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Livakas N, Zito J, Ivanov YP, Otero-Martínez C, Divitini G, Infante I, Manna L. Nanocrystal Heterostructures Based on Halide Perovskites and Metal Sulfides. J Am Chem Soc 2024. [PMID: 39344522 DOI: 10.1021/jacs.4c08565] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/01/2024]
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We report the synthesis of nanocrystal heterostructures composed of CsPbCl3 and PbS domains sharing an epitaxial interface. We were able to promote the growth of a PbS domain (in competition with the more commonly observed Pb4S3Cl2 one) on top of the CsPbCl3 domain by employing Mn2+ ions, the latter most likely acting as scavengers of Cl- ions. Complete suppression of the Pb4S3Cl2 domain growth was then achieved by additionally selecting an appropriate sulfur source (bis(trimethylsilyl)sulfide, which also acted as a scavenger of Cl- ions) and reaction temperature. In the heterostructures, emission from the perovskite domain was quenched, while emission from the PbS domain was observed, pointing to a type-I band alignment, as confirmed by calculations. These heterostructures, in turn, could be exploited to prepare second-generation heterostructures through selective ion exchange on the individual domains (halide ion exchange on CsPbCl3 and cation exchange on PbS). We demonstrate the cases of Cl- → Br- and Pb2+ → Cu+ exchanges, which deliver CsPbBr3-PbS and CsPbCl3-Cu2-xS epitaxial heterostructures, respectively.
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- Nikolaos Livakas
- Nanochemistry, Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia, Via Morego 30, Genova 16163, Italy
- Dipartimento di Chimica e Chimica Industriale, Università di Genova, Genova 16146, Italy
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- Nanochemistry, Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia, Via Morego 30, Genova 16163, Italy
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- Electron Spectroscopy and Nanoscopy, Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia, Via Morego 30, Genova 16163, Italy
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- Department of Physical Chemistry, Materials Chemistry and Physics Group, Universidade de Vigo, Campus Universitario As Lagoas-Marcosende, CINBIO, Vigo 36310, Spain
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- Electron Spectroscopy and Nanoscopy, Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia, Via Morego 30, Genova 16163, Italy
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- UPV/EHU Science Park, BCMaterials, Basque Center for Materials, Applications, and Nanostructures, Leioa 48940, Spain
- Ikerbasque Basque Foundation for Science, Bilbao 48009, Spain
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- Nanochemistry, Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia, Via Morego 30, Genova 16163, Italy
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Khurana S, Yadav P, Natesan P, Hassan MS, Pradhan DK, Sapra S. Prevention of ion migration in lead halide perovskites upon plugging the anion vacancies with PbSe islands. Chem Commun (Camb) 2024; 60:6031-6034. [PMID: 38775062 DOI: 10.1039/d4cc01280a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/07/2024]
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To circumvent the issue of halide ion exchange in perovskites, we have decorated CsPbBr3 and CsPbI3 nanocrystals with different sized PbSe nanoparticles and demonstrated that it effectively prevents anion exchange reaction in CsPbBr3/CsPbI3 nanoheterostructures (NHSs) as a consequence of halide vacancy passivation by the more covalent selenide anion.
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- Swati Khurana
- Department of Chemistry, Indian Institute of Technology Delhi, Hauz Khas, New Delhi 110016, India.
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- Department of Chemistry, Indian Institute of Technology Delhi, Hauz Khas, New Delhi 110016, India.
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- Department of Chemistry, Indian Institute of Technology Delhi, Hauz Khas, New Delhi 110016, India.
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- Department of Chemistry, Indian Institute of Technology Delhi, Hauz Khas, New Delhi 110016, India.
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- Department of Chemistry, Indian Institute of Technology Delhi, Hauz Khas, New Delhi 110016, India.
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- Department of Chemistry, Indian Institute of Technology Delhi, Hauz Khas, New Delhi 110016, India.
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Jagadeeswararao M, Galian RE, Pérez-Prieto J. Photocatalysis Based on Metal Halide Perovskites for Organic Chemical Transformations. NANOMATERIALS (BASEL, SWITZERLAND) 2023; 14:94. [PMID: 38202549 PMCID: PMC10780689 DOI: 10.3390/nano14010094] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/21/2023] [Revised: 12/19/2023] [Accepted: 12/23/2023] [Indexed: 01/12/2024]
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Heterogeneous photocatalysts incorporating metal halide perovskites (MHPs) have garnered significant attention due to their remarkable attributes: strong visible-light absorption, tuneable band energy levels, rapid charge transfer, and defect tolerance. Additionally, the promising optical and electronic properties of MHP nanocrystals can be harnessed for photocatalytic applications through controlled crystal structure engineering, involving composition tuning via metal ion and halide ion variations, dimensional tuning, and surface chemistry modifications. Combination of perovskites with other materials can improve the photoinduced charge separation and charge transfer, building heterostructures with different band alignments, such as type-II, Z-scheme, and Schottky heterojunctions, which can fine-tune redox potentials of the perovskite for photocatalytic organic reactions. This review delves into the activation of organic molecules through charge and energy transfer mechanisms. The review further investigates the impact of crystal engineering on photocatalytic activity, spanning a diverse array of organic transformations, such as C-X bond formation (X = C, N, and O), [2 + 2] and [4 + 2] cycloadditions, substrate isomerization, and asymmetric catalysis. This study provides insights to propel the advancement of metal halide perovskite-based photocatalysts, thereby fostering innovation in organic chemical transformations.
