951 Sion, Switzerland
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- Laboratory of Molecular Engineering of Optoelectronic Nanomaterials, Institute of Chemical Sciences and Engineering, École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL), Lausanne 1015, Switzerland
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- Laboratory of Photonics and Interfaces, École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne, Lausanne 1015, Switzerland
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- Laboratory of Photonics and Interfaces, École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne, Lausanne 1015, Switzerland
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- Laboratory of Photomolecular Science, Institute of Chemical Sciences and Engineering, École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne, Lausanne 1015, Switzerland
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- Laboratory of Computational Chemistry and Biochemistry, École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne, Lausanne 1015, Switzerland
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- Laboratory of Magnetic Resonance, Institute of Chemical Sciences and Engineering, École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne, Lausanne 1015, Switzerland
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- Laboratory of Photonics and Interfaces, École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne, Lausanne 1015, Switzerland
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- Laboratory of Photonics and Interfaces, École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne, Lausanne 1015, Switzerland
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Kubicki D, Saski M, MacPherson S, Gal̷kowski K, Lewiński J, Prochowicz D, Titman JJ, Stranks SD. Halide Mixing and Phase Segregation in Cs 2AgBiX 6 (X = Cl, Br, and I) Double Perovskites from Cesium-133 Solid-State NMR and Optical Spectroscopy. CHEMISTRY OF MATERIALS : A PUBLICATION OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY 2020; 32:8129-8138. [PMID: 33071455 PMCID: PMC7558408 DOI: 10.1021/acs.chemmater.0c01255] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/23/2020] [Revised: 09/16/2020] [Indexed: 05/02/2023]
Abstract
All-inorganic double perovskites (elpasolites) are a promising potential alternatives to lead halide perovskites in optoelectronic applications. Although halide mixing is a well-established strategy for band gap tuning, little is known about halide mixing and phase segregation phenomena in double perovskites. Here, we synthesize a wide range of single- and mixed-halide Cs2AgBiX6 (X = Cl, Br, and I) double perovskites using mechanosynthesis and probe their atomic-level microstructure using 133Cs solid-state MAS NMR. We show that mixed Cl/Br materials form pure phases for any Cl/Br ratio while Cl/I and Br/I mixing is only possible within a narrow range of halide ratios (<3 mol % I) and leads to a complex mixture of products for higher ratios. We characterize the optical properties of the resulting materials and show that halide mixing does not lead to an appreciable tunability of the PL emission. We find that iodide incorporation is particularly pernicious in that it quenches the PL emission intensity and radiative charge carrier lifetimes for iodide ratios as low as 0.3 mol %. Our study shows that solid-state NMR, in conjunction with optical spectroscopies, provides a comprehensive understanding of the structure-activity relationships, halide mixing, and phase segregation phenomena in Cs2AgBiX6 (X = Cl, Br, and I) double perovskites.
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- Dominik
J. Kubicki
- Cavendish
Laboratory, Department of Physics, University
of Cambridge, JJ Thomson Avenue, Cambridge, CB3 0HE, U.K.
- Department
of Chemical Engineering and Biotechnology, University of Cambridge, Philippa Fawcett Drive, Cambridge, CB3 0AS, U.K.
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- Institute
of Physical Chemistry, Polish Academy of
Sciences, Kasprzaka 44/52, Warsaw 01−224, Poland
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- Cavendish
Laboratory, Department of Physics, University
of Cambridge, JJ Thomson Avenue, Cambridge, CB3 0HE, U.K.
- Department
of Chemical Engineering and Biotechnology, University of Cambridge, Philippa Fawcett Drive, Cambridge, CB3 0AS, U.K.
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- Cavendish
Laboratory, Department of Physics, University
of Cambridge, JJ Thomson Avenue, Cambridge, CB3 0HE, U.K.
- Institute
of Physics, Faculty of Physics, Astronomy and Informatics, Nicolaus Copernicus University, Toruń 87−100, Poland
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- Institute
of Physical Chemistry, Polish Academy of
Sciences, Kasprzaka 44/52, Warsaw 01−224, Poland
- Faculty
of Chemistry, Warsaw University of Technology, Noakowskiego 3, Warsaw 00-664, Poland
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- Institute
of Physical Chemistry, Polish Academy of
Sciences, Kasprzaka 44/52, Warsaw 01−224, Poland
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- School
of
Chemistry, University of Nottingham, University Park, Nottingham NG7 2RD, U.K.
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- Cavendish
Laboratory, Department of Physics, University
of Cambridge, JJ Thomson Avenue, Cambridge, CB3 0HE, U.K.
- Department
of Chemical Engineering and Biotechnology, University of Cambridge, Philippa Fawcett Drive, Cambridge, CB3 0AS, U.K.
