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Kumar S, Ghosh A, Pal S, Sarkar P. Controlling the Charge Carrier Dynamics of o-B 2N 2 Monolayer through Pnictogen Family Atoms Doping. J Phys Chem Lett 2024:9388-9396. [PMID: 39240719 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpclett.4c02243] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 09/08/2024]
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In the quest for an efficient solar energy harvester, one should focus on materials that have a large carrier lifetime. Using time-domain density functional theory combined with nonadiabatic molecular dynamics simulations, we herein established that single-atom doping from the pnictogen family can effectively alter the electron-hole recombination time in o-B2N2 monolayer as compared to pristine sheet. Our study reveals that with increasing the mass of the dopant atoms, the carrier lifetime increases. Bismuth having the highest atomic mass among the pnictogen family can extend the carrier lifetime to 4.46 ns as compared to 2.18 ns of the pristine system. This trend of increasing carrier lifetime with the atomic mass of the doping atoms is due to a reduction in the decoherence time. Thus, doping with pnictogen family atoms offers a rational approach to enhance the photovoltaic performance.
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- Subhash Kumar
- Department of Chemistry, Visva-Bharati University, Santiniketan 731235, India
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- Department of Chemistry, Visva-Bharati University, Santiniketan 731235, India
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Gour Banga, Malda 732103, India
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- Department of Chemistry, Visva-Bharati University, Santiniketan 731235, India
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Niu G, Jiang J, Wang X, Che L, Sui L, Wu G, Yuan K, Yang X. Time-Resolved Dynamics of Metal Halide Perovskite under High Pressure: Recent Progress and Challenges. J Phys Chem Lett 2024; 15:1623-1635. [PMID: 38306470 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpclett.3c03548] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/04/2024]
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Metal halide perovskites have garnered significant attention in the scientific community for their promising applications in optoelectronic devices. The application of pressure engineering, a viable technique, has played a crucial role in substantially improving the optoelectronic characteristics of perovskites. Despite notable progress in understanding ground-state structural changes under high pressure, a comprehensive exploration of excited-state dynamics influencing luminescence remains incomplete. This Perspective delves into recent advances in time-resolved dynamics studies of photoexcited metal halide perovskites under high pressure. With a focus on the intricate interplay between structural alterations and electronic properties, we investigate electron-phonon interactions, carrier transport mechanisms, and the influential roles of self-trapped excitons (STEs) and coherent phonons in luminescence. However, significant challenges persist, notably the need for more advanced measurement techniques and a deeper understanding of the phenomena induced by high pressure in perovskites.
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- Guangming Niu
- Marine Engineering College, Dalian Maritime University, Dalian 116026, P. R. China
- State Key Laboratory of Molecular Reaction Dynamics and Dalian Coherent Light Source, Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics Chinese Academy of Sciences 457 Zhongshan Road, Dalian 116023, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Molecular Reaction Dynamics and Dalian Coherent Light Source, Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics Chinese Academy of Sciences 457 Zhongshan Road, Dalian 116023, P. R. China
- University of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100039, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Molecular Reaction Dynamics and Dalian Coherent Light Source, Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics Chinese Academy of Sciences 457 Zhongshan Road, Dalian 116023, P. R. China
- University of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100039, P. R. China
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- Department of Physics School of Science, Dalian Maritime University, Dalian 116026, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Molecular Reaction Dynamics and Dalian Coherent Light Source, Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics Chinese Academy of Sciences 457 Zhongshan Road, Dalian 116023, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Molecular Reaction Dynamics and Dalian Coherent Light Source, Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics Chinese Academy of Sciences 457 Zhongshan Road, Dalian 116023, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Molecular Reaction Dynamics and Dalian Coherent Light Source, Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics Chinese Academy of Sciences 457 Zhongshan Road, Dalian 116023, P. R. China
- University of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100039, P. R. China
- Hefei National Laboratory, Hefei 230088, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Molecular Reaction Dynamics and Dalian Coherent Light Source, Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics Chinese Academy of Sciences 457 Zhongshan Road, Dalian 116023, P. R. China
- Hefei National Laboratory, Hefei 230088, China
- Department of Chemistry College of Science, Southern University of Science and Technology, Shenzhen 518055, P. R. China
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Wan XQ, Yang CL, Li XH, Wang MS, Ma XG. Insights into Photogenerated Carrier Dynamics and Overall Water Splitting of the CrS 3/GeSe Heterostructure. J Phys Chem Lett 2023; 14:9126-9135. [PMID: 37793127 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpclett.3c01780] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/06/2023]
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Based on the nonadiabatic molecular dynamics (NAMD) simulations and the first-principles calculations, we explore the overall water-splitting schemes and the photogenerated carrier dynamics for two configurations (CG and CyG) of the CrS3/GeSe van der Waals heterostructures. The photocatalytic direct Z-schemes and carrier migration pathways for hydrogen and oxygen evolution reactions (HER/OER) are constructed based on the electronic properties. The solar-to-hydrogen efficiency (η'STH values) of the schemes can reach 10.60% and 10.17% and further rise under tensile strain. The NAMD results demonstrate similar transfer times of the electron/hole for HER/OER and more rapid electron-hole recombination in CG enables it to be superior to CyG in photocatalytic performance. Moreover, the Gibbs free energy indicates that both the HERs and OERs turn to spontaneously proceed with CG and CyG at pH = 0-12.37 and pH = 2.55-11.01, respectively. These facts reveal that the CrS3/GeSe heterostructure is promising in photocatalytic overall water splitting.