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- Institute of Molecular Science, University of Valencia, C/Catedrático José Beltrán 2, 46980 Paterna, Valencia, Spain;
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- Institute of Molecular Science, University of Valencia, C/Catedrático José Beltrán 2, 46980 Paterna, Valencia, Spain;
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Zheng X, Wen Y, Zhong J, Chen AZ. Upconversion Luminescence via Anion Exchange in Perovskite Quantum Dots for Anticounterfeiting Inkjet Printing. ACS OMEGA 2022; 7:40596-40602. [PMID: 36385892 PMCID: PMC9647852 DOI: 10.1021/acsomega.2c06464] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/07/2022] [Accepted: 10/14/2022] [Indexed: 06/16/2023]
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Lanthanide-doped upconversion nanoparticles (UCNPs) and cesium lead halide perovskite quantum dots (PeQDs) are highly compatible with each other: UCNPs produce anti-Stokes upconversion luminescence (UCL) under near-infrared (NIR) excitation and the emissive profiles of PeQDs can be conveniently tuned by varying the halide composition ratio. Therefore, in this study, UCNPs and PeQDs are mixed together, producing colorful UCL under 980 nm laser excitation. In addition, ZnI2 is used to vary the halide composition ratio of PeQDs and manipulate UCL in situ, thus adding more flexibility in UCL regulation. Finally, based on the above-mentioned discussion, a double-encrypted anticounterfeiting pattern is generated via sequentially printing ZnI2 solution and UCNP suspension on an A4 paper. Using PeQDs as the decrypting reagent, under the NIR excitation and decryption channel, the hidden information can be fully decrypted. The combination of UCNPs and PeQDs greatly expands the upconversion possibility, offers more feasibility in UCL regulation, and further promotes the practical applications.
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- Xiang Zheng
- Institute
of Biomaterials and Tissue Engineering, Huaqiao University, Xiamen 361021, P. R. China
- Fujian
Provincial Key Laboratory of Biochemical Technology, Huaqiao University, Xiamen 361021, P. R. China
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- Institute
of Biomaterials and Tissue Engineering, Huaqiao University, Xiamen 361021, P. R. China
- Fujian
Provincial Key Laboratory of Biochemical Technology, Huaqiao University, Xiamen 361021, P. R. China
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- Institute
of Biomaterials and Tissue Engineering, Huaqiao University, Xiamen 361021, P. R. China
- Fujian
Provincial Key Laboratory of Biochemical Technology, Huaqiao University, Xiamen 361021, P. R. China
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- Institute
of Biomaterials and Tissue Engineering, Huaqiao University, Xiamen 361021, P. R. China
- Fujian
Provincial Key Laboratory of Biochemical Technology, Huaqiao University, Xiamen 361021, P. R. China
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Synthesis of stable core-shell perovskite based nano-heterostructures. J Colloid Interface Sci 2022; 628:121-130. [PMID: 35914424 DOI: 10.1016/j.jcis.2022.07.127] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/23/2022] [Revised: 07/19/2022] [Accepted: 07/20/2022] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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Despite having exceptional optical and photoelectric properties, the application of organometal halide perovskites (OHP) is restricted due to the limited penetration depth of the UV excitation light and poor stability. Attempts have been made to make composite materials by mixing other materials such as upconversion nanoparticles (UCNP) with OHP. In contrast to linear absorption and emission of OHP, the nonlinear upconversion of UCNP offers numerous advantages such as deep penetration depth of the near-infrared (NIR) excitation light, minimal photodamage to biological tissues, and negligible background interference, which offer great potential in various applications such as multiplexed optical encoding, three-dimensional displays, super-resolution bioimaging, and effective solar spectrum conversion. However, it is challenging to synthesize hybrid OHP-UCNP nanocrystals due to the inherent difference in crystal structures of hexagonal phase UCNP and cubic phase OHP. In this work, we report OHP-UCNP heterostructured nanocrystals synthesized via growing cubic phase NaGdF4 UCNP over cubic phase CsPbBr3 OHP in a seed-mediated process based on a very small lattice mismatch and then converting cubic phase UCNP to hexagonal phase through heating. The juxtaposition of UCNP over OHP in a single nanocrystal facilitates efficient energy transfer from UCNP to OHP under NIR excitation and acts as a protective layer improving the stability. The stability is further enhanced by coating an inert UCNP shell on the OHP-UCNP nano-heterostructures with the same UCNP material earlier used in the heterostructures. The coating demonstrated greater stability under continuous UV exposure and in harsh environments such as high temperatures and polar solvents. These NIR excitable perovskite-UCNP nano-heterostructures with improved stability have great potential for use in new optoelectronic and biological applications.
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