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Wu MC, Lin YT, Chen SH, Jao MH, Chang YH, Lee KM, Lai CS, Chen YF, Su WF. Achieving High-Performance Perovskite Photovoltaic by Morphology Engineering of Low-Temperature Processed Zn-Doped TiO 2 Electron Transport Layer. SMALL (WEINHEIM AN DER BERGSTRASSE, GERMANY) 2020; 16:e2002201. [PMID: 32954669 DOI: 10.1002/smll.202002201] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/05/2020] [Revised: 07/01/2020] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
Abstract
Perovskite solar cells (PSCs) have become one of the most promising renewable energy converting devices. However, in order to reach a sufficiently high power conversion efficiency (PCE), the PSCs typically require a high-temperature sintering process to prepare mesostructured TiO2 as an efficient electron transport layer (ETL), which prohibits the PSCs from commercialization in the future. This work investigates a low-temperature synthesis of TiO2 nanocrystals and introduces a two-fluid spray coating process to produce a nanostructured ETL for the following deposition of perovskite layer. The temperature during the whole deposition process can be maintained under 150 °C. Compared to the typical planar TiO2 layer, the perovskite layer fabricated on a nanostructured TiO2 layer shows uniform compactness, preferred orientation, and high crystallinity, leading to reproducible and promising device performance. The detail mechanisms are revealed by the contact angle test, morphology characterization, grazing incident wide angle X-Ray scattering measurement, and space charge limited currents analysis. Finally, optimized device performance can be achieved through adequate Zn doping in the TiO2 layer, demonstrating an average PCE of 19.87% with champion PCE of 21.36%. The efficiency can maintain over 80% of its original value after 3000 h storage in ambient atmosphere. This study suggests a promising approach to offer high-efficiency PSCs using the low-temperature process.
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- Ming-Chung Wu
- Department of Chemical and Materials Engineering, Chang Gung University, Taoyuan, 33302, Taiwan
- Green Technology Research Center, Chang Gung University, Taoyuan, 33302, Taiwan
- Division of Pediatric Neonatology, Department of Pediatrics, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Linkou, Taoyuan, 33305, Taiwan
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- Department of Chemical and Materials Engineering, Chang Gung University, Taoyuan, 33302, Taiwan
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- Department of Chemical and Materials Engineering, Chang Gung University, Taoyuan, 33302, Taiwan
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- Green Technology Research Center, Chang Gung University, Taoyuan, 33302, Taiwan
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- Department of Chemical and Materials Engineering, Chang Gung University, Taoyuan, 33302, Taiwan
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- Department of Chemical and Materials Engineering, Chang Gung University, Taoyuan, 33302, Taiwan
- Green Technology Research Center, Chang Gung University, Taoyuan, 33302, Taiwan
- Division of Pediatric Neonatology, Department of Pediatrics, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Linkou, Taoyuan, 33305, Taiwan
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- Green Technology Research Center, Chang Gung University, Taoyuan, 33302, Taiwan
- Department of Electronic Engineering, Chang Gung University, Taoyuan, 33302, Taiwan
- Department of Nephrology, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Linkou, Taoyuan, 33305, Taiwan
- Department of Materials Engineering, Ming Chi University of Technology, New Taipei City, 24301, Taiwan
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- Department of Physics, National Taiwan University, Taipei, 10617, Taiwan
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, National Taiwan University, Taipei, 10617, Taiwan
- Advanced Research Center for Green Materials Science and Technology, National Taiwan University, Taipei, 10617, Taiwan
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Tsvetkov D, Mazurin M, Ivanov I, Malyshkin D, Sereda V, Zuev A. Crucial Role of Water in the Mechanosynthesis of CsPbI
3
and Other ABX
3
Halides. Chemistry 2020; 26:12549-12552. [DOI: 10.1002/chem.202003067] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/26/2020] [Revised: 08/04/2020] [Indexed: 01/28/2023]
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- Dmitry Tsvetkov
- Department of Physical and Inorganic Chemistry, Institute of Natural Sciences and Mathematics Ural Federal University Mira str. 19. 620002 Ekaterinburg Russia
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- Department of Physical and Inorganic Chemistry, Institute of Natural Sciences and Mathematics Ural Federal University Mira str. 19. 620002 Ekaterinburg Russia
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- Department of Physical and Inorganic Chemistry, Institute of Natural Sciences and Mathematics Ural Federal University Mira str. 19. 620002 Ekaterinburg Russia
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- Department of Physical and Inorganic Chemistry, Institute of Natural Sciences and Mathematics Ural Federal University Mira str. 19. 620002 Ekaterinburg Russia
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- Department of Physical and Inorganic Chemistry, Institute of Natural Sciences and Mathematics Ural Federal University Mira str. 19. 620002 Ekaterinburg Russia
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- Department of Physical and Inorganic Chemistry, Institute of Natural Sciences and Mathematics Ural Federal University Mira str. 19. 620002 Ekaterinburg Russia
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Zhu T, Yang Y, Gong X. Recent Advancements and Challenges for Low-Toxicity Perovskite Materials. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2020; 12:26776-26811. [PMID: 32432455 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.0c02575] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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Lead-based organic-inorganic hybrid perovskite materials have been developed for advanced optoelectronic applications. However, the toxicity of lead and the chemical instability of lead-based perovskite materials have so far been demonstrated to be an overwhelming challenge. The discovery of perovskite materials based on low-toxicity elements, such as Sn, Bi, Sb, Ge, and Cu, with superior optoelectronic properties provides alternative approaches to realize high-performance perovskite optoelectronics. In this review, recent advances in the aspects of low-toxicity perovskite solar cells, photodetectors, light-emitting diodes, and thermoelectric devices are highlighted. The antioxidation stability of metal cation and the crystallization process of the low-toxicity perovskite materials are discussed. In the last part, the outlook toward addressing various issues requiring further attention in the development of low-toxicity perovskite materials is outlined.