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- Xue-Qing Wan
- School of Physics and Optoelectronic Engineering, Ludong University, Yantai 264025, China
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- School of Physics and Optoelectronic Engineering, Ludong University, Yantai 264025, China
- Xinjiang Astronomical Observatory, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Urumqi 830011, China
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- Xinjiang Astronomical Observatory, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Urumqi 830011, China
- Key Laboratory of Radio Astronomy, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Urumqi 830011, China
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- School of Physics and Optoelectronic Engineering, Ludong University, Yantai 264025, China
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- School of Physics and Optoelectronic Engineering, Ludong University, Yantai 264025, China
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Fu J, Ramesh S, Melvin Lim JW, Sum TC. Carriers, Quasi-particles, and Collective Excitations in Halide Perovskites. Chem Rev 2023. [PMID: 37276018 DOI: 10.1021/acs.chemrev.2c00843] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/07/2023]
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Halide perovskites (HPs) are potential game-changing materials for a broad spectrum of optoelectronic applications ranging from photovoltaics, light-emitting devices, lasers to radiation detectors, ferroelectrics, thermoelectrics, etc. Underpinning this spectacular expansion is their fascinating photophysics involving a complex interplay of carrier, lattice, and quasi-particle interactions spanning several temporal orders that give rise to their remarkable optical and electronic properties. Herein, we critically examine and distill their dynamical behavior, collective interactions, and underlying mechanisms in conjunction with the experimental approaches. This review aims to provide a unified photophysical picture fundamental to understanding the outstanding light-harvesting and light-emitting properties of HPs. The hotbed of carrier and quasi-particle interactions uncovered in HPs underscores the critical role of ultrafast spectroscopy and fundamental photophysics studies in advancing perovskite optoelectronics.
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- Jianhui Fu
- Division of Physics and Applied Physics, School of Physical and Mathematical Sciences, Nanyang Technological University, 21 Nanyang Link, Singapore 637371, Singapore
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- Division of Physics and Applied Physics, School of Physical and Mathematical Sciences, Nanyang Technological University, 21 Nanyang Link, Singapore 637371, Singapore
- Energy Research Institute @NTU (ERI@N), Interdisciplinary Graduate School, Nanyang Technological University, 50 Nanyang Drive, Singapore 637553, Singapore
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- Division of Physics and Applied Physics, School of Physical and Mathematical Sciences, Nanyang Technological University, 21 Nanyang Link, Singapore 637371, Singapore
- Energy Research Institute @NTU (ERI@N), Interdisciplinary Graduate School, Nanyang Technological University, 50 Nanyang Drive, Singapore 637553, Singapore
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- Division of Physics and Applied Physics, School of Physical and Mathematical Sciences, Nanyang Technological University, 21 Nanyang Link, Singapore 637371, Singapore
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Mustafa G, Minhas N, Singh H, Singh J, Singh G, Kaura A, Goswamy J. Lattice softness regulates recombination and lifetime of carrier in Germanium doped CsPbI2Br perovskite: First principles DFT and NAMD simulations. J SOLID STATE CHEM 2023. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jssc.2023.123981] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 04/03/2023]
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Xu L, Zheng H, Xu B, Liu G, Zhang S, Zeng H. Suppressing Nonradiative Recombination by Electron-Donating Substituents in 2D Conjugated Triphenylamine Polymers toward Efficient Perovskite Optoelectronics. NANO LETTERS 2023; 23:1954-1960. [PMID: 36790322 DOI: 10.1021/acs.nanolett.2c05106] [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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Highly efficient perovskite optoelectronics (POEs) have been limited by nonradiative recombination. We report a strategy to inhibit the nonradiative recombination of 2D triphenylamine polymers in the hole transport layer (HTL) via introducing electron-donating groups to enhance the conjugation effect and electron cloud density. The conjugated systems with electron-donating groups present smaller energy level oscillation compared to the ones with electron-absorbing groups, as confirmed by nonadiabatic molecular dynamics (NAMD) calculation. Further study reveals that the introduction of low-frequency phonons in the electron-donating group systems shortens the nonadiabatic coupling and inhibits the nonradiative recombination. Such electron-donating groups can decrease the valence band maximum of 2D polymers and promote hole transport. Our report provides a new design strategy to suppress nonradiative recombination in HTL for application in efficient POEs.
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- Lili Xu
- MIIT Key Laboratory of Advanced Display Materials and Devices, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Nanjing University of Science and Technology, Nanjing 210094, Jiangsu, China
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- Department of Physics, Lyuliang University, Luliang 033000, Shanxi, China
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- MIIT Key Laboratory of Advanced Display Materials and Devices, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Nanjing University of Science and Technology, Nanjing 210094, Jiangsu, China
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- MIIT Key Laboratory of Advanced Display Materials and Devices, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Nanjing University of Science and Technology, Nanjing 210094, Jiangsu, China
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- MIIT Key Laboratory of Advanced Display Materials and Devices, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Nanjing University of Science and Technology, Nanjing 210094, Jiangsu, China
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- MIIT Key Laboratory of Advanced Display Materials and Devices, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Nanjing University of Science and Technology, Nanjing 210094, Jiangsu, China
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Wang J, Zhang X, Song X, Fan Y, Zhang Z, Zhao M. Insights into Photoinduced Carrier Dynamics and Overall Water Splitting of Z-Scheme van der Waals Heterostructures with Intrinsic Electric Polarization. J Phys Chem Lett 2023; 14:798-808. [PMID: 36652698 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpclett.2c03742] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/17/2023]
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Using first-principles calculations in combination with nonadiabatic molecular dynamics (NAMD), we propose novel heterostructures of carbon nitride (C7N6) and the Janus GaSnPS monolayer as promising direct Z-scheme photocatalysts for solar-driven overall water splitting. The out-of-plane electric field due to the electric polarization which is dependent on the stacking pattern alters the band alignment and catalytic activity of the heterostructures. The relatively strong interfacial nonadiabatic coupling and long quantum coherence time accelerate the interlayer carrier recombination, enabling a direct Z-scheme photocatalytic mechanism. More importantly, the redox ability of the remanent photogenerated carriers in the Z scheme is strong enough to trigger both the hydrogen evolution reaction (HER) and oxygen reduction reaction (OER) simultaneously without the help of sacrificial agents. Our work reveals a fundamental understanding of ultrafast charge carrier dynamics at vdW heterointerfaces as well as new design prospects for highly efficient direct Z-scheme photocatalysts.