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- Tao Zhu
- Department of Polymer Engineering, College of Polymer Science and Polymer Engineering, The University of Akron, Akron, Ohio 44325, United States
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- Department of Polymer Engineering, College of Polymer Science and Polymer Engineering, The University of Akron, Akron, Ohio 44325, United States
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- Department of Polymer Engineering, College of Polymer Science and Polymer Engineering, The University of Akron, Akron, Ohio 44325, United States
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Nowak AP, Sprynskyy M, Wojtczak I, Trzciński K, Wysocka J, Szkoda M, Buszewski B, Lisowska-Oleksiak A. Diatoms Biomass as a Joint Source of Biosilica and Carbon for Lithium-Ion Battery Anodes. MATERIALS (BASEL, SWITZERLAND) 2020; 13:E1673. [PMID: 32260175 PMCID: PMC7178308 DOI: 10.3390/ma13071673] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/17/2020] [Revised: 03/26/2020] [Accepted: 03/27/2020] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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The biomass of one type cultivated diatoms (Pseudostaurosira trainorii), being a source of 3D-stuctured biosilica and organic matter-the source of carbon, was thermally processed to become an electroactive material in a potential range adequate to become an anode in lithium ion batteries. Carbonized material was characterized by means of selected solid-state physics techniques (XRD, Raman, TGA). It was shown that the pyrolysis temperature (600 °C, 800 °C, 1000 °C) affected structural and electrochemical properties of the electrode material. Biomass carbonized at 600 °C exhibited the best electrochemical properties reaching a specific discharge capacity of 460 mAh g-1 for the 70th cycle. Such a value indicates the possibility of usage of biosilica as an electrode material in energy storage applications.
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- Andrzej P. Nowak
- Chemical Faculty, Gdańsk University of Technology, Narutowicza 11/12, 80-233 Gdańsk, Poland; (K.T.); (J.W.); (M.S.)
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- Faculty of Chemistry, Nicolaus Copernicus University, Gagarina 11, 87-100 Toruń, Poland; (M.S.); (I.W.); (B.B.)
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- Faculty of Chemistry, Nicolaus Copernicus University, Gagarina 11, 87-100 Toruń, Poland; (M.S.); (I.W.); (B.B.)
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- Chemical Faculty, Gdańsk University of Technology, Narutowicza 11/12, 80-233 Gdańsk, Poland; (K.T.); (J.W.); (M.S.)
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- Chemical Faculty, Gdańsk University of Technology, Narutowicza 11/12, 80-233 Gdańsk, Poland; (K.T.); (J.W.); (M.S.)
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- Chemical Faculty, Gdańsk University of Technology, Narutowicza 11/12, 80-233 Gdańsk, Poland; (K.T.); (J.W.); (M.S.)
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- Faculty of Chemistry, Nicolaus Copernicus University, Gagarina 11, 87-100 Toruń, Poland; (M.S.); (I.W.); (B.B.)
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- Chemical Faculty, Gdańsk University of Technology, Narutowicza 11/12, 80-233 Gdańsk, Poland; (K.T.); (J.W.); (M.S.)