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- Juan Wang
- School of Physics, State Key Laboratory of Crystal Materials, Shandong University, Jinan250100, China
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- School of Physics, State Key Laboratory of Crystal Materials, Shandong University, Jinan250100, China
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- Shandong Institute of Advanced Technology, Jinan250100, China
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- School of Information and Electronic Engineering, Shandong Technology and Business University, Yantai264005, China
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- School of Physics, State Key Laboratory of Crystal Materials, Shandong University, Jinan250100, China
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- School of Physics, State Key Laboratory of Crystal Materials, Shandong University, Jinan250100, China
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Xu L, Wang A, Li B, Zhao J, Zeng H, Zhang S. Atom Substitution Defects of Hexagonal Boron Phosphide Suppress Charge Recombination. J Phys Chem Lett 2022; 13:6455-6461. [PMID: 35816281 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpclett.2c01882] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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Point defects, during e-h recombination, are a key factor in impacting optoelectronic device performance. Using nonadiabatic molecular dynamics (NAMD), here we investigate the nonradiative recombination of pristine, missing atom defects, including phosphorus vacancies (VP) and phosphorus and boron vacancies (VBP), and atom substitution defects, containing boron on the phosphorus site (BP) and phosphorus on the boron site (PB) of 2D monolayer hexagonal boron phosphide (h-BP). Carrier dynamics in the pristine h-BP and the defect engineered systems reveal that atom substitution defects BP and PB can suppress e-h nonradiative recombination. This is caused by the introduction of several low-frequency phonons in defect states. Electron-phonon coupling between the electronic state and these low-frequency phonons shortens the decoherence time and the nonadiabatic coupling. Also, the atom substitution systems with one defect state introduce fewer carrier recombination channels. Such a mechanism can be extended to other 2D materials with the same structure as h-BP.
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- Lili Xu
- MIIT Key Laboratory of Advanced Display Materials and Devices, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Nanjing University of Science and Technology, Nanjing 210094, Jiangsu, China
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- ICQD/Hefei National Laboratory for Physical Sciences at Microscale, and Key Laboratory of Strongly-Coupled Quantum Matter Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, and Department of Physics, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei 230026, Anhui, China
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- Shandong Key Laboratory of Biophysics, Institute of Biophysics, Dezhou University, Dezhou 253023, Shandong, China
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- ICQD/Hefei National Laboratory for Physical Sciences at Microscale, and Key Laboratory of Strongly-Coupled Quantum Matter Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, and Department of Physics, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei 230026, Anhui, China
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- MIIT Key Laboratory of Advanced Display Materials and Devices, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Nanjing University of Science and Technology, Nanjing 210094, Jiangsu, China
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- MIIT Key Laboratory of Advanced Display Materials and Devices, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Nanjing University of Science and Technology, Nanjing 210094, Jiangsu, China
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Zhang X, Wei SH. Origin of Efficiency Enhancement by Lattice Expansion in Hybrid-Perovskite Solar Cells. PHYSICAL REVIEW LETTERS 2022; 128:136401. [PMID: 35426707 DOI: 10.1103/physrevlett.128.136401] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/19/2021] [Accepted: 03/07/2022] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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It has been experimentally observed that light-induced lattice expansion could enhance the solar conversion efficiency in hybrid perovskites, but the origin remains elusive. By performing rigorous first-principles calculations for a prototypical hybrid-perovskite FAPbI_{3} (FA: formamidinium), we show that 1% lattice expansion could already reduce the nonradiative capture coefficient by one order of magnitude. Unexpectedly, the suppressed nonradiative capture is not caused by changes in the band gap or defect transition level due to lattice expansion, but originates from enhanced defect relaxations associated with charge-state transitions in the expanded lattice. These insights not only provide a rationale for the efficiency enhancement by lattice expansion in hybrid perovskites, but also offer a general approach to the manipulation of nonradiative capture via strain engineering in a wide spectrum of optoelectronic materials.
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- Xie Zhang
- Beijing Computational Science Research Center, Beijing 100193, China
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- Beijing Computational Science Research Center, Beijing 100193, China
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Zhao X, Lu H, Fang WH, Long R. Correlated organic-inorganic motion enhances stability and charge carrier lifetime in mixed halide perovskites. NANOSCALE 2022; 14:4644-4653. [PMID: 35262126 DOI: 10.1039/d1nr07732e] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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Organic cations are believed to have little influence on the charge carrier lifetime in hybrid organic-inorganic perovskites. Experiments defy this expectation. We consider formamidinium lead iodide (FAPbI3) doping with and without Br as two prototypical systems, and perform ab initio time-domain nonadiabatic (NA) molecular dynamics simulations to investigate nonradiative electron-hole recombination. The simulations demonstrate that correlated organic-inorganic motion stabilizes the lattice and inhibits nonradiative charge recombination in FAPbI3 upon Br doping. Br doping suppresses the rotation of FA and the vibrations of both organic and inorganic components, and leads to hole localization and the extent of localization is enhanced upon thermal impact, notably reducing the NA coupling by decreasing the overlap between the electron and hole wave functions. Doping also slightly increases the bandgap for further decreasing NA coupling and enhances the open-circuit voltage of perovskite solar cells. The small NA coupling and large bandgap beat the slow coherence loss, delaying electron-hole recombination and extending the charge carrier lifetime to 1.5 ns in Br-doped FAPbI3, which is on the order of 1.1 ns in pristine FAPbI3. The obtained time scales are in good agreement with experiments. Multiple phonon modes, including those of both the inorganic and organic components, couple to the electronic subsystem and accommodate the excess electronic energy lost during nonradiative charge recombination. The study reveals the unexpected atomistic mechanisms for the reduction of electron-hole recombination upon Br doping, rationalizes the experiments, and advances our understanding of the excited-state dynamics of perovskite solar cells.
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- Xi Zhao
- College of Chemistry, Key Laboratory of Theoretical & Computational Photochemistry of Ministry of Education, Beijing Normal University, Beijing, 100875, People's Republic of China.
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- College of Chemistry, Key Laboratory of Theoretical & Computational Photochemistry of Ministry of Education, Beijing Normal University, Beijing, 100875, People's Republic of China.
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- College of Chemistry, Key Laboratory of Theoretical & Computational Photochemistry of Ministry of Education, Beijing Normal University, Beijing, 100875, People's Republic of China.
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- College of Chemistry, Key Laboratory of Theoretical & Computational Photochemistry of Ministry of Education, Beijing Normal University, Beijing, 100875, People's Republic of China.
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Qiao L, Long R. Substitutional alkaline earth metals delay nonradiative charge recombination in CH 3NH 3PbI 3 perovskite: A time-domain study. J Chem Phys 2022; 156:014702. [PMID: 34998344 DOI: 10.1063/5.0077185] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/06/2023] Open
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Experiments reported that alkaline earth metal dopants greatly prolong carrier lifetime and improve the performance of perovskite solar cells. Using state-of-the-art ab initio time-domain nonadiabatic molecular dynamics (NAMD), we demonstrate that incorporation of alkaline earth metals, such as Sr and Ba, into MAPbI3 (MA = CH3NH3 +) lattice at the lead site is energetically favorable due to the largely negative formation energies about -7 eV. The replacement widens the bandgap and increases the open-circuit voltage by creating no trap states. More importantly, the substitution reduces the mixing of electron and hole wave functions by pushing the hole charge density away from the dopant together with no contribution of Sr and Ba to the conduction band edge state, thus decreasing the NA coupling. The high frequency phonons generated by enhanced atomic motions and symmetry breaking accelerate phonon-induced loss of coherence. The synergy of the three factors reduces the nonradiative recombination time by a factor of about 2 in the Sr- and Ba-doped systems with respect to pristine MAPbI3, which occurs over 1 ns and agrees well with the experiment. The study highlights the importance of various factors affecting charge carrier lifetime, establishes the mechanism of reduction of nonradiative electron-hole recombination in perovskites upon alkaline earth metal doping, and provides meaningful insights into the design of high performance of perovskite solar cells and optoelectronics.
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- Lu Qiao
- Key Laboratory of Theoretical and Computational Photochemistry of Ministry of Education, College of Chemistry, Beijing Normal University, Beijing 100875, People's Republic of China
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- Key Laboratory of Theoretical and Computational Photochemistry of Ministry of Education, College of Chemistry, Beijing Normal University, Beijing 100875, People's Republic of China
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Li W, She Y, Vasenko AS, Prezhdo OV. Ab initio nonadiabatic molecular dynamics of charge carriers in metal halide perovskites. NANOSCALE 2021; 13:10239-10265. [PMID: 34031683 DOI: 10.1039/d1nr01990b] [Citation(s) in RCA: 51] [Impact Index Per Article: 17.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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Photoinduced nonequilibrium processes in nanoscale materials play key roles in photovoltaic and photocatalytic applications. This review summarizes recent theoretical investigations of excited state dynamics in metal halide perovskites (MHPs), carried out using a state-of-the-art methodology combining nonadiabatic molecular dynamics with real-time time-dependent density functional theory. The simulations allow one to study evolution of charge carriers at the ab initio level and in the time-domain, in direct connection with time-resolved spectroscopy experiments. Eliminating the need for the common approximations, such as harmonic phonons, a choice of the reaction coordinate, weak electron-phonon coupling, a particular kinetic mechanism, and perturbative calculation of rate constants, we model full-dimensional quantum dynamics of electrons coupled to semiclassical vibrations. We study realistic aspects of material composition and structure and their influence on various nonequilibrium processes, including nonradiative trapping and relaxation of charge carriers, hot carrier cooling and luminescence, Auger-type charge-charge scattering, multiple excitons generation and recombination, charge and energy transfer between donor and acceptor materials, and charge recombination inside individual materials and across donor/acceptor interfaces. These phenomena are illustrated with representative materials and interfaces. Focus is placed on response to external perturbations, formation of point defects and their passivation, mixed stoichiometries, dopants, grain boundaries, and interfaces of MHPs with charge transport layers, and quantum confinement. In addition to bulk materials, perovskite quantum dots and 2D perovskites with different layer and spacer cation structures, edge passivation, and dielectric screening are discussed. The atomistic insights into excited state dynamics under realistic conditions provide the fundamental understanding needed for design of advanced solar energy and optoelectronic devices.