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Kumar GS, Sarkar PK, Pradhan B, Hossain M, Rao KDM, Acharya S. Large-area transparent flexible guanidinium incorporated MAPbI 3 microstructures for high-performance photodetectors with enhanced stability. NANOSCALE HORIZONS 2020; 5:696-704. [PMID: 32226965 DOI: 10.1039/c9nh00774a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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Unveiling the transparency and flexibility in perovskite-based photodetectors with superior photoresponse and environmental stability remains an open challenge. Here we report on guanidinium incorporated metal halide perovskite (MA1-xGuaxPbI3, x = 0 to 0.65) random percolative microstructure (RPM) fabrication using an ultra-fast spray coating technique. Remarkably, RPMs over a large area of 5 × 5 cm2 on flexible substrates with a transparency of ∼50% can be achieved with enriched environmental stability. Transparent photodetectors based on MA1-xGuaxPbI3 (x = 0.12) RPMs manifest excellent performance with a responsivity of 187 A W-1, a detectivity of 2.23 × 1012 Jones and an external quantum efficiency of 44 115%. Additionally, the photodetectors exhibited superior mechanical flexibility under a wide range of bending angles and large number of binding cycles. Integrating features including transparency, high performance, stability, flexibility and scalability within a photodetector is unmatched and holds potential for novel applications in transparent and wearable optoelectronic devices.
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- Gundam Sandeep Kumar
- School of Applied & Interdisciplinary Sciences, Indian Association for the Cultivation of Science, Jadavpur, Kolkata-700032, India.
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Franssen WMJ, van Heumen CMM, Kentgens APM. Structural Investigations of MA 1-xDMA xPbI 3 Mixed-Cation Perovskites. Inorg Chem 2020; 59:3730-3739. [PMID: 32118409 PMCID: PMC7252946 DOI: 10.1021/acs.inorgchem.9b03380] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/10/2023]
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Recently, a number of variations to the hybrid perovskite structure have been suggested in order to improve on the properties of methylammonium lead iodide, the archetypical hybrid halide perovskite material. In particular, with respect to the chemical stability of the material, steps should be taken. We performed an in-depth analysis of the structure of MAPbI3 upon incorporation of dimethylammonium (DMA) in order to probe the integrity of the perovskite lattice in relation to changes in the organic cation. This material, with formula MA1-xDMAxPbI3, adopts a 3D perovskite structure for 0 < x < 0.2, while a nonperovskite yellow phase is formed for 0.72 < x < 1. In the perovskite phase, the methylammonium and dimethylammonium ions are distributed randomly throughout the lattice. For 0.05 < x < 0.2, the phase-transition temperature of the material is lowered when compared to that of pure MAPbI3 (x = 0). The material, although disordered, has apparent cubic symmetry at room temperature. This leads to a small increase in the band gap of the material of about 20 meV. Using 14N NMR relaxation experiments, the reorientation times of the MA and DMA cations in MA0.8DMA0.2PbI3 were established to be 1.6 and 2.6 ps, respectively, indicating that both ions are very mobile in this material, on par with the MA ions in MAPbI3. All of the produced MA1-xDMAxPbI3 materials were richer in DMA than the precursor solution from which they were crystallized, indicating that DMA incorporation is energetically favorable and suggesting a higher thermodynamic stability of these materials when compared to that of pure MAPbI3.
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- Wouter M J Franssen
- Magnetic Resonance Research Center, Institute for Molecules and Materials, Radboud University, Heyendaalseweg 135, 6525 AJ Nijmegen, The Netherlands
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- Magnetic Resonance Research Center, Institute for Molecules and Materials, Radboud University, Heyendaalseweg 135, 6525 AJ Nijmegen, The Netherlands
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- Magnetic Resonance Research Center, Institute for Molecules and Materials, Radboud University, Heyendaalseweg 135, 6525 AJ Nijmegen, The Netherlands
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Nawrocki J, Prochowicz D, Wiśniewski A, Justyniak I, Goś P, Lewiński J. Development of an SBU-Based Mechanochemical Approach for Drug-Loaded MOFs. Eur J Inorg Chem 2020. [DOI: 10.1002/ejic.201901194] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
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- Jan Nawrocki
- Institute of Physical Chemistry; Polish Academy of Sciences; Kasprzaka 44/52 01-224 Warsaw Poland
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- Institute of Physical Chemistry; Polish Academy of Sciences; Kasprzaka 44/52 01-224 Warsaw Poland
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- Faculty of Chemistry; Warsaw University of Technology; Noakowskiego 3 00-664 Warsaw Poland
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- Institute of Physical Chemistry; Polish Academy of Sciences; Kasprzaka 44/52 01-224 Warsaw Poland
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- Warsaw Management School Graduate and Postgraduate School; Siedmiogrodzka 3a 01-204 Warsaw Poland
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- Institute of Physical Chemistry; Polish Academy of Sciences; Kasprzaka 44/52 01-224 Warsaw Poland
- Faculty of Chemistry; Warsaw University of Technology; Noakowskiego 3 00-664 Warsaw Poland
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