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- Wei Li
- School of Chemistry and Materials Science, Hunan Agricultural University, Changsha 410128, People's Republic of China.
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Excitons competition regulation via organic cation-site and halogen-site co-halogenation of (X-p-PEA) 2Pb(Cl/Br) 4 perovskites. J Colloid Interface Sci 2021; 588:494-500. [PMID: 33429346 DOI: 10.1016/j.jcis.2020.12.094] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/07/2020] [Revised: 12/21/2020] [Accepted: 12/24/2020] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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In this work, we report a family of co-halogenated two-dimensional hybrid perovskites (2DHPs) based on phenethylammonium lead halogen ((PEA)2Pb(Cl/Br)4) in which the organic cation-site (PEA) is substituted with halogen at the para-site, namely the formation of 4-halophenethylamine (X-p-PEA) (X = Cl, Br; p: para-site). The organic cations are regulated by introducing halogen ions at the para-site of the benzene ring to promote the structural distortion of the lead halide octahedral inorganic layer. Furthermore, (X-p-PEA) causes a shift in the energy band distribution of 2DHPs. In this case, the photoluminescence competition of free excitons (FEs) and self-trapped excitons (STEs) changes the microscopic relaxation process of excitons. In addition, we found that (Br-p-PEA) can increase the photoluminescence quantum yield (PLQY). At the same time, we regulate the halogen-site of perovskites from lead-chloride perovskites (LCPs) to lead bromine perovskites (LBPs), achieving emission from white light to blue light. Therefore, the co-halogenation regulation strategy of organic cation-site and halogen-site can effectively regulate the photoluminescence wavelength and improve the PLQY. This is of great significance for the development of perovskite materials with specific optoelectronic applications.
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Wang X, Long R. Oxidation Notably Accelerates Nonradiative Electron-Hole Recombination in MoS 2 by Different Mechanisms: Time-Domain Ab Initio Analysis. J Phys Chem Lett 2020; 11:4086-4092. [PMID: 32354209 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpclett.0c01056] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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Two-dimensional transition metal dichalcogenides (TMDs) experience degradation in optoelectronic properties under ambient conditions. By performing nonadiabatic (NA) molecular dynamics simulations, we demonstrate that the MoS2 monolayer containing substitutional oxygen and oxygen adatom accelerates nonradiative electron-hole recombination by a factor of about 1.5 compared to perfect film but operates by different mechanisms. The substitutional oxygen creates no midgap states while enhancing NA coupling by increasing the overlap between electron and hole wave functions, accelerating electron-hole recombination. In contrast, electrons significantly populate the deep trap state created by the oxygen adatom because the trap is modestly delocalized and coupled strongly to free charges. The trap mediated instead of the direct pathway dominates the electron-hole recombination. The generated insights uncover the mechanisms for different types of defects on influencing charge dynamics in TMDs and suggest that the oxygen defects should be avoided for the design of high-performance optoelectronic devices.
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- Xiaoli Wang
- College of Chemistry, Key Laboratory of Theoretical & Computational Photochemistry of Ministry of Education, Beijing Normal University, Beijing 100875, P. R. China
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- College of Chemistry, Key Laboratory of Theoretical & Computational Photochemistry of Ministry of Education, Beijing Normal University, Beijing 100875, P. R. China